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  Did You Ever Fink On Another Witness?

  by minimus in

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  did you ever tell the elders that you knew of "wrongdoing" or that you knew a certain person wasn't adhering to the rules?.

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  If you did, you are a POS, IMO.

  I don't care why. I recall begging my mom to not go confess her *sin* to the elders. She did and got DFd. One time she did something. Once. I was 15 YO and begged and pleaded and told her they would DF her and BAM! she was gone.

  I ended up having to be her mother for the next 6 months while she fell into a grand depression. I had to grocery shop on my bike, cook, clean, etc, all because those M-fers DFd her. She would lie in bed and sob about how they ruined her life.

  She ended up getting reinstated and is now worse than ever with "The end of the system is here...."

  Oh, and did I mention the shunning of all family members while she was DFd? Yeah, I was shunned too by extention. Nice. I had no worldly friends, nor any JW friends.

  I H-A-T-E those people.

  Can you tell?
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  Should BrotherDan Be Encouraged To Stay Or Go?

  by Scott77 in

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  i, for my part, strongly encourage brotherdan to stay here on jwn and to the extent possible, contribute as needed depending on his schedule.

  i value his thoughful posts.

  please, type and post, 'yes, i agree' or 'no, i do not'.

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  What james_woods said +1

  Namby-Pambyland boo hoo Drama Queen
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  Should America Apologize For Hiroshima?

  by Bangalore in

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  should america apologize for hiroshima?.

  http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/apologize-for-hiroshima/.

  bangalore.

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  Some observations from the KM Elder School I wanted to share with you.

  by miseryloveselders in

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  my school was a couple weeks back, and it was interesting to a degree.

  to be honest with you, it reminded me of a police crime scene investigation with yellow tape.

  what i mean is, in one respect it was business as usual.

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  Great information MLE. Thanks for everyone's comments; this will help me dealing with my family.
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  Dead Birds And Fish

  by EmptyInside in

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  2. friends

  does anyone have any idea why birds are literally dropping dead from the sky in four or five states.

  and even in sweden,hundreds of birds are dead.

  and fish are turning up dead too,not only in the states,but also brazil and new zealand.. they're trying to say new year's eve fireworks frightened the birds to death.

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  Thank Jah I saved those Watchtowers and Awake! mags my Mom sent me.

  I'm going to go read them under the blankets.

  Then I'm going to go sign back up for an in home Bible Study.

  j/k

  But, it has crossed all of your minds, hasn't it?

  Remember, IT'S A CULT!!!!!
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  How to tell my mom im moving out?? Need advice please

  by cia112 in

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  well i'm 22 years old, still in college, i live with my mom but she is driving me crazy with her jw nonsense, ive been dealing with it all my life and i really cant take anymore of this, i have a boyfriend, non jw (which my mom hates) and i could barely see him because she doesnt let me go out!

  we have 4 years together and i really dont want to keep on like this, im not baptized but i am a publisher.... .

  so the thing is, i want to move out with my boyfriend but i have no idea how to break the news to her, she drives me nuts but shes my mother and i love her, i dont want to hurt her but enough is enough...she's probably going to disown me, but i really just want to be happy already...so does anybody have any ideas what i can do?.

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  Well, having been in similar circumstance at your age, I would first do more than decide that you are going to live together.

  How are you going to pay your bills?

  Who is signing the lease? Both? One of you? If you (or he) decides that the living arrangement doesen't work out to either of your satisfations, what will you do? Move back in with Mummy?

  Believe me, that would be the worst.

  Is she supporting you in any way, shape or form? How will you support yourself if you lose your Mom or your boyfriend?

  Do you have student loans? How will you pay those after graduation?

  I know I sound like a kill-joy, however, I got zero advice and had to move into the worst dive because I absolutely would not move in with my JW Mom. I lived in a literal ghetto hovel with revolving roommates due to my money issues.

  However, it was better than living with a rabid JW. And, I paid all my bills. Then I moved in with my boyfriend. 2 years later. When I knew I could do it on my own. That was the key.

  Can you? Can you survive without anyone helping you?
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  Who Is The WORST Politician That You Can Recall?

  by minimus in

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  past or present.

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  Chicago? Seriously? Who are you talking about?

  Hmmm, let me guess.

  We had Mayor Richard J. Daley

  Mayor Jane Byrne

  Mayor Harold Washington

  Senator Barak Obama

  Representative Rahm Emmanuel

  Mayor Richard M. Daley

  Take your pick. Latest Richie Daley did some good for the city. He tried to get the Olympics. They blame Obama for that.

  So, which off that list is your pick?
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  Do elders who get disfellowshipped blab about judicial committee's they served on?

  by donnye in

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  2. beliefs

  has anyone ever worried about confessing something to the elders, only to find that they spend the next 25 years worrying that if those elders in 'the know' leave the organisation or get disfellowshipped, maybe they couldn't care less about making your misdemeanor public knowledge.

  "if i'm going down, i'll take everyone i can with me".. i still worry about this scenario, and even though two of the elders in my case have died of old age, i will only feel really relieved once the last one does.. maybe current elders blab about the congregation members too.

  i sincerely hope they would be too scared to do this in case there is an official complaint made against them for defamation of character and breaking a fellow believers confidence..

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  Think about all the stuff that has been *blabbed* about on this board by the Ex-Elders. If they are willing to spill the beans on their fellow Ex-JWs, why not spill the beans to their spouse on a DFd JW?

  My point? Yeah, they talk. My Mom tells me stuff, now. She will hear a story about Brother or Sister X and can't wait to tell me what they did. How does she know? She heard it from Sister Y who is married to the Elder who held the JC.

  They should all be Sued.

  Think about it. Privacy. Reputation. Etc. What happened to confidentiality? They are allowed to marry people and advise them like a minister, they should be held to the same standard.

  BTW, OP, what did you do? Can't be that bad. Do tell. We are all friends here.
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  My Story Part I - My Parents

  by Farkel in

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  part 1 - my parents.

  it's a funny thing, time.

  notwithstanding einstein's relativity, time means vastly different things throughout life.

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  What Undercover said: +1

  What Sylvia said about Undercover: +2

  Sylvia is also a very good writer.
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  I thought it wasnt bothering me. But it is.

  by mamalove in

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  do you ever feel that way about your jw past?

  maybe i need more time?

  i know that it is a lie.

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  So sorry for your situation and, as many have noted, it never truly goes away. Not as long as you have family in.

  I have learned to make new friends, find other interests, more school, etc. If the JWs know it hurts or bothers you, they will keep trying to get you back. Don't let them. It is not worth it. Also as noted above: it's a cult.