Welcome! I've been out for more than 20 years, been on this board for four years and have never met a single person in a congregation that I'd attended.
jamiebowers
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I've lurked a long time: JW's produce some of the most paranoid humans
by Unlearn ini'll keep this brief for now.. long time lurker (4 years or so).. born-in, elder, used on district level (last talk i gave before i left was the baptisimal talk), and lots of hard time put in...before i finally made the move to split.
it's a long stoy, much like many of yours...but with it's own little interesting twists.
more details in the future, perhaps.. as i said, ive lurked here for a while.. its funny: for a long time i'd only come on late at night.
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jamiebowers
I can't believe you're really a lone wolf with your sense of humor. It seems to me you're probably surounded by friends and admirers, (and I 'aint talking about field mice and frogs, neither), LOL!
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are we winners or loosers..
by myohorengekyo ini felt id walked away from this j.w thing.. for me i simply left...not a problem....hard for many here to-understand but i felt if my little world rejected me, so what!.
but that article in the independent, filled me with such anger, i raged and decided i need to be active, against this organisation.. it was wrong to simply have walked away.
....not sure what my next step will be..
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jamiebowers
But that article in the Independent, filled me with such anger, i raged and decided i need to be active, against this organisation.
It was wrong to simply have walked away. ....not sure what my next step will be.
For me, working against the organization means helping those who are ex or exiting jws in their transition into the real world. The more people who make that transition, the less people go back. It makes shunning less of a weapon for the Watchtower.
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Did You Ever Make the Pilgrimage?
by Quendi inhow many of you have ever visited one of the branch offices or world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses?
i was an active witness for nearly thirty years and was associated with the cult for more than thirty-five before finally walking away for good last year.
during all those years i never made a trip to brooklyn bethel.
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jamiebowers
I visited Bethel on a bus tour in the early 80's. I couldn't tell you about the Watchtower's printing process five minutes after the tour, because I was so struck by the sour demeanor of the workers. They all seemed so sad, stressed, and tired. One in particular was a young man who was completely bald. I noticed him right off, because he had penetrating blue eyes. I remember actually shivering, because he stared at me with such hatred. At the time I thought maybe he was self-conscoius of being bald. Now I wonder if it was because he was so unhappy in his servitude.
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Smoking
by Tired of the Hypocrisy inafter my brother passed away in september of 2010 i started smoking again.
at first i would hide the fact from my wife's dad by burning a cigar candle and making sure the ashes and butts were not in plain sight.
but as time went on i just said to eff it.
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jamiebowers
Being a long time smoker myself, I hope you can eventually kick the habit. But that being said, there are worse things you could be doing.
Congrats on not hiding who you are. It seems yur son inherited your quirky sense of humor.
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Out Here on My Own
by mamamo intonight glee had a sing off using the song out here on my own.
"sometimes i wonder ... who i am, do i fit in.
out here on my own.. always proving who we are.".
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jamiebowers
I identified with that White Snake song too. I got out at the end of '87.
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Thanks Y'all
by The Fence inbeen lurking for over a year now, "bout time i posted my story.. in 1985 i was your regular 19 yo just digging life & looking forwared to what the future had in store.
this was also when i met my first serious girlfriend.
in 1993 i moved to toronto from ottawa in order to work more.
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jamiebowers
Welcome...very interesting story!!!!!!
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Out Here on My Own
by mamamo intonight glee had a sing off using the song out here on my own.
"sometimes i wonder ... who i am, do i fit in.
out here on my own.. always proving who we are.".
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jamiebowers
I listened to that song a million times the year I left the cult.
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Do you tell people?
by MrFreeze inas an ex-jw do you tell people about your jw past?
how much detail do you go into when you tell non-jw's about the organization.
i usually only ever say anything if somebody asks about my religious affiliation or mentions jw's.
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jamiebowers
If it comes up in conversation.
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Little sis got shunned today by big sis
by nugget ini called my sister today and they said "we were shunned today.
" normally this is a bit of a non event after all how many faders get shunned on a regular basis.
i asked who it was and they said "big sis" now this is a shock.
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jamiebowers
What a shame! But both you and your little sister are better off without such a negative influence as a cult mind controlled zombie.