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  Today I was un-shunned.....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  not typical of my sil to do more than just a casual greeting and look nervous when i run across her somewhere.

  last time i met her in public at a restuarant she tried to weave across the room and hope i did not see her [fear of eating with an apostate i suppose.].

  today the opposite - i came in to the restuarant and she was there, seated alone.

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  Ever wonder if an old friend turned apostate?

  by beautifulisfree in

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  i often wonder if my old witness friends from my past are still in the 'truth' (god i hope not)?

  i know this site is pretty popular amongst ex-witnesses.

  and since most of us have 'fake names'...we could be talking to someone that we already know.

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  What's Your Favorite Brand of Beer?

  by tfsm in

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  i know this is slightly off-topic but i find alot of the discussion here somewhat depressing and most of it is far too cerebral for me.

  i (obviously) live in america and i'm a big fan of beer.

  light, dark, lager, ale, whatever.

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  Did the elders ever blackmail you with dead loved ones?

  by Fleshybirdfodder in

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  this is kind of a sensitive subject for me, but i had to get it off my chest.

  when i was eighteen my father died suddenly of a heart attack, and i started drifting from depression.

  i wasn't doing anything wrong, i was just in shock and started really questioning my beliefs.

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  thought I was getting invited to memorial...

  by limbogirl in

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  my super-dub mom called today -- we chatted for a minute and then she said, "oh, there's something i wanted to talk to you about.

  " here it comes, thought me.

  "i wanted to tell you about these great socks i bought!

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  Whacky Witness Weirdness

  by limbogirl in

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  ok, i'm sure all of us have met some incredibly bizarre jws over the years --- i have met some that could have been characters in a movie...just unbelievably weird.

  i've shared some of my stories with a good friend (non jw) and she swears i'm making this stuff up.

  how in the heck could i make these people up??

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  Last Memorial or Not?

  by Blueblades in

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  did someone mention that a c.o.

  was quoted as saying that this years memorial would be the last one celebrated by the society?.

  blueblades

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  upstate NewYork, anyone?

  by annalice in

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  hey everyone .

  just wondering , anyone here from upstate new york?

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  Elders have no manners

  by Jez in

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  there i am, saturday morning, 9am, having a coffee with my kids, hair very messy, no make up, pj's on still, and they show up!

  why do they never phone first and make an appointment?

  i have asked them to do this but they won't comply.

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  Inquisition scheduled for tonight

  by greater_freedom in

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  2. experiences

  i need some input on how to proceed with a scheduled meeting with elders i haven't seen in 18mo.

  i have not attended a meeting in over 2yrs.

  they sent a letter requesting my presents at 8:00 pm tonight.

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