Hi Ynot,
This is as good as it gets here in California..
truthseekeriam
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High School Homecoming and MUMS?
by yknot inas most of you know........ i am from texas originally.. each year as homecoming rolls around schools across that state become 'frenzied' with various 'school spirit' activities ending with the wearing of mums (garters for boys) to school on friday.. i recently was talking to a 'yankee' boy and he didn't know what i was talking about (mums/garters or homecoming)......(blasphemy!)..
anywho it got me thinking...... is mums/ garters limited to texas/oklahoma?
(surely our southern cousins too have them -- right?).
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All the accusations- and no substance....how SHOCKING!
by theMadJW inare there pretenders in our brotherhood- as in all religion- that do what is evil?.
yes.. have we made stupid guesses about some of the prophecies, as all churches do?.
yes.. does our "organization" make mistakes- as, you guessed it, all do?.
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truthseekeriam
I'm all for people worshipping however they see fit for there families. However when people are harmed because of how they worship is where I have a huge problem!
I have thought about going back, only because it would be the easy thing, it's what I know. Of course it never got past the thought, why?
I have personal experience of how this religion harms individuals I know if they treated our family the way they did after we came forward about our child being molested, how many others have and will be mistreated in the same way? How many lives will be damaged forever due to their shunning, blood issue..etc.
This religion harms people and I know this for a fact, so how could I think God is with them? I can't.
The God I know is a God of love& Justice I hardly think he would want us surrounded by those who are anything but, IMO.
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How Did You Finally "Get Out Of Her" (JWs)??
by minimus inwhat situation(s) got you out of the organization, either mentally or physically or both?
what was your "last straw"?.
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truthseekeriam
The aftermath of what happens when your child is a victim of a fellow JW. Seeing the change in the attitude of the people we thought loved us was eye opening and showed me..God is not with these people!
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The Bully Chain....................
by Night Owl inyou are sitting in your cubicle at work, doing what you are supposed to be doing, namely, working.. all of a sudden your boss comes over and starts give you a hard time.
"your work hasn't been up to par!".
"you've been spending too much time on the internet!".
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truthseekeriam
Yup.. Been there, guilty of it, and have broken it at times.
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Today is my 2yr Anniversary of being OUT of JWs - honoring it with a letter! (long)
by babygirl30 intoday is my 2yr anniversary since being df'd - and my life has changed a lot!!!
this is a letter i wrote to my parents...i did see/talk to them in feb when i had my surgery, but of course as it goes, now that i'm 'better' - they are back to shunning me.
so this was sent to them both, so that they understood that despite all the jw bull ish, and how they are treating me now - i'm ok and happy!
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truthseekeriam
Very nice letter
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Where now?
by bez inits been a long time coming but i kinda think im finally at the point of no return....... right or wrong, i have spoken to my 'friends' about my new feelings and the fact i no longer believe that this is gods chosen people etc etc... and have already been told that if i was to now celebrate my childs birthdays , her 'truth' friends would not be able to come to sleep again and associate with her... (she is 7).
this is despite the fact they are allowed to play with there non witness friends who live down the road....why??
the explanation is that their daughter would perhaps feel it is ok to do this when it is not... i ask why could they not just simply explain it is not our family's belief anymore (as my husband is with me on my decision), and my response is that it would be difficult to do that as we once were witnesses and now are not so it would confuse her daughter and make her think its ok to do these things now... .
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truthseekeriam
Welcome Bez,
We went through a similar thing after our child was molested by a fellow JW and we stopped attending meetings. It was really hard at first trying to explain to the kids why they were not being invited over to their friends homes anymore or why their friends stopped coming over our house. After all it's not the fault of their friends.. it's the control of an ORG on their parents. If you don't go to meeting, no matter why..you are not considered good association and therefore your unworthy in their eyes!
It took awhile for us to start over again but what helped us was putting the kids in sports, music.. really anything that allowed them to meet new kids. Eventually they started making new friends and even started attending birthday parties. They love their lives now and they hardly mention their old friends.
We are getting back to being Happy and you will too...
Just give it some time.
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In which ways do you think this forum has helped you as a person?
by cyberjesus ini came here to learn more about the jws.
i ended up leaving them.
i learned to open my mind to opposite thoughts.
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truthseekeriam
It has helped me to stop feeling sorry for myself. As I started reading here day after day, I started to see my horrible experience with the WTS wasn't unique. Many have been hurt, some even worse then we were and they moved on and are living life.
I know for us, we will never forget.. but if we allow it to control our lives and thoughts we are only hurting ourselves and our family.
So now, slowly but surely I'm starting to see my old self when I look in the mirror, That sparkle for life is coming back and my kids and husband are loving having me back
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Cleaning the KH toilets - short amusing story
by Little Imp injust thought i would post something on a lighter note.. it was our group's turn to clean the kh following the sunday meeting.
an elder asked my husband to "look at the toilets", hubby went into the toilets came straight back out, said to the elder "they're still there, bye".
he then grabbed my hand and rushed me out the kh.. i think the elder was too gobsmacked to speak.. hubby said that they want obedience and to follow instructions accurately and he maintains that is exactly what he did!!.
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truthseekeriam
Very funny!
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Ran over my dog today
by BurnTheShips inshe was chasing my car up the road.
i didn't notice her.
she is gone.. bts.
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truthseekeriam
Oh man!! I'm really sorry.
That's one of my fears. My daughter has a little dog that is her baby and he loves to race out to the garage as were are all pilling into the SUV. So far we have caught him in time but oh man..I don't know how my daughter would handle it if we accidentally ran him over.
I'm for sure going to be extra careful every morning to make sure he's locked up, before we rush out the door.
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If you want to see Episode 1 of the new XJW documentary, "Belief," here are links
by AndersonsInfo inbelief: episode 1 - sacred ground.
belief: episode 2 trailer.
the video it looks better in full-screen version so click on "box" at right bottom.
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truthseekeriam
I watched the whole thing.
Very helpful for those of us who are in the beginning stages of leaving. I really appreciate people who are brave enough to put themselves out there to help so many of us see we are not alone in what we are going through, in how we feel. Sometimes it just takes the advise of those who have been there themselves to pick us up and show us.. we can do it! We will survive.
Thank you Mani Garcia for your wonderful work!
I look forward to watching the rest.