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  Growing up a Jehovah's Witness

  by jwfacts in

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  2. experiences

  growing up a jw makes a person unique, long after you leave.

  even though i strongly disagree with much of what i was taught, i still am tainted by my upbringing in that i think a thought and then correct myself with what i now should think (or visa versa, think something and then remember what i once would have thought).. even now that i am far removed from watchtower thinking, i still feel somewhat of an alien from those around me.

  though i am loved at work, i feel they laugh at me more than they laugh with me.. for some time now, i have been meaning to chronograph the concepts that a witness child is indocrinated with to show just how damaging an upbringing it is.

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  tenyearsafter

  Nice job on this...I was raised as a JW from age 9. The scenarios you list are right on the mark. I was in my early 20's when 1975 came and went, so I was in the heat of the anti-college frenzy prior to that. It definitely impacted my viewpoint of things, but fortunately I was a rebel and went to school and eventually got a degree. I was always viewed as "spiritually weak" for not pioneering and going to Bethel.

  To this day, I still process things like you mentioned in the post. I still have to conciously re-think things that immediately trigger my JW ingrained thinking patterns. I liken it to speaking a foreign language, but you are still mentally translating in English what you are hearing. I doubt any of us raised as JW's will ever be able to completely break this thinking pattern...
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  How to PROFIT from Watchtower fearmongering

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my association with the jws began in the late 1950's.

  i participated in the pre-1975 hysteria just as i was instructed to do.

  i knew people who sold their businesses and homes and calculated just how much they could spend each month to support themselves in the full-time ministry until their liberation date of october 1975.. (after all, you wouldn't want to run out of money in august 1975 - what would you do for two months?).

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  I love it Nathan...the only flaw I see in your plan is that you are assuming any of these JW's have jobs paying enough to afford houses and boats!!
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  Patrick Swayze

  by Gregor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  always liked him, very talented fellow.

  now he is looking at 2 to 5 yrs left before the cancer takes him.

  very tough deal of the cards.. .

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  tenyearsafter

  For many people, smoking is one of the most powerful "drugs" known. The hold it has on a truly addicted person is so strong that it goes beyond rational thought. I have seen people dying of lung cancer that still had to have a cigarette!! Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is extremely deadly...I don't condone it, but I doubt smoking at this stage of the game will make much of a difference for Mr. Swayze
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  He does protest to much...

  by loosie in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was watching one of those american justice type shows today.

  a man came home and found a pool of blood on the bed and his wife and daughter were missing.

  he called 911 to report it.. so the police search for a suspect.

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  tenyearsafter

  Thanks Outlaw! I am still getting used to the terms here on the Board. I definitely meant Troll since I was a lurker for a year or so!
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  Another JW Email

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i got this from another jwd'r who had trouble loading the images.

  if you can somehow post this to jwd (or jwn) please do so.

  i tried but couldn't get the pics to show up.

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  tenyearsafter

  I think it is believable just like all the other things JW's tell me...NOT!
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  Clint Eastwood...anyone see Gran Torino yet?

  by LovesDubs in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i sooooo want to see that movie!!!

  thats where i was headed but they were sold out and i ended up seeing tdtess.. looks like classic growling snarling eastwood..

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  High on my list to see...just broke out my Dirty Harry collection of DVD's...

  "Go ahead...make my day!"
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  It's a Small World, Make the Truth Your Own - and other Haunting Songs...

  by Confucious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just a fun thread.. but you know how you go through that disney ride and forever you have that "it's a small world after all..." song permantly embeded in your head.. andy wt songs do that to you?.

  i haven't been at the kh in a long time, but i have 191 - "make the truth your own" playing in my head.. geez.... .

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  "From house to house and door to door..."
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  Apostate Dictionary

  by cameo-d in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have noticed that so many of you have coined new words.

  i find them hilarious.

  i would love to have a list of them along with the original author if possible.

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  tenyearsafter

  Wow Jeff...you hit the nail right on the head!! How many "McWitnesses" did we all know when in?!
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  An explanation of the evil slave class as explained by the JWS

  by Homerovah the Almighty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one thing that either i've missed or didn't catch a discussion on is about " the evil slave class ".

  thats a labeling they placed on people that voice disagreement in public or privately against jws doctrines and their organization.

  does this refresh a few memories.

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  tenyearsafter

  I remember the Evil Slave being defined as the annointed ones who became apostate and actively worked against the FDS. That was back in the 60's and 70's. In later years, I don't recall the Evil Slave being discussed much...the focus after the mid-80's seemed to be the evil apostates in general, and the outspoken ones in particular. I also recall the pickets outside the district conventions denouncing JW's...they were always referred to as apostates, but I am guessing many were evangelicals and conservative Christians calling JW's out as a cult.
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  Do You Get Along with Your Adult Children Well ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have 1 non-witness son 23 yrs.

  old i get along great with.

  he's easy to be around.

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  tenyearsafter

  Thanks Mr. Flipper...I hope that your youngest comes around. I think idealism is a function of age, and as she matures she will see that when things get tough the only thing we have to fall back on is family. My wish is that she softens and realizes she has a dad who cares much more for her than any pseudo-friend she has at the hall. Cheers!