Welcome to the forum.
I do hope your family will listen to you, and hope for the best, but please don't feel too down if they don't, because they have been indocrinated to shun you if you don't remain a JW.
Quandry
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Hi from Andy from state of Montana, introduce myself
by andys inhi wanted to introduce myself, i wanted to intoduce myself once all the dust cleared more and i am thinking more clearly, in feb. 2011 is when i decided to leave jw, my way out of the organization has actually been since july of 2010 gradually over time i started to question the jw religion, in july of 2010 i was still living at home with my parents, my dad at the time told me he was going to force me to go to meetings but i started to drift out the other way it got to the point where my dad told me i had to eventually leave, in november of 2010 alot of things happened, i was finally able to find my own place, just at the right time i found a very good deal on a duplex for $350 a month something that i can easily afford even on low income, usually alot of places even where i live are around $600 a month, in alot of ways i just about nearly was homeless.. in feb. of 2011 is when i decided to read the book crisis of conscience, the very first night getting through 80 pages is when my blindfolds came off, i immediatley accepted christ as my savior, also in the process i did alot of extensive research, i did research on alot of mainstream religons, also jwfacts.com helped me out alot on where to go, i decided to check out the baptist church, everything was beyond what i expected, i am not afraid to walk into a different church to me its helping me heal all the pain that the jw religon has caused, also recently i got baptized and now am a born again christian.. .
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Social media is used to return tornado debris, some found in our yard 80 miles away from disaster
by AndersonsInfo intullahoma, tennessee, news story about alabama tornado debris found in our town and some in our yard, 80 miles away from the disaster in athens, alabama.http://www.tullahomanews.com/news/index.asp"tornado treasures returned through use of social media"the story is excellent and heart-moving.
if you want to scroll down about 1/3 of the tullahoma news home page under "local news," and there will be three photos one of which is of me holding what my husband found in our yard in tennessee the day after many tornados hit alabama.
this debris most likely came from the hard-hit eastern section of athens in limestone county, alabama, which is about 80 miles from tullahoma, tn.
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Quandry
Wow, what a force a tornado is! Great that this family will have something of theirs returned!
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Finally getting my life in order.
by JonathanH ini've been out for a few years now, officially ousted and shunned for probably a year and a half, maybe even closing in on two years, the exact date eludes me.
and given that i was still married to a witness, and one that i cared deeply about, i wasn't overly concerned with what i wanted, so much as how to make things better for her.
in the intervening time i think i have done that, and quite well.
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Quandry
P.S, To Jonathon,
Welcome to the forum.
I don't know how I missed your first post and introduction, but I just read it...all of it. It was very well written. Maybe you won't have too much trouble with college, as you already know how to study and seem to absorb information well.
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Finally getting my life in order.
by JonathanH ini've been out for a few years now, officially ousted and shunned for probably a year and a half, maybe even closing in on two years, the exact date eludes me.
and given that i was still married to a witness, and one that i cared deeply about, i wasn't overly concerned with what i wanted, so much as how to make things better for her.
in the intervening time i think i have done that, and quite well.
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Quandry
You don't need luck.
First, you have formulated goals. One goal, your house, has been accomplished.
Now, to the education. I can guarantee that it will be a lot of very hard work. But it sounds like you will love every minute of it, and the sense of accomplishment that it gives you.
I am very proud to hear about everything you've done so far....please keep us updated as to your progress and things that you learn that interest you.
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Terrible Weather ... :-(
by snowbird inhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42783438/ns/local_news-mobile_al/.
please keep us in your thoughts.. syl.
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Quandry
Snowbird, I'm so glad you are O.K. and that you posted this. I ran to the T.V. to watch the news and then called my brother in Huntsville to make sure he and his family were O.K. They have no power, and took supplies to an interior closet just in case. Baaaad weather is all around them, and they are bracing for more!
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Memories at Herman's Hotel
by Dogpatch insorry about the double post, it wouldn't let me back in to put in the title.
memories at herman's hotel.
sunday, 24 april 2011 22:49this last weekend i had to cut my work and storage space down due to the landlord wanting some of it back (right!
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Quandry
Enjoyed your story very much! Like the mustang, and the horse-riding trip must have been great!
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Quandry
No. I am not interested in "upping" their numbers that they list in the WT magazine.
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Spent last few days in Hospital with our 23 yr old son
by troubled mind insevere abdominal pain turned out to be pancreatitis !
very scary .... his levels of enzymes should have been 180 ,but were 4,500 .
all the tests xrays , ulta sound and mri showed no gallstones or blockages just one mother of an inflamned pancreas .
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Quandry
So glad to hear things are better. I have a twenty-three year old daughter. Scary to think of serious things happening to such young people!
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I do NOT have Leukemia
by Robdar insome members of the board are aware that i have been having health problems.
i didn't ask them to keep it secret and so am not sure if any other posters on this forum knew about it.
for those of you who may care, here is my update:.
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Quandry
Good news. Hope all here know that we do care and our thoughts are with all who are undergoing difficulties with health.
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Struggling
by anniegirl76 ini have been df-ed for almost 9 years.
just out of curiosity, has anyone decided to find another religion or belief after being jw?
i struggle with my feelings, my mom and brother, aunt, cousins are all jw.
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Quandry
Welcome to the forum.
I am sorry to hear of your situation. None of my family was JWs (except for a cousin I never knew well), so I cannot feel your pain. However, many on this forum have and will be able to advise you. Hang in there. You are a worthwhile person, but you must remember that the WT society has such a hold on people that they will not allow those who love you to show it due to their policies.