AA and Alanon meetings helped me a lot.
joelingeorgia
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so i have really decided to lay off religion with my hardcore jw wife...
by oompa indamm it is awful.....and it is awful what i have put her through the past two years......so many tears, screams, walkouts, and even two brutal slaps on the chops...(all by her to me btw....although i have shed plenty of tears too).....just awful.......i so wish i could have just shut tf up.....but that is me.....vocal.....real.......open......we have been apart for awhile.......and i think that helped us both......i think she will now respect my non-jw life.....even though she will not be around my non jw friends ...give and take....and i will let her tread water in her cult.
otwo helped me so much...and others too with the one in one out thingy.........it is tough.....thanks wings, and bonzzo and olin moyles and redred rose........and jk.........and otwo......and [email protected] rodney.i will dance with you anytime!!
)...and newlite and hubby robert7 and......flip...and ya...my first nemisis.......outlaw!!
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DC 2009 NEW SONGBOOK Details.
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joelingeorgia
wow. I only experienced about 3 years of the 3rd songbook. I was around for the old old green one, My favorite song from that one was Rejoicing Rejoicing, which got removed because it sounded too churchlike. I thought it was really cool when the pink one came out which i was still a kid. this one was the one i grew up on, favorite song from it. We're Jehovah's Witnesses. It was playing when I got baptized when I was 15, much too early to make that decision, but I thought it would turn me into a heterosexual. I guess they should have held me under longer. then brown one came out just before I left. no remember any of the new songs from it really, kind of remember the tunes, but not the words. won't be getting this one. i need to get my mom to send me a pink one, just for old times sake.
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Saga ends
by joelingeorgia in21 years ago i left the watchtower and my family and friends physically, but have never been able to really leave them behind emotionally.
has caused me a number of problems over the years, including depression and anxiety to the point of suicide.
at some point, i have realized that.
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joelingeorgia
I have replaced them with friends that I love and who care about me. I have a wonderful partner of 21 years.
I laugh and cry with those who are my family now. I foolishly have tried over the years to make things work
with my family and that has taken a heavy toll. For me at least, the answer is to shun them.
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Saga ends
by joelingeorgia in21 years ago i left the watchtower and my family and friends physically, but have never been able to really leave them behind emotionally.
has caused me a number of problems over the years, including depression and anxiety to the point of suicide.
at some point, i have realized that.
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joelingeorgia
21 years ago I left the Watchtower and my family and friends physically, but have never been able to really leave them behind emotionally. This
has caused me a number of problems over the years, including depression and anxiety to the point of suicide. At some point, I have realized that
everyone in a situation has power, including me. I think I have been unaware of my power up until now. They are not the only ones who have
the power to shun for whatever particular reason they may choose to do so. I can choose to shun them because they are truly a bad influence
on my life. Only my mother has actually lived faithfully as a Jehovah's Witness all these years and I admire her. She is a kind and loving person
and this is her faith. Its her faith because she wants the world the be a better place. She truly only hopes the best for everyone. I will stay in
touch with her because I truly truly love her. I will shun all others in my family that are witnesses however. It feels good to feel the emotional
ties in my mind melting away.
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Is Being Disfellowshipped or Disassociated All That Bad?
by minimus inmost jws dread the thought of never being talked to again by a fellow "brother" or "sister".
the thought of being shunned by your flesh and blood keeps many witnesses in the religion.. is df'ing or dissasociation all that terrible?
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joelingeorgia
for me being separated from the people who i shared life with for the first 30 years of my
life including family and friends has driven me to the point of attempting suicide, much
misery and brokenheartedness.
I have built a new life over the past 21 years, but can one really fill a 30 year hole
of one's life?
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Watchtower is kicking people out again, in the name of LOVE?
by Bethelite Elder inright now at bethel, they are laying off and reassigning again.
if you have cancer or some other illness, you are a liability and it's time to pack.
i remember the night when we had the special talk about there being a great need in the field and some would be sent out.
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joelingeorgia
wow, this post reminds me that it was 31 years ago this weekend that I arrived at Watchtower Farms. How different would my life have been if I hadn't fallen in love with another brother there and gotten kicked out. Was definitely a change of path for me. I doubt that I would have still been there. Even with less than 1 year of Bethel service I saw so many cracks in the foundation of not only beliefs, but in "The Society" structure itself.
Its a business, always has been. Became very clear to me that this was the case when I was at Bethel.
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My JW Daughter sends a Letter to us Explaining her Shunning of Me
by flipper inmy wife and i sent my 22 yr.old pioneer witness daughter and her husband a anniversary card and $ 40.00 and flowers the end of april.
my daughter wrote mrs. flipper and me each our own individual letters thanking us initially for the gifts - and then went into detail as to why she has not spoken to me for over a year and shunned me.. keep in mind as i paraphrase some of the highlights to these letters that the only negative thing i have said about the organization to my daughter in 3 years was to show her the ap news release about the child abuse settlements by the wt society .
i'll quote parts of the letter to mrs. flipper first :.
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joelingeorgia
i think Mouthy nailed it. I just ignore the preachtalk from my family on the few occasions that we do communicate and
just make sure to say to them that I love them, which I do.
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Letter from Spanish Branch regarding Governing Body's decision
by Lost-In-Translation inthe spanish branch office sent a letter to all congregations in spain explaining the governing body's decision to stop all printing, storing and shipping of literature in spain.
the spanish government recently ruled that all bethalites are entitled to a pension after having worked at bethel for many years.
the ruling of the government sent the governing body scrambling.
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joelingeorgia
its all about the money. it was so clear to me after serving at Bethel.
its very sad because there are so many good people just being taken
for a ride.
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Do you suppose there is a form of human life somewhere else in the universe?
by The Berean inhmmmm ....
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joelingeorgia
human life? its improbable that evolution would follow the exact same tract twice anywhere. its driven by a very specific set of circumstances unique to a ecosystem or sets of ecosystems.
intelligent life? maybe. i don't think we will ever know as I do not think that hyper light speed is possible or ever will be.
life? probably, given the trillions and trillions of planets in the universe
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QUESTIONS ABOUT BETHELITES
by Scott77 inhow much does each bethelite earn per month while working at watchtower offices in new york?
do they fill out tax benefits annually?
do bethelites earn supplementary unemployment benefits from ny state for being 'ungainfuly' employed?
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joelingeorgia
wow when I was there it was $17 and you could request another $17 for travel.
that was 1978