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working for JW's
by arker in
1. jw
2. experiences
as a jw i mainly worked for brothers.

a lot seem to be in the construction industry.

probably because they are uneducated, because anyone who does work construction (like me) is stuck in it.
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Did I just get lucky?
by noontide in
1. jw
2. friends
first off let me apologize for the long post, but i really needed to talk about this.

ive been coming to this site for over a year now.

though i dont post much, i really enjoy the banter here and also enjoy reading about the events in your lives.
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Welcome arker!
by liquidsky in
1. jw
2. friends
arker,.

i wanted to give you a formal welcome thread so here it is.

welcome to the board!
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Man gets charged for lemonade he made at a resturant!
by Dragonlady76 in
1. jw
2. friends
ok this is just wrong!.

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My interesting anti-witness to a phone rep......
by megsmomma in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am really excited about this...i feel like it was "meant to be".. i called my cell phone company to see about getting my grandparents on the same net work, but had to make sure they would get reception in both places they live.

(they go back and forth from nevada to ohio) i also checked into getting them the same type of phone i have so i could show them how to work the darn thing.. the woman i spoke to was very nice and she said she wanted to commend me for showing such love to my grandparents and how there weren't a-lot of people who would do that.

i told her that they were wonderfull grandparents and are really like my parents because they have taken over the parent role to me since my own are in a cult and have disowned my family.. we talked a little about that and i said i wasn't angry with my parents, just sad because they are being tricked into thinking they are doing the right thing...and she asked "if you don't mind saying, what religion are they in?
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Fading? What's up?
by arker in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was a jw, finally saw my chance and wrote a letter to the elders saying how bad i am and how i don't want to meet to discuss it and to df me if you want.

that was the end of it for me.

my question is if you know you are "fading" you are already gone so why not make the leap?
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The meeting tonight was UNBEARABLE
by Orgull in
1. jw
2. experiences
i had my tms tonight.

for those who don't know me, i no longer believe, but have only just begun my slow fade.. the meeting was unbearable.

first there was the brother who happily pointed out that i'd missed two meetings recently and that he was keeping track.
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Share your crazy jw divorce behavior stories
by arker in
1. social
2. relationships
so after marrying a good jw girl at 18 who was an elders daughter (married at 18 like most jw kids).

she was leaving for weeks (6-8) at a time to "visit" her parents in the same state(3 hours away).

i finally had enough of it and told her it was over.
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Is your non dub partner/spouse curious?
by samiam2b in
1. social
2. relationships
after hearing all about my life and experiences as a jw, my non-jw spouse was curious.

that is how she found this site and how i found it.

the doctrinal crap really pisses her off, especially because of what it does to families.. i did have a family member who was molested many years ago but do not know the details nor the outcome.
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Has anyone found dating as an EX JW difficult?
by sweetstuff in
1. social
2. relationships
just curious as to what difficulties have faced people dating as an ex jw.

myself, i have noticed the glazed over look in a guy's eyes when you try to explain why your family doesn't celebrate the holidays with you etc.

new to this board, so if this has been well covered before, please forgive me.