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  Always Comparing us to Others

  by JH in

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  the bible says that we shouldn't compare ourselves with other people either physically or spiritually.

  some would produce 5 to 1, and others 2 to 1. .

  but why is it that the elders always tried to compare us to other witnesses?

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  True... and a very good point...

  Yes always comparing against the average was typical... and always against the older bros/sis of the congregation...
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  hi to all who remember me!!!

  by uncle_onion in

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  it has been a long long time since i dropped by here!

  a lot has happened since i last visited here.

  my wife and i left the dubs and we were left alone despite me having a very "apostate" web site !

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  WELCOME BACK!!

  I remember you years ago ... back then I didn't post because I was still IN and Paranoid... but I DO remember you... nice to see you again... and yes.. I HAVE been to your site several times reading the letters you sent to the WT and their replies along with your personal experiences... very interesting.

  I'm happy that you got your life back on track... as I am trying to do the same with mine ... pretty similar situation by the way.

  Glad to see you again!

  Edited by - email on 8 January 2003 13:49:6
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  What Excuses Did You Make For Being A Lousy JW?

  by minimus in

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  when the elders or other "mature ones" tried to assist you, they would ask questions like, "what's wrong?

  why weren't you at the meeting?

  or service?.......what good excuses did you give, when asked these types of questions?

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  Too much work!
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  YYYYYUUUUMMMMMYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

  by ugg in

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  qiuck,,,easy and delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!

  easy snacks.

  12 ounce bag of butterscotch chips.

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  30 MINS LATER a Heart attack because of high cholesterol...

  j/k... sounds good!
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  New Here

  by Stefanie in

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  im new here.

  there is alot of stuff to read.

  its gonna take forever to catch up.

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  WELCOME Stefanie!! Great to have you here!!

  Geeee... Now I feel like 2/3 of this board are from Texas... and the rest from England!!
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  Hard work does pay off in the end :)

  by WildHorses in

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  i was just sitting here going over my finances and, if murphy's law doesn't come into play.. when i first started this cleaning service, i thought i would never get it built up, and a few times thought i would end up losing my home.

  my mom, has on a few occasions, asked me to move to mn to live with her, because she knew my situation.

  however, i was determined that i was going to make it on my own.

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  Good for you Shari!!

  As for the name... what about Shari's Clean Up Maids... no wait!!!

  Joking aside... your story is pretty inspirational... especially for those of us who also one day want to make it on our own but are so afraid to make the jump.
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  Female Subjugation

  by out4good3 in

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  i'm aware of many couples where the man, usually the breadwinner, can no longer tolerate following the wt party line anymore.

  i myself am the only breadwinner in my family and although my wife works hard to appear as the staunch jw, i never berate or hold it against her in any way as do most other men i know in similar situations.

  she knows how i feel about the wt so she almost never asks my opinion on soceity related matters.. but, what of the couples where it is the woman whose fallen away but finds herself totally dependent upon her staunch jw husband for support?.

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  I've personally seen how there are some elders that even in front of other people will give these intimidating looks to their wives because of something theyve said in a conversation or they will ALWAYS have the last word in everything and they are NEVER wrong about anything they do or say and they are always trying to belittle their wives with words and/or looks. I just cant imagine how they would be with their wives when no one else is around. And if you ask them thats the way the head of the family should be!!. One of the elders Im talking about here was the PO of the cong. I used to attend. Apparently this is even more common than I thought.

  It is so sad.
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  How do I tell my family I'm no longer a JW?

  by YellowLab in

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  this subject has bothered me for 5 years now.. eventually the day will come where i'll need to tell my folks i'm no longer a jw.

  my oldest son (who is 3) is getting to the age where he talks about everything from birthday cakes to christmas trees.

  we were able to get away with birthdays and holidays so far, but now is becoming increasingly difficult to stop him from talking about them when the family's around.. should i write a letter?

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  Don't they suspect anything by now???

  Maybe they already know and you don't know it... you know how gossip is withing the WT.

  But I will follow Aztec's suggestion. Just tell them... in the beginning you can probably use a not so direct tone so that it is not so shocking to them IF like i said they don't already know.
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  Life apart from JW's.

  by Granny Linda in

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  not sure where all this rambling i'm going to do will end up, but i'm sure there will be words reminding myself how grateful i am for recovery from religious abuse.

  some may remember i orginally came aboard sites such as this doing research for a fence-riding jw sibling.

  after years of no contact we were able to begin anew.

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  (((((((((Granny Linda))))))))

  Inspiring...

  My life is soooooo ok with out those people that being disfellowshipped in their eyes doesn't mean diddly squat shit to me this day.

  I love your attitute Keep it up!
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  Goodbye, Everyone!

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  i have spoken with a number of you already about my journey this winter, but i thought i'd share the story with all of you before i leave this thursday.

  this fall i was asked by one of the professors at my school to go with her on a mission to guatemala.

  her proposal sounded very interesting, but i didn't think i would be able to go because of my family's financial situation (my widowed mother has been paying my tuition and my brother's tuition while we both attend private institutions).

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  (((((Orbit)))))

  I hope you have a safe trip. And bring us some pictures!!