Dear brothers,
My dermatologist has informed me that I have developed a severa allergy to panty hose, dresses and skirts. Unfortunately, I will now have to resign from the congregation, since this is all women are allowed to wear.
Eyebrow
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Creative Disassociation
by hillary_step inwell, you have to admit it most da letters are boring.
especially so are the ones that contain 15-20 pages full of quotes from the golden age of march 15th 1917, or an obscure reference to a slip of the pen made by some overworked and knackered out member of writing.. lets be honest, most xjw's do not read past the first few paragraphs, but we all expect our letters will be read by the wts or its representatives, analysed and then responded to.
the reality is that they are rapidly scanned for 'juicy bits' and dumped into a bin marked, 'oh, god not another one!..
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What books have shaped your affected you?
by Eyebrow inin another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
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Eyebrow
Bobsey Twins!!! I loved them when I was a kid!
Anyone read The Great Brain series by John Fitzgerald?
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What books have shaped your affected you?
by Eyebrow inin another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
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Eyebrow
Wow....I just realize my blunder in naming this post....I need to spend less time typing while nursing, hhahaha!
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FELLOWSHIP
by ricoananas ini've been reading lots of messages in just a few days of logging on to this site and have to say that in the beginning it was bothering me to still be doing the jw thing.
i dropped out after 25 years, the last 14 as an elder.
now, however, i'm beginning to realize that the posts have been giving me a feeling of fellowship with many people who have gone/are going through experiences similar to mine, a kind of fellowship that i rarely if ever felt being among other jw's.
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Eyebrow
Rico...ahahah!! I LOVE your quote! I will be stealing that soon and saying to my JWs family...they have a sense of humor, I think even my mom will laugh at that!
I am glad you are getting comfortable here. The important thing is to get some live person offline fellowship as well, though. This is a great springboard, but don't let it be your only nonwitness haven.
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What books have shaped your affected you?
by Eyebrow inin another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
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Eyebrow
Ahhhh...Stephen King....I loved Delores Clayborn, The DarkHalf, Different Seasons...I have read a few others. I have be trying to read Gerald's Game for the last two years but have not been able to get past the dog eating Gerald, haahhaa.
Clive Barker is good too!
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Meetings No more !
by NEWWORLDSLACKER ini dont go to meetings anymore!
.....big breakthrough for me !.
i have tryed the slow fade but that just seems to make my wife think that i am going to go to every meeting......so i have decided to go cold turkey , and it is hard .
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Eyebrow
New world,
I am impressed that you and your wife have enough respect for each other to respect the choices you have both made. There are a lot of posts that disturb me because the one that has left sometimes seems to be on a mission to "save" the JW from the org. that nothing else matters. The same kind of over zealousness that many JWs exhibit. This can really destroy a marriage...something that does NOT have to happen!
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What books have shaped your affected you?
by Eyebrow inin another post i mentioned job a comedy of justice by robert heinlien.
the responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
what books have had an impact on your life?
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Eyebrow
In another post I mentioned Job A Comedy of Justice by Robert Heinlien. The responses to the post got me thinking about other books that have affected me.
What books have had an impact on your life? Ones that have made you think about something a new way, helped you made a decision, things like that?
Here are a few that have had a great impact on me:
(not necessarily in this order)1. Crooked House by Agatha Christie
read when I was 10 it introduced me to mysteries and the evil side of people. Got me hooked on mysteries in general.2. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Read in high school for class, opened my eyes to appreciate childhood memories. (also got me to read his other works...good stuff!)
3. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
A great story of surving depression...also very funny. Yeah, she killed herself several years later, but this is still a great book.4. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
If I had not read this book I may have never met my husband...long story =)5. Job Comedy of Justice
Read 3 years ago about 6 months after I stopped going to meetings. Made me really think about how others in other religions may view things. And how some religions are just kinda cruel hahaha.6. My Book of Bible Stories
I think there are only a few stories in here that a non JW may find off center. I was about 7 or 8 when this book came out and it really helped me to get a good idea of what is in the bible. It may be flawed, but I still think it is one of the better children's bible books out there.I am a real book nerd so I could list more, but those 5 above have had real impact on my life in some little, and not so little ways.
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Meetings No more !
by NEWWORLDSLACKER ini dont go to meetings anymore!
.....big breakthrough for me !.
i have tryed the slow fade but that just seems to make my wife think that i am going to go to every meeting......so i have decided to go cold turkey , and it is hard .
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Eyebrow
I am curious if your wife is going to leave as well. Be careful, I think cold turkey may be good for you to get away from the meetings, but it may not be good for your marriage UNLESS you have discussed it with your wife. It is very difficult, but I am hoping you can leave without it destroying your marriage.
Good luck!
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I am sooo ashamed!
by moman ini am so ashamed to admit that i waz called a jehovahs witnesses, that sometimes i want to move & change my name!.
how many of you feel the same, or do you share the camp of those who say, "everything happens for a purpose"?
even though i have been out for about 3 yrs., i still can't believe i waz that stupid!
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Eyebrow
there is nothing to be ashamed of if you followed the religion because you felt it was the right thing to do.
I was raised as a witness, left for a few years as a teenager, came back got baptized....and then several years later had questions I had never thought about before and then left when I was convinced it was not what I could believe.
Being a witness helped me quit smoking also, stay away from weed (things I used to do when I left as a teen) and it was what I needed at the time to stay away from some old high school friends that really were bad associations. (One ended up in jail twice for dealing drugs).
I was raised in it, and that religion was the only thing at the time that helped me at that time. I was raised to believe that it was the onlu course, so I guess that is why at that time it was the only thing that could help me.
I am not ashamed of being a witness, because when I was a witness I actually lived it. I was living my conscience. I am living my conscience today...I just believe different things now.
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I may have made a bad mistake
by Eyebrow inan old friend of the family stopped by my house last night.
i had not seen him for about two years.
he was disfellowhispped about 3 or 4 years ago, but would drop in every now and ask me business related questions.
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Eyebrow
Thanks...
yeah, I think I will be a little more careful...I only see this guy once a year or so, so maybe it won't go any further.