Topics Started by strawberry cake

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Hello Everyone! Heres my story!
by OneDayillBeFree in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm new here, and although i have been a lurker for several months now, its nice to finally dive in and join you all.

i hope that i find some friends as thats what i'm really looking for, i've seen enough proof that theres real love outside of this religious prison that i've biult for myself over the years, but i would like to feel it firsthand.

it's been a little hard to post anything since it's not easy being around in websites like these when you're still in and theres other jw's around sticking their noses everywhere, but now that i've found the time, i would like to share a bit about my story.... this is an email i sent paul grundy, (creator of jwfacts.com) and it basically sums up the story of my life... so i thought it would be good if you all had a read as well.
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How many received the memorial invitation?
by IMHO in
1. jw
2. friends
how well is this territory being covered?.

how many on here (active jws excluded) received an invitation?.
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Hey its just me
by What Now? in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted to introduce myself ... i've been following this forum for a few months and finallly joined.

my parents became witnesses when i was four years old.

even when i was younger i always had doubts (my sweet old grandparents were "wicked" and would be destroyed at armageddon???
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Update on my life since I left
by strawberry cake in
1. jw
2. experiences
i used to post here a lot a few years ago.

this forum helped me out of the organisation with my husband and 3 boys.. we are now all more or less out and very happy.. me my husband and my youngest left almost instantly we realised the lie.

my middle son gave us a little grief at first and then left when he understood what were were saying.
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The Mental Regulating of Jehovah is CHILD ABUSE
by PublishingCult in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i was born and raised in the jehovah's witness cult.

looking back at my childhood growing up in the organization and seeing the results of my own life, and dealing with the consequences of indoctrinating my own children with these beliefs, i am sickened and disgusted.

it's never too late to learn, however.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 02-27-11 WT Study (SING)
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
review comments will be headed by comments.

book of psalms._read psalm 8:3, 4, 7-9.. .

praise god in song.. .
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Why Would YOU Never Go Back To The Witnesses?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i think my mains reasons would be i don't believe they have "truth".

and i refuse to allow them control over me..
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Did You Ever "Enjoy" Being A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
one thing i've realized is that witnesses love feeling better than their fellowman.

did being a witness make you feel better about yourself?.
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Hey...no more lurking...
by pmgirl in
1. jw
2. friends
hey,.

this is my first post on this forum after months of reading and lurking on here.

i'm glad to be able to say that my husband and i finally sent our letter saying we want out and are wait to hear back for a potential jc meeting--that we won't be attending.. we had so many doubts it was impossible for us to continue living the lie.
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What is the mission of those on this board?
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
venting, closure, confession, social networking, advocating a new direction, building a case to leave the borg, kicking a dead horse, assisting the abused, warning the public, cursing god and religion, justifying actions, filling time, belonging to something, education, identifying mental disorders, condemning hypocracy, highlighting errors of the past, making fun of other people, self pity, hope for recovery???.

as a newby, i can't tell ....