J-ex-W

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  Introduction, Body and Conclusion........sorry couldn't resist!

  by Canyoncarver in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey all,.

  new member here.

  i've been on the site a few times since my wife looked up a bunch of ex-j dub stuff (she's an ex herself).. anywho, my abreviated story..... born in los angeles to still active witnesses.

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  Welcome, Brent!
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  those that chose to be in....not born in

  by purplesofa in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of all the things i have read on this board, i never really thought of jw's as being a cult, .

  just some paragraphs out of combatting cult mind control by steven hassan, the perspective for me has changed.. pages 69, 70 and 71.....selected paragraphs.. sensory overload like sensory deprivation, also effectively distrupts a person's balance and makes him more open to suggestion.

  a person can be bombarded by emotionally laden material at a rate faster than he can digest.

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  Human beings have an incredible capacity to adapt to new enviroments. Destructive cults know how to exploit this strength.

  I'm glad the article makes this distinction, calling the adaptability a strength. So many who do not understand the dynamism of cult conversion assume it must be a person's weakness that allows him to adapt....

  the new cult self, which is fully formed after several months.

  Several months...that is scary!!! It takes only months to fully change over.... Of course, this must be within a more intensive, physically controlled cult environment. The JW's are a little less intensive, and less physically controlled. They say it takes an average of about three years for a new Bible student to make the decision to become baptized. But, I suppose, deep-rooted changes have occurred long before the outward manifestation of it.
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  An Update!

  by Bstndance in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of you that have followed my soap-opera on this board.... quick re-cap.

  recently, my mom was threatened by the elders to stop associating with me or else.

  i guess she feared i was becoming an "apostate".

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  ((((((((((Bstndance)))))))))))
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  Please help with techno skills!!

  by J-ex-W in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been trying and trying to figure out how to do some things on this board that others seem to have down pat.

  how do i cut and paste or whatever so that i can show someone else's quote or partial quote before my response?

  you know--the boxed quotes i keep seeing.

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  Cool!! ...Does it always make the print way smaller, or is that something I did wrong?

  Never mind...looks like I did it just fine! Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  Please help with techno skills!!

  by J-ex-W in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been trying and trying to figure out how to do some things on this board that others seem to have down pat.

  how do i cut and paste or whatever so that i can show someone else's quote or partial quote before my response?

  you know--the boxed quotes i keep seeing.

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  J-ex-W: ..Now how do I get the quote to go into the quote box?
  
  Put your cursor into the box and then paste.
  
  steve

  Cool!! ...Does it always make the print way smaller, or is that something I did wrong?
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  Please help with techno skills!!

  by J-ex-W in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been trying and trying to figure out how to do some things on this board that others seem to have down pat.

  how do i cut and paste or whatever so that i can show someone else's quote or partial quote before my response?

  you know--the boxed quotes i keep seeing.

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  And BTW, while we're at it, I have a couple questions posted under the Relationships: "Online Dating Etiquette." I got one response from Jim_TX, but it brought more questions. Looking for feedback...anyone--please?
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  Please help with techno skills!!

  by J-ex-W in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been trying and trying to figure out how to do some things on this board that others seem to have down pat.

  how do i cut and paste or whatever so that i can show someone else's quote or partial quote before my response?

  you know--the boxed quotes i keep seeing.

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  To cut and paste, highlight the phrase you want (either right-click and hold across the phrase, or place the cursor at the start of hte phase and while holding down the 'shift' button, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to highlight your phrase) and then use the copy keyboard shortcut (For PC: 'ctrl' + the 'C' key For Mac: 'apple' key + the 'C' key) got to the place you want to insert the phrase and use the paste keyboard shortcut (For PC: 'ctrl' + the 'V' key For Mac: 'apple' key + the 'V' key). Alternatively these options are also under the 'Edit' menu.
  

  Okay, I managed to transfer the quote to the 'reply' page and even to get the quote box to appear on my screen. (Thanks for that!) ...Now how do I get the quote to go into the quote box?
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  Please help with techno skills!!

  by J-ex-W in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been trying and trying to figure out how to do some things on this board that others seem to have down pat.

  how do i cut and paste or whatever so that i can show someone else's quote or partial quote before my response?

  you know--the boxed quotes i keep seeing.

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  Sad thing is, I don't have a Mac, so I can't even blame my trouble on that.... Need some tech-ie guidance here......
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  Online Dating etiquette

  by serendipity in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i ran across this info and thought it would be good to share since there are some here who are using online dating sites like match and plentyoffish.

  i've been a bit surprised by some of the men emailing me, demonstrating that this info is not common knowledge.

  (i'm not suggesting that men alone are guilty.

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  bttt
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  Please help with techno skills!!

  by J-ex-W in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been trying and trying to figure out how to do some things on this board that others seem to have down pat.

  how do i cut and paste or whatever so that i can show someone else's quote or partial quote before my response?

  you know--the boxed quotes i keep seeing.

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  I have been trying and trying to figure out how to do some things on this board that others seem to have down pat. How do I cut and paste or whatever so that I can show someone else's quote or partial quote before my response? You know--the boxed quotes I keep seeing. How do I do that? Also, how do I cut and paste a hyperlink to my browser to make it work?