wanderlustguy your observation of the process many of us go through on our journey away from our JW life is spot on.
All the best for your future which sounds really good.
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What happens after you get out.
by wanderlustguy indave used to tell me that there were more stages to recovery than anyone can really explain... or however he said it that was always so cool.
maybe it's because we never really recover.
i hear from old friends every now and then and think of many more who i met since i started this trip almost 7 years ago.. sometimes an old family member has a reason to call you and you go through a lot of emotions that are part of why you choose to leave.
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I'm perfect you're doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's witness upbringing
by superman inme and my wife just got this great book from the library entitled 'i'm perfect you're doomed:tales from a jehovah's witness upbringing' writtin by kyria abrahams (an ex-jw).
i'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned or read it (it's still fairly new), but it is a great book.
for anyone who was raised in the 'troof' or group up in it you will find it very interesting.
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I read the book several months ago,
When I returned the book, I stuck several little sticky notes with this website written on them.
lisa
What a great idea lisa. That has given me an idea for Ray Franz's books in our library!
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Talking points for reasoning with JWs
by bluecanary ini've emailed this to several people now so figured i might as well post it and share with all.
the following information has been compiled from various sources on the web, including jwfacts.com and free minds.
a fraction of it is from my own mind.
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Thank you Blue Canary for all the time and effort you spent putting this together for us.
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Why can a JW get a boob job but not a tatoo???
by cognac inthat makes no sense to me.
you'd get yourself in a jc for a tatoo but i've seen a couple of jws get a boob job and nothing happen... the hypocrisy in endless... .
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Why are boob jobs OK for JWs?
Because the WTS is all for inflating their figures!
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My Step-Son Called at 2 AM and Threaten Physical Harm
by Yizuman inlast night he called at 2 am, woke my wife up, she answered the phone.
he was drunk, yelling and threatening to break into our house and physically harm me because i had his sorry ass thrown out for punching my stomach and destroyed our property while drunk on that day on july 8th.. she hit the flasher button (strobe light attached to a remote thingy that is activated by a remote button) and woke me up.
i go to her room and find her crying.
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Yiz sorry to hear what you are going through, it must be very frightening for you and your wife. About the dog thing - is there anywhere you can get an ex guard dog? Maybe someone that is a guard dog trainer might be able to give you some advice on this. Sometimes the dog shelters have dogs that have been well trained but for various reasons the owners can't keep them. Just a thought. Even if you can't get or don't want a guard dog, just even having a dog around can make you feel safer. I have a poodle and I tell you he has scared the wits out of grown men with his barking! At least it would alert your wife who could alert you. It's just a thought.
Wising you and your wife all the best.
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Percentage of Bethelites that turn "apostate"?
by What-A-Coincidence inless than rank and file?.
anyone have an idea?.
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dissed that was anything but a silly rant. Glad you're here.
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Today I'm having one of those 'I REALLY HATE THE WTS FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND ARE DOING TO ME' days so please keep bashing away everyone.
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Because somebody has to do it
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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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Hi Jen
Welcome and thank you for sharing your story with us. Jen have already proved that you have a huge amount of inner strength by getting yourself out of JWs, a bad marriage and standing up to an abusive, controlling family. So don't underestimate how powerful you really are.
All I can add to what the others have already told you is to suggest you spend some quiet time on your own listening to your inner voice. Get to know the real you. You are still very young so you have the chance to build a future for yourself that fits what you want out of life - something many of us missed out on. And after a while you will find that there are so many caring and kind people out there who will be able to help you get where you want to be. Most people in the 'world' are nothing life we were led to believe.
A book that really helped me when I was beginning my journey out of the witnesses was The Power Is Within You by Louise L. Hay.
Wishing you and your children all the best
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Pastafarian blog
by GapingMouth inafter leaving jws i have found myself increasingly impatient with religion and just how stupid some things are that people believe.
i understand not all of you on here are atheists, but i wanted to point out my new blog.
in my blog i am a believer that the spaghetti monster exists and base my writings as such.
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This is very entertaining and informative at the same time GM. I'm going to give the link to my son - he'll love it.
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