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  Last JW contact.

  by strawberry cake in

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  just received a phone call from a jw friend(unbaptised publisher).

  we had previously planned for her son aged 7 to come and spend the day with mine.

  when she phoned she said, 'he can't come, as he talks too much' he has obviously told someone that he is coming to see us on saturday.

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  strawberry cake

  Thank you all for the support. You have all been there for me.
  
  It's so good to be able vent. It is a loss, as we have built up a good friendship, over many years. There is absolutely nothing I can do to change the situation, so I just have to let them go... and like Penny said..not subject myself to the idiocy of it all.
  
  
  xxx SC
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  Last JW contact.

  by strawberry cake in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just received a phone call from a jw friend(unbaptised publisher).

  we had previously planned for her son aged 7 to come and spend the day with mine.

  when she phoned she said, 'he can't come, as he talks too much' he has obviously told someone that he is coming to see us on saturday.

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  strawberry cake

  Just received a phone call from a JW friend(unbaptised publisher). We had previously planned for her son aged 7 to come and spend the day with mine. When she phoned she said, 'he can't come, as he talks too much' He has obviously told someone that he is coming to see us on Saturday.
  
  You see before I was disassociated, I was her study conductor and 'aunty' to her little boy, and he's known me all his life and spent a lot of time at my home, and on days out with our family. So he has been pleading with his mum to come and see us.
  
  Interestingly, when an elder visited recently,(after bumping into me leaving her home) he told my friend that she shouldn't have any contact with me. Her son overheard and said 'why not? sister J is nice lady!' When she told me this, I laughed.( out of the mouth of babes!) At first my friend was very upset with this elders orders and refused to go to meetings for about a month. Now, however, she is back and I think due to her eldest son becoming a unbaptised publisher recently.
  
  So sadly, she has succumbed to the pressure. She was very sad about it all, so I told her not to worry and I understand her dilemma. She is totally baffled by all that has happened.
  
  So that's that. She says she can't shun me because she has no reason to, but the WT has enforced it on her anyway, because she is in their world and has to function within it.
  
  xxx SC
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  Mama ... are you happy with my life?

  by compound complex in

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  2. beliefs

  a moment of reflection upon what many of us have lost ... .

  forever...?.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwavmp6tpha.

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  strawberry cake

  Thanks for posting this beautiful song.
  xxx SC
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  Do You Like Teenagers?

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. family

  i mean really like them?.

  4 of my 6 g'kids are now teenagers.

  i can't stand them.. an old lady once told me that you've got to hate them (teenagers) before you can really love them.. i think she was on to something.. sylvia.

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  I have 2 who have reached teens and they are so different...so yes and no.(p.s.. I love them both unconditionally)
  
  xxx SC
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  Your past friends and associates in the truth - where are they now?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it'd be interesting to see what's happened to friends, associates and kingdom hall buddies since leaving the organisation.. .

  a friend - someone you have a personal friendship with.

  an associate - someone you hang out with in groups but have no personal relationship with.

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  A work colleague gave me this poem to read, when she realized how hurt I was about an ex JW 'friend' shunning me at work.
  
  It really stopped me pining, not for the organization of course, but for the relationships I had formed over the years.
  
  "There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters,who won't anymore,and who always will. So ,don't worry about people from your past,there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future"
  
  xxx SC
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  Hi, I'm new

  by Diva in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, this is my first post but ive been lurking around this discussion board for some time now.

  my husband (the borg) occasionally posts and i had the pleasure of meeting some great people at the apostofest in covent garden, london last year arranged by bestie and sweetpea , hi to you both and hi to freetothink, mr majestic and everyone that was there hope youre all ok.. my story in a nutshell: raised a jw from birth, my whole family, expect one brother and sister (disfellowshipped) are still jws - basically i was raised in a family who were considered one of the pillars of the congregation, we all pioneered and did the whole witness thing, in fact one of my sisters is a missionary.

  my whole jw world crumbled when i learnt about the jw/un connection and from that moment on there was no turning back.

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  Welcome!
  
  xxx SC
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  Open Letter to Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Trying2understand in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found this on another website and thought that i would pass it along.. tryingtounderstand.

  hi friends, .

  i did not write this letter.

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  Thank-you
  I read this before and was looking for it, as it sums up all that I feel about how I, and others were betrayed.
  The Elders told my 2 older sons that my husband and I are Apostates. Thank goodness that it didn't work. The younger son now misses loads of meetings and now has a 'worldly' girlfriend, and my eldest has not answered up at the meetings for nearly a year, and has also started missing meetings and going out with old school friends( non witnesses) The eldest, totally understands my decision to leave , but is trying to hold on to his witness friends. I told him recently that he is trapped.. He agreed with a shrug. We are relieved that the Watch Tower has not got a complete hold on them, and are hopeful for the future.
  
  xxx SC
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  My Brother Needed Blood...

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a bit of history, my brother has completely faded and has been out for many years now.

  he has been smoking cigarettes, playing golf and going target shooting with worldly friends and workmates, and having joyful relations with as many women as he can.

  he got sick and they had to amputate about half of his foot.

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  strawberry cake

  This brought tears to my eyes!
  Your love and determination saved his life!
  
  Now that's what TRUE LOVE is!!
  
  xxx SC
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  A really annoying text

  by strawberry cake in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is a really irritating text that i received from an old jw acquaintance.. .

  i would like to tell you that the latest book we received 'keep yourselves in god's love', says that jw have to strictly avoid someone disfellowshipped.

  the same applies to someone who left organization.

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  strawberry cake

  As I was leaving the Org, I explained to my 'friends' the reasons for my leaving and how wrong I thought the Society was on most things, including shunning. It didn't matter what I said, or how I explained it. They were adamant I was wrong to leave. There is no getting through to them as they are zoned out and completely brainwashed.
  
  Maybe some will realize in the future. Right now, however, they have fallen for the WT propaganda. Best thing I can do is move on, make new friends. I've started doing this. I'm tired of hearing their nonsense.
  
  I will be sharing your responses here with my sons, as I can't give up on them.
  
  Thanks for your support.
  
  xxx SC
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  A really annoying text

  by strawberry cake in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is a really irritating text that i received from an old jw acquaintance.. .

  i would like to tell you that the latest book we received 'keep yourselves in god's love', says that jw have to strictly avoid someone disfellowshipped.

  the same applies to someone who left organization.

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  strawberry cake

  This is a really irritating text that I received from an old JW acquaintance..
  
  I would like to tell you that the latest book we received 'keep yourselves in God's Love', says that JW have to strictly avoid someone disfellowshipped. The same applies to someone who left Organization. Therefore brothers and sisters are your friends but won't talk to you unless you take steps to return to Jehovah's people. You were the ones who broke ties with spiritual family. Brothers and sisters show loyalty to Jehovah not being your friends.
  I knew there was no point in arguing, so I just replied by saying .... Goodbye x
  
  
  x SC