I spoke with one of my dub siblings this morning (this sib has been talking to me recently). This is how the conversation went:
Sib: Do you know about the rumors circulating about you?
Me: Nope
Sib: Could your ex be starting them?
Me: Tell me what is being said and I might have a clue.
Sib: You are going to be furious! I was furious and I went off on the person who told me.
Me: I doubt I will get furious.
Sib: It is going around that you are hanging with known apostates and you have been protesting against the [dubs].
Me: *laughing* Really? That is pretty interesting...I moved away from that congregation and town, I never see anyone from there, I live a quiet life and I am too busy to preach for or against the [dubs]. *more laughing* Don't these people have better things to discuss? I have been df'd for a little over a year now & I was inactive years before that happened. Anyway, I don't think the ex is spreading that, but the couple who was spreading rumors about my marriage right before and immediately after the d'fing is probably behind it. Who cares? I don't. Sorry you guys were needlessly upset, but I can't remember the last time I picketed anything much less a KH.
So, my guess is that perhaps these fine outstanding dubs are lurking on this forbidden site and stumbled across one of my posts and guessed who I was. (So if you are reading this you gossipmongers...according to the strict guidelines of the GB you are hanging out with known apostates too AND you are a couple of hypocrites to boot). I just think it is so childish to spread rumors when they have more serious things to discuss like the end of the world and mass destruction of non-dubs and then there is that whole "true- Christian-brotherhood-we-are-better-than-anyone-else" concept to preach about.
Can you feel the "Christian" love radiating from the dubs when you hear crap like this? What about you? Ever had a similar situation?
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Pssst--You Hear the Latest About Sister Kicked Out???
by FreeGirl2006 ini spoke with one of my dub siblings this morning (this sib has been talking to me recently).
this is how the conversation went: .
sib: do you know about the rumors circulating about you?
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Weird Feelings
by FreeGirl2006 ini had lunch with my stepson today.
this is not a regular or typical occurrence as he is pretty well indoctrinated into the dubs.
i am separated (& close to divorce) from his father.
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Thanks for all your support. I think Brunn that you are right....I just need to feel it and move on. Thanks for the support! You guys are the best!
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Weird Feelings
by FreeGirl2006 ini had lunch with my stepson today.
this is not a regular or typical occurrence as he is pretty well indoctrinated into the dubs.
i am separated (& close to divorce) from his father.
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I had lunch with my stepson today. This is not a regular or typical occurrence as he is pretty well indoctrinated into the dubs. I am separated (& close to divorce) from his father. At the height of our difficulties, the ex would run to the elders and tell them things about me. I assume it was that I was having doubts, in addition to implying that I had cheated on him. I really don't know because I was pretty well done with the dubs at that point. I just know that he was a regular seat warmer at the meetings. He gave a good impression of being a faithful Christian (the reality was far from it, but hey--I was the one not attending the meetings so what did I know?).
So it came up in conversation with stepson that his father has ceased to attend the meeting altogether for the last 4 months. I can't explain the weird feeling inside me after hearing that. This is a man who hounded me to confess my "sins" to the elders against the advice of my therapist (that story is my first thread on this board if you are that interested in the background) and now he is not even active? Good for him for getting out of the borg, but it just seems strange to me. I know he was seeing someone when I finally moved out of the house and perhaps that has heated up to the point that his "conscience" won't allow him to attend the meetings any longer. I think it may be sadness I am really feeling because I was hoping that he really hadn't cheated on me and that I was mistaken. I didn't want to be mistaken to get back together with him, but because I want to believe that he was a good man deep down inside. *sigh* I wish I didn't care and I wish that whatever this weird feeling is inside me would GO AWAY!
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Jehovah's Witnesses and Showing Off
by Good Girl or Bad Girl? inso i guess it's convention time again back in wisconsin or illinois or wherever the hell they drive nowadays.
someone made me unfortunately have to remember this.
so i got to thinking about the conventions and the showing off that took place there:.
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I used to look forward to seeing friends at the conventions that I had not seen in a while, but I always made sure I was dressed to the 9's. I did not enjoy being single in the borg either--I was constantly being asked what was wrong with me that I was not married and the conventions offered opportunity to meet someone. Blech! I had it made as a single gal then and wished I had valued that a bit more carefully.
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Mojito--tall, cool & refreshing
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Do You Have The Desire To Move On From Your JW Past?
by minimus insometimes i wonder if some might actually enjoy staying in a rut.
do we forsee ourselves being totally liberated from our former religious past??
personally, i have no issues feeling bad, angry or hostile toward where i am now.
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I agree with Hortensia, I have moved on and have no desire to go back. I like coming here though and interacting with the kind and thought-provoking folks here. It is entertaining and reinforces my decision to move forward dub-free.
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I really appreciate Blondie and her recaps of the WT studies. This place was a great refuge for me in the beginning when I was cast out and had no support network, so everyone is hero in my book.
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For the men:
by changeling inhow many of you grew a beard when you left the wt, just because you could?
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becca1--I once streaked my hair with a deep purple (I have light brown hair). Not much they could do about it...I even went out in service like that.
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With a heavy heart I regret to inform you that..
by Wordly Andre ini regret to inform, all of you that i will no longer be a member of this board, ive thought about it a long time and to hard decision that after many hours of praying i will be returning to the society.
i know its the only way i can confront the problem that i am currently faced with, i am sure all of you at one time thought about it too, i am however weak, i know that going back will only delay matters and keep this horrible secret of mine, but its the only way i know how i can deal with it.
thank you for all your support and for me to fully get back to jehovahs organization i can not be a member of this board thank you worldly andre
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You are a tricky debil aren't you?
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For the men:
by changeling inhow many of you grew a beard when you left the wt, just because you could?
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Can anyone tell me why it is acceptable in dubdom world to have a moustache but not a beard?