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  DIASSOCIATED NO WHERE TO GO LOST AND BROKEN

  by DonaLeigh in

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  song19

  Welcome to the boards. Sorry to hear of your pain. I too am new here and have found a lot of support here. Although we are just faders, we have told my mother a lot of the stuff we learned and after she accepted it, she went into super denial mode and now lightly shuns me. That has been the hardest part. Reading your post, I feel your pain... take one day at a time... it will get better.

  A letter was posted not to long ago written by a former elder to his mother who is shunning him. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/159928/1.ashx I plan on giving it to my folks to read.

  hugs to you... you're not alone... keep talking, keep posting… we are all here to help you through this
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  expenses -vs- donations............. the fall of the Watchtower empire

  by DaCheech in

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  as long as i've been here, i have preached that $$$$$ will be the only way for the wt to drop.. many agree on a small level, but think the wt has deep pockets.. they may have deep pockets, but i bet the investments they have have lost quite a bit since 2001.. my main calculation reguards the following hypothesis::::::.

  magazine and literature consumption -vs- donations.

  i know of 2 congregations, and let me post some figures:.

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  song19

  Maybe the WTS at that point can go IPO and raise some funds. I wonder what would happen to their stock soon after? It would probably tank and become a penny stock. Hey, maybe they can just keep printing shares and sell them to unsuspecting investors.
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  How did you handle facing the reality of death?

  by song19 in

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  for those raised or who got the truth at a young age, how have you been able to handle the reality that you are in fact, eventually, going to die in this system?.

  for me, this was a real hard reality check.

  as a witness, my entire life i was convinced that i would see armageddon, that i wouldnt grow old and die.

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  I have found it very hard to come to terms with. I don't fear death, though I will miss life, but I just cannot get use to the concept instilled from birth they I will loose everyone over time. It is worse since I have just had a child, as I am 38 and fear that I will not live long enough to see him grow and have a family.

  I can't imagine not being there for my kids. It will be hard to have to experience my parents death. It will be hard to leave my own children. I hope that I too will see my grandchildren. But sadly, I probably won't see my great grand children. Its the sadness of saying goodbye and missing out... knowing that they will mourn for me. It's like I am dead already inside.

  I agree with you Scully, I need to start living life. I have just put it off for over 30 years, I don't know where to go or where to turn. Having problems socializing and being a full time mom, doesn’t help either. I just don’t know what I want to do with my life… gosh I am so angry that I missed the best years of my life. You know my doctor is 5 months older than I am… that could have been me.
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  Did you skip the meeting to watch the superbowl ?

  by av8orntexas in

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  i know we must have alot ofpeople on here huge football fans like myself.

  born and raised in boston, i am a huge sports fan, and of course patriots fan.

  so anyone here go to another meeting, makeup some bs excuse, illness, flat out miss the meeting or anything else to watch game if your meeting happened to go from the 9am to the 3pm in january ?.

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  song19

  I remember I would go and leave the hubby behind with his buds... we were still in at the time, even his buds too. I was a good girl and went to the meeting. (smiley with a halo definitely needed here)

  Although this year, we all stayed home to watch the game and we were still 'in'. My son LOVED all the commercials, even the terminator ones after he got use to them. He still asks me to this day if we can watch the superbowl. We're watching Euro now... AWSOME! and miss every meeting to watch the games… freedom rocks!
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  How did you handle facing the reality of death?

  by song19 in

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  for those raised or who got the truth at a young age, how have you been able to handle the reality that you are in fact, eventually, going to die in this system?.

  for me, this was a real hard reality check.

  as a witness, my entire life i was convinced that i would see armageddon, that i wouldnt grow old and die.

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  song19

  For those raised or who got the ‘truth’ at a young age, how have you been able to handle the reality that you are in fact, eventually, going to die in this ‘system’?

  For me, this was a real hard reality check. As a witness, my entire life I was convinced that I would see Armageddon, that I wouldn’t grow old and die. Now that I am ‘out’, it has been an emotion shock to now have to accept the fact that I will have to eventually watch my parents die, watch my family die, and eventually I too will have to say goodbye to my kids when I die.

  It’s quite damaging really… most people learned about death at a young age, it’s normal to live knowing you’ll eventually die. For me, that thought never once entered my mind. It’s been a shocker to say the least to have to accept that truth, that reality that I will get old and eventually die. An extremely sad reality for me.
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  new Tract

  by metajw in

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  interesting notes from the first round of district conventions in canada:.

  "you can trust the creator!

  " was said to be prepared uniquely for aboriginals in canada (and north america in general, i guess).. http://metajw.googlepages.com/t82.pdf.

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  song19

  This makes sense... I mean if the JWs are prospering in foreign countries, why not tap in to this large territory right here at home.
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  Have you found a new bible translation you like?

  by New light for you in

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  i know, it seems like half of everyone that leaves turns athiest.... but for those of us out there, who figure on still being christian, have you found a translation of the bible that you belive lives "up to par"?

  i'm really trying to research, but there's so many, i wondered if you had any input!.

  thanks!.

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  song19

  When my hubby decided to getting another Bible, he choose the NIV. He did some research on it and definitely wanted to get a Bible that wasn't attached to a religion. We still compare translations though and don’t stick to just one Bible.

  We had also planned to get an interlinear. In the mean time, we use the web. http://www.studylight.org/ and http://www.greeknewtestament.com/

  But now that we no longer need to prove that the NWT is mistranslated, we don’t research each scripture as much.
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  If You're a Forgotten Father ...

  by compound complex in

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  happy father's day!.

  coco.

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  song19

  Happy Fathers Day! and a special Happy First Fathers Day to Prov1320!
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  I didn't know where to say Hi - so here I am

  by rustonmyhalo in

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  i don't know why i am always led back to jw's.

  tonight i feel real confused.

  i was searching the internet to try to find some evidence that jesus existed and that all religion is not just some great hoax.

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  song19

  Welcome! Always glad to see new ones join in!!
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  Some single older women in bad circumstances

  by LongHairGal in

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  i am saddened and angry to observe the pitiful situation some of my jw single female friends are in.

  they are over 40 and have little work record, hardly any money and in some instances compromised health issues.

  i am angry because these women were waiting for armageddon to come and save them.

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  song19

  I can’t help but agree wit you LHG. I know of a few sisters in their 30's and 40's. A good friend of mine, who I have lost touch with, so wanted to get married and kept waiting and waiting to find someone in "the truth". She is a very smart woman. It's my hope that she hasn't contacted me because she left the truth. I hope I can find her some day!

  The second woman I know, late 30's recently stopped pioneering. She had been pioneering her entire adult life. Problem is, she still lives at home in her parent’s basement. She was forced to drop out of university way back when and has a mediocre part time office job. I can only image how depressed she is, especially seeing that her younger brother continued with his education, got married, and has a family now. She also has health problems to battle too... She is going nowhere fast... I wish I could shine some light her way, but she is super spiritual and self righteous... it would never fly.

  Yup, my heart goes out to anyone still suckered into this cult. I can't believe I didn't see the light sooner...