I don't think it is really possible for any of us that have grown up in a cult to really be "normal" or thinking no matter how hard we try will always be a little different
searching4truth
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Do You Live a 'Normal' Life?
by Golf inis unhappiness, guilt and a low-self-esteem normal?
let's share some positive experiences.
for me, i seek to find the good out of negative experiences.
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Voodoo and New Orleans
by free2beme ina few years ago i was in new orleans for a business trip and took some time to check out the area.
very humid, not my cup of tea and i was glad i was only there for two days.
anyway, there is a strong amount of connections in the city with voodoo.
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searching4truth
I have been curious about alot of things and just don't know where to begin. One of the things that made me realize that jw are basically brainwashed by wts is hypnotism. I decided to read a book on it that I purchased at barnes and noble simply to inform myself about it. My wife at that time freaked out and told various family members so they could talk me out of it. Every single jw I talked to about it respond in exectly the same manner even using the same words in exactly the same way like they were robots. It was actually quite creepy. It was at that point that I really started looking deeper.
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My Mom passed away today.
by Finally-Free inafter a lenthy illness, 10 years in total, my mother, margaret stecko, passed away peacefully today surrounded by family.
she was 84, and leaves behind 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren.
she was a jw but never shunned me.
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searching4truth
my deepest sympathy. I am terribly sorry for your loss.
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What do you think the biggest danger to the end of mankind or earth is?
by free2beme ini love watching shows on the history channel, discovery channel and so on.
they had this program on the other day, on the ten biggest threats to mankind and the planet earth.
surprisingly, none of the items on the list were god destroying mankind or the earth, so that must be further evidence that the witnesses were wrong, go to college now and retire.
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searching4truth
I think global warming is most likely to since it is slowly doing already
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Voodoo and New Orleans
by free2beme ina few years ago i was in new orleans for a business trip and took some time to check out the area.
very humid, not my cup of tea and i was glad i was only there for two days.
anyway, there is a strong amount of connections in the city with voodoo.
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searching4truth
Sometimes i have to fight my ingrained inclination to judge, but for the most part I don't see any religion as better or worse when I force myself to realise that my knee jerk reaction is still wts crap that I've been brainwashed with.
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No life of her own
by onlycurious inone of my employee's is jw.
actually, i have been blessed with 2 of them but one of them was raised a jw and the other was recently baptized and has been studying for 2 yrs.. both of these young ladies are very pleasant to be around and i truly enjoy being around them.
the young woman who has been raised jw is a peach.
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searching4truth
not all of the younger generation are more liberal just some got to feel em out just like the older ones. Just ask the questions they can't answer in a none attacking way.
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I feel uncomforatable when my children ask about God....
by flip4diz ini don't know what to say.. for some background: .
i have been out for 10 years.
it was the birth of my son, who just turned 11 ... that brought me out.
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searching4truth
I can totally rellate. I don't have children but I am scared to death about what I will teach them when I decide to have them. I know I don't what them raised in the mentally and spiritually restricted jw way that i was, but I think they should at least be aquainted with the jw religion so that they can understand my family that is still in and so they can make informed choices on their own but in that case i suppose they would need to be exposed to alot more options than just jw vs. ex-jw.
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What do women REALLY want?
by Abandoned inok, i've heard it all: sincerity, honesty, security, money, love, romance, flowers, poems, promises, and more.
but, in my arguably limited experience, i've been shot down while doing all of these (at differnt times obviously).
so, what do women really want?
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searching4truth
Schism
no tact = honesty = cool
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What do women REALLY want?
by Abandoned inok, i've heard it all: sincerity, honesty, security, money, love, romance, flowers, poems, promises, and more.
but, in my arguably limited experience, i've been shot down while doing all of these (at differnt times obviously).
so, what do women really want?
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searching4truth
The only thing I ever looked for in a guy was the ability to deliver great sex!!!
Schism your awesome.
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What Do You Do for Work?
by Good Girl or Bad Girl? inso, i have a good job, but i hate my boss.
it's gotten to the point (beyond the point) that i just need to get outta here.
it's not even worth going to hr about because she makes sure you get fired if you do that, but not before dragging your reputation through the mud.
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searching4truth
I am a tile/ flooring installer I thought it was a decent job till I heard OpenFireGlass job desciption now mine sucks. I wanna be OFG when I grow up.