Looked up - that was the first thing I saw.
Got to name Hypnotic screename ~ so I just picked something that went with me.
Kind of reminds me of her and I ~ night on the town causing trouble... lol
Posts by cognac
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94What inspired your avatar and your screen name?
by Princess Daisy Boo intell me the story behind the picture.... why is mr flipper mr flipper?
how much do you look like zappa, jk666?
and gopher - are you really a little old man?
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Newbies - Tell Us What You Dealing with - Getting out of the Witnesses
by flipper inhello newbies and all others !
with all of the newbies the last few months joining the board i wanted to provide a thread for them to express what stresses they are going through in exiting the jehovah's witness cult .
so please all newbies- we are happy you are here , tell us what you are going through , and some of us will help if we are able to.
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Thanks... I feel so cornered...
One good thing is I got to go out with Hypnotic the last night... Just got to talk about stuff. The bad thing is though, no matter what we do there is no an easy way out... I know I could fade and get away with it, however, it's like hiding the person that you are from every single person that you know and love... I hate that. I don't like having to hide my feelings as if I'm doing something wrong. It's like, they don't even know who I am. Every time I look at them I want to tell them that its wrong. Its like, if you don't agree with me, fine argue with it to me. But, this is no argument, you simple lose everyone. There is no reasoning, no arguing, nothing. Doesn't matter if I'm right or not, its a done deal.
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Newbies - Tell Us What You Dealing with - Getting out of the Witnesses
by flipper inhello newbies and all others !
with all of the newbies the last few months joining the board i wanted to provide a thread for them to express what stresses they are going through in exiting the jehovah's witness cult .
so please all newbies- we are happy you are here , tell us what you are going through , and some of us will help if we are able to.
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cognac
husband found out about this site...
they make it impossible for me to leave. wish I could make my own decisions without having to lose just about everybody I know and love.
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Believing Everything Someone Tells You
by minimus inare you the type of person that believes everything a person says?.
typically, my radar goes up, especially if a person either brags about all his or her accomplishments or tells you a sob story about how awful their life is.. i was reading here today about how some posters have been upset with others for either feeling someone is fraudulent or is uncaring or caring too much.. the funny thing is that most of us never really know who or what a person/poster is all about.
they could be perfectly upfront and tell you everything in a most truthful way or they could be conning you.
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When Drama Queens take all the attention on the board (and by drama, I mean how many different issues can one person have in 24 hours????) others who may truly need help do not get it.
Hmmm, given your post on Hypnotics thread, is it possible that you are referring to me... OR YOU??? hmmmmm......
Do I win a prize????
Sound familiar Tula??? Or are you just going to run away and not say anything again???
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Warning To All Posters Here!!!
by SWALKER ini just found out that a dear friend of mine was outed by a poster on this board!!!
i am soooooo angry and disgusted it's hard to contain at the moment!
so to all those out there that are trying to fade and get other family members out, don't let anyone know who you are!!!
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Swalker ~
I perfectly understand that things may not seem to add up with a newbie. I appreciate that and understand that completely I also understand that because things don't seem to add up you can't be forced into trusting that person until you feel comfortable that they are verified to the point that you can fully trust that they are not a troll. I can really appreciate that and respect that.
However, even if you don't trust a newbie, please do not say things that may hurt them, even if you don't trust them. Because, even though you may in fact be very right, you also may be wrong. What if that person that you were speaking to was on the verge of suicide and came here as a last resort and then they got a response such as the one you have previously posted? How would that make you feel that YOU may have cut off there last resort for really openning up about things? I'm just saying please be careful also...
Considering how the society views places like these, wouldn't it be reasonable that most JWs would only come here as a very last resort? Please be careful in scaring these very people off... Its a very sad thing when people like this have nowhere to go...
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Ok, so clearly, I can't keep my big, fat stinkin mouth shut even though...
by cognac ini've been warned.
i keep saying little things to my husband, and he clearly won't budge any more then he already has.
i just want him to see the truth.
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Also, to answer a couple of other questions...
I was raised as a JW.
Also, I based on what the Mosaic Law and the Apostle Pauls letter in the Corinthians regarding sex before a person actually gets married and based on what the greek definitian of porneia is, I, in no way feel guilty before Jehovah.
However, based on the fact that at the time I thought is what a sin before Jehovah and based on the fact that my husband thought and still thinks its a sin before Jehovah I am sorry for.
Yes, my husband and I already resolved this between eachother. I apologized to Jehovah because something that I thought was a sin I did anyways.
However, at this point, I feel that I have to help my husband get this resolved in his own heart so that he does not have to carry around this burden with him.
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Ok, so clearly, I can't keep my big, fat stinkin mouth shut even though...
by cognac ini've been warned.
i keep saying little things to my husband, and he clearly won't budge any more then he already has.
i just want him to see the truth.
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ok, I think my viewpoint is different then some on this... maybe I'm wrong however, this is the way I feel...
I think new boy is right. hold on, hold on there is a reason though... If somebody really and truly believes that this is the truth (I know I did) the guilt of this could absolutely eat you alive. This has been over a year and he is carrying a tremenous burden on him...
Based on that, if he doesn't want to listen to what I have to say, then what is worse, carrying around this guilt or going to the elders... For some, it could be carrying around the guilt, for others, it could be going to the elders.
I know my husband very, very well. I know that it would be very difficult to go to the elders so I would set it up so it would be easier (i.e moving to a different hall). I just don't want him to have to live with this weight on him.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I will at the very least talk to him about going to the elders if he didn't want to read what I had put together. However, no, I would never threaten him or push him to do something he didn't want to do. Like new boy said, I would tell him I want to go, I was in no way going to threaten him that I was going to go.
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Ok, so clearly, I can't keep my big, fat stinkin mouth shut even though...
by cognac ini've been warned.
i keep saying little things to my husband, and he clearly won't budge any more then he already has.
i just want him to see the truth.
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If he he doesn't want to read it. Tell him you want to go to the elders and confess what you guys did before you got married.
That will gert his attendtion.
Oh my goodness, what a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't think of that.... That's so awesome!
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Fornication - What does it really mean?
by cognac ini've done research on the subject and realized that it really is talking about whoredom when its referenced in the bible.
any other points regarding that word?
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If you weren't married, I would show you.
JK
That was shocking!!!
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WELCOME NEWBIES - all of you! Check in here, I'm losing track of you.
by AWAKE&WATCHING ini just saw the eighth post by botheyesopen.
i noticed aliciaj, dogaradodya, chicken little, cognac, hypnotic, mochalatte.. some have been welcomed and some have not.. .
we have so many i can't keep up so.... .
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Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!