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Seek2find - I agree with you on CoC. Excellent book and a terrific eye opener too!!
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TheCoolerKing
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What was the biggest secret that you kept from everyone
by TheCoolerKing inwhat was the biggest "secret" that you kept from everyone when you were a witness?.
i thought would could have some fun with this topic on a friday afternoon.. back when i was an active witness i started "secretly" dating a "worldy" girl.
there was a shortage of single sisters at my hall.
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Hi
by rosiegurl inmy name is rosie.
i'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.. since i was about 18 i realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if i left i'd have nobody.
i've been df'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that i could stay around my family and do my own thing.
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TheCoolerKing
Welcome to the board Rosiegurl!!!
Thanks for sharing that touching story with us. Many of us here, myself included, were raised in "The Truth". Feel free to share anything you like with us, I'm sure that others can relate to your experiences.
And best of luck in your search too!
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What was the biggest secret that you kept from everyone
by TheCoolerKing inwhat was the biggest "secret" that you kept from everyone when you were a witness?.
i thought would could have some fun with this topic on a friday afternoon.. back when i was an active witness i started "secretly" dating a "worldy" girl.
there was a shortage of single sisters at my hall.
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TheCoolerKing
What was the biggest "secret" that you kept from everyone when you were a witness?
I thought would could have some fun with this topic on a Friday afternoon.
Back when I was an active witness I started "secretly" dating a "worldy" girl. There was a shortage of single sisters at my hall. I got lonely and finally decided to give the worldlings a try! We were both the same age, 21 at the time. This went on for about 8 months before we split up. About a year and a half later I left The Org. for different reasons.
Ok, anyone else care to confess??
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Skipped another meeting!
by zack inso yesterday my wife says she is a little stressed.
i, being the considerate fellow that i am, asked her what's wrong.
she said that my not going to meetings regularly was.
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TheCoolerKing
Better watch out Zack, next thing you know you will be surfing the web and then posting messages on those naughty apostate sites!!!
Way to go!!!
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What are YOU passionate about?
by lonelysheep inok, so we all know the wt used to be our passion till that died!.
what are you passionate about today?
kids are an automatic, and so are spouses for some people.. i'm referring to your interests that make up the core of you..
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TheCoolerKing
Sex, motorcycles, sex, beer, sex...yup, I think thats everything!!!
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TheCoolerKing
Like so many others, I sacrificed spending quality time with my family. Especially my "worldly" father, who I lost in 1996.
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I'm new Kinda
by DoubleVision inwell not new to the site, but never made a formal introduction.
first like to thank those who put this site together and make it possible for us who.
need a place to go and work things out.
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TheCoolerKing
Welcome Doublevision!!! and thanks for sharing your story.
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Just opened my front door
by Sasha inmy invitation to the memorial....no one has come to see me or spoken with me for almost a year now since i left.
is there anyone out there who is not asssociated and still goes to the memorial?
if i don't go this year, it will be the first time i skipped it since 1967!!!
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TheCoolerKing
I would also suggest that you dont go. You can enjoy the bread and wine at home, as a personal remembrance of Jesus.
Besides if you do go to their memorial you wont be able to partake of the emblems anyway, unless of course you are one of the "Anointed".
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THE HAPPY FACTOR
by Dogpatch inhere's a question that i haven't seen addressed directly:.
why are there many witnesses who enjoy the organization immensely?.
no matter what you tell them, they would not dream of leaving.
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TheCoolerKing
This topic really made me think about something. At one point in my life, after I had left the JWs, I was extremely depressed. Yet whenever I would talk to someone about my problems, I always had a smile on my face. People would ask me all the time, "Why are you smiling as if you are happy, if you are really so depressed?"
Finally a friend of mine said something to me that made it all very clear. She said, "I've finally figured you out. You smile all the time to hide the pain that you are feeling." After she said that I thought about it and realized that she was absolutely right! That "smile thing" was something that I learned as a JW. Many times I was sad and unhappy as a child and a teen. But "The Organization" always said that we should be happy people, so I always made sure I smiled, regardless of how bad I really felt on the inside.
I think that it's actually the same for many JWs. While they may appear to be happy on the outside, they are in reality in alot of pain on the inside. It's a really sad situation.
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Raised a JW, left at 18, 5 years later...
by NomadSoul inwow, i can remember like it was yesterday.
raised a jw, after i left i was complexed for the next year, didn't know what life had for me.
i was uncertain, and scared.
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TheCoolerKing
I can relate to that familiar "confused" state that you mentioned. I too was born & raised as a JW. I left when I was 23 and never looked back. It was difficult at times, but I managed to stay away and rebuilt my life. I no longer regret my decision to leave "The Organization".
Sounds like you are on the right track...Congrats!!!