Posts by jamiebowers

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WTS meet Penn State, Penn State meet WTS

by iamwhoiam in

if child abuse affects football...its on the news.... http://abcnews.go.com/us/penn-state-scandal-paterno-speak-tomorrow/story?id=14894985.

jamiebowers

I was thinking the exact same thing as the title of this thread when I read the article about Penn State this morning. What a crying shame this whole situation is!

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Has anyone here actually convinced someone out of the truth here?

by bottleofwater in

i'm talking about even people in their own congregation, or even a simple comment at the meeting that shut people up..

jamiebowers

A poster here who goes by Tuesday here and Tim Kilgore on Youtube says he's helped over 400 people ut of the borg wih his videos. I believe him.

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hiya and... i do not really know where to begin... currently a jw... slightly starting to fade... got a girlfriend baptised... i am baptised also... my head is a mess... i do not know what to believe anymore... never really fully trusted elders as it comes to 'leading the flock'... got burned a few times with their ... decisions etc.

read a few articles in here about their alleged false beliefs... do not really know what to do... wondered if any of you felt like that at any point... when something that you trusted and followed most of your life... does not seem to be what you thought it was... .

jamiebowers

You poor, sweet thing! Just about everyone here has stood where you now stand. Don't feel alone, because you're not. I read somewhere that it's estimated that there are more exjws than there are jws. Listen to all of the good advice here about keeping your mouth shut while you research. If it gets to be too much, you may want to see a counselor and start making friends on the outside, if you haven't already. You have made a good start by joing JWN. You will find a wealth of information, online friends, and maybe even friends in real life.

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transitional progress

by chickpea in

stopping in quickly to update re: the progress.

my transgender son is making in his journey.... this month he finally cleared all the requirements.

to begin hormone replacement therapy and now.

jamiebowers

...he has waited nearly
3 years for this and endured myriad circumstances
that would have brought me to my knees...

That just goes to show how important the transition is to him and others like him. I can't imagine what it's like to go through so much just to be yourself. Good luck to both of you.

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JWs and the General Public: A Tragi-Comic Paradox

by Room 215 in

jw
friends

it's bizarre to me for a religion as public as they are, and as obstensibly devoted to delivering the one and only message for the ages, with their tireless pounding on the public's doors, that they are remarkably averse to delivering their message openly -- on the air and in a public forum.. i suspect they know most of their core beliefs are indefensible, and downright cartoonish in their unwillingness to come to terms with unassailable facts of sicence and history relating to evolution, the age of the earth, the flood etc.

and know they would be laughed off the stage at any public airing.

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jamiebowers

Don't forget that the door to door "ministry" is busy work for the sheep. It keeps them out of trouble by not giving them a lot of time to think, educate themselves, and partake in recreation.

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Kids in hospital, JW family still shuns.

by mamalove in

jw
friends

it was an awful weekend both of my kids were in the hospital with pneumonia.

one had to stay the night and the other was treated in the er.

it was extremely stressful and worrisome to say the least.

jamiebowers

Last year, my granddaughter, Allison was in the hospital with pnemonia. She is the absolute favorite of mine and my husband, (shush, don't tell anyone else, LOL!). Her mother had two other kids at home who were ill, so everyone was generally miserable. I also had a terrible cold. And even though I wanted to be of help to the whole family as well as visit my precious girl in the hospital, I couldn't for fear of making her and her sisters even sicker. It broke my heart, but there was nothing I could do.

Try to picture your jw mom and sister as being in the same situation. They are mentally ill with brainwashing, and there's nothing they can do. It makes it more difficult for you, but yur kids are definitely better off not being exposed to them.

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Hello - new

by freshstart in

jw
friends

hi, just wanted to introduce myself.

born-in, as was my husband.

we were both baptized as teens, married when we were teens (he was early 20s) and we were both the "perfect" witnesses.

jamiebowers

Welcome to JWN! The older your son gets, the more you'll realize how abusive it is to raise children as jws. Good for you for getting out.

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Anyone been watching American Horror Story or Walking Dead?

by EntirelyPossible in

anyone been watching that or the walking dead?

both shows, in my opinion, are outstanding.. thoughts, likes, dislikes?.

jamiebowers

I'm going to try to catch up on all episodes of both on Netflix and On Demand asap.

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Hilarious! (At Least I Think So...)

by EmptyInside in

okay,my mother told me,boy did i have an experience today,meaning field service experience.

and before you start the eye rolling,you got to read this one.. my mother and anther sister went on my mother's return visit.

a young man opens the door and just leaves it open.

jamiebowers

That's funny! What are you going to do if your mom now wants to score some reefer. LOL?!

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Holy crap! Sign-language video

by lilbluekitty in

this may not be new to some of you but look at this sign-language video done by the society on learn from the great teacher.. not sure if it will show up:.

if that doesn't work here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=booarcubyiy.

jamiebowers

I didn't mean to insult the deaf community, but I still think that presentation was creepy if it was geared toward children.