Magwitch

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  Was there anything different about you that helped you escape the WT?

  by Giordano in

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  for me i know it was because i was a reader.. i began reading books at the age of 13, this was in the 1950's.

  because there were some serious family problems i had two escapes i could count on reading and associating with my friends at the kingdom hall.. as i devoured steinbeck, hemingway, wolf etc.

  my world view expanded....it had to.

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  Magwitch

  I am extremely social, an extrovert on every level. In dubland this was a handicap. In the real world it has so many advantages. When I realized people enjoyed my company, it became apparent I was in the wrong group of people, making my escape easier.
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  ..Which has Caused You the Most Grief in Your Life..The Outside World or Watchtower World?..

  by OUTLAW in

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  according to the wbt$... the outside world is supposed to be a horrible place... .

  the outside world hasn't caused me nearly as much grief,as watchtower world... outside world (5% grief).....watchtower world..(95% grief)... .

  which has caused you the most grief in your life... the outside world or watchtower world?...

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  Magwitch

  I had no idea how miserable I was in Watchtowerland. I simply thought it was the price we pay for being in this wicked system of things. Two elders came to my door a couple of weeks ago - it brought back such awful memories. They both had missing teeth, bad, bad suits and they smelled. When they asked if I have considered being reinstated - I about lost my lunch
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  Watchtower and the Woodshed

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  watchtower and the woodshed .

  today i uploaded to my blog an illustration from 1957 that had a serious impact on children at the time.

  i remember those days.

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  Magwitch

  No wonder so many witnesses disapproved of Dr. Spock.
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  Just checking in to let people know how I'm doing.

  by JonathanH in

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  i haven't been around lately on account of having been very busy the past few weeks, and it's only going to get busier.

  this place gives me a needed sense of community, so i thought i would just check in to let everyone know what i've been up to.. one thing i've been up to is matriculating.

  i'm officially enrolled in college now, and my first day will be august 15. i haven't decided for certain on my major, but my advisor said that it's my first semester so not to worry too much about it, i'm just going through general college education for now anyway.

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  Magwitch

  So happy for you Johnathan!
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  Hurt Email or Hate Email

  by Snowboarder in

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  well recently i got a long email from a jw in vancouver, she read my blog ( http://sochiolympicgames.blogspot.com/ ) and attacked me hard!

  can anyone tell me what i am doing wrong?

  my blog simply states the truth, she can't understand the whole picuture.

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  Magwitch

  "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”

  Michelangelo
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  Hot?

  by rebel8 in

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  hot enough for ya?

  just thought i'd get that out of the way.

  you knew you were going to hear that saying today!.

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  Magwitch

  96 here in Boulder, CO. It feels too hot to even go to the swimming pool.
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  One in every congregation

  by WTWizard in

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  it seems that there is always one self-righteous idiot in every congregation that is like this:.

  first, the person will find every opportunity to see how much wealth people have.

  this wealth is in either time or material things.

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  Magwitch

  So true! So happy to be free!
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  OMG shunning story

  by man in black in

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  2. experiences

  my wife and i went to fedex / kinko's this afternoon and ran into a girl who was df'ed several years ago, (her parents are quite the rabid jw's.).

  they have two daughters, and the younger one recently got married at the kh.. the older one who we were talking to proceeded to tell us that she decided to attend her younger sisters wedding ceremony which was fine despite the fact that nobody talked to her.. but after the wedding she was basically ushered out of the hall.

  she was not allowed to participate in any pictures, or allowed to speak to the new couple.

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  Magwitch

  It is nothing but heartbreaking.
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  My Wedding Photos are. . .

  by leavingwt in

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  chock full of jehovah's witnesses.

  with the exception of my wife and my best man, they're all jws.

  jws who probably despise me.

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  Magwitch

  Happy Anniversary LeavingWT! Maybe you and your wife should renew your vows in a beautiful outdoor setting with a photographer.
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  I think I have a new label

  by truthseeker1969 in

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  2. beliefs

  again tonite i was visited by two elders to see what attitue i have toward the congregation.. i told them that through research i had found a number of things that i simply do not believe and was told that it was a matter for prayer and that jehovah would reveal it all to me.. good advice but what if jehovah is telling me to "get out" and is showing me that one by one he is showing people the truth as he did with ctrussell.

  what if jehovah is "spitting out" those who claim to be his slave class?.

  i was told that jehovah does not use individuals to reveal truth to, which made no sense, what about the apostle paul etc and more importantly wasn't russell an individual?.

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  Magwitch

  Yes, you do have a new label..... A