When i first left i missed some of my "friends" but the freedom of thought definetly outweighed anything i lost. I frequently told myself not to look back or I would turn into a pillar of salt.
Jeanette
Posts by V1710
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21Do You Have Any Mixed Emotions Since Leaving The Witnesses?
by minimus ini 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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Hortensia. I send love and my thoughts out to you at this time of loss.
by Sparkplug ini saw this earlier.. i'm so sorry - it must be painful for two people who love each other to have to part this way - one goes through the door alone and the other stays behind alone.
all the more because my wonderful nephew was killed in an auto accident today, a young man with three children.
death is so cruel.. and in the wake of such terrible news today, i did not miss what you had said, but rather blocked it out for a moment.
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Hortensia,
I don't know you personally, but from your posts you are a source of strength.Your presence will be so important to your sister and her grandchildren at ths time.
I lost my father when at three years of age. "The world breaks everyone and afterwards some are strong at the broken places."
In my thoughts and prayers,
Jeanette
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pets are so much better than people....I am not well..so sorry
by oompa ini so loved the post of the kitten the other day.
i checked-out this week and drank three bottles of gin, even though i stopped in toto four months ago, my wife is out of town.
please do not post anything about counseling here as i have tried that and am on lots of meds.
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gin and anti-depressants ~ yuck!!!!!!!!
don't do this to your children. it isn't fair to them or you.
your in my thoughts and prayers friend.
jeanette
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Went to hospital to help my JW friend & his parents despite me being df'd!!
by tsar_robles inone 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 an experience. i really admire how you handled everything. i'll pray for your friend's health and freedom.
jeanette
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have you found it difficult?
by 4digitcode into make friends since you're out of the organization?
maybe these things take time.
it's hard to establish new friendships when ones i had for years floated away in an instant.
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i've found that making friends takes time and shared experiences to build. they don't happen instantly like they do with jw's, but they are also not conditional on the basis that you think, act and speak the same. true friends will celebrate differences not hold them against you. jw friends cross way too many boundaries so other friendships may seem shallow, but they needn't be.
the best friend you can have is yourself and God. once you really like who you are you can make friends with other people. if you have meaningful interests then you can find other people who share those same interests and do things together. i've made good friends mountain biking & cross country skiing. perhaps your local library or book store has a book club you could join. take the initiative to invite someone to lunch or to a movie.
"a friend is a present you give yourself"~unknown
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Anyone live in the country or have a mini farm?
by BrentR init seems alot of members here live in the burbs or city so i was wondering who else besides me lives on acreage or rural areas?
i live on eight acres at the base of the cascade foothills.
a half mile away the power lines stop and the old logging roads start.
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i live near the allegheny state forest in north central pennsylvania. we have about 4 acres of land and raise dairy goats, chickens, pigs and we garden. in the summer i sell whole grain and specialty breads at the local farmer's market along with an array of canned goods. wouldn't trade it for anything. www.littlemillcreek.net
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Help needed desperately !!!!!
by confused and lost inhi,i have just registered here because i need someone to talk to in a way that wont end me up before a jc.i have been reading a lot of stuff recently about the wts being false prophets and the like.i also hate the fact that there are so called "spiritual" men out there who abuse their positions to molest children.i have been a witness now for 20yrs but instead of feeling spiritually alive i feel totally and utterly confused.i do not know which way to turn.anyone out there who feels the same ?
share your thoughts with me ..please and help me unburden myself to someone.
thanks for reading.
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welcome to the board. your among confidetial friends. feel free to drop your burden here. you've carried it by your self long enough.
Jeanette
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hindered prayers says my wife...so I stopped
by oompa ini really have never understood prayers too well or how they are answered or not.
i really think it is more of a self-help type excercise.
aren't there some really funny experiences in the yearbooks on prayers answered!?
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rather than formally pray at meals or anytime i think of all i'm grateful for. just because you aren't praying according to jw's mold doesn't mean you're a lost cause.
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What is Your Favorite all time Pink Floyd Song ?
by flipper inwhen i had a thread a few months ago on your favorite all time groups.
i believe pink floyd finished very high in the ratings.
so, considering there are many pink floyd fans out there, including myself, what is your all time favorite pink floyd song ?
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umma gumma and money
anyone else attend the dark side of the moon live concert at three rivers in pittsburgh circa 1975?
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Apology for raising children in the Truth
by jeanne40love inwould you apologize in writing to your children for raising them in the truth?
i've apologized verbally........ none of them is going to meetings any longer...... my husband and i have been drifting away for several years..... .
i was raised a witness, and thought we were doing the right thing.
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I apologized to my children who are now adults and one of things I'm most grateful for is their forgiveness. they told me it wasn't my fault. i told them it might not of been my fault, but i was the parent and was responsible for them and made a BIG mistake.