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  The funny and the laughable

  by Heartbreaker in

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  relative was reinstated recently .

  then....i get a voicemail (from an ignored phone call) from my mother asking to have the youngest three kids this weekend, for "something fun for the kids" and since they can't fit more than 3 in thir car, they want the youngest, and this on the heels of me sending a email to state that i was remembering some damaging things from my childhood (father confirmed pedophile, but until recently it was assumed i was excluded from this) and that i needed some time and some space.

  her reply was that i shouldn't let things affect my relationship with jehovah, ruin all the hard work i've done in keeping my kids with jehovah in their heart, and that she did the best she could.

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  QuestioningEverything

  No advice but I wouldn't let my kids go with my dad in that situation either. Best wishes.
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  Explaining what DF'd means to a non-witness

  by babygirl30 in

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  i actually had to do this twice in the past 2 weeks - and it's really shaken things up!

  the first time was last week.

  my aunt (who lives out of state) asked me how my parents were doing (her brother and my mom)?

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  QuestioningEverything

  Yes, I did recently. I was talking to a friend about the JW's. She has been with me on my journey to enlightenment . I have shared with her all I have learned. She asked why I didn't just tell my mom how I felt about the witnesses now. Then I told her about Apostacy and how my family and 'friends' would have to shun me because of my newfound discoveries. She was absolutely disgusted. She kept saying, "That's a cult, QE, that's a cult." And I see now that it is a cult.
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  Notes From the Annual Meeting - Oct 3, 2009

  by daniel-p in

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  from a little bird... .

  interesting portions highlighted.

  notes from annual meeting (oct 3, 2009) .

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  QuestioningEverything

  Not everyone is singing the songs? This is one of the concerns? It's ridiculous. Not the single parents struggling to make ends meet, the family without health insurance who works at a janitorial company or local shopping mall.

  And also, if you can't stretch out during the song, when can you? During the talk, or prayer? Whatever. Glad I'm gone.
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  Stupidest JW meeting answers

  by GapingMouth in

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  i was thinking about some stupid non-sensical answers i have heard over the years.

  "we all know the blue whale is the biggest fish"

  "we were on the ministry and met a coloured couple.

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  QuestioningEverything

  We had a sister at our hall who always managed to incorporate something she had seen on the Animal Planet or Discovery Channel into her comment. We would crack up at how she tried to tie it all together.
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  The long term effects of losing friends and family through shunning

  by finding my way in

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  i've recently been thinking about this topic as i've been finding old friends on facebook etc.

  that were just gone one day because either their whole family da'd themselves or they had been df'd.

  not to mention the friends i lost when i myself was df'd.. most of my life i found this losing of friends normal because it was what i was used to.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I always had a hard time with the D/F policy. It was difficult for me to shun others and pretend they didn't exist. I hated this policy and now that I know it is wrong, I really hate it.
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  I'm new, let me introduce myself

  by no lies please in

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  i've been lurking here for many months.

  i served as an elder for many years, and regular pioneer for much longer until recently.

  i'm also a mts grad and was used extensively on the circuit and district level.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Welcom-this is a wonderful to come to when you discover the real "truth". It has been a tremendous help to me and many others. Stick around and you will find the peace that your life deserves.
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  Do you like yourself

  by is there help out there in

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  when you were a jw did you find you did not like your self.

  when you left the truth did you find that you liked yourself more and enjoyed life..

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  QuestioningEverything

  Yes-I do. I did when I was a witness -although I lived daily with the guilt of never doing enough.. I have always been comfortable with myself and fairly confident. Today- I am much more at ease with myself as far as my decision making.
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  ODD HINGS ELDERS HAVE DONE

  by badboy in

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  any takers?.

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  QuestioningEverything

  We had an elder that said some forms of kissing were fornication. This same elder wanted everybody to pronounce "Isaiah" the same way the brother reading it on the bible tapes pronounced it. That guy is from England/Scottland/Ireland(sorry, not sure) and not Midwest United States. He would even correct people while he was on the stage if they mispronounced it. He was such an a**hole.
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  untitled

  by BorgHater in

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  i always think about the thousands of jw's who have lost thier lives over the years by refusing blood transfusions, but sometimes i forget about all those poor witnesses who died in concentration camps during ww2.

  when i was a jw i would comfort myself with the thought that although those brothers suffered, they were doing it for jehovah.

  now i realise what a needless, tragic waste of precious human life that really was it makes me so sad.

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  QuestioningEverything

  One year and 3 months ago, I would have refused a blood transfusion for my sons. I think about that now and get sick to my stomach. I am furious that the WTBS continues to lie to the people. And I am furious that they lied to me. My heart goes out to all who have had that decision before them.
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  Halloween

  by wantstoleave in

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  i live in a country where this isn't typically a big event, and only in recent years have more started doing the whole 'trick or treat' thing.

  however, i have been invited to a halloween party.

  i've never participated in it before.. problem is this: i am still scared of my parents, they are a big part of my life, and know most of everything i do.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I celebrated Halloween for the first time last year. I didn't look at it as an evil day or a day to worship the dead. I took it for what it was-a day where people dress up, have parties, are in a festive mood and kids go trick or treating. It was fun! My son (11 years) loved it. We are looking forward to celebrating it this year as we will be more prepared.

  I will admit, initially, I was a bit apprehensive about it. It was awkward at first. Then I realized that the WTBS is full of crap and all I had been taught by them was incorrect. I Knew I was NEVER going back to the KH or WTBS. I am agnostic now and have no qualms whatsoever about the holidays. But not all feel that way and I respect whatever people may believe

  I say go, have fun and enjoy it. Your kids will love it!!! And let us know how you all enjoyed it.

  Take Care,

  Susan