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  COULD BE GONE FOR AWHILE!

  by Dansk in

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  dear all,.

  those of you who have posted here regularly for the past four years have helped me immensely in my recovery from watchtower and have shared with me in my journey.

  you will also know that, after winning my battle with watchtower (save for one daughter who is still stuck fast in the org and shunning the rest of us), i have been fighting an even greater battle these past three years - cancer!.

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  Good luck Dansk!!

  I hope everything goes well for you.

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  If this were true, do you think a BOE or the WTS would stoop this low?

  by R.F. in

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  a few of years ago at a circuit assembly the district overseer said that in another area that there was a 3 year old that wanted to be an unbaptized publisher.

  the boe said that he needed to know how to read, so his parents helped him fine tune his reading skills and he qualified as a publisher at the age of 4.

  4 years old!!

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  A child that is read to often will learn to read and write early. My youngest was reading on a 2nd grade level in kindergarten age 5. But would I expect him to quote the bible or be baptized or even go in field service? HELL NO!!

  He wasn't raised JW, just had a mother, father, and 2 older siblings that read to him from the time he was born!

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  If JW's message is so urgent and Armageddon is imminent..

  by PopeOfEruke in

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  then why do the walk so slow when out in field service?????????.

  honestly, i saw some dubs out witnessing yesterday and they have invented the "worlds most incredible slow walk".

  it makes a glacier look like a speeding avalanche.

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  I was famous for the "JW shuffle", when I was kid. I hated it so much!!!

  Walked slow hoping that the people in the houses would see us coming and not open the door, or to give the neighbors time to call and warn them that we were coming!!

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  Things I don't need to be reminded of about myself !

  by 5go in

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  i already knew it.. 1 : i am crazy.

  yeah i know and would get treatment but because i live in america i can't afford it.. 2 : i am stuipid.

  me not know that me thought that you smart.. 3 : i do not know what i am talking about.

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  Sounds to me like 5go was being beat up on by another poster??

  If that is the case, I know how you feel, just let it go and don't respond to that person. She/he will eventually get tired of argueing with him/herself and go onto someone else. It is very irritating, thou.

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  Things I don't need to be reminded of about myself !

  by 5go in

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  i already knew it.. 1 : i am crazy.

  yeah i know and would get treatment but because i live in america i can't afford it.. 2 : i am stuipid.

  me not know that me thought that you smart.. 3 : i do not know what i am talking about.

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  What's wrong 5go?

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  Joshua and the white man...

  by mrsjones5 in

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  did ya like the title?

  on the 4th we went to my mil's house for he famous bbq.

  as i was in the kitchen making plates for the kids my mil tells me "ain't nothing wrong with joshua.

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  You make perfect sense!! When I look at people I don't see color, it's the other people that see color that bother me!!

  What's your baby's condition, if you don't mind me asking?

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  Update on Marrying a Non-Witness

  by why??? in

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  2. relationships

  hi everyone back in may i wrote about marrying my b/f whose not a witness...the advice you all gave was very helpful...however my b/f has decided that it would be better for us to be friends for a while while i sort out what i want and he needs to do the same...i agreed with him..but its been very hard.... he says that my parents are influencing me so much,which is true.

  i want to move out and live on my own for a while after i graduate next june....so thats my plan for now.....i have a job and my school schedule all planned out..i just need to save money....i still have feelings for him but i hurt him in the past with my indecisiveness and he doesnt want to go through that again and i dont blame him...i need the space to figure myself out some more...but we still talk all the time....today he said that he just wants me to get myself together and that he'll wait for me....while he gets himself together with school and stuff,which is what i want.....so thats how it is for now...no marriage in the next year or so....i will be doing what you all said finishing school, meeting new ppl, trying to have fun(with the limited freedom my parents give me), move out and live on my own first ....then see where we stand.......

  thats all for now....bye

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  Hey there,

  I think being on your own, taking care of yourself and being independant before getting married or living with someone is very important!!

  You can do it, I know you can. Sometimes things will be tough, but that's what life is all about

  Stay in touch

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  Sad News Orangefatcat's husband died this morning.

  by orangefatcat in

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  this is one of the sadest days in my life, my beloved husband marco passed away this morning at 5:15 am.. it has been a dreadful day.

  but my dear friend was with most of the day while we went togerther to make funeral arrangements.. that was really hard on me.

  i have done nothing but cry and cry all day, i finally fell asleep a few hours ago while my friend diane was here and she let me sleep.

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  (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((OFC))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  I'm soo sorry to hear about your husband! I can't even think of words to say to you except I'm sorry!

  Take care of yourself sweetie, give yourself time to grieve and cry when you need to!! Please let me know if there is anything I can do!

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  Has anyone

  by ex-nj-jw in

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  heard from linda or trev??.

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  I hope all is well and they are just relaxing and enjoying some quiet time!!

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  they are no longer shunning me....

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  i am shunning them.. after some recent developments with my family, and resulting anxiety, i am now the one who has made it clear i want no contact with them.. i am making this clear because i can't say at this point that they are shunning me and i won't claim that anymore.. i did this for the sake of my own sanity (no comments please) and because i need to move on with life without organizational bullshit games that are designed to manipulate and isolate people.. i am not advocating this, i am not saying that this is right and good, it was what i needed to do to survive.. over the winter, i had made this decision, wrote a letter, but could never muster up the courage to do it.. today on the phone, after being told that the reason i could not have family support while hannah had been having her health issues was because they didn't want to offend jehovah, i told my mother that was why i want nothing else to do with any of them.. and that was the end of the conversation.. so..the end i guess.

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  JW's don't like to be on the receiving end of shunning! Don't be surprised if they try to keep in touch!

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