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  Do You Have Any Mixed Emotions Since Leaving The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  i don't necessarily look back bitterly over everything i've missed.

  i feel no desire, no missing of the 'friends", the "organization", the "brotherhood".

  i've accepted that life goes on and i must learn from the past.

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  REBORNAGAIN

  Mixed emotions? Not at all. Over the 30 years I was with them, I never REEEEEEEALLY took everything as factual, but still tried my best to be a accepted by God and the Borg of course. I always felt vulnerable to going astray because there were little things that annoyed me plus I wanted to do certain things, not bad things, mind you, but rather, things that I felt were actually ok. So over those 30 yrs. when things got me even more annoyed, my level of vulnerability kept increasing, so was my sense of fading. Then when I got DF, it was like, "Yes, I finally made it to the exit door and didn't even have to do anything bad to get there!"

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  Well, Trev is ill now!

  by iamfreenow in

  1. jw
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  at least i don't think so.. he has a flu-like illness and feels pretty awful.

  by his own admission, he's been neglecting himself these last few months, and i think with all the stres he's been under that perhaps his immune system is very low.

  he looks pretty awful as well, like he's had all the blood drained out of him.. even so, he was going to get on with the things he needs to do today, at least until i intervened.

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  Marion, you are a God sent. We are all glad you are there for him. We hope he'll get better real soon. This whole ordeal has been such a major stress factor, as it is for everyone who loses a loved one. Please give him a hug for us and we will say our prayers on his behalf!

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  Favorite minimus song ........

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know minimus loves these "favorite song" threads ..... so what is his favorite song?.

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  Oooops...HIS favorite song?

  "You Got Lucky" by Tom Petty

  He got lucky alright!

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  Let's do something that can bring a smile on someone's face today.....

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i was thinking, many on here are going through a tough time; whether a loss of a loved one, situation changes in our personal life, dealing with ex-jw stuff, or maybe all of the above.

  the sad times can become a bit overwhelming...for us all.

  what if we summitted funny videos (please make them very tame) that could put a smile on someones face?

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  REBORNAGAIN

  This one won't make you laugh, but it's awesome and one of my favorites:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S88rkpPu8_g

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  Out of the ordinary sacrifices you've made

  by REBORNAGAIN in

  1. jw
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  what kind of unusual sacrifices did you make as a jdub?

  i knew a sister who avoided nail polish because a householder didn't like it.

  she wanted to please the lady.

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  What kind of unusual sacrifices did you make as a Jdub? I knew a sister who avoided nail polish because a householder didn't like it. She wanted to please the lady.

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  Went to hospital to help my JW friend & his parents despite me being df'd!!

  by tsar_robles in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  one of my best friends and ex-room mate who still remains a jw called me just 4 days ago asking me for info regarding emergency medicaid.

  he had been hospitalized for almost a month and had no health coverage at the time so he called me knowing that i'm a know it all.

  even before me being df'd he would always be afraid of his parents knowing we hanged out together so that made it even more fun!

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  What a loving thing to do, to be there for your friend and even more so in spite of the Jdubs being in your presence. What annoys me though is the fact that the Jdubs were just taking advantage of your know-how and your efforts. If they would ever just consider you a decent, upright, loving person and care about you even after the fact, i..e after you are done doing your part in helping your friend, that would be so commendable on their part, but we can only hope they will.

  I hear things like that so often. Us, so called, "Worldly people" are no good but Jdubs will so often take advantage of us anyway.

  Thanks for sharing with us your wonderful story. Your friend really has a true friend with you.

  God Bless You Always!

  LINDA
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  What really matters now?

  by nvrgnbk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm just getting back from the toronto fest.. more beautiful people one could not wish to find.. thanks to all, and in particular bumble bee and memario, for hosting.. while i was away, i see that trev lost linda.. my heart is broken.. and i see some stuff about dannyh hurting some elderly brothers?.

  this board is so important to us supporting one another.. i think it's about love.. may we never allow ourselves to be consumed with hate or dedicate our lives to destroying something.. it's not hard to do if we dwell on what we lost.

  but we win in so many ways when we celebrate the life we have now and new beginnings instead of hanging on to the past.. that's the best "revenge".. we all need to vent.. it's a critical part of deprogramming.. but i'm thankful to the good friends on here that gave me a heads-up when they saw me heading towards bitterness.

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  A very thought provoking message. So glad that you value the goodness in people. That is something everyone should do and not think about the bad and react in a negative way. I have learned to take all the negatives in my life and view them as a positive, because there truly are reasons for everythng that occurs in our lives.

  Thanks for the awesome photo. It has a very tranquil mood that puts us in that same frame of mind. Thanks again!

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  Post your photos time!!!

  by dobbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't think we've had one for a while, i can't find the last one anyway!

  so just to satisfy my curiosity it would be great to see some of your photos, of you, your family even your pets (they're family too!

  ) then i'll know if any of you do look like your avatars cos that's what i'm always wondering!

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  no, but she has a twin sister who is still single but attached and an older sister who is solo. but ca. 5000 miles away from the Northwest
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  Post your photos time!!!

  by dobbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't think we've had one for a while, i can't find the last one anyway!

  so just to satisfy my curiosity it would be great to see some of your photos, of you, your family even your pets (they're family too!

  ) then i'll know if any of you do look like your avatars cos that's what i'm always wondering!

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  REBORNAGAIN

  Thanks!
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  Post your photos time!!!

  by dobbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't think we've had one for a while, i can't find the last one anyway!

  so just to satisfy my curiosity it would be great to see some of your photos, of you, your family even your pets (they're family too!

  ) then i'll know if any of you do look like your avatars cos that's what i'm always wondering!

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  REBORNAGAIN

  Now that I know how to post photos. Here is the photo of my daughter Carrie w. Ozzie's wife: