Posts by jamiebowers

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Today i miss my friends and feel negative. How did you overcome?

by Jon Preston in

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friends

today nothing feels right.

i feel like a bystander to all things.

as if im nowhere and have no forward progression.

jamiebowers

I was df'd but left a believer. Any time I faced adversity I felt as though it was a punishment. Maybe your problem with finances and insurance is causing you to feel that way too. ANd being alone in the world is very scary without friends, especially if you don't have the money to change your surroundings.

You will feel less lonely and more confident once you overcome difficulties on your own. Always remember that no matter how bad things are, they will change, and you won't be under these circumstances forever. Maybe picking up part time work will help you to save enough to move and pay for insurance. Perhaps you have a 401K you can cash in or have an income tax return coming. I don't know your financials, but there's always some way to dig yourself out.

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When a JW relative came to visit . . . .

by skeeter1 in

for those of you who are shunned, it is in disguise a blessing.

becuase when you are not shunned, jws come to visit.

it is the most tiresome hosting you will ever endure.. for the first 2 1/2 days, it was straight talk about "jehovah", the "organization", the "bible", then, "how bad these times are", "can't wait to see someone dead in the new world" .

jamiebowers

I'm just so tired. It was not an enjoyable visit. I was constantly put on edge, insulted,my JW guests made references constantly to materialism, and selfishness . . especially the last day when they were not trying to make leading conversation to preach the Good News. I think this last day was pure judgemental becuase we have a nice home. Whatever. I didn't bother to counter. I just counted down the hours til they left.

That would've been about the time to point out that they seem to enjoy the fruits of your materialism by staying in your nice home. You should reccomend a nice campground if there is another request to visit.

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Black sheep of the family-my life as an ExJW

by bsand20 in

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i was a 3rd generation jw, half the congregation i attended was made up of my entire mom's side of the family, 2 of the 3 elders were my grandpa and uncle.

my first memory of the organization was when they announced my mom's name in the meeting saying she had been reinstated....it was 1988 and i was 6 years old....i didn't understand it then, but when i asked my mom why was she crying and why did they say her name in the meeting, she said "it's because i've been good!".

so she went back and after a period of time assisting constantly, she was reinstated.

jamiebowers

Do whatever you have to do to let go of your anger, whether that be counseling or just posting here on JWN. Hopefully you are NOT allowing your mother access to your kids now that she's shunning you. Let her live with her decision.

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My son has made his decision

by CaptainSchmideo in

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friends

this is the followup to this thread:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/276119/1/well-its-march-and-the-college-answers-are-coming-in#.uyjdu_ldv2e.

the financial aid offer came in.. the first year of attending is actually cheaper than what we were going to pay at the state university after their scholarship offer.. i mean, really cheaper.. we would be fools to turn it down.. they are even flying him in for the preview week.. .

jamiebowers

Congrats! There are lots of ex-jws in the Boston area. Maybe you could do a meet-up when you're there visiting your son.

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I'm not trying to brag, but being an EXJW is awesome!!! Status Update-

by Coffee House Girl in

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hello jwn!

i don't get to check in here or comment as often as i would like because i have been working so hard at school...but i just have to share my news in hopes that newbees can see that taking the leap to enroll in higher education is worth it-.

i am graduating this spring with a bachelor degree in art history, minor anthropology...many people (including nonjw's have given me flack for choosing a "dead end" career path) but since leaving the watchtower organization's group-think mentality and "leaning on my own understanding" instead... i decided to say fuck everyone else's opinion...i am going to pursue my passion to work in a museum as a curator or archivist-.

jamiebowers

Congrats, and even though you're not bragging, you certainly have a right to!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I did it !!!!

by snare&racket in

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friends

7 years ago i started on a path i had long ago given up on as impossible.

i met with my elders and told them i could not justify carrying on as a jw.

i went and got my high school qualifications and my higher education diploma (a levels with distinction) in just 12 months.

jamiebowers

Congrats and good luck with your new career!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I need some urgent advice, please!!

by alonein321 in

jw
friends

here's my story.

i'm 24 years old and i live in brazil.

i'm a 3rd gen born-in jw and all close relatives in the borg (parents, grandparents, uncles, wife, inlaws) except my little sister (she's 16 and didnt buy jw doctrine).

jamiebowers

If she is willing to leave your marriage over a religion that she doesn't even understand, I say let her go. You are young and have plenty of time to find a real life partner. Count yourself lucky that you have no children, (at least I hope not). If you want to try to convince her a little longer, try apealing to her non-cult personality and not doctrine. Help her to develop her interests ouside of the Watch Tower cult. Just make sure you don't get her pregnant in the meantime.

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Hello from Still Totally ADD glad to be back

by Still Totally ADD in

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friends

it's been 6 months now since my old computer died.

a good friend of our's had a spare computer her husband never used so she asked me if i would like to have it.

after cleaning it up inside and out i found out i could not remember my password and the e-mail i gave them i no longer use.

jamiebowers

Glad to hear from you again. It sounds like you and the Mrs. have decided to stop waiting for the "new system" and make your own paradise earth, LOL! Sorry to hear about your kitty, your mom, and the fact that your kids don't speak to you. At least you're living life on your terms.

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LDS, Catholics, Baptists, and Lutheran churches file amicus brief to support Traditional marriage

by designs in

www.4utah.com.

you wonder if the society will join in support of traditional marriage and efforts to overturn same sex marriage..

jamiebowers

The only time the Watch Tower files an amicus brief is when it involves their Almighty God, Money. The Jimmy Swaggart case involved sales tax of religious items and literature that were sold. The Hare Krishna case involved the marketing AKA: witnessing.

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Dylan Farrow on her abuse

by sammielee24 in

i recall when woody allen split and married his adopted daughter and this originally came out - dylan farrow put this out for everyone to see after allen won his latest award - some people have never believed her story - swife.

february 1, 2014, 3:04 pm.

an open letter from dylan farrowby dylan farrow frances silver dylan farrow.

jamiebowers

Shirley W, please see LisaRose's post. Allen and Farrow were never married, nor did they live together. The article also says that Allen never spent a single night in Farrow's apartment. I think it's weird that Allen had an affair with his girlfriend's adopted daughter, but there is no point in having the facts misrepresented...Allen, Farrow, and Previn never lived in the same household together.