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  Do you ever miss it? Ever?

  by AK - Jeff in

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  2. experiences

  for me - rarely would be the correct word.

  i don't miss the indoctrination.

  i don't miss the wasted time in service.

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  Recurring nightmares of getting busted by elders, anyone???

  by Hermano in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the last week or so, i've had recurring dreams of elders coming after either me or my wife (who is still a believer).

  for example, i dreamt elders were accusing us of being apostates and were demanding a meeting with us.

  they were citing lack of regular meeting attendance as the reason for their suspicions.

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  Slow, very slow.

  by Blueblades in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  slow, very slow, any day now.

  my computer works very well on all other sites.

  when i come to this jwd forum, it takes a long time, very slow for the pages to come up.. is this happening to anyone else?

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  That evil feeling of satisfaction.........................

  by Warlock in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i knew a brother who was an ms. his father was an elder in a neighboring congregation, a "rich" congregation.

  his chest was always puffing out because of this.

  of course, he would only engage in conversation with those who were also of "the privileged class".

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  Of Pedophelia and False Positives

  by inkling in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ok, something has been bugging me recently, so please forgive meas i play devil's advocate for a moment.

  child abuse of any type is horrific, and when it is sexual innature it can cause unimaginably cruel and life-long damage.i think we can all agree on that.

  however, in the past irreparable damage to people's lives havealso been caused by accusations of child abuse that turnedout to be baseless... families are torn apart, trust is shredded, reputations ruined, all because a child misunderstood something, or fabricated a story to get attention, or was pressured by paranoid and possibly abused adults into remembering things that never happened.

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  OMG - I did it - I told my Mom and Dad how I feel...

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom and dad came round today and we ended up at the local mall with my hubby and kids having lunch.

  after lunch my hubby went home with the kids and i stayed on with my folks to do some shopping.

  as we were driving home, i pointed out my son's new school, and we were discussing the merits of private vs. public schools etc, and mom says "i just hope that by the time the kids get to highschool that the end has come, and you and the family are in the truth".. i mumbled something about having my doubts.

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  Life Cereal

  by jamiebowers in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone remember the ban on life cereal, because it was supposed to contain blood?

  i've ben disfellowshipped for more than 20 years, so it's been quite a while since i heard this.

  did anyone hear this?

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  Are JWs allowed to go to wedding of disfellowshiped child?

  by freetosee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since i've been out for so long i would like to ask if there has been any change regarding the association with disfellowshiped.

  can active jws go to the wedding of their df'd sons or daughters?

  any policy change?.

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  WT Comments (2/11 FIRST "STUDY EDITION") FEATURING MARY

  by V in

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  will i ever be able to move on (my daughter was abused)

  by looloo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i feel real down at the moment at the injustice of it all , i know the world is full of injustice but it just makes me so mad , did anyone on here move on after their child was abused and if so how did you do it ?

  i feel i cant move on till she has but at the moment that seems a long way off , bulimia and flashbacks seem to rule her life , the local congregation are not allowed to discuss it with me , even fellow victims mothers , probably because im worldly .

  i have wrote a strongley worded letter to the elders regarding the fact that had they reported the local min servant perv to the police years ago my child would not be like this , and that i reported him to the police to protect other peoples children so why didnt they?

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