Welcome, Beaver!
What an incredible story, I'm amazed you marched into Junior High yourself to get enrolled. You know, my old congregation organized one of those JW co-op "home"schools once, and I have wondered how the heck those kids fared.
Glad you found the site, and welcome.
BabaYaga
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Hello Im new
by beaver_shots ini didnt see an introduction topic, forgive me if this is not the forum.. my name is kyle.
i was born into a jw family in 1981. i spent my child hood not only going to every meeting but also in a home schooling program ran by some of the congregation folks with children.
extremely cut off from the world to say the least.
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Life beyond JW -- A Worldly Wife asks......
by Worldlywife inoutside, looking in.... most, if not all of you, have chosen to leave the jw religion.
many have simply stopped attending meetings or 'walked away'.
although i have limited knowledge of the religion, i have come to understand and appreciate the reasons why folks have left and why their departure was done without formal notification of such; e.g.
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BabaYaga
Great answer, Twitch...
"When you become not a "worldly person" but just are who you are and the definition no longer exists, or more accurately, when you no longer care for such definitions."
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Life beyond JW -- A Worldly Wife asks......
by Worldlywife inoutside, looking in.... most, if not all of you, have chosen to leave the jw religion.
many have simply stopped attending meetings or 'walked away'.
although i have limited knowledge of the religion, i have come to understand and appreciate the reasons why folks have left and why their departure was done without formal notification of such; e.g.
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BabaYaga
:) !
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Life beyond JW -- A Worldly Wife asks......
by Worldlywife inoutside, looking in.... most, if not all of you, have chosen to leave the jw religion.
many have simply stopped attending meetings or 'walked away'.
although i have limited knowledge of the religion, i have come to understand and appreciate the reasons why folks have left and why their departure was done without formal notification of such; e.g.
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BabaYaga
Welcome, WorldlyWife!!!
Great tips, jgnat.
Well, first I still thought it was the "T"ruth, but I didn't agree with their shunning bullshit, so I thought "Jehovah is bigger than this. They may think they are doing his will but they are WRONG." So I had to leave. I stopped going to all of the meetings, until I could figure it out for myself. It was horrible, this was a "pre-Google" exit, there was no information for me and no support group like this one.
Once I had been out for a while, my convictions were getting stronger but I still had a horribly difficult time. I felt as if I had been given a rule book to life when I was born, and then one day realized that the rules I had been playing by were for a completely different gameboard. It took me many years to piece together what I myself believe. It has never been easy, I am still heartbroken by loved ones who are in, but it has all been worth it and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Don't worry too much about the term "Worldly". They even call other JW's that behind their backs when they are being particularly catty and holier-than-thou.
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The JW organization could be the best for finding women !!!!
by xbethelite ini was at bethel not long ago.
and other then the hypocrisy i saw the most beautifull women in the world all in one place.
bethel makes the miss universe pagent look silly.did i mention these women are from all over the world, bethelites can stay in other countries for cheap because they can stay in assembly halls.
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BabaYaga
Well... you can't have a pre-marital fling with one, and you SURE as heck don't want to marry one, so... what was the point, again?
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Can someone explain this music video, "Little Birdhouse in Your Soul"?
by VM44 incan anyone explain what in the world is the meaning of this they might be giants video, "little birdhouse in your soul"?.
tmbg "little birdhouse in your soul".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjd2n2gvqw.
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BabaYaga
Thank goodness you didn't ask for an explanation to their song "Ana Ng". hahhah. http://www.tmbg.org/band-info/faq/#q20 "I don't want the world, I just want your half"
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Can someone explain this music video, "Little Birdhouse in Your Soul"?
by VM44 incan anyone explain what in the world is the meaning of this they might be giants video, "little birdhouse in your soul"?.
tmbg "little birdhouse in your soul".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjd2n2gvqw.
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BabaYaga
Okay, here some theories. The nightlight one sounds pretty good. http://tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Interpretations:Birdhouse_In_Your_Soul
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Can someone explain this music video, "Little Birdhouse in Your Soul"?
by VM44 incan anyone explain what in the world is the meaning of this they might be giants video, "little birdhouse in your soul"?.
tmbg "little birdhouse in your soul".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjd2n2gvqw.
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BabaYaga
It's about electricity. Listen to the lyrics again.
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Let's All Say "Thank You" To The People Who Run This Site
by Arthur ini realize that threads like this have been done before, but i don't think that it hurts to do one again.. i personally appreciate this website so much.
it has been an absolute treasure-trove of information, research material, emotional support, and simple enjoyment.
and, it's free of charge!
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THANK YOU!
Just found you, and I have been out of the Org many years now. OH how I wish this could have existed then...
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But what if they're right............still the Truth?
by ScoobySnax inthis will probably apply to few here, but to me it'll always be that way.
it's the what if syndrome maybe, but it's always there.
i still think that as a core belief system the jw's have it right, even if their delivery isn't always right.
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BabaYaga
hahahahaha!!! I LOVED your diatribe, LtCmd.Lore!!!