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  Marriage is done

  by cognac in

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  its been done for a long time.

  relieved with the idea of finally being free without the fight.

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  Its been done for a long time. Relieved with the idea of finally being free without the fight.
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  When did you start getting ANGRY?

  by Separation of Powers in

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  when i started the fade....i recognize that i was upset, mainly because of the desillusionment.

  but, over the course of the past several months, i am noticing an increasing anger toward all thing org.

  it can only be described as indignation, not simply upset.

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  I went pretty much bat shit crazy the second I finally put it all together, lol
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  If you have been inactive for over a year can you get disfellowshipped?

  by cognac in

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  i've read conflicting things so was hoping to get this clarified.. .

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  Thank you everyone for your replies. Flipper, I'll try calling you today.

  As an update, I haven't heard anything from the elders. I'm going to ask my husband if he even went to them. I've already gone to two birthday parties with my kids and he knows about those also. I'm figuring he decided not to say anything but will confirm.
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  Quotes on how JWs view and treat people who disassociate themselves

  by cognac in

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  i can't seem to find any quotes on this.

  does anybody have any?.

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  I can't seem to find any quotes on this. Does anybody have any?
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  update: how did oompa die?

  by kokyong.soon3 in

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  how did oompa die?

  any insight?.

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  So sad... rest in peace Oompa. RIP... :(
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  I'm done hiding who I am with my family

  by cognac in

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  i'm pissed that i got scared the other day and didn't just tell my mom i was celebrating halloween.

  i was caught off-guard when she asked what i was doing and felt that fear they instill in you.

  hate that i still feel that way when i shouldn't.

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  @Balaam- it is!

  @AlphaMan- I can't control their reactions to me living a normal life. It's there problem, not mine.
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  I'm done hiding who I am with my family

  by cognac in

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  i'm pissed that i got scared the other day and didn't just tell my mom i was celebrating halloween.

  i was caught off-guard when she asked what i was doing and felt that fear they instill in you.

  hate that i still feel that way when i shouldn't.

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  @Balaam- it is!

  @AlphaMan- I can't control their reactions to me living a normal life. It's there problem, not mine.
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  I'm done hiding who I am with my family

  by cognac in

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  i'm pissed that i got scared the other day and didn't just tell my mom i was celebrating halloween.

  i was caught off-guard when she asked what i was doing and felt that fear they instill in you.

  hate that i still feel that way when i shouldn't.

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  Thank you CultBgone. Being ready to move on has lifted a huge weight off.
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  I'm done hiding who I am with my family

  by cognac in

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  i'm pissed that i got scared the other day and didn't just tell my mom i was celebrating halloween.

  i was caught off-guard when she asked what i was doing and felt that fear they instill in you.

  hate that i still feel that way when i shouldn't.

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  I'm pissed that I got scared the other day and didn't just tell my mom I was celebrating Halloween. I was caught off-guard when she asked what I was doing and felt that fear they instill in you. Hate that I still feel that way when I shouldn't. If she doesn't like it that's her problem.
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  Why don't parents of an abused child go straight to police, why go to an elder first??

  by FeelingFree in

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  i hope i don't come across as judgemental but having read a lot on the current child abuse cases and the different threads on here, i am left wondering why on earth a parent of an abuse victim would go to an elder with the problem first and not straight to police?.

  as a parent myself i know that if anything like that happend to my child (this applies to when i was still an active jw as well as now) i would not hesitate in going to the authorities as soon as i found out, it wouldn't of crossed mine or my husbands mind to go to an elder.

  maybe after we had reported it but definitely never as the first port of call.

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  Thats happened where I lived. A JW molested a bunch of kids and the wife of the child molester found out and went straight to the police first. I've always been surprised when other adults didn't.