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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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  jamiebowers

  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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  jamiebowers

  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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  jamiebowers

  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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  jamiebowers

  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?
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  Calling all "Mentally Diseased" Apostates!!

  by serenitynow! in

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  lol!.

  next sunday is the wt discussion of the infamous july 15th study article "will you heed jehovah's clear warnings?".

  i am pretty curious to see how the congregation comments on the material.

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  jamiebowers

  Serenity, did you read the statement that Graham Huff is using this Sunday? He posted it on Facebook.
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  Im disfellowshipped

  by newcomer1982 in

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  think it was announced yesterday that im disfellowshipped.

  will these feelings of guilt and panic ever go away?

  my head is so messed up.

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  jamiebowers

  Did you kill someone? Did you steal something? Did you physically hurt someone? Did you cheat on your spouse?

  Even if you did, that's between you and the law and/or God. And parents are supposed to stand with their kids in times of trouble. What could your son do to make you turn against him? Think about it.
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  My family just found out my grandfather died...6 months ago!

  by noni1974 in

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  yeah thatnks jw step grandmother bitch.

  i can't believe that she would not call her step sons and let them know their father had passed away.

  my father is a jw also and my little sister sees this woman at assemblies and she didn't bother to call anyone.

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  jamiebowers

  Your step-grandmother makes the perfect jw....a master manipulator. She is in the same category as the child abusers and wife beaters that run amok in the organization.
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  Elder Involvement — Graphic … pages 9-10

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  elder involvement graphic ... pages 9-10. .

  today i added to my blog pages 9-10 of the 13-page submission by a doctor of psychology that is a watchtower appointed elder.

  he had ideas about elder involvement with jehovahs witnesses suffering mental illness, and particularly victims of child abuse, and thought it best to share these with watchtower.

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  jamiebowers

  The more I read these documents, the more I realize just how evil the Watchtower Society is. The gb had quality advice/information from one of their own, yet they chose to not only ignore it, but go against it.
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  Our first apostafest was a great success

  by TotallyADD in

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  mrs. reopened mind and i still have big smiles on our face over the fun time we had with our new found friends.

  outatlast who had to drive the farthest arrived first followed by mrfreeze and later on paulnotsaul and his family arrived.

  we talked, we laughed, had moments of reflections and some new revelations on things.

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  jamiebowers

  I'm sorry we missed it. My brother and I talked on the phone about the meet-up whukebhe was driving from your house to mine, and we continued until the wee hours of the morning once he arrived here.

  I've been doing some research and will message your Mrs. on Facebook tomorrow.

  Edited to add: my brother is a great guy! I'm so glad to have him back.
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  Reaching a Significant Milestone

  by Quendi in

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  hello friends,.

  sunday, 4 september 2011 will go down as an important day in my spiritual journey.

  i had an extraordinary experience today that i feel compelled to share with all of you.

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  jamiebowers

  Glad to hear it!