Posts by jamiebowers

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I'm coming out...

by loosie in

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of anonymous status.

my friends are out so i am ready to reveal who i am inacase anyone here knows me, you can pm me.

my name is luci spencer or you may have known me by luci davenport.

jamiebowers

The biggest perk of being df'd is freedom.

I saw Braveheart - back in the 90's - (I have a great story if the Troops on the Board are intersted) - in Ireland the weekend it came out.

Oh, do tell!

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Katherine Jackson missing, says Huffingpost Post

by ShirleyW in

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the story sound very bizarre, paris tweeted that she hasn't heard from her in a week, i thought she was living in the same house with her anyway?

then article goes on the say that last time she was heard from she was rebbie so i have a feeling that they're all at the district assembly somewhere !.

article goes on to say that paris' tweets were deleted.

jamiebowers

http://www.people.com/people/tablet/article/0,,20613913,00.html

Added: I couldn't get the article to come up.

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over the years on jwn i have often found myself hunting through posts of newcomers, hoping against hope i suppose, that the newbie would be one of my former friends in the local congregation down the street.. i just find it hard to imagine that not a soul among these people has taken the courage to investigate their religion and leave like my wife and i have done.. as the local 'active apostate', i also supposed that at any moment some of the 'brothers' would come covertly to my home, knock and say something like " i am out - please let's talk about it, why i left, why you left.

but, none of the above has ever happened.

i did come across a local former jw here, from another congregation, and we have become good friends over the past few years.

jamiebowers

Actually, I just remembered a few more posters who know jws that I used to know.

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Open About My JW Past/Present

by EmptyInside in

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i think it's hard to share with new people in life,being raised a witness.

i never know when and if to bring it up.

now,just acquaintances,i don't usually talk about it.. but,with people,especially someone i may consider being in a relationship with,it's difficult to know the right time.

jamiebowers

Knowing the funny, intelligent sweet young woman that you are, despite being raised in a cult, I don't think you have to worry about your jw past. If, by chance, it's a turn off for some guy, he isn't worth your tme and attention anyway.

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Conti Trial Transcripts and Court Documents of Attorney Zalkin's cases of 5 victims WT settled out-of-court, San Diego, all available to download using MediaFire

by AndersonsInfo in

the conti trial transcripts have been uploaded using mediafire.. .

conti trial transcript: http://www.mediafire.com/?oj940x48xuuaa.

the public domain court documents for the 5 victims wt settled out-of-court case in may-june 2012, attorney irwin zalkin, san diego, calif., have been uploaded using mediafire:.

jamiebowers

Thanks!

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Who else, besides me?

by AK - Jeff in

over the years on jwn i have often found myself hunting through posts of newcomers, hoping against hope i suppose, that the newbie would be one of my former friends in the local congregation down the street.. i just find it hard to imagine that not a soul among these people has taken the courage to investigate their religion and leave like my wife and i have done.. as the local 'active apostate', i also supposed that at any moment some of the 'brothers' would come covertly to my home, knock and say something like " i am out - please let's talk about it, why i left, why you left.

but, none of the above has ever happened.

i did come across a local former jw here, from another congregation, and we have become good friends over the past few years.

jamiebowers

There's a JWN poster who knows some of the jws I used to know years ago. And there's one JWN poster whose parents I knew many years ago. But best of all, my baby brother used to post here, but I introduced him to this site after he left the cult. I waited 18 years for that!

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New here

by konceptual99 in

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i am new here, been lurking for a while but felt compeled to join as i would like to comment on more and more of the topics i come across.

by way of an introduction here is some info about me.. i am an active jw, married with a family, living in the uk.

i serve as a ms and have done for many years.

jamiebowers

I just want to say Welcome! Things may seem impossible now, but as you learn more about the truth about the "truth" and how to get through to your wife and kids, freedom won't seem so impossible.

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Ex-JW Teens Get Screwed Out of College

by dontplaceliterature in

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my kid sister is dfd and can't get federal aid because she is still considered a dependant.

she lives alone, has no job at the moment, and has no friends.

my folks won't give her a dime for college, so she's basically screwed.

jamiebowers

My non-jw cousin is a high muckety muck with a major university in the US, and she says there is a way for students like your sister to be declared financially independent from parents. Your sister and others like her have to contact the financial aid office at the college of her choice and get the ball rolling. Also, I've never heard of having to put a down payment on student loans. She could also check out AmeriCorps in her area. Members receive a cash stipend for working in a program, get health insurance, and at the end of every year get a cash bonus or credits to pay tuition and/or student loans.

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