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  Hi! from a newby

  by Blithe Freshman in

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  a quick hello!, been lurking since september.. a big thank you for all i've read.. it's helped me put the fun back into dysfunction!.

  blithe.

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  Alpaca

  BF,

  A warm welcome to you.

  Lots more "fun" to follow. You'll see.

  Alex
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  Don Adams, Current President of WTBS

  by Gram in

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  i don't hear much about don adams, current president of wtbs.

  how does he figure into the "good ole boys" gb?

  does he make public appearances like franz and knorr?

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  Alpaca

  Black Sheep,

  First of all...that is too funny.

  Second...that should be a picture of an ass next to his ear.
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  What Are Songs That "Get You In The Mood"?

  by minimus in

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  i'm listening to after7's with babyface's brother singing , "baby i'm for real".....oh my!.

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  Alpaca

  "From House to House"

  NOT!!!! Relax, just kidding.

  I like Enigma's whole CD, "MCMXC a.D."

  It's one of the most sensual medlies of songs I've ever listened to.
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  Hello! I am no longer a Lurker!

  by VIII in

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  i have been reading the board for months and have been waiting to join!

  thanks for allowing new members.

  i was a jw.

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  Alpaca

  VIII,

  Welcome.

  You are in very good place, here.

  Good luck.

  Alex
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  Pieces Lost

  by SeekingSanity in

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  how do i begin this... i feel like pouring my heart out about something that is bothering me.

  i'm getting older.

  you know when we were young, we were given hope.

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  Alpaca

  SS,

  Welcome indeed.

  I can't do better than undercover with advice.

  But, I will add there is a lot of beauty and genuine love in the world that is out there waiting to be discovered by newly exiting Dubs.

  And, every year that I am out I am more convinced of this.

  All the best man.

  Alex
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  Is the WatchtowerTract& Bible Society just a marketing corporation?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  marketingmarketing is seen as a creative industry, which includes advertising, distribution and selling.

  it is also concerned with anticipating the customers' future needs and wants, which are often discovered through market research.. .

  jehovah's witnesses have been producing a large amount of literature since 1879. bibles,tracts,books,watchtower magazines and awake magazines.

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  Alpaca

  The BORG feeds on money and power. Not just any ordinary power either.

  They see themselves as God's agents and the sole power brokers of life and death.

  Unfortunately, so far they have only demonstrated their power to dish out death.
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  Can anyone just let go??

  by Quirky1 in

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  i've only been a witless for about 7 years or so and left al little over a year ago and i've been coming here since.

  you would think that after a year it would all be over with but i just cannot get the wt shit outta my head.

  it's like a plague... .

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  Alpaca

  Quirks,

  Similar feelings here. This summer I will have been out for 12 years and it still pisses me off.

  I have an insatiably curious mind and one of the things that makes the angriest is that I denied myself an education. While I was in, every time I brought up the subject of going to college, my ex-wife and her parents would give me a ration of shit about it...it is dangerous for your spirituality, you don't need higher education to serve Jehovah, blah, blah, blah....you know the BORG reasoning. There were multiple reasons that I bailed on the BORG, but that was one of the biggies.

  When I bailed on the BORG, in 1997, I was 41 and I almost immediately went back to school. It has been a long but incomparably satisfying haul. I got a geolgoy B.S. in 2004, a geology M.S last December, and am finishing the last assignment for a J.D. which I expect to receive in May. While I am extremely happy to where I am now, I am bitter because I have done all this by the time I was 30 instead and a much longer period of my life would have ended up being richly enhanced.

  So, no matter how long you're out, once you've been run over by the bus there are lasting impacts that never go away. Everyone has suffered different specific injuries but it still leaves all of us scarred.

  Hang in there man.

  Alex
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  To Newbies--Please read

  by rebel8 in

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  you've found the courage to visit this forum, or maybe you happened across us, or maybe you're just here to complain about us.

  let me save you some time-think of this as your automated telephone response....you know, press 1 to reach customer service..... if you're a jw or ex-jw who is afraid of apostates but just wants some info...... * stick around, lurking is fine if you need to.

  * apostasy is not contagious (even though wts called it rabies at one time).

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  Alpaca

  Rebs.

  Thanks for a concise user guide to the forum.

  Good post.
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  When do we count ? I thought they new what they were doing.

  by cluless in

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  Alpaca

  Clueless,

  You have suffered the same injustices that have driven so many people out of the BORG.

  This discussion board is a good place to come so you can vent and heal.

  There are lots of people on here who have had similar experiences.

  Hang in there man. How long have you been out?

  Alex
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  Greetings!

  by viva in

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  new here, lurked for a while, glad to be able to join.. my introduction from jw recovery:.

  "i am new to the board, so a short introduction is in order.

  i am 26 years old and just out for about a month (update: four and a half months).

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  Alpaca

  Welcome Viva.

  Thanks for sharing your story.