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  Assembly talk admits that meetings are boring.

  by easyreader1970 in

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  i made a post yesterday about some of the stupidity that has been flowing from my most recent assembly program.

  one things i forgot to mention was this:.

  hd television, video games, cell phones, and other interactive electronics - all of these things are very highly stimulating to the eyes and ears and kids (and maybe some adults, too) get used to receiving this type of visual and auditory input.

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  I agree with Outlaw the meetings were boring when we were kids too and there were no electronics to compete with our attention. Texting made the assemblies just bearable. If all I had was a wheel and fire, I would rather sit in my cave than go to the meeting! NMKA
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  Feel like I am going to explode

  by mamalove in

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  too much reading this weekend i think..... my blood is boiling between the two books.

  the mental part is disturbing me greatly about the truths in brainwashing and cultism, and coc is infuriating me about the whole attitude of the jw org.. i cannot stop thinking of my family who i have not talked to in 6 months.

  not a single word....i keep thinking of how and when it would be right and the best way to talk to them.

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  Mamalove, just my experience, there is no talking to them. It is like trying to talk to a delusional person. The best thing you can do is live your life well over time, if anything gets them thinking, that will. I think most of us had the same anger yet justification by reading CoC. Take care. NMKA
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  Marking 7 Years out of the Watchtower

  by lovelylil2 in

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  boy oh boy where to start?

  lots of changes over the last seven years.

  this week i had been reflecting on just how drastically my life has changed for the better since loosening the grip of the watchtower society.. in brief, my life seven years ago this month looked liked this; my family was very unhappy after nearly a decade of serving the "happy god" of the watchtower and being part of the "happiest people on earth".

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  Great experience! So happy for your family! NMKA
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  What's wrong with my friends?

  by Alan_56 in

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  i really can't stand it when i can't go to someones house just because they are "worldy".

  why can't i just be a normal teenager and be able to choose my friends whom ever they may be?

  i told my mom i don't have any witness friends then she told me "well you better find some or else your gonna have some serious problems".

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  Hi Alan, remember any stupid mistakes you make now could actually make you more dependent on your parents in the future. You need to stay very focused on the future, do well in school, have you discussed this with a counsellor at school. They maybe able to help you get to college this is your ticket to freedom. In the meantime be respectful to your parents, view your situation as temporary. Everyone above gave you excellent advice. Take it! (coming from a mom) NMKA
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-11-10 WT Study (OUGHT)

  by blondie in

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  to christians in his day?.

  comments.

  comments.

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  Thanks Blondie and hope you feel better soon, I really look forward to your weekly WT. NMKA
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  Tanzania witch doctors

  by EmptyInside in

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  did anyone else watch 20/20 last night?

  it was about in the country of tanzania how people born with albinism are in hiding,because witch doctors claim that their body parts are potent ingredients for spells.

  they cut off their limbs and it's just too horrific to go into detail.

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  Emptyinside, I saw that show with my kids we are still talking about it. You're right it was one of the most hear wrenching pieces I have ever seen. NMKA
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  Is it okay to be antisocial?

  by AwSnap in

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  ever since i was a kid, my father would tell me to quit being antisocial.

  to me, i was just playing with my favorite best friend in her room after the bookstudy.

  i had no desire to sit amongst the bookstudy group and listen to things that didnt interest me.

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  I don't think you are anti social. Anti social people don't necessarily mind being around other people but they don't "play nice". If you are able to have a healthy relationship with your husband and a few close friends I think this is just a variation of pretty normal. I know sometimes I don't feel like superficial conversations but sometimes it turns into more you may have really like that lady or maybe not. Sometimes even superficiality is good practice in the social graces. Maybe you have little tolerance for this because of KH JW relationships where they yammer on and on about a brotherhood and all it really is is a bunch of people that go to church together. Either way IMO you are OK. NMKA
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  why do ex-jw's talk so much....

  by bittersweet in

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  so my husband ( who is a baptised witness who no longer attends meetings and pretty much doesn't believe any more ) asked me last night why do so many ex-jw's feel the need to keep talking about the religion even when they have been out of it for years.

  i told him that in my case i still talk about it because i feel i lost so much of my life to them and i am still upset about it.

  also that many people have lost families and livlihoods, etc.

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  Bittersweet, I agree with you. For for my entire life that cult decided practically everything for me, so there is a lot of undoing to do. Also we had to suspend our disbelief and keep quiet about hundreds of issues for so long that when it starts spilling out it just keeps coming. I even have a rough draft of a little book started and I add to it on a regular basis. Maybe difference between the way men and women view things. NMKA
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  Do You Constantly Think About The Witnesses At This Point in Your Life?

  by minimus in

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  i was just talking to a guy who's been df'd for years and he still talks about things like it was yesterday in watchtowerland.. are you still consumed by your jw past?.

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  Yes an no. Some days go by and I don't think about it much. However my whole extended family is "in", they live very close, so if you are thinking about putting up a flag or having a birthday party at your home everyone is going to see it. We have friends that are recently out, so you kind of re live those same old emotions again. Had dinner with our only JW friends over the weekend, they are miserable. Yes it keeps rearing it's ugly head but I am not consumed by it (okay maybe a little). NMKA
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  Something I Never Understood About Disfellowshipped Ones

  by minimus in

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  i never understood why df'd ones would treat other df'd ones like crap.

  (after all, they could talk to each other).

  but many would "treat" other disfellowshipped just like the witnesses would.

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  I think that is what there are advised to do. For instance two young people get in trouble for the same thing at the same time, they are told don't associate with each other because obviously they are not good association for the other. The elders tell them not to chum around or it will effect their "come back".

  I agree with an above poster that says not all DF'ed people are equal. I have Df'ed family members that have been out for decades but they still believe it is "the truth" and would not appreciate hearing about my recent revelations about their beloved religion. They prefer to wallow in self loathing that they cannot live up to the standards of the Jw"s. NMKA