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  Am I In A Judicial Loophole? - advice please....

  by Juniper in

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  i hope everyone is doing well.. .

  is there anyone out there well-versed in the 'shepherd' book and judicial proceedings?.

  a wee bit o' background..... i have been 'out' for about 3 years now.

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  Put me on the Awake - I'm an unwed mother now! :)

  by Juniper in

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  ok all....here's my big news!

  little old me, once-upon-a-time a 'need greater', a pioneer, an elder's wife......now i'm 5 weeks pregnant with my boyfriend!

  :) my dear ma and pa have been hiding their heads in the sand and hoping for the last few years that i would go to meetings again.. i certainly hope that they'll be able to be excited about their first 'grandbaby'.

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  What percentage of witnesses do you think have viewed apostate web sites?

  by Paralipomenon in

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  humans are naturally curious creatures.

  we learn from experience better than words.

  so with the internet in almost every witness home, and the society constantly harping on people to avoid it, how many do you think have at least checked it out?

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  So, why did I do this again? :)

  by Juniper in

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  so, i've been in a fade for two years now.

  i moved to a new area and never had my cards forwarded, so it's been an easy fade, apart from the family drama that comes with it.. my question is this: .

  i left jw's (was a pioneer and elder's wife) because i knew i had never beleived it.

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  If We Were All In The Same Circuit, Do You Think We Would've Been Friends?

  by minimus in

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  we've made a lot of friends here and have enjoyed the company and opinions of one another, so my question is, do you think we would've all hit it off so well had we known each other on a more personal, visible basis?

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  HELP - my boyfriend's ex called and wants them to reconcile....what to do?

  by Juniper in

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  2. relationships

  i've been seeing an amazing man for a few months now.

  i recently found out that before we met, my boyfriend had been thinking about getting back together with his ex-girlfriend.

  (who is going through a divorce of her own right now) they have a two year old son together.. he says that if his child weren't involved, he wouldn't even consider going back to her.

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  Breaking the news to my family this week....if I can get up the nerve!!!

  by Juniper in

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  so, here's the deal....i've spent the last two years riding the 'inactive' train and it's gone pretty smoothly.

  but it's gotten to the point where i have to tell my folks that i don't intend to ever go back.

  i've been putting it off because i know my dad will want to hear exactly why i want to do this, and then (obviously) try and 'reason' with me to think otherwise.. i love my family a lot, but i can't lie to them anymore and continue to blame my lack of meeting attendance on fabricated excuses.. i'm trying to find a way to just say that i don't want to do it anymore without having it turn into a theological argument.

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  anyone feeling a wee bit guilty about celebrating Thanksgiving and Xmas??

  by Star Moore in

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  i was feeling a bit guilty about celebrating as this is my 1st year out and i know the history of all the holidays and birthdays are pagan or bloody or idolatrous.. .

  but i was thinking that it's not what someone made them in the past but what they are right now.. to us, at this moment.

  am i going to sit down on thanksgiving.. and say, "i hate those indians, think i'll go kill some"..????

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  WHY DOES GOD HATE ME?

  by Mary in

  1. jw
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  do you ever feel like god really hates you?

  when nothing ever works out for you?

  when you're stupid enough to actually think that you might find happiness?

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  Why would this even cross my mind?!?!?!?!

  by Juniper in

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  2. friends

  well, after 10 years of being together, hubby has decided that he's found his 'soul mate' (the second time this year, neither of which was me) and is moving out.. i'm thirty years old and no kids, thanks to the fact that i spent 12 years in full time service telling everyone it's better to wait until the 'new system' for raising a family.

  that's all beside the point - and perhaps better suited for my counselor.

  :) anyway, the thought that keeps going through my mind is "this never would have happened if i didn't leave" and "how am i going to find someone to spend my life with at this age and who will understand me the way an ex-jw can"???

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