Posts by stillin

Wow, great story! Hey, I realize that it's a major adjustment for you to make your way out of the religion and you want to do that with a minimum of fallout. But if it were me, and I was your age and at your station in life, I would focus on my education and how I am going to succeed in life. Like, it's not so much what you DON'T do as what you actually DO.

Nuff said. Welcome to the forum! Lots of real thinkers here.

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Blew it this morning with 4 JWs

by Vanderhoven7 in

so i decided to go hunting for jws this morning.

walked to the end of my driveway and who should be approaching...but 2 ladies, one old (dianne) and one younger both with watchtower mags in hand.

dianne shared how the world was under the control of satan etc.

stillin

^^^

what sparky said.

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Why Did You Stay In The JW Religion As Long As You Did?

by minimus in

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friends

were you so indoctrinated that you just couldn’t leave?

was it due to family pressure?

was it your friendships that you didn’t want to lose?

stillin

I fell asleep

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Simon ? help me get Marvin back as my Avatar please ?

by smiddy3 in

hi, simon i don`t know how or why my avatar marvin has disappeared and my old avatar has re surfaced but i would appreciate getting marvin back please..

stillin

Welcome back! I'm working on my image as we speak.

woohoo! Look at my pitcher!

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Do you have a barking, snarling, vicious Brain-Dog too?

by Terry in

jw
friends

there is a snapping vicious junkyard dog in my head.

a dog constantly barking, hungry, terrifyingly intimidating, and above all...relentless!.

unless i feed it a constant stream of input - it threatens to eat me alive.. (it is that monster from the id in forbidden planet.).

stillin

I took the test. Cool! It says that I'm a mediator.

I have real dogs in my home that are good friends sometimes, but mostly a chore.

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Simon ? help me get Marvin back as my Avatar please ?

by smiddy3 in

hi, simon i don`t know how or why my avatar marvin has disappeared and my old avatar has re surfaced but i would appreciate getting marvin back please..

stillin

Blondie, you got moxie

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Simon ? help me get Marvin back as my Avatar please ?

by smiddy3 in

hi, simon i don`t know how or why my avatar marvin has disappeared and my old avatar has re surfaced but i would appreciate getting marvin back please..

stillin

Blondie, I like your new "do." Is that Debbie Harry?

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Half Your Children Are Dead And Your Still Happy?

by The Bethelite in

jw
friends

half your children are dead and your still happy?

i have/had a jw friend who has five daughters.. she was a born in as her daughters were also.

two of the daughters are out and have waken up.

stillin

I can't see just kicking your kids out simply because they don't want to live the JW lifestyle. But this shouldn't be confused with enabling your kids to live unhealthy lifestyles. Or to take having your home for granted, just being lazy. Life is tougher these days, it's true, but they should carry their own load in life if they are to ever grow up into responsible adults.

I still hold marriage in high regard, for example. No, I will not provide a bed for one night stands or things that don't meet my own standards of decency. But I would help them in their apartment search, job search, career search or education, with some time limit attached. Communicating with them as adults about this might help them to get a glimpse of maturity.

None of my kids stayed in the religion. We all have good relationships. They are all on their own and each doing well in their choices. You have to consider your own tolerance level and they should respect that.