Congratulations on your decisions to expand your mind and horizons. I still believe that the folks that I met in College were the best medicine to help leave the Jehobees. I met all/every sort. My first roomie as a freshman was my best-man in my wedding and is likely my still my best friend. 99% of what I was told in th Borg was untrue. Yeah, there are some kooks that are truly evil and are what I was told about; but the other 99.5% of the people you meet are just like you. They just wanna do the best they can and get all that they can outta life. Go find your way. I keep in touch with over 30 people that I met while in school, though it did take me a while as I worked and went to school. Get your undergrad and then get a gig at a large employer that has a program to pay for your Graduate degree. Then you can do what you want! Keep on Rockin' in the Free World!
Sailor Ripley
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Higher Education
by uwishufish inthis may have already been done if so sorry.. how many have gone on to earn college degrees after leaving the borg?
in what feild?.
how many are full time students now earning a degree?.
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I can put bumper stickers on my car now!
by kitten whiskers inthis may seem silly---but ever since i could drive, every car had to be acceptable for field service.
no vanity plate on the front (have one now!
), no bumper stickers or advertising slogans (have 3 now!).
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Sailor Ripley
Jesus is my Rock... I'm on his Roll. You're covered on all bases! Welcome and have fun with your new-found freedom.
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What shocked you first, into realizing the world was not like the JW's?
by free2beme ini left the witnesses in 1997. i was trying to make new friends and met some people through the gym.
my spouse and i went to their house for some dinner, and we thought it would be a great time.
also, we wanted to get to know people that were not witnesses and get a foot-hold into our new life.
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Sailor Ripley
I think I always knew that something wasn't right. Boy, was I right.
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Front Door Sign Idea?
by Asheron inno soliciting!.
(unless you are someone under the age of 12 selling something sweet, like cookies or candy, at a price not to exceed $2.00, for your scout troop, sports team, or church group.
i?m sympathetic to child slave labor, i like kids, and i like cookies even better.).
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Sailor Ripley
One more thing: I had a postcard from New York City that was a picture of a window seemingly on top of a building with spray-painted writing next to it, which read, "Come inside, I want to hurt you." That might work, except it breaks the "girl-scout cookie okay" rule.
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Front Door Sign Idea?
by Asheron inno soliciting!.
(unless you are someone under the age of 12 selling something sweet, like cookies or candy, at a price not to exceed $2.00, for your scout troop, sports team, or church group.
i?m sympathetic to child slave labor, i like kids, and i like cookies even better.).
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Sailor Ripley
The congo where I live must be... how was it described in the "weird sayings" post? spiritually weak. My wife and I both "work" outta the house and in the past 9 years we'd never had any Dub visitors. I kinda feel left out. Maybe they are tracking my IP address from this site and know that I'm a lost cause.
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What the hell
by lola28 inwhat the heck is wrong with some ppl?
i went to get lunch at my normal place, everyone there is hispanic and they all speak english.
today i walk in and start to order my food in english but the girl that was there to take my order replied in spanish so i just started to speak in spanish.
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Sailor Ripley
My lovely Catholic wife just reminded me of another Zinger! You need to work a "Poop Darn!" in with all the acronyms.
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Is There Anything Positive About Being A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus ini recently went to a wedding and the father of the bride that (re)married a (worldly) man said to me, "the only thing that i can say about raising our kids as witnesses was at least they got a good foundation.
look at our kids.
they're good kids".
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Sailor Ripley
Taught me that some people will not change regardless of how much "proof" you give them. Oh, yeah, and it taught me how to leave a cult.
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What the hell
by lola28 inwhat the heck is wrong with some ppl?
i went to get lunch at my normal place, everyone there is hispanic and they all speak english.
today i walk in and start to order my food in english but the girl that was there to take my order replied in spanish so i just started to speak in spanish.
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Sailor Ripley
He's an clown and someone is going to knock his block off. Glad it wasn't you. Don't want to see you go to the pokie. Sounds like he may be a little angry too. He will likely get an ulcer. My wife was telling a story the other day and she said, "I wanted to tell that dude to go F.O." I'm not sure why it's so funny, but saying, Hey, you can go F.O. and slowly pronouncing the letters is funny to me. Try it.
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am I welcome here?...I am not JW
by Jokemyster inor an apostate..hate that term..i walked away from it, i dont believe any of it anymore.
so who is going to be the first to tell me to leave so as not to taint the board?.
i am 48 female married 30 yrs to same man, very moral, no drugs no alcohol no smokes..just common plain jane here..since i dont believe does this make me bad association..if it does i laugh in your face...now having said that and getting past this, sounds like so many here are disgruntled..if so why do you stay?
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Sailor Ripley
Welcome. I'm running a test.
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C.O. is in town, the harassment begins...
by PeachRose ini haven't been to meetings in a long time (trying to fade).
ever so often i do run into a witness or 2 who are friendly, but reserved (after all i am considered in active).
anyway, my hubby & i are currently working on a letter to send to the society that will more then likely get us df'd or disassociated (same thing i guess).
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Sailor Ripley
It seems like it's time for a nice little drive... outta town... far outta town, this weekend. That way you're doing things on your terms and not theirs. Keep truckin'; you're on the right path.