Posts by leavingwt

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Soon this election will be over

by mrsjones5 in

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and the board will move on.

i hope some friendships on the board survive.

personally i don't care if someone is a r or d or i or how ever somone wants to identify theirselves, as long as they're good people i really don't give a kid.

How do you like your coffee?

by LouBelle in

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same way i like me women.....sweet and strong with lots of milk.......

leavingwt

I like my coffee two different ways:

1st Preference: Black and piping hot.

2nd Preference: Piping hot, with a little Half-n-Half.

I prime my mug with very hot/boiling water for more than a minute. I don't like non-dairy creamers. I don't like anything flavored. My favorite beans are Starbucks Ethiopia Sidamo. I love real Espresso.

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Coping With Witness Relatives Cult & Authentic Dual Personalities- Hassan

by flipper in

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many of us who have witness relatives have experienced them fading in and out of the cult personality to their real, authentic personality.

it's like they are a totally different person.

as steve hassan says in his book, " releasing the bonds ", " it is an eerie experience when, mid-conversation, you sense a different identity has assumed control.

leavingwt

Thank you for sharing this. I know it must be very difficult to have a child still in the cult. Sending the photos sounds like a great idea.

-LWT

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Let's get real about SHUNNING

by passwordprotected in

a good friend of mine dad a few months ago because he'd moved in with his 'worldly' g/f and he was already partially being stalked by the local boe.

since then his mother will have nothing to do with him, neither will his sister and her family.

a few of the more real jws that genuinely care about him have kept a level of contact up.

leavingwt

PasswordProtected:

Remember this true statement: "Cults shoot their wounded."

-LWT

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I am en elder and I am ready to VOTE!

by outofthebox in

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hey, .

as some of you know i am en elder.

i don't believe, but for the sake of my family i still go to the meetings.

leavingwt

Snakes,

Gotcha. Thanks.

-LWT

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I am en elder and I am ready to VOTE!

by outofthebox in

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friends

hey, .

as some of you know i am en elder.

i don't believe, but for the sake of my family i still go to the meetings.

leavingwt

JWs can register to vote and not receive any negative consequences. Examples: In my State, all Notary Publics and Auctioneers must be 'Registered Voters'. I know JWs that are registered to vote, because their jobs require it. They don't vote, however.

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I am en elder and I am ready to VOTE!

by outofthebox in

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friends

hey, .

as some of you know i am en elder.

i don't believe, but for the sake of my family i still go to the meetings.

leavingwt

Shun? I'm thinking it would be more like an "automatic" DA.

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DA on Sunday, Announced on Tuesday

by passwordprotected in

as you may be aware, my wife and i dad ourselves on sunday afternoon.

it was announced to our old congregation last night (tuesday).

it will apparently be announced to their sister congregation tomorrow (thursday).. .

leavingwt

Once the elders received my letter, they sent word to me that they were going to sit on the letter for one week. I assumed they held out hope that I would "snap out of it" and come crying home to Mama.

It would seem that this period of one week was simply something they did themselves. It was not an official procedure or anything.

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