Topics Started by gypsytart

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Confused!!
by KCM in
1. jw
2. friends
have only just started posting on here.

read everyone elses though ... :-).

as some of you may know, i've just got my divorce through.
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Do elders 'frighten' you?
by gypsytart in
1. jw
2. friends
i put 'frighten' in quote marks because i'm not sure that's exactly the word i'm looking for.

i've been away from the borg for 10 years now, and it doesn't bother me these days when i'm called on by jws - most of whom i know as i'm living in the same area still.

i can quite happily stand up for myself to them - although i have to be a little careful what i say as i was a fader and never df'd.
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How embarrassed were you to be a JW?
by exwitless in
1. jw
2. experiences
i, for one, was often embarrassed to be a jw; i always felt guilty about that, because it was always drilled into us that we should never be ashamed of our "religious heritage".

well, it's really hard to be the only one at your workplace who doesn't celebrate christmas, birthdays, etc.

it just draws so much unwanted attention to you, like when people try to tiptoe around certain subjects in your presence.
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My first birthday celebration since I was little!
by kitten whiskers in
1. jw
2. friends
just had to share!

today is my birthday.

don't really know how i am supposed feel.
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Witness mother's and jealousy towards their daughters...
by kittyeatzjdubs in
1. jw
2. friends
ladies, growing up, did you ever feel that your mother resented or was jealous of you?

whenever i would get a compliment from someone, especially males, she would always find someway to turn right around and insult me in front of everyone.

we were at dinner one time with the co and he told me that i was a very beautiful young lady.
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Who is DF/DA or Fader???
by mama1119 in
1. jw
2. friends
i was just wondering, how many dfed to we have on here compared to da or faders??

?
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What did you throw out when u became a JW?
by dobbie in
1. jw
2. experiences
it really pigs me off now when i think back to what i was told to get rid of when i was studying.my collection of stephen king books, my new madonna like a prayer record that i loved, my alice cooper and guns and roses album.

i was even told not to listen to classical music because some of the composers led such debauched lives!also any film with an 18 certificate was a nono in case others were stumbled - even though i have seen other jws reading stephen king books and watching 18 cert films and my husband had the complete madonna collection!and of course depeche modes 'personal jesus' song which i loved.

and my lost boys album and video cos it was about vampires.i was just wondering what sort of things were you told you should get rid of and why?
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New here!
by gypsytart in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been 'lurking' on this discussion board for ages, but not posted until now - finally thought i'd go for it and post something myself!

i've chosen gypsy tart as my alias not because i'm a gypsy (i'm not), or a tart (not all the time lol) but because i love gypsy tart it's my v favourite pud ever!

i did think of calling myself 'hovisbiscuit' because that's what the other kids at school would call me (along with 'oh look it's a hova') whilst they all filed into assembly.
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What's the most ridiculous thing you were ever counselled on?
by micheal in
1. jw
2. friends
one of the cornerstones of jw's is counsel.

they just love to give counsel and many times they will literally make things up just for the sake of counsel.

i was once counselled for joking around too much.