I don't then have to believe, just acknowledge the facts.
Thanks Wobble..that pretty much sums it up for me.
jamiebowers
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Poll: What do you believe now?
by Lunatic Faith ini have been noticing we ex-jw's are very different in our choices of beliefs once we leave the wts.
some choose christianity, others flee christianity.
some find they can't beieve in anything any more.
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Have Attended a Small community Church
by Reopened Mind intotallyadd and i have been attending a small nondenominational community church.
it happens to be the same church that i attended as a small child.
as some of you may remember totallyadd was raised in the organization so this was his first experience going to church.
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jamiebowers
What a perfect way to create a new community for yourselves! Good for you guys! I'm glad to hear it.
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IT BOILS ME!! (Venting)
by pubtruth inwell my uncle just called me and told me he was visiting tomorrow, asking about family and such.
good, no objection to that.
he asked to put mom on the phone, so i did.
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jamiebowers
Living the way you're living isn't healthy. Go to school, get a skill, get a job, and move out on your own. Fnd out how your cousin made it on her own. After you're away from your mom, you'll feel empathy for her sad condition.
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IT BOILS ME!! (Venting)
by pubtruth inwell my uncle just called me and told me he was visiting tomorrow, asking about family and such.
good, no objection to that.
he asked to put mom on the phone, so i did.
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jamiebowers
Living the way you're living isn't healthy. Go to school, get a skill, get a job, and move out on your own. Fnd out how your cousin made it on her own. After you're away from your mom, you'll feel empathy for her sad condition.
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Rick Fearon has been totally exposed!
by Iamallcool inwhy would he post a pic of byron brown, the mayor of buffalo, ny in this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/215638/1/former-jw-money-counter-at-district-conventions-tells-all .
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http://www.buffalospreemagazine.com/archives/2006_04/0406byronbrown.html.
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jamiebowers
Now go to the other thread and right click on the pick. When the window opens choose properties. You will see that the pic is identified as Byron Brown loaded from photobucket.com
Thanks NC!
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New Movie about JW's
by grewupjw1969 inthere is a indie film in production about growing up as a jw.
i hope it makes it.
i don't know how to make it clickable.
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Rick Fearon has been totally exposed!
by Iamallcool inwhy would he post a pic of byron brown, the mayor of buffalo, ny in this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/215638/1/former-jw-money-counter-at-district-conventions-tells-all .
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http://www.buffalospreemagazine.com/archives/2006_04/0406byronbrown.html.
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jamiebowers
Can someone post both photos side by side?
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Please. One At A Time. But I Have Found The Answer... ;)
by headisspinning inlife is short and i regret the years i have wasted.
i feel like crying over the damage i have caused my kids by raising them in a cult.
but i really honestly believed all of it.
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jamiebowers
If your older kids are like most who were raised in the organization, they will leave in their own time. You have an opportunity to let them see normal life by how you treat your baby while explaining to them that you did the best with what you knew at the time when they were younger.
I love the idea of family get togethers and traditions, but the idea of Santa Claus or birthday candles or trick-or-treating is still really not appealing to me... is there a way to find a middle ground and kind of be trend setters in this regard?
You know what? Waiting in endless lines with my younger sisters so they could sit on Santa's lap or take a picture with the Easter Bunny wasn't ecstatic for me. And all of the planning, shopping, and cooking for my stepkids' birthdays and other holidays wasn't always what I wanted to be doing at the time. Even now, sitting out in Ohio's chilly and sometimes rainy weather for hours to give candy to 500 trick-or-treaters isn't a thrill a minute for me either. But when you see the faces of the kids for whom you are knocking yourself out, it makes it all worth it!
As the years pass while you're creating your own traditions, you will realize that it is necessary to take the time to celebrate. Life goes by so quickly, and it's easy to forget the magic that children want and need. That's what holidays are for...to stop you in your tracks and realize that something special needs to be done on certain days. You may not realize how important they are until your baby is grown. That's what happened to me once after our kids were grown. I was more debilitated tha usual with a new ailment, so I announced that I wouldn't be baking or decorating for Christmas.
My step-daughter, who had a child of her own, came apart at the seams. "No Neiman Marcus cookies, pumpkin roll, and pineapple crush cake? No big tree with the 1,000 ornaments? No angel and Santa Claus collections set out in the living room?", she cried. Well, that year my dear girl did most of the work under my direction, because she couldn't imagine Christmas being anythng less for her child than it was for her.
As far as religion is concerned, don't play up that aspect of it if it makes you uncomfortable. Many people don't.
FHN, I loved "Anne of Green Gables" and remember that episode well!
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1-year anniversary on this forum
by Alfred inwow!!!
i've just noticed that i've been on this forum for a whole year... it's incredible how time flys after escaping the wt's control.... i don't really know what to say at a time like this... except that i have grown to appreciate all kinds of people and i have healed completely thanks to many of you on this forum (like dog patch, barbara, jw facts, terry, marvin shilmer, sizemik, mad sweeney, doug mason and many others that have escaped my memory).... and how can i forget to thank outlaw and punkofnice for adding their humor to it all.... anyway, thanks everyone... i'm a much better person today because of you and i appreciate it very much....
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jamiebowers
Happy Anniversary!
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Stressful Session with Uber-Zealous Parents--The Mermaid needs a hug!
by Cadellin inokay, for those of you who don't know, i was raised jw by really great though uber-zealous parents.
i'm now an adult and have been inactive for about two years due a bunch of reasons, the primary one (or at least the one that got the ball rolling) being the pathological intellectual dishonesty of the wt in how it handles secular quotes and citations.
anyway, my parents are aware of all that and have left the issue alone for about the last year.
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jamiebowers
Hugs and kisses! It's amazing how prents can make us feel like nruly children all over again. The next time, politely refuse to discuss anything Watchtower and change the subject.