Wow. Please be careful. Even though you might think he agrees to let you live your life the way you want, if he still believes any of JW teachings he will be "head" of the household and over the "spiritual" teaching of the child. Please go out an get yourself a copy of "Crisis of Conscience" and read it with him.
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So confused
by greenie inso i've been reading this board for a while but never posted.
so, go easy on me!
i have a lot of thoughts, but they're not going to be totally clear.. my story: i was dating a guy, not long, but totally fell in love with him.
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So confused
by greenie inso i've been reading this board for a while but never posted.
so, go easy on me!
i have a lot of thoughts, but they're not going to be totally clear.. my story: i was dating a guy, not long, but totally fell in love with him.
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startingovernow
I have to add, please read, "Combatting Cult Mind Control."
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My Story
by ~Jen~ ini was raised a jw by very strict parents who, in my early teen years were physically and then later emotionally abusive all the while with my dad being and elder (and he still is).
i didn't want to be a jw then but my life was all about making my parents happy which started with me being baptized at 13. my parents constantly drilled into my head that most things were "bad" and i was "bad" i constantly did whatever i could to avoid being bad.
i had no life but then met a nice jw boy when i was 17. against my better judgement, i stayed with him and married him when i was 20. i didn't have a lot in common with him but he was really nice and was safe - he was a witness and even though i wanted to be in the world so bad i chose to be with him because he would keep me grounded, in the truth and away from where i really wanted to be because it was the right thing to do.. we were married for 7 years and have 3 sons.. for the past few years i've known that i did not want to be a jw even more and was sick of being fake.
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Wow - time to get a copy of both "Combatting Cult Mind Control" and "Take Back Your Life" - both books that explain cults and the importance to realizing that fear of failure on the "outside" is just one of many tools cult use to control people. It may not work out with the new boyfriend. Even so, you can be free of the cult and be your own person!
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Watchtower study edition - "Find Joy in the gift of Singleness".....Oh Brother!!!
by Witness 007 injune 15 page 29.
40 year old carmen has her picture on the page...a plain looking girl but she says: "i enjoy what i have, and don't dream of what i don't have.
" also interviewed are loli and lidana who are good looking but also can't find a husband.
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Yeah I read this article. It isn't a study article, just one of the fillers. Sad to say there use to be a time when I believed what was said in such articles, and tried to allign my attititude to fit the mold. Now I question if the woman in the picture is really "Carmen and " if any "Carmen" actually said those words. The writing of the WT is so black and white it is sickening. I look back at all the single "sisters" I knew past the age of 25 in the organization, and I can't think of one that was happy about being single. And I'm not saying marriage would have made them happy, but I do think that being able to date without the pressure of marriage would have done a lot more for their happiness than being alone. I used to also have no doubt that marrying only another JW would be the best thing, but now I realize it's not because the couple could serve Jehovah happily together, but rather, its basically because it is the marriage or the religion that comes first - to serious JWs its the religion, to others, its the marriage.
This article is just futher shame material to be used against any JW woman/man who feels a better connection with a non-JW. And sadly, it something that will be referenced by others when any single person is feeling lonely - just more "trust in Jehovah" BS, along with the false promise of having many "spiritual mothers, fathers, and siblings" in the organizaiton.
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Elder doesn't remember being on judicial committee with my wife
by JimmyPage inmy wife was talking to an elder at the meeting recently.
he asked her if she was still on restrictions (for our pre-marital hanky panky).
he went on to imply that they would probably be lifted soon.
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So much for caring enough about her everlasting life! I thought it was bad when the WT conductor would always greet me as "Sister" - Not even including my last name. I was way too patient, because it was obvious that he did not remember my first name and didn't care enough to make sure he learned it. But then, I was just in need of some "encouragment" at the time, not in a judicial committee! Really, if the holy spirit was really with these men, I'd think the very least they could do was remember being on her committee.
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Brenda Lee is on WE Tonight
by jamiebowers inat 10 p.m. est on the show, the secret lives of women.
she'll be talking anout her experiences in and getting ou of the watchtower cult.
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Bummer, don't get that channel. Hopefully someone can fill me in.
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texting bad!!!!
by highdose inam i the only one who remembers the gb telling the r&f not to text eachother?
this was when mobile phones first became popular, the thinking was that it would be a distraction from spiritual things.
i can remember talks from the platform about it, but no one else i talk to can... was i the only one paying attention?.
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startingovernow
Sounds like it might have been during a convention. As in do not text about what you are going to have for lunch while I am speaking!
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Removed and Dissolved?
by startingovernow inin the past i've heard of whole bodies of elders being removed/df'd and entire congregations being dissolved.
anyone know any verifiable account of this happening - details please!.
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In the past I've heard of whole bodies of elders being removed/DF'd and entire congregations being dissolved. Anyone know any verifiable account of this happening - details please!
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Possible GB Visit, Barr None at my KH Dedication?
by sd-7 ini skipped my triple threat meeting last night, but my mom told me that someone from the writing department would be speaking at the dedication of our new (that is, year-old) kingdom hall.
she mentioned someone named barr--i can't verify this, but i know john barr is on the gb.
so is it possible that big brother himself will be at my kingdom hall??
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Oh, please go and take an audio recording to post here. I've only been to one KH Dedication. The Bethel visitor went on and on about how if this congregation didn't forgive each other they wouldn't be acceptable to Jehovah. Since I wasn't fron the congregation that attended the hall, I figured he must know something about them that I didn't. Over the years I wondered how much of his talk was from the outline or just his own thoughts. So please, record and post.
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bro. butts from bethel e-mail :
by lancelink intypical jw email message forwarded to me this afternoon :.
do not tire out!.
bro.
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startingovernow
Send a reply that you would like them to butts out of your life.