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  A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step....

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  a little over two years ago-june 2008- i began a journey of epic proportions.

  i didn't know at that time that my life would forever change.

  i came across this website while looking up jehovah's witnesses and 1975. at first, i was very nervous.

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  thanks everyone for the comments. I sincerely hope that newbie's or lurkers can read what I wrote and see that life can be so much better. It may take time to work through all of the issue's that result from being a JW but it can be done. I am Living proof of that.
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  Ten Signs You Are an Unquestioning Christian!

  by darth frosty in

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  http://i32.tinypic.com/j5k0if.jpg.

  i'm sorry dont know how to embed a pic.

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  OMG!! I love this poster. It's true.
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  A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step....

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  2. friends

  a little over two years ago-june 2008- i began a journey of epic proportions.

  i didn't know at that time that my life would forever change.

  i came across this website while looking up jehovah's witnesses and 1975. at first, i was very nervous.

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  QuestioningEverything

  A little over two years ago-June 2008- I began a journey of epic proportions. I didn't know at that time that my life would forever change. I came across this website while looking up Jehovah's Witnesses and 1975. At first, I was very nervous. You know, there were some anti-JW comments, what if the demons' overtook me while I was looking at it. I was scared to death to read Satanus post's just because of the name. lol No demon's possessed me!. But what did happen was that my whole life changed never to be the same again.

  At first, I was obsessed with this website and similar sites finding out all that I could about everything JW related. I read Crisis of Conscience. There was so much I did not know and it all seemed so clear once I had my blinders off. I couldn't believe that I had never seen it for what it was!! I was embarassed, angry and devastated by the 'real' truth. I cried daily for the first few weeks after my discovery.

  How could the WTBS mislead so many people? People that I love, respect and would die for-mom, sisters, friends, aunt's, cousin's. I believed all that I had been taught by them without question. Never again will I follow anything or anyone so blindly. It was a valuable lesson for me. I am an intelligent person and feel shame at how foolishly I followed them without a second thought. Never again!!!

  My life since that fateful month of June 2008 has been wonderful to say the least. I continued to investigate the JW's and share all I learned with my husband and kids. My husband was raised in a VERY strict JW family. He was out several years before me. I taught him some things about the JW's that he didn't know.

  We both feel as if a huge 20 ton boulder has been lifted off of our shoulders. We look forward to our kids going to college, to enjoying grandchilren(hope that doesn't happen for at least 10 years) and making plans for our retirement. We look forward to celebrating Christmas, Birthdays, Thanksgiving, etc. Our family life has improved tremedously and it was already a great life.

  We do not attend another church and have become agnostic. We respect other's beliefs but we are done with organized religion. We would like to visit some other churches just to see what they are like.

  I can't express how much better mentally I feel. I didn't realize how depressing it was to me to think the world was going to end and all the people I loved may or may not make it to the paradise; that everyone was evil and had bad intentions (they do not); that the world was getting worse every second(it is not); that I would have to make a choice about a blood transfusion one day(I tore up my blood card-decison made!); that I was so restricted on every aspect of life, movies, books, tv, clothing. I make good decisions that are balanced and fair without being told over and over by the WTBS what to do.

  So, for all of those who are lurking or are newbies, there is a whole life out there that is good. You will not become a drug addicted, alcoholic, sex crazed prostitute if you quit attending meetings or socialize with people outside of the WTBS. There are good and bad people everywhere-ultimately, you make the choice who to befriend. But I'm sure what you will find is that those that were considered 'worldly' are normal, hardworking, moral people-just like you and me.

  Thanks for all of your support and assistance on this website. I feel so grateful to have found it and hope others continue to benefit from it as I have.

  PS-sorry it's so long. ;)
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  T-Shirt I made for sh**s and giggles y'all might like...

  by Tuesday in

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  hey folks, so i'm trapped on the couch with a baby that will only sleep directly next to me so i thought i'd do some photshop fun stuff.

  i ended up throwing this on a t-shirt and thought everyone here would get a kick out of it.

  it's on zazzle for cost of the shirt if you want to buy one, i don't have any of these ready made otherwise i'd just send them to you.. http://www.zazzle.com/evil_apostate_tshirt-235340729895953018.

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  LOVE IT!!!
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  Music that represents our :"Waking Up"

  by Scarred for life in

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  we sometimes have had threads where people post songs that have a lot of meaning to them after leaving the jw cult.

  one song that is frequently mentioned is hotel california.

  there is another song that is mentioned frequently that is from the last 5 years or so.

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  Scream by Michael and Janet Jackson.
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  My daughter hated me and her dad

  by thenoblelodge in

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  i was told yesterday by my daughter that when she was younger she hated me and her dad.. she wasn't beaten, she was allowed to play with friends other than jw's, had parties, always had kids round to play, jw and worldlies ( i hate that term).

  i could go on.. the reason she hated us was because we encouraged her on numerous occassions to stay in the borg.. what i find so distressing is, i cannot believe the power we had over her.

  we kept her going in something that was killing her mentally, emotionally and physically and all the time saying 'don't take it out on jehovah, it's not his fault, don't you think he knows what's going on.

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  I know exactly how you feel. I look at the life I had before I had my awakening and feel so embarrassed, ashamed and heartbroken at how I was raising my kids. I'm thankful now that they are able to lead a normal life just like everyone else.
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  My sucky situation

  by brotherdan in

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  hi guys,.

  sadly some of them had been in bethel for 5 - 10 years and were still cleaning toilets.. after about 2 years of it i couldn't do it anymore.

  i always knew something wasn't quite right with this organization.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Just wanted to say "WELCOME"!!! This is a wonderful place to come and discover yourself and receive support.
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  What if WBTS is right?

  by african GB Member in

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  people, please don't be angry at me, but do you sometimes ask yourselves this question?

  i do..

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  QuestioningEverything

  They're not. And just reading this question, makes me physically sick. I heard it too many times in my life.
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  Most Ridiculous Thing You've Ever Been Counseled On

  by MrFreeze in

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  i'm sure topics like this have already come up but they tend to get hilarious with the absolute absurdity that goes on in the kh.

  i was once counseled for not shaving after two days.

  i was also counseled by a sister for eating lucky charms cereal.

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  My sister was counseled for wearing a shirt to the KH that had a design of an 'anchor' on it. It was a shirt with a nautical theme.
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  What books, songs, artists, movies, etc were banned in your JW home?

  by serenitynow! in

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  my mother was very strict about entertainment.

  in school i was doing a project about teen suicide and had checked out some books on suicide and abortion.

  i had alot of explaining to do for that.

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  When I was a kid, my mom was somewhat lax as far as entertainment went. She is much stricter with her grandchildren, doesn't allow them to watch the "Avatar-last airbender", Yu-gio(spelling?), or some Scooby-Do episodes-you know how much magic and scorcery those shows have. It's ridiculous.

  The funny thing is that she loves "Southpark"!! Isn't that one of the crudest-but hilarious- shows on TV?