Google says 9, but i'd say 1.
digderidoo
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Did you miss out on "higher education" when a JW but go to college later?
by Mad Sweeney ini did.
still not finished with a degree yet but i'll get there.. how about you?.
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digderidoo
Yes, i'm halfway through a law degree at 41
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Tamworth is not too far from me, put me on your list.
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There's usually a meet in London once a year, also some in Kent meet regularly. It's done through facebook, if anyone is interested send me a pm and i'll forward you the organisers details. I haven't been personally but i've seen plenty of photo's, looks like a good time.
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No, but i do know someone who went out on Saturday morning field service after smoking 2 spliffs.
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For a minute there i thought Englishman was back!
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West Midlands here too...
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Lars...three questions. yes or no
by Aussie Oz inlars... no paragraphs full of explanations.
you said you run out of chronolgy after dec 21 2012, so on the 22nd will you:.
declare it all came to pass we just cant see it...yes or no.. public apology...yes or no.
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Number 5, break into song
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Went to AA meeting last night
by digderidoo inabout twelve months ago i came to the realisation that i am an alcoholic.. for the past year i have been having breaks from the drink of about a week at a time but as i cannot deal with stress well i always seem to turn to alcohol as an escape.. i have realised the last few weeks that i need help to stop drinking but do not want that stigma of attending aa meetings or getting counselling for my addiction.. yesterday i decided to phone the aa and so attended a meeting last night where i found to my surprise many people who were going through the same process as me but had decided not to carry on turning to drink.. i dont know if many in the us understand the culture of drinking and pubs in britain?
but it is an integral part of uk society, friday and saturday nights are all about going out and having a good time drinking as much as we can.
so for an alcoholic it can be a nightmare.. i just wanted to share this with and would like to continue to post in the future about it.. yours paul.
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Congratulations Hirotaka. I'm looking forward picking up my one year coin again in a couple of weeks. I can relate to the similarity of the meetings, it did scare me away at the beginning too, in fact if you look through the history of my threads you can see a couple i started regarding the whole God issue and the likeness to the meetings.
It's really good to know there are others who have that same sort of experience as when i first came along, i thought i was on my own.
Paul
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Went to AA meeting last night
by digderidoo inabout twelve months ago i came to the realisation that i am an alcoholic.. for the past year i have been having breaks from the drink of about a week at a time but as i cannot deal with stress well i always seem to turn to alcohol as an escape.. i have realised the last few weeks that i need help to stop drinking but do not want that stigma of attending aa meetings or getting counselling for my addiction.. yesterday i decided to phone the aa and so attended a meeting last night where i found to my surprise many people who were going through the same process as me but had decided not to carry on turning to drink.. i dont know if many in the us understand the culture of drinking and pubs in britain?
but it is an integral part of uk society, friday and saturday nights are all about going out and having a good time drinking as much as we can.
so for an alcoholic it can be a nightmare.. i just wanted to share this with and would like to continue to post in the future about it.. yours paul.
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Stealth: i agree how other religions open their doors to these kind of programs, whereas the JW's tend to close the door on it. That said there is am Awake article that leaves the decision up to yourself, but it is frowned upon by the rank and file.
Jeff T: thank you. It was initially because of you, JK and Maddie that made me realise that i wasn't the only ex jw attending AA. I've since met a couple of ex jw'ers in AA. Although most of us seem to have issues with step3 initially, i now realise that i'm not alone in this, that a number of people for whole host of reasons had similar issues
Snowbird: Thank you, i've always noticed your posts even when i come here just to browse.
Bandontherun: I agree there is a great support and an abibility to find your own voice.
Mouthy/Grace: Thank you. Sorry to hear about your Grandson. I wouldn't necessarily say that i have made it, one thing i learned in AA is to take things one day at a time, the only end goal is today, not tomorrow. I had a relapse about a year ago, basically after 2 years without a drink i thought i'd be okay just to have one or two drinks on a night out...how wrong was i, as within a week i was drinking at home on my own again. It was what i needed though to give me a kick up the backside and make me realise that no matter how long igo, never to get complacent. It is a disease that kids us at times we've made it. I feel for you, unfortunately for you though he has to WANT it, recovery cant be forced upon anyone, i wish it could. I'd love to give sobriety out as if it were a pill to some who are close to me, but it just doesn't work that way as you well know.
Still thinking: that sounds great, thanks for your post. I wish your partner and father well in their recovery.
Thanks for your kind words.
Paul