I'm one of those people who think things happen for a reason...so maybe you should see this as your opportunity to speak openly to the elders about your doubts..they most likely will try to convince you to study with one of them and "convince" yourself more of "the truth"...I don't believe being dishonest will help you any..It usually makes matters worse..and speak to your family first about it..Explain what's going on with you...I'm not saying you'll get the best response, but I think you are adult enough to face the consequences...eventually the things you do catch up with you...you really never know how things will turn out...there are so many scenarios that could happen...hang in there and try to be strong..don't back down just because of the elders..
and if it's not to indiscreet....how were you outed??
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staying "in Truth" for family--is it worth it?...hyporcrite needing help
by oompa ini have just been outed on this site due to my own stupidity, and lost my anonymity after just a short pleasant while here.
i have been turned in folks, compete with screen name/avatar, by family and i have a ton in.
it is easy to tell it is me, although i never use anyones names.
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Ahhhh yes ... those wonderful "quick-builds"
by Frequent_Fader_Miles injust reminiscing a little on all the "quick-build" assignments i supported in the past.
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what was your "quick-build" experience?.
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i remember one quick build where my big job assignment was to take care of the children of the workers in what they called "kiddie kingdom"---more like "kiddie hell"....it must of been an omen..LOL surrounded by kids!!! one of the moms that had her kid there i talked to for a really long time..a month later she left her husband for some guy from her work and get this..left her child with her husband...nice christian woman....
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Tell Us Something We Probably Don't Know About You
by minimus ini'll start.. i love the jerky boys and "prank" candid camera/punked types of humor.. i also love r&b, soul, funk and disco.. now what can you tell us about yourself that we might've never guessed?.
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my dream is to have my own eco adventure turism business....and i love sushi!!!
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Older Women
by delilah inolder women.
when i was married 25 years, i took a look at my .
wife one day and said, "honey, 25 years ago we had a .
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That was really funny..reminds me of the divorced barbie joke...she has everything..ken's car, ken's house, etc..
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Ever have the shame of knockin on your schoolmates doors as a kid?
by xnmad inever wanted the floor to just swallow you up?then spent the rest of the wkend shittin it coz of whats gonna happen when you walk through the school doors on monday morning.think its affecting my parenting skills as an adult though coz am so aware of how my children feel about things, and the importance of never making them feel awkward or embarrassed.makes me wonder how much my parents thought of my feelings?i think they thought any bullying was a necessary form of torture, and would help me feel as christ did,i was probably sposed to enjoy it.
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this was always my nightmare..whenever we worked territory that coincided with our school zone I would sweat bullets..I was 15, 16??? I mean I couldn't think of anything worse happening to me.. I would have preferred to be hit by a bus or something..Of course I had my back-up plan just in case it did happen..I think I would think of a non profit organization or something that we were collecting for...or Avon..anything but Jehovah's witness,,,And I made sure I worked with my other adolescent friends so that we would both be in on the "plan b"....sometimes we wouldn't even bother to ring the doorbell and be REAL quiet!!!!! Apparently these tactics worked because I never had a schoolmate open the door..Survival tactics for teenagers..yes that was me!!!!
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Ok after the earthquake
by caballoSentado indear friends, .
we had a scary earthquake in peru... from cnn "a 7.9-magnitude earthquake centered off peru's coast killed at least 337 people and left another 1,350 hurt, the nation's health ministry said"... but everybody in the family is ok... we just had a big fright.
we had to run out of our homes & wait for it to pass .
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I'm sorry..I forgot to say I'm glad you and your family are fine.......
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Ok after the earthquake
by caballoSentado indear friends, .
we had a scary earthquake in peru... from cnn "a 7.9-magnitude earthquake centered off peru's coast killed at least 337 people and left another 1,350 hurt, the nation's health ministry said"... but everybody in the family is ok... we just had a big fright.
we had to run out of our homes & wait for it to pass .
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HEY!!!!!! no fair!!! you posted first!!!! LOL!!!!!!!
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Is there any brothers or sister from nj - north bergan congregation ?
by LouiseAlly inhi .
im going through a hard time now ,but just want to learn more about jehovah .. i feel like i do need to get friends who are jehovah witness because the outside friends are not into what i am in now.....
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i think you should tell the woman you study with that you have found this site on the internet and the new friends you've made here and then bear yourself, because all hell will break loose and you'll realize what you've gotten yourself into..an organization that will control your every move..who you talk to, who you associate with etc.....
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new e-mail from my mom
by Heather inmy moms e-mails get shorter and shorter.
this latest says only this.. 2 peter chapter 2. lovely.........i'm a dog returning to my vomit.
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o.k. what is wrong with these mothers???? has there been some new information that has come out saying that you should treat your dfed da'ed inactive witness family members like dirt?????? I count my blessings that my mom is pretty normal. i mean she's sad..but she's not mean.....i have to say that the organization has some responsibility but the bulk of it actually falls on the person....it's alot nicer to think otherwise, but i have to be honest...don't mean to offend....
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How Jehovah's Witnesses Encourage Mental Illness
by metatron inwhile being a witness does not automatically make one mentally ill, it should be clear that huge.
numbers of witnesses are - and moreover, that the watchtower society encourages certain kinds.
of mental ills to maintain its control over publishers.
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I don't know if people with mental disorders gravitate toward the witnesses..but as a person brought up in the organization I believe that it can cause mental disorders like depression..starting from the fact that you can never do enough..you are always sub standard..there are constant comparisons being done..to elders, pioneers, etc....and of course the best part is the guilt factor..I can't tell you how being inactive has relieved me of so much anxiety because of being able to throw away that burden of guilt..guilt for missing the meetings, guilt for sleeping in on sunday, guilt for not commenting, guilt for not preparing, guilt for not reading the daily text, GUILT, GUILT, GUILT!!!! I can see this same feeling in my active brothers and sisters..to the point that some don't feel worthy of being in the organization...It's ridiculous!!! So I say yes..being raised in the organization can make you nuts!!!!!!!!