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How about a "Watchtower and Awake" BURNING party!!!
by johnnyblazedog inhey how about we all make a nice bonfire with the watchtower and awake magazines!!
kind alike that guy from florida but instead we do jw literature!!
that would be awesome!
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Out and feeling lost, with no friends? Have faith! (my uplifting experience :D)
by teel inmaybe not many of you remember my anguish through the last year since i joined jwn.
in the meantime i lost my wife (the official divorce is due in ~two weeks), lost all my friends (thank god no family though, except the wife), battled the wts and sort-of lost.
just like most of you when you got through this experience i was lost and confused, coult not found my place in life.. i owe much gratitude to this board for giving me the much needed information and support that i am not alone, and what i'm feeling is not something unusual.
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Great post, teel. Thank you. I needed to read that.
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I got to thinking about this today.
by MrFreeze ini was taking a long, long car ride today and of course all that time you get to thinking.
i thought about this.
when it comes to jw's dating, they always have to have a chaperone there.
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Vampire, I saw it happen over and over and over again with older cousins as well as people within my congregation. Is it any wonder that I saw that I wanted no part of this? I bolted when I got to "dating age".
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Anyone Know JW's who Donated Inheritances, Estates,$$$ to WT Society ?
by flipper inif so - without divulging any names , approximately how much was donated to the wt society ?
if you are aware of approximate amounts.
as many know the wt society yearly puts out calls in their publications for witnesses to donate trust funds, wills, inheritances, estates, jewelry, cars and whatever else they have to promote the aleged " kingdom interests " in furthering the " good news " around the world.. personally i feel it's all been a scam to continue exercising control over witnesses by influencing them to financially deprive themselves so the wt society can continue it's operations.
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I have not personally known any JWs that have had any money at all. Most of the ones I have known that have died probably did not have enough to pay for their funeral and burial.
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I got to thinking about this today.
by MrFreeze ini was taking a long, long car ride today and of course all that time you get to thinking.
i thought about this.
when it comes to jw's dating, they always have to have a chaperone there.
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The whole JW system of dating and spending time with the opposite sex is distorted and warped. There is nothing natural or healthy abou it. The decision to marry is based on wanting to have sex. The couple really doesn't even have a chance to really get to know one another. And you certainly can't talk about your individual hopes and goals because the WTBTS tells you what those are. SICKOS!
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BIG talk with teenage son today
by Aussie Oz inyesterday i got to ask my kids what they thought of the convention they just had.
response was 'really good'.
daughter liked the drama but could not say why or what the lesson was... so i figure she liked it because it was more interesting than the regular talks.
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Great job, Aussie Oz. Keep it up.
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Avoiding the Meeting
by brotherdan inso, darth plaugeis (or however you spell it) has suggested that the best way to get out of going to the meeting is to tell your wife that it's time to get ready for the meeting, and when her back is turned hit her over the head with a large object.. i'm sure there are better ways to get out of going.
i'm looking for some real ideas here.
" i like the whole getting your wife (or husband) drunk before the meeting so they won't want to go idea.
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I grew up in a JW family. My parents became less active and were struggling with their beliefs for about 4 years before I refused to go to meetings anymore.
Be as honest as you possibly can with your wife AND your children!!!!!!!!!!!!! I understand you may want to take it somewhat slowly.
Do NOT FORGET YOUR KIDS!!!!!!! Do you want them to be raised in this cult? Your son is getting ready to start kindergarten. HE IS ALREADY TAKING IN THE KOOL-AID MUCH MORE THAN YOU'D LIKE TO THINK!!!!!!!! I KNOW.
This cult will destroy your family. It destroyed mine because my parents were not honest with me and my sister or with my mother's family.
Raise your children in a healthy, positive environment. That would mean away from anything JW.
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Mentallyfree31 Would Like To Formally Introduce Himself
by mentallyfree31 ini have been absent on the forum for the past couple of months.
i have previously been known on here as "mentallyfree31".
i would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself.
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My daughter is thinking of going into Physical Therapy and I am encouraging her to do so. I think it is a great career with lots of opportunities and lots of flexibilty.
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Were you Stalked or Chased After Once you Exited the JW's by Elders ?
by flipper ini tried to fade off the map by moving 30 miles initially in 2004 after i exited in late 2003 .
the first several years they didn't bother me.
i ran into a elder from my former congregation in late 2005 in an antique store - he tried telling me i was wrong for stopping attending meetings.
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Flipper, No, my parents never got over it but that's a big long story. And it was their problem not mine.
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Were you Stalked or Chased After Once you Exited the JW's by Elders ?
by flipper ini tried to fade off the map by moving 30 miles initially in 2004 after i exited in late 2003 .
the first several years they didn't bother me.
i ran into a elder from my former congregation in late 2005 in an antique store - he tried telling me i was wrong for stopping attending meetings.
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Vampire, Yes, the paranoia will go away. The more you get out into the "world" and meet new people and start new activities you will realize there is nothing to be afraid of. School or any type of classes is always a good thing to do.