This will only get worse. She hasn't taken any of your advice. She won't. Backing out of this relationship is the only way to go. Tell her the truth, that she's on a dead end road and she needs to get some professional help because you can't help her. I would tell her this asap, before her parents kick her out and she is knocking on your door.
crmsicl
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what to do when you have a crazy friend?
by losingit init's hard for me to start this topic bc i feel like i'm being judgmental, a quality i don't like in others and one i try to stay away from as much as possible.
i really do try to be an understanding, caring person.
i essentially believe that all people are good and i am shocked to my core when i am betrayed.
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Hi Guys, I'm new here...
by Mikado inbeen lurking for years, but couldn't log on.
for some reason, my email spam filter is inaccessable, and ended up having to open another account, simply to become a member... wonder how many others have had a similar problem.. its been an eye opener reading everyones life experiences, often so similar.. i was almost a born in, with a hardcore family.
abusive stepfather who was one of the original jws in the area, so much so, that it was called the xxxxx family religion.... been out for 25 years, am glad every day for that!!.
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crmsicl
You are married to a "non spiritually sound JW"? What's that?
And WELCOME
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An important difference between atheists and true believers
by Hortensia intrue believers, whether christian, muslim or whatever, want to convert you, they want you to believe what they do, and they're willing to go to extremes to make it happen.
atheists don't really care what you believe, and don't go out of their way to convert someone.. http://ow.ly/vn1jz an example of what believers in power do to suppress any difference in thought.
http://ow.ly/vraeo an example of why believers want to suppress different ideas (because they can't win in a fair fight, that's why).
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crmsicl
This is from a book interview I heard on NPR recently. I thought it was good and goes along with your thinking Hortensia.
"Belief" is intellectual surrender. Why believe when you can know?
"Faith" is a state of willed self-delusion...
...but experience...empirical experience, requires an open mind.
Barbara Ehrenreich, atheist and author of Living With a Wild God
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wild n reckless exjws... how many do u know?
by losingit insince my ex and i separated over a year ago, we have taken entirely different paths as ex jws.
i have primary custody of the girls.
i take them biking, to the park, hiking, and fir strolls in the neighborhood.
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crmsicl
the mentality of a convert vs mentality of a born in?
I think the exit process is different for different people. There are some fine people who were born in and don't behave recklessly. It sounds like your husband comes from the mold that is out for himself first and formost. He probably had more growing up to do and got married to soon. That happens a lot.
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A farce elder here
by His Excellency injust to share a little about me:.
i was recently appointed an elder, about 6 months ago now, and that is exactly two years after my awakenning, but funny that the appointment came also about 2 years after i had completely lost all faith in god and had been leading a full time anti-jw life .
makes you wonder the role of the holy spirit in the entire nomination or appointment process.. .
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crmsicl
I don't believe you. Jgnat called you out as a plagiarist when you told your story a year ago and she provided proof.
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What is the difference between an active JW and a successful FORMER JW?
by Terry inpassionate enthusiasm (where is yours?).
active jw's are pushing the end times boulder up the mountain day after day with an imaginary goal of paradise for their efforts.
the prophetic dates roll over them and crush them again and again.
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crmsicl
This is good Terry. It's a positive affirmation. We need to put positive words into our heads to replace the old ones and that old pumpkin head has lots of room.
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The Dilaudid Delusion
by Zoos inhey folks.
just need to check in.
due to an injury, i had to start taking some pretty powerful pain killers and stayed on them for about 1 1/2 months until i finally had surgery this past wednesday.
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crmsicl
When my brother, who is a recovered addict now for about 35 years, underwent surgery he always asked a family member to be in charge of handing out the drugs.
I think you should be involved with either your doctor or someone to assist you through this. Is this possible for you?
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Have You Been Invited To The Memorial?
by minimus inone of my best friend's, who is an ex elder had two elders visit him at his home yesterday to invite him to the memorial.
he was cordial to them because they were'nt over the top.. so far, i have had no invites, thank god..
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crmsicl
Just got a visit from my old pioneer friend who I thought I was encouraging because she didn't have anyone to go on stupid calls with, I mean really stupid calls. This was what I said about her in the thread about Nursing Homes:
There's a nursing home in this area. Pioneers took turns assigning it to themselves. They actually conducted a "group study" in the front room. Only 1 - 3 ever attended. It was a joke to say the least. I used to go with one pioneer sister occasionally, she also had "return visits" there so sometimes we would kill time doing that.
This is off the point but the reason I went on these calls/studies with her was because no one else wanted to and she was discouraged for awhile. My PO elder husband suggested I reach out to her. So all this time I thought I was supporting her but I later figured out she thought she was encouraging me to get out in service more and pioneer...(remember the reach out effort for pioneers?). When I figured this out after leaving the whole fiasco I thought it was so funny.
SO this same pioneer sister just came to my door with another sister acting all excited to see me and tell me she wanted to give me my personal invitiaton. I declined and firmly said "that's okay I won't be going". She said "Oh well okay", probably too afraid to ask why. She tells me she misses me and introduces me to Brenda. I told my old friend she still looks beautiful and going on 27 (which is what I always told her). They excused themselves, we wished each other well and that was it.
Now back to cleaning out my side of the garage.
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What it means to be a canadian.
by Truthseeker677 ini will never appologize for being a canadian.
my familly has lived here for about 300 years.
we have seen tribulation and tumult ,good times and bad.
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crmsicl
My mom was born in Canada, came to US with her parents when she was 3. She was always reticent when talking about that background. She wasn't sure who to be loyal to.
My grandmother always gave me a Canadian dollar for my birthday. She was so sweet.
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REMEMBER THOSE IN NURSING HOMES
by The Searcher inwhen i saw this article's title in the latest kingdom ministry - http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/278822/1/june-2014-kingdom-ministry-km-06-2014-pdf - i was delighted!!.
i thought, "at last, we are all being encouraged to visit our poor brothers & sisters in nursing homes, who feel abandoned!.
nope, that's not it - it's all about targetting non-witnesses in those establishments, and get them to sign up for "bible" studies.
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crmsicl
That's true about elderly getting involved in holidays. The lady from Massachusetts, having altheimers, forgot she was a JW! She would remark about the beautiful Christmas tree, etc. This was the time the blinders were coming off our eyes so we happily agreed with everything she said.