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  Did you ever end a relationship because you were a JW?

  by TheCoolerKing in

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  a few years before i left the jws for good, i broke off a relationship with my worldly girlfriend.

  we were in love, but i ended it because i felt guilty and wanted to be a good dub.

  then about three years after we broke up, i left the org.

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  ...and the other one wasnt strong enough in the truth for my dad!!!!!!!

  hmmm...any chance that he's now a member of this site ButtLight???
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  Did you ever end a relationship because you were a JW?

  by TheCoolerKing in

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  a few years before i left the jws for good, i broke off a relationship with my worldly girlfriend.

  we were in love, but i ended it because i felt guilty and wanted to be a good dub.

  then about three years after we broke up, i left the org.

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  Life begins at 40! (I hope)

  You bet it does Yadda!!! Hang in there Bud!!!
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  Did you ever end a relationship because you were a JW?

  by TheCoolerKing in

  1. jw
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  a few years before i left the jws for good, i broke off a relationship with my worldly girlfriend.

  we were in love, but i ended it because i felt guilty and wanted to be a good dub.

  then about three years after we broke up, i left the org.

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  No ... I converted the guy so I could marry him. Now that's what I regret.

  That can definately cause problems if one of you is still a JW. Is your hubby still active Renee??
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  Did you ever end a relationship because you were a JW?

  by TheCoolerKing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a few years before i left the jws for good, i broke off a relationship with my worldly girlfriend.

  we were in love, but i ended it because i felt guilty and wanted to be a good dub.

  then about three years after we broke up, i left the org.

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  I was told to not step in her direction but make her come onto my turf and have a bible study with her. I look back now and see that it was insane thinking. How romantic eh!

  Yup, I even tried that bible study bit on my girl too...ugh! Insane thinking for sure and hardly romantic!!!
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  Did you ever end a relationship because you were a JW?

  by TheCoolerKing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a few years before i left the jws for good, i broke off a relationship with my worldly girlfriend.

  we were in love, but i ended it because i felt guilty and wanted to be a good dub.

  then about three years after we broke up, i left the org.

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  A few years before I left the JWs for good, I broke off a relationship with my “worldly” girlfriend. We were in love, but I ended it because I felt guilty and wanted to be a good “dub”.

  Then about three years after we broke up, I left “The Org.” I suffered through years of depression and had to deal with a whole new way of life, which also included family members shunning me. But my biggest regret and most of my emotional pain back then was caused because I had let my girlfriend go, instead of leaving the JWs sooner.

  Anyone else have an experience like this?

  TCK
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  Help

  by sexyk in

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  not sure where to begin with this paragraph, im just a little dazed & confused.

  i was in the jw religion for 20 years of my life, baptized, almost ms, i recently left, i am 20 right now.

  living with my girlfriend.

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  Welcome Sexyk!!!

  Thanks for sharing your story. I can relate to what you said, because I also left the JWs in my 20s. Most of my family shunned me and it was very tough. But I was able to hang on and I refused to go back, because I no longer believed what they were teaching. It took time but I was able to turn my life around for the better. You are among friends here! Many others, like myself, will listen to you and can relate to your experiences.

  Hope to hear more from you later!!!

  TCK
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  Have You Ever Met A "Celebrity" or Actually See One Face To Face?

  by minimus in

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  while i was in new york i walked by two men and one looked like the comedian jackie mason whom i adore.

  i looked at him and said, "i just wanted to say how much i enjoy your shows.

  i've seen you perform a number of times".

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  I didn't get out much as a Witness! But after I left "The Org." I started hitting the clubs. One night in a club I saw and met ex-basketball player Charles Barkley. He shook my hand and gave me the final score of the 76ers game.
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  Athiests

  by BR25 in

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  sorry if i that is the wrong spelling.

  i just want to say that i used to be judgemental of athiests, but as a jw backer everyone on here finds nothing but wrong doing with the orginizations.

  well i am sure i can find wrong doing with other churches and their teachings as well.

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  again, i must say both atheism and theism do require huge leaps of faith... the truth is, either way, we are assuming a few things... in either case, there is not enough proof to really prove either... so at this point, lets live and let live and really just be happy for the ability to debate!

  I absolutely agree with that statement Infamous One! Well said!!!
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  Crises of Conscience

  by ex-nj-jw in

  1. jw
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  i just finished the book by ray franz, coc, and for some reason i'm madder than ever at this organization!!!

  i've been out for over 20 years and now i'm even more pissed off!!!!

  why am i so angry at things i already knew although i'm sure i've just repressed them over the years and got on with my life, anyone else have this anger problem after reading this book, or is it just me??.

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  Especially after I read that the GB would make important issues based on a 2 / 3 majority vote! And here I thought that they prayed all night before they carefully came to a wise decision...NOT!!!

  I was especially surprised to hear about the ones that slept through the discussion and then woke up to vote, or who had not considered the topic to be discussed before the meeting, no Bible study before hand, just going with the party line... This is supposed to be Jehovah's spirit-led organization, carelessly making decisions and policies that affect the minute details of their followers lives??

  Maybe they prayed before they voted, one has to vote to see if they are in agreement by the majoriity, how do we know if they prayed.

  It's very unlikely that they gave much thought to many important issues. Like Truthsearcher said, and as Ray wrote in his book, "How can you pray about an issue the night before, if you dont know what it is till the day of the meeting???" (Or if youve slept through the discussion, for that matter...)

  TCK
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  Children Do Not Get Enough Sleep in Watchtower

  by WTWizard in

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  this past memorial was an exercise in waste for most people.

  drive to the hall, fight for a parking space, get booted out of your seat, and then listen to a stale talk for 45 minutes.

  then the big event: passing the plate of crackers and glass of spoiled grape juice.

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  Beatings, often with the dreaded wooden spoon, usually result as the child gets dragged in the back for the heinous crime of falling asleep during the meetings.

  Oh yes, the dreaded beatings! At one of my congregations I remember one particular sister. Her four year old son would always get antsy on Thurs, during the Service Meeting. She would then proceed to take the child back to the restroom. I cringed every time I heard the poor kid screaming, as she wailed away on his backside. Here this boy was being abused for getting restless, while many of the adults in the Kingdom Hall were having problems staying awake!!!

  Really sick and twisted!!!