What a lovely story! I'm so glad things worked out for your family. It really was a good idea for you and your wife to "marry in the truth", LOL!
jamiebowers
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A happy life for a gay ex-JW
by Steve_C ini'm not sure if this is the correct place to put this, but here goes.. i've posted a few times before about different subjects.
in some of those posts ive mentioned that im gay, and in others ive referred to my wife and kids.
i thought id share a bit more information to any who were curious about this.
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What to do? What to talk about?
by whathehadas ini've met a girl online and she gave me her number.
i got my nerves up to call her and we talk for about 30 minutes.
she ended by telling me i could call her anytime.
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jamiebowers
People love to talk about themselves and their interests. Without getting too personal, ask about her hobbies, plans for the future as far as profession, travel, other interests, etc. You could also describe your hobbies and interests to see if you two jive. Maybe you can wrangle a date out of the conversation.
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Expert witness needed in Colorado
by Desperatelilone inis there any former jw that would talk to me about the social aspects and how they seperate you from society?
i have a young son who's father is fighting for joint custody.
any help would be appreciated..
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jamiebowers
Brenda Lee lives in Colorado, an she may be able to help you. Her website is: http://www.outofthecocoon.net/
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Dad says hes cutting lines of communication
by 2tone ini'm really pissed.
i havent attended the kingdom hall in several months.
my dad says hes going to stop talking to me.
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jamiebowers
If you don't have a close circle of friends outside of the Watch Tower, start making friends now. You'll need them. Remember that you can only control your actions, but if you're not doing anything that you can be df'd for, (or at least caught at it), your mom and brother have no basis to shun you. I'd let them know that if I was you.
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WTBS and reporting child abuse
by QueenWitch inwtbs says to contact their legal dept if suspected child abuse is suspected.
in md, you are a mandatory reporter if a health worker, educator, human service worker, or police officer.
so what if you are a mandatory reporter and a jw, what then?
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jamiebowers
The elders and WTBTS is NOT covered by clergy-penitent privilege (as has been reaffirmed by several circuits) because the elders write down and share information with HQ. Since the penitent has no expectation of privacy inside the religion such communication is not covered/protected by the law.
That is exactly what was decided during Gilbert Simental's criminal trial in California a few years ago.
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The "cause" of homosexuality (From JWtalk) LOL
by yourmomma inif any of you can read jwtalk check out this thread for a good laugh: http://www.jwtalk.net/forum/read.php?10,118252.
for me the best "cause" was soy, yes soy apparantly turns people into homosexuals, lmao!.
what would really be funny is if someone who has an account could post some more insane stuff like that, like "playing with smurfs or my little pony causes homosexuality" or "eating too many cheese curls".lol.
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jamiebowers
I guess its just me, but I didnt find this comment to be "balanced" at all:
" They have the same emotions, likes, dislikes, etc... that adulterers and fornicators have. To treat a homosexual any differently than a heterosexual adulterer or anyone that sleeps around is stupid, illogical and unscriptural. "
now, im not gay, so if a gay person is ok with that comment, then i will concede to that.
Yourmomma, I agree with you. Adulterers and fornicators can stop their sexual behaviors, whereas most gay people cannot. Adulterers and fornicators don't have to resign themselves to celibacy or having relations with partners to whom they are not attracted. But that's the fate that homosexuals have in Watch Tower world. Also the whole "sin" thing just freaks me out. If I remember correctly, the OT calls homosexulity an abomination just as it does a woman having her menstrual cycle or kids disrespecting heir parents. Funny how that works out in modern times.
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Move to Australia NSW in 8 weeks !
by Hairyhegoat inwell after 3 crap jobs here in the uk i have secured 2 job offers in 2 days from australia !
one in queensland and the other in nsw hunter valley.. wage is better in nsw and relocation cost's/flights covered etc.. will be on 100k aud as a senior radio engineer for the state emergency service radio upgrade by motorola tetra/p25 for the fire and rescue service.. .
i have been working on this for over 12 months as some of you know, we have a 457 visa sposored by the employer and will be able to get pr after 2 years.
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jamiebowers
Congrats and good luck! I'd never be brave enough to move to another country, unless it was Canada, which is only four hours from where I now live in the US.
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GREAT WEEKEND........
by justmom inwith family and lil cousins.
i enjoy them.
there is so much family on my husbands side.
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jamiebowers
Glad to hear it. The only problems on my jw mom's side of the family is jwism. It's so sad.
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jamiebowers
Welcome to JWN...glad to read your story. Is the husband that you're divorcing the abusive one?
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Introducing Mrs Cedars...
by cedars ini just thought you should know that mrs cedars has finally taken the plunge and joined the forum.
she was able to log on for the first time yesterday.. though we both "awakened" at different stages, mrs cedars was very supportive and non-judgmental when i first began exploring my beliefs from a critical standpoint.
she is currently in the process of reading crisis of conscience and aquainting herself with some of the facts of witness history that were hitherto unknown.
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jamiebowers
Welcome...it's so nice to see a couple getting out together! And I've bee looking for some new recipies...tired of making the same things over and over again for dinner.