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  Telling my wife that I would accept a blood transfusion

  by Daniel1555 in

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  2. medical

  this is my first post here.. first a few details about myself.

  i am 33, married, from switzerland and i have a little baby boy.

  i am still a jehovah's witness and i am still attending the meetings.

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  mostlydead

  In your situation, I agree that option 2 is for the best.

  However, I did have this conversation with my husband, as I didn't have the fear that he might lose his love for me and/or turn me in for apostacy. I told him that my views had changed, why they'd changed and asked how he felt about me being his Power of Attorney for health care. After several discussions, I agreed to honor his wishes (although, as On The Way Out mentioned, I meant it at the time, but I doubt very much that, if the situation actually comes up, I'll be able to carry through with that) and I changed my Advance Directive to state that my daughter would be my alternate power of attorney if my husband was unable or unwilling to serve.

  I had been inactive for several years before I broached the topic with him, and it wasn't easy to do, even though I am quite secure in the relationship. I think I would postpone the conversation with your wife until much later.
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  Stuff You Would Lose If You Went Back

  by Nosferatu in

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  2. friends

  so we know all the things the wts prevents us from doing, but that's much, much different than the stuff we've grown accustomed to.. for those who have been out for a number of years, what kind of things would end up being abandoned if you suddenly started going back to the kingdom hall?

  you know, stuff that you now do on the nights you used to attend meetings, the things you own, the things you wear, etc..

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  My mind....which has only just now started making a recovery.
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  ~raising hair~

  by freeflyingfaerie in

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  2. friends

  to say goodbye to the past i cut, i raised my hair.

  the full moon was approaching.

  i wanted to free myself of the pain.

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  This is beautiful; thank you for sharing. I have done the same at a few major turning points in my life. Very freeing.
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  WHAT IF the Watchtower Society were a MAP company instead?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the world's most accurate map maker advertises:.

  "ours are the best and most accurate maps in the entire world!.

  how can we make such an absolute claim?.

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  mostlydead

  Great post Terry and reply Greybeard...my husband is a mapaholic and if I hope I'll get an opening to use this someday.
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  Why a day behind Passover? Weren't the apostles celebrating Passover?

  by wha happened? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't get the day differeance.

  what's the obscure referance the wt uses to set the memorial a day late?.

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  "Appropriately, there was also a full moon on Thursday, March 27, 1975."

  Isn't it great that they deem the moon to be behaving appropriately...
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  Witness Speak: the worst of collection

  by grumblecakes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.

  what words or phrases bugged you the most?.

  a few of mine:.

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  ushered into the paradise...
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  The Society debunked the rumored new light on the F&DS in 1973

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the summary of the rumored new light from the 2012 annual meeting, as posted by cedars.. the faithful and discreet slave was not appointed at pentecost 33ce, meaning that there has not been a continuous line of members of the slave class on the earth down through the ages.

  the slave class was only appointed for the first time by christ in 1919.the faithful and discreet slave is a small group of anointed brothers during jesus presence serving at watchtower headquarters who are directly involved in the preparing and dispensing of spiritual food.

  the individual members of the governing body are not the faithful and discreet slave.

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  mostlydead

  Two thoughts:

  1. The first person I remember that Jesus told to do a "feeding" work was Peter. Feed my sheep. That should give some indication of when all this "food at the proper time" started being dispensed. That fact notwithstanding...

  2. ...in order to make this alleged new light even begin to work, the second highlighted paragraph in the opening post will now need to start with "Yes!" The master's going away will now have to be interpreted as the period between 1919 and whenever it is he returns.

  How they'll explain their possession of the title that the Master only gives after his arrival will be entertaining to read.
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  Do You Think All This New Light Will Rattle Any Of The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  or do you think the sheeple will just follow the gb's words without question?.

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  cobaltcupcake, love the graphic...hilarious!
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  Intro/fellow abuse survivor

  by jwabusesurvivor in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  im new to the site, as my username implies i am an abuse survivor, it was more then sexual, it was a very horrific type of abuse and no surprise the jw's that were involved were and still are being protected.

  i have found posts here to be encouraging and glad to see i am not alone in my struggle and my fight.. i have a constant struggle/battle with emotional and mental health issues from the many many years of abuse but i am a fighter and try to keep on going, but am so glad to have found this site, it seems to be a source of encouragement :).

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  Hello! Glad you've found this great group of people! Abuse that happens within a religious context has an extra layer of damage that goes with it. Although we are no substitute for skilled professional counseling, many of us here are expert when it comes to dealing with the after-effects of being Witnesses. I hope you'll find that any sense of isolation you may feel is eased through the many supportive voices you'll encounter here. Welcome!
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  Light a Candle for Oompa

  by BabaYaga in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a lovely site where one may light a candle for a moment of silence.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles.

  i set up a group, where they may all flicker together, if you like.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=oompa.

  (we love and miss you, oompa.).

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  mostlydead

  Very thoughtful BabaYaga, thank you. Mine's lit.