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For Active JW Men: Ideas on Awakening Your JW Spouse (Long post)

by Open mind in

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disclaimer: your mileage may vary.

if you are a married, "active, in good standing" (tm), jw male who has recently discovered that the .

watchtower is not what it claims to be, this thread is for you.

Open mind

bttt as a counterpoint to Terry's thread. FCC "equal time" rules spring to mind.

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Are you TRAPPED by your believing mate into a hellish life of "pretend"?

by Terry in

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the scene is familiar.. a jehovah's witness family with one member who has awakened from the lie.. the split comes down to an interesting wrong terminology:.

unbelieving mate vs believing mate.. .

the context of the entire family is as a jehovah's witness family.. damage has already been done.

Open mind

Two years of tip-toeing, seed planting, and keeping my elder hat saved my marriage and got us all out relatively unscathed.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/183916/1/For-Active-JW-Men-Ideas-on-Awakening-Your-JW-Spouse-Long-post

It's not for everyone, but it's a path that can be tried FIRST, and then when the awakened partner can't take it anymore....

TAKE NO PRISONERS!!!!

My $.02.

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A happy life for a gay ex-JW

by Steve_C in

i'm not sure if this is the correct place to put this, but here goes.. i've posted a few times before about different subjects.

in some of those posts ive mentioned that im gay, and in others ive referred to my wife and kids.

i thought id share a bit more information to any who were curious about this.

Open mind

Wow! Your family really dodged quite a few painful WT land mines over the years.

Thanks for sharing the happy finale with us.

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Newbie

by SophieG in

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Open mind

Sophie, it sounds like you have a problem accepting direction from Divinely constituted authority figures.

You'll fit right in around here!

WELCOME TO JWN!

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The Good Food Thread

by MrsCedars in

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my inspiration comes from the ingredients i have at hand, very often leftovers, and also home grown produce, herbs and spices.

i still have a lot to learn, but i have come a long way since i first started cooking for mr cedars.. i think the first recipe on this thread should by the one that oodad has posted on other thread.... .

shrimp scampi.

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@ 00Dad: Re: Cedar Plank Salmon, excellent idea to expose one side of the plank to the heat for 3 minutes, then flip the plank and put the salmon on the now-heat-sterilized side of the plank. Not doing that has always made me a little bit leary as far as food safety goes. Although, we've done it for years and never gotten sick, (cedar probably has inherent anti-microbial properties), I think I'll start doing that from here on out.

Thanks,

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The Good Food Thread

by MrsCedars in

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my inspiration comes from the ingredients i have at hand, very often leftovers, and also home grown produce, herbs and spices.

i still have a lot to learn, but i have come a long way since i first started cooking for mr cedars.. i think the first recipe on this thread should by the one that oodad has posted on other thread.... .

shrimp scampi.

Open mind

In honor of the Cedar's family, I offer up:

CEDAR PLANK SALMON:

The key to this recipe is getting a cedar plank that has not been treated with any chemicals. DO NOT just go get a piece of cedar fence material. I've had several lumber yards tell me they are chemically treated and that you can't tell by looking. Who knows? It might just be a scam so that the cedar plank cooking suppliers can charge exorbitant prices, (and they do).

Anyway, you want a plank big enough to set a salmon fillet on. Typically, 6 inches wide by 18 inches long by 3/8-1/2 inch thick. Soak the plank in water for at least a few hours. Make sure to weigh it down with something to speed the soaking process.

Prepare the fillet however you would for baked salmon. We usually do a little salt and olive oil with lemon slices. (Google "Baked Salmon" and you'll have at least 30 ideas). Lay the fillet on the plank. (If it still has skin on it, put the skin side down on the plank) Set the plank onto a barbecue grill, preferably charcoal, but gas on low heat is OK too. Leave it there for 20-35 minutes. Don't turn it. The bottom of the plank will get charred and give off smoke. Essentially you are baking it and smoking it at the same time.

Remove plank and salmon all together as one piece. Serve.

Bon Appetit'

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Introducing Mrs Cedars...

by cedars in

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i just thought you should know that mrs cedars has finally taken the plunge and joined the forum.

she was able to log on for the first time yesterday.. though we both "awakened" at different stages, mrs cedars was very supportive and non-judgmental when i first began exploring my beliefs from a critical standpoint.

she is currently in the process of reading crisis of conscience and aquainting herself with some of the facts of witness history that were hitherto unknown.

Open mind

Welcome Mrs. Cedars!

Bon Apetit!!

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2012 Convention Baptism reports yet?

by Gayle in

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San Francisco, CA, Cow Palace, July 13-15.

Sunday attendance: 8,100

Baptisms: 41

People asleep during final talk by Gil Nazaroff from Bethel: 4,000

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update on my boy

by Aussie Oz in

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my son came to visit today, he and i are getting a lot closer since he left his jw home and thanks largely to his mother and step father alienating him big time.

he needs one of his parents to help him out at times and he can't turn to his mother.

thats sad but its her loss, and his i guess.. anyway, he recently got himself a girlfriend, a worldly girl at that.