Welcome to the forum!
Wow...he wanted to kill you with a bomb. Yes, the true identifying mark of the JWs.
Quandry
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Hello and Thank You!
by Vintagewife ini've been lurking here for about 3 months and decided it was time to register and become active.
i left the organization 17 years ago.
like so many of you, i had endured less than christian behavior from the strong cliches that ran our congregation.
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Where to go from here...
by Patrickday ini'm new around here, but i've been browsing the site the last few days in hopes of finding the answer to the situation i've been going through, so hopefully you can help me.
i met this girl in highschool, but never really spoke with her until about a year after i graduated.
she's three years younger (however it's legal where i'm from, don't fret) and still a teenager.
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Quandry
Hello.
Where to go from here? Far away.
Number one, she is too young. She should be getting an education, and not focusing on any relationship.
Number two, her family does not want to meet you because you would be viewed as a wicked worldly person intent on soiling their daughter. There is nothing you could do to be "acceptable" in their eyes.
I totally agree with others who say find someone more mature in your age group, and move along.
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Hello All
by Jeremiah1958 inhi to everyone, my name is jerry, i am 56 and i live in tralee, kerry ireland.
i will not bore you with the all too familiar details, suffice it to say i was a prime candidate for indoctrination/ brainwashing.
the surprising aspect is that my wife, a staunch catholic started a study soon after i did.
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Quandry
Welcome!
Doesn't it feel great to use your brain and think for yourself instead of pushing doubts into the dark recesses of the brain and and trying to make sense of all the "new light" that constantly changes?
I am so sorry about your family. Please reach out to your daughters. Tell them you love them unconditionally no matter what they believe. In the future, just maybe.....
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New Member Story
by No Retreat No Surrender inwhen i found out "ttat" i felt like muhammad ali when joe frazer knocked him down in their first fight in the 15th round.
the ref came over grab my gloves and looked me in the eyes and asked me "are you ok, can you continue" and then gave me the standing 8 count.
no it didn't knock me out but it staggered me.
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Quandry
Welcome to the forum from a fellow Texan.
So glad that you and your wife are out together. My husband and I were "in" for over thirty years. he was an elder for twenty. We weren't born in...we were young and idealistic in 1973 and got baptised after the "six month program" in the "Truth Book."
No matter what age you are, you are now free. Free to enjoy the sunshine and walking without wearing formal clothing and carrying a bag, hoping no one is home. Free to curl up at night without choking down dinner after work so you can go to a meeting. Free to go on a vacation in summer instead of to a Convention. Just...free!
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Birthdays
by Laika ini had my first real birthday party yesterday.
call me an irredeemable pagan, but i was massively excited about this, the whole thing was very special, i got a little emotional and i think my friends must have found it a little strange but it was just nice to be creature worshipped.
when i was a child my parents always used to tell people i didn't miss out by not celebrating my birthday but i did miss out.
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Quandry
Happy birthday!! Glad you enjoyed your day.
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How We Come Across On The Board
by minimus inmost people here have never met you.
we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.
some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?
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Quandry
I was in the organization for over thirty years, and when I left, one thing that really frightened me was that I no longer knew who I was. For so long I had no opinions of my own, just those of the WTS.
As a female, and wife of an elder, of course I was supposed to be subservient, making God proud of me for having a clean home, vehicle, and book bag.
As a result of all of this, I often wonder how I come accross to others, because I still don't feel that I know myself. Yikes!
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Quandry
Thank you for sharing your wonderful art with us. So glad that you are able to do what you enjoy!
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When I decided to no longer turn in time...
by SG098 inbeing my 1st post i figured i should relate a personal experience.
a few months ago i decided to stop reporting time.
i'm mentally out of this cult now but still trapped because of family.
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Quandry
Welcome to the forum.
I could not bring myself to listen to the video, but others said you did a great job of surviving it, so good for you. Isn't it refreshing to think for yourself?
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"Hello from Phats"
by phats inhay out there.. wife got back from her thursday meeting & now she's setteled down with the dog, a v large g&t (maid be me) & watching terminator 2 on the telly with her ipad on her lap looking up places to go for our holiday (& googling symptoms of to many antibiotics as my 16 year old is getting signs of ibs).
so now is a good time to say hello.. well hello.
my name is phats & i'm an ex jehovah's witness.. there, i've said it.. this must be like it is going to your first aa meeting.. i've already used up some of my posts for a newbe but i'm not in to the whole long story thing.. basically i've been out now for 8 years (mentally out for all but four or five of those years of my life when i made the commitment, got baptized & married.).
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Quandry
A big howdy from Texas to you, and welcome to the forum.
Glad your family is still together. I feel so bad for many here that have families torn apart by the WTS. My husband and I are "out" together after being in for over thirty years. He was an elder for twenty. Ah, the freedom to do our own thinking!
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Ad Gefrin - The Ancient Capital of Northumbria
by cofty inlast sunday my wife and i went walking in the cheviot hills in the beautiful northumberland national park not far from our home.
we have walked a lot of the cheviots in recent months and intend to get around a lot more over the summer.. this week we decided to go up a few of the smaller hills in the north of the park so we headed for a peak known as yeavering bell.
it was used as a hill fort since the iron age.
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Quandry
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I have a degree in History and find English history particularly fascinating.