Posts by ex-nj-jw

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Who is the least noticed poster on this board?

by John Doe in

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Cat? what cat? I'd never pull the cat's tail

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My JW father, I bet he's dissapointed in my ass!

by dawg in

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i was just sitting here laughing, thinking about how disapointed my father must be in me... what?

for figuring out it's all crap?

that's what tortures me the most, i really didin't want to let anyone down, but damn, how long could i lie to myself?.

I know my parents are disappointed in me. It's sad because they don't even see all I've accomplished in my life, my children, my marraige, my nursing degree not to mention the volunteer work I do and the support I provide young girls and women who may not have had family support or who have had children that they are raising on their own (not financial support but emotional support and helping them to succeed and make more out of their lives so that their children can have a better life)

All they see is the fact that I'm not a JW. But I've let all that go and I don't try to prove myself to them anymore. I know I'm a good person and a much better person than I could have ever been if I were a JW. Don't beat yourself up, there comes a time when you have to be happy with who you are and not what other people want you to be.

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What's the longest you've spent without going on a computer?

by JH in

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i don't spend a day without turning on my computer.

sometimes i wonder how long i could go without turning this thing on..... it's true that i have good music downloaded and i enjoy listening to music and i love reading bad news...lol and i also love to have a peek here on jwd and chat now and then.. since the last 5 years, i guess i didn't spend a day without going on a computer.

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5 days when I went on vacation. It was HELL!!

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OK all you X-JW's in the US....are you going to vote?

by restrangled in

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you've left the jw's now its your opportunity to make a difference with your voice in the world we are living in.. are you going to vote in the next election???!!!!!!!.

r..

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Yes - You can't complain or make a difference if you don't voice your opinion by voting!

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Who is the least noticed poster on this board?

by John Doe in

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Me!

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The Silver is MINE! The Gold is MINE!

by Open mind in

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it's mine, mine, mine!!

mine i tell you!

(that would be jehovah, in case you're interested.).

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Did I ever tell you guys that once I got a beating (one of the worst beatings) for not putting the 2.00 in the contribution box? Yeah, well I wanted ice cream so I put 1.00 in the box and kept the other. One of the Elders saw me and told my parents. I don't know if they were more embarassed because they were only giving 2.00 or if it was me taking on of the measly 2.00

Sorry, back on topic now!

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YOUR DAILY JOURNAL

by compound complex in

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dear friends,.

much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.

however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.

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Hey BB - it definately takes team work. To see 89 teenagers marching, doing routines and knowing where to be and when all while playing an instrument, twirling a baton or flag and dancing is amazing. I know this experience will benefit him for the rest of his life. The only payback I ask is that when he (my children) have kids that they devote the same time, energy and patience that their father and I have. As I said before I can almost totally block out the sound of a trumpet being played very loudly while I'm trying to watch a movie, talk on the phone or just relax Imagine having two kids both practicing the trumpet every night for 7 years straight But I'd rather have them doing that then being out in the streets getting in trouble!

I'm having a crazy day I've only had 2 patients show up, it's raining and I'm starving. I overslept this morning, was late for work, got stuck in traffic and left my breakfast and lunch home and I don't have any cash on me for the snack machine. Boy I hope my day gets better

Hope everyone has a great day!

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Tell Me About Your Jehovah's Witness Mother...If You had One!

by new boy in

so since no one picked up the ball, after my thread on "your jw father".....here we go.... my mother (bless her heart) was born in kansas in 1926....her mother died in 1934, when my mother was 8 years old.

she died trying to give yourself an abortion with a coat hanger.

it was the "great depression".....she was 34 years old 4 kids and a 5th on the way...my grandfather would blow through town just long enough to "knock her up" and leave....no money....no hope.

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My mother -

I don't even know where to start. My mother (and father) became JW's prior to my birth, she pioneered, cooked for the CO always went to meetings. But she was mean, vindictive and hatefull towards me and my siblings that were not her favorite's. She had her favorite children the boys, how you play favorite's with your children is beyond me but she did it. If my father beat my brother (her favorite) I was sure to get a beating sometime that day for something by my mother. It didn't matter if I deserved it or not, she'd do it just to get back at him. The only girl that can do no wrong is my youngest sister, she is the golden child!

She would smile and be friendly while in the presence of other JW's but she was evil to the bone at home. She would demean everything my dad did or said, she couldn't stand him and she let us know it too. I can't remember her ever having something nice to say about my dad, no affection towards him at all. He would try to kiss her on the neck or hug her and she'd push him away and give him the nastiest look. She always talked bad to us about him. I really felt and still do feel sorry for him.

One last thing about my mother - when I got pregnant with my oldest son she told me that I'd never be anything more than a whore having baby after baby. I would have never had you if I knew you'd turn out to be a whore - Her exact words. Well she was wrong and that is the sweetest revenge!

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