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  Remember the Written Review

  by 30girl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what exactly was the purpose of the written review?

  it was extremely helpful that the society warned you on the calendars which night you had to skip... we had those boards that they passed out so you had a good writing surface, often covered with witness grafiti like, jesus or jehovah or something biblical.

  remember the little grading sheet on the back; excellent, very good, good -- was there a poor?

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  Why does LOVE hurt so bad ?

  by oldflame in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am a 45 year old man who has lived a single life for so long, for too long.

  i have dated several in the past few years andhave got serious a time or two.

  but it never fails when someone comes along that really trips your trigger, you fall so hard for someone who really fits your wants needs and desires in everyway a man could want and then it happens.

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  Anyone interested in a support group?

  by 30girl in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  recently my psychology professor (who has experience with deprogramming people from cults) and i have been discussing whether or not he would be willing to proctor a support group for ex-witnesses?

  i live in the upstate ny area (binghamton to be specific), any takers?

  i am also giving consideration to making this an online forum where questions/problems could be handled during chats sessions or via email...

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  Who Was The Weirdest Person In Your Congregation?

  by Arthur in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i guess this is kind of a fun topic.

  who was the weirdest person in your congregation or kingdom hall?

  without naming names, who was the person that was the most creepy, eccentric, or "out in left field"?

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  How many 'real" friends did you ever really have in ther "truth'

  by The Lone Ranger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sure we got to know a lot of people, we knew a lot more people then the average person, but how many real friends did we ever have?

  a friend that we could trust, that we could confine in.

  i can say i had just one, bro x and even then i still had to be careful, bro x is an elder now and he tells me that im the only real friend hes ever had, he cant freely talk to anyone.

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  Is the Internet An Answer to the JW Cliche Lament - "Where Else Can We Go?"

  by Seeker4 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in his article at freeminds on when prophecies fail, about the witnesses and cognitive dissonance, randy watters wrote the following, including an insightful quote from barbara harrison grazzutti.

  it may seem incomprehensible how the witnesses could ignore the implications of each disconfirmation.

  outsiders view the witnesses as lacking common sense for not leaving the organization after numerous failures.

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  Just joined

  by pat1 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi every one i am not sure if i am posting in the right place or not but just wanted to say a quick hello.

  i am a disfellowshiped (ex brother of 27 years), they did this to me nearly eight years ago after forming a commitee with two lying elders (one decent) who didn'nt like my father who was the presiding overseer at the time and stand in circut overseer.

  i was married for six years at the age of 19 and when i decided to have a break from her it all hit the fan and the lies started about me.

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  Are Circuit Overseers Getting Discouraged?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a sister i know went out with the c.o.

  's wife in service recently.

  sister c.o.

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  POST YOUR EXPERIENCE OF GROWING UP AS A JW....

  by SWALKER in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i guess that one of my first memories, about 3 years old, had to be sitting in a hard chair being made to listen to a boring talk that i didn't understand.

  we weren't allowed any toys or books to look at besides the wt publications...i remember getting taken outside and beat for something i did...but i didn't even understand what i did wrong.

  i remember that our car didn't have air-conditioning and during the summer how hot and sticky i was by the time i got to the kh.

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  Getting Busted w/ Love Letters

  by OpenFireGlass in

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  2. friends

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  love letters were the demise for many of the kids in congregations that i attended growing up..... i know i ended up in the library/back room several times for this (hopless romantic/ sagitarius) even put on public reproof for it.

  (though i believe it was my dad's idea to have the elders put me on public reproof so that he could have more control over me).

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