searching4truth

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  Kindness Toward Trolls

  by compound complex in

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  dear givers of the benefit of the doubt,.

  i recall that in discussing "love believes all things," the aid book stated that we should give our "brother" the benefit of the doubt until we have good reason to no longer do so.

  that's the gist of it.

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  searching4truth

  I thought a true troll was here simply to aggravate and annoy us not simply a jw supporter. Like franze666 for example.
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  Personal Truths

  by searching4truth in

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  i have been doing alot of soul searching lately.

  having been raised as a dub and my entire world focused on that existence i seem to be a bit lost as to who i am.

  everything my life was based on was a lie, so that being the case i find myself having to toss all my former philosophies aside and start from scratch.

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  I have been doing alot of soul searching lately. Having been raised as a dub and my entire world focused on that existence I seem to be a bit lost as to who I am. Everything my life was based on was a lie, so that being the case I find myself having to toss all my former philosophies aside and start from scratch. Admittedly this hasn't been easy, as a matter of fact it's been hell. My entire system of values has had to have been reconsidered and the verdict is still out on most things. I am having to find where I stand on all sorts of "personal truths" such as god, ethics, relationships, life, sex, politics, freedom, etc....... the list goes on and on. Most of us on here have some similarities in our past even though we come from different backgrounds. I have e-mailed a couple of people recently who expressed having similar experiences upon their exodus for the "truth". So I was wondering with all of you guys having different levels of experience, maturity, years since you left, etc.. what "personal truths" or conclusions have you all reached on anything or everything?
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  Dog Owners: Is your pet a Killer?

  by restrangled in

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  one of my dobermans today, dragged a tarp off a pile of wood we had covered.

  sure enough there was a large pink nose sticking out of the pile.

  he went in and dragged out an oppossum which must have weighed fifteen pounds.

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  mine will kill rabbits, squirrels, deer, ground hogs, basically what ever it can catch
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  Are you vindictive?

  by free2beme in

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  once you left the witnesses, did you want some sort of revenge?

  when you left relationships in your past, did you do something to harm the other person with words or actions?

  when you left jobs, did you bad mouth your employer with a hope of harming him/her financially?

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  searching4truth

  I am not generally vindictive. The only time I see it necessary to retaliate in any instance is when it will prevent further harm to myself or others.
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  new to this site

  by sexyk in

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  hey i am new to this site, just left the jw organization, 20 yrs old and from canada, looking forward to post and chat with others.

  yee haw.

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  welcome sexyk do u live up to your name?
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  Do you still call it "the truth"?

  by True North in

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  do you find youself still calling it "the truth" even though you are an ex-jw?

  for instance, in one posting i just read, the poster wrote "when i was in the truth..." .

  not a big deal, perhaps, but really not such a good thing either as it's a habitual holdover from the program of mental conditioning we were subject to.

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  I still do old habits die hard
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  My insensitive dub brats (found some pictures)

  by MsMcDucket in

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  when my husband was in the hospital, they told me that they had been going out of town to various states.

  they were like mom, you didn't know we have drove to arkansas and (some other state) to go visit some unknown witnesses!

  omg, i could of stroked!

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  They gotta grow up sometimes
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  Did you say "I love you?"

  by serendipity in

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  i grew up in an emotionally constipated family.

  my parents didn't hug us or tell us they loved us.

  they were slightly affectionate with each other, but i don't think i ever heard them express their love for each other, in front of us kids.

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  My family said it growing up but more as I aged I guess.
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  Found guilty of sexual aggression - Quebec

  by Will Power in

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  here is the link but i cannot format..... .

  http://www.hebdos.net/lsc/edition22007/articles.asp?article_id=155860 ............... .

  marcel simonin, 66, was found guilty last dec. 19 in valleyfield corut of sexual aggression against a minor, between 1985 and 1992. when these activities started, his young girl victim was 11 years old.. .

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  searching4truth

  string em up
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  Starting anew

  by hambeak in

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  starting a new location with more money.

  my partner is totally upset and angry that i am going somewhere else.

  i am looking forward to not being verbally abused and not working with him is that wrong?

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  searching4truth

  if he is the one that abused you why do you care what happens when your gone