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  Rick Fearon has been totally exposed!

  by Iamallcool in

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  why would he post a pic of byron brown, the mayor of buffalo, ny in this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/215638/1/former-jw-money-counter-at-district-conventions-tells-all .

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  http://www.buffalospreemagazine.com/archives/2006_04/0406byronbrown.html.

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  Now go to the other thread and right click on the pick. When the window opens choose properties. You will see that the pic is identified as Byron Brown loaded from photobucket.com

  Thanks NC!
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  New Movie about JW's

  by grewupjw1969 in

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  there is a indie film in production about growing up as a jw.

  i hope it makes it.

  i don't know how to make it clickable.

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  jamiebowers

  www.hereliesthetruth.com
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  Rick Fearon has been totally exposed!

  by Iamallcool in

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  why would he post a pic of byron brown, the mayor of buffalo, ny in this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/215638/1/former-jw-money-counter-at-district-conventions-tells-all .

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  http://www.buffalospreemagazine.com/archives/2006_04/0406byronbrown.html.

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  Can someone post both photos side by side?
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  Please. One At A Time. But I Have Found The Answer... ;)

  by headisspinning in

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  life is short and i regret the years i have wasted.

  i feel like crying over the damage i have caused my kids by raising them in a cult.

  but i really honestly believed all of it.

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  If your older kids are like most who were raised in the organization, they will leave in their own time. You have an opportunity to let them see normal life by how you treat your baby while explaining to them that you did the best with what you knew at the time when they were younger.

  I love the idea of family get togethers and traditions, but the idea of Santa Claus or birthday candles or trick-or-treating is still really not appealing to me... is there a way to find a middle ground and kind of be trend setters in this regard?

  You know what? Waiting in endless lines with my younger sisters so they could sit on Santa's lap or take a picture with the Easter Bunny wasn't ecstatic for me. And all of the planning, shopping, and cooking for my stepkids' birthdays and other holidays wasn't always what I wanted to be doing at the time. Even now, sitting out in Ohio's chilly and sometimes rainy weather for hours to give candy to 500 trick-or-treaters isn't a thrill a minute for me either. But when you see the faces of the kids for whom you are knocking yourself out, it makes it all worth it!

  As the years pass while you're creating your own traditions, you will realize that it is necessary to take the time to celebrate. Life goes by so quickly, and it's easy to forget the magic that children want and need. That's what holidays are for...to stop you in your tracks and realize that something special needs to be done on certain days. You may not realize how important they are until your baby is grown. That's what happened to me once after our kids were grown. I was more debilitated tha usual with a new ailment, so I announced that I wouldn't be baking or decorating for Christmas.

  My step-daughter, who had a child of her own, came apart at the seams. "No Neiman Marcus cookies, pumpkin roll, and pineapple crush cake? No big tree with the 1,000 ornaments? No angel and Santa Claus collections set out in the living room?", she cried. Well, that year my dear girl did most of the work under my direction, because she couldn't imagine Christmas being anythng less for her child than it was for her.

  As far as religion is concerned, don't play up that aspect of it if it makes you uncomfortable. Many people don't.

  FHN, I loved "Anne of Green Gables" and remember that episode well!
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  1-year anniversary on this forum

  by Alfred in

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  wow!!!

  i've just noticed that i've been on this forum for a whole year... it's incredible how time flys after escaping the wt's control.... i don't really know what to say at a time like this... except that i have grown to appreciate all kinds of people and i have healed completely thanks to many of you on this forum (like dog patch, barbara, jw facts, terry, marvin shilmer, sizemik, mad sweeney, doug mason and many others that have escaped my memory).... and how can i forget to thank outlaw and punkofnice for adding their humor to it all.... anyway, thanks everyone... i'm a much better person today because of you and i appreciate it very much....

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  Happy Anniversary!
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  Stressful Session with Uber-Zealous Parents--The Mermaid needs a hug!

  by Cadellin in

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  okay, for those of you who don't know, i was raised jw by really great though uber-zealous parents.

  i'm now an adult and have been inactive for about two years due a bunch of reasons, the primary one (or at least the one that got the ball rolling) being the pathological intellectual dishonesty of the wt in how it handles secular quotes and citations.

  anyway, my parents are aware of all that and have left the issue alone for about the last year.

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  Hugs and kisses! It's amazing how prents can make us feel like nruly children all over again. The next time, politely refuse to discuss anything Watchtower and change the subject.
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  Amber Alerts???

  by KingDavidwasframed in

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  http://tommygunzrlz.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/amber-alert/.

  why can't we have aa's for our kids?.

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  I am so sorry and hardly know what to say. I would imagine that's the reason no one else has commented on this thread. Your situation is so incredibly painful and just as unfair. It may take years, but there's still hope for your kids. Don't forget that two-thirds of kids leave the organization. If I were you, I would send all three kids monthly messages about how much you love and miss them and that you'll always be there for them. Stay upbeat, and let them know what's going on in your life.

  Is there any way to have the court order counseling or mediation for you and your kids? This is just a terrible situation.
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  My Father passed away during the night

  by jwfacts in

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  dad was a great man, great, despite the religion.

  he was powerful, tall and intelligent, yet humble and kind.

  he was an introvert, and a circuit overseer.

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  I'm days behind in my JWN reading ad just found this thread. I'm so sorry for your loss. You've done so much to educate people on the truth about the "truth". I hope the love you feel from all of us here on JWN helps you through your grief.
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  Well I have a choice to make

  by Igot2bme in

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  the elders came today without any notice and visited with me.

  they told me that my mother in law said i didn't want to have anything to do with the witnesses anymore.

  i said yes i did say that and then i laid it all out for them why i felt that jehovah god wasn't with them.

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  I'm shocked they gave you a choice. In December 1988 I was given two choices: remain in an abusive marriage or divorce and stalk the man who was threatening to kill me in order to prove adultery on his part. Still a true believer, I told the elders I couldn't do either one and offered to da. Their response was, "Don't bother. We'll df you instead."

  Apparently they jumped the gun, because a few months later my mom and step-father arrived unannounced and uninvited, (just as the elders had), and asked me if my ex was free to remarry. In that moment I knew that there was no getting this guy out of my life, so I said that he was free. I didn't remember that conversation until recently and went for more than 20 years having no idea why I'd been df'd. But I didn't care then, and I don't care now. This is a vile corporation that will stop at nothing to get blind obedience, regardless of the cost. Anyone not willing to gve that is cut off.
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  How many of us check the obits for JW relatives' names?

  by Scully in

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  i have jw relatives who are getting on in years.

  the relationship is very strained - very little communication, and frankly i'm getting exasperated being the only one making any effort to maintain it.. several years ago, when a non-jw relative passed away, it took several days before the custodian of the information (a jw) decided to send me an email to inform me - you read that correctly - i was informed, not over the phone, but via email.

  a couple of years go by, and in the meantime, a jw sibling has a baby, and again i learn that i was left uninformed about the pregnancy and the birth until well after the fact.

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  I've Googled the obits for my step-father, because I'm not sure if my jw mom will tell her "worldly" sister when he dies. However, I'm certain my "worldly" aunt would be contacted by her other sibings and then would call me if my mom died. A few months back she called to let me know that my mom was in the hospital. Upon contacting my jw mom, she refused to tell me her diagnosis and said I would have to "hear it through the grapevine".

  But I guess it really doesn't matter, because my mom has been a stranger to me for almost 23 years. All because I had to free myself from a jw husband who was physically abusing and threatening to kill me. It boggles the mind, doesn't it?