This topix made me smile because my husband was thrilled to try and grow out a goatee... until it came in grey:)
I think it looks great.
truthseekeriam
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The Beard Starts TODAY
by Mad Sweeney init was only this past weekend that i finally stated (both aloud and in print) that i would never attend another meeting again.
like many brothers before me, i have decided to symbolize this new dedication to freedom for myself and my family with a beard..
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Brand New: Currently Totally Devastated
by daringhart13 ini'm brand new to the board.
long time, "big shot" elder, ....taught at km school, conventions, etc.
yeah, i know it means nothing....but it gives you an idea of how deep i've been a jw.. i don't even really know what to write at this point.
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truthseekeriam
Welcome... I look forward to hearing more from you.
This place is a wonderful place to be in a time of Total Devastation. Most have been where you are and many are still there with you... It helps to not be alone in your pain.
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I'm new and wanted to introduce myself
by MarkedFragile inhello everyone.. i'm new to this forum.
i left the organization several months ago, and am on a new path now.
though i didn't grow up in the organization, i have basically lived a life of pretending to be something i'm not, sheltering my feelings from everyone, and not feeling "enough" to anyone.
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Welcome MarkedFragile
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JW sister told my newly widowed mom that it would "look bad"if
by aquagirl inif i took her to the memorial this year.im df'd for years,but out of love and respect for my parents i always gave them this one night.my mum dosent drive.i was going to drive her and sit by her.i promised my dad that i would always do this for him.he was pretty cool,even tho he was an elder.my "devout" sister {who has never lifted a finger to help my parents}told her yesterday that it "wouldnt look good" for me to show up w/my mum,altho everyone knows that i have done everything for my parents,both before my dad died in december and since.
is my sister just jealous that i have a fabulous life,am beautiful,rich,a guitar god,have excellent cool hair, xray vision,can communicate with aliens and have supernatural abilities?
or is she just mean?lol..btw,i am going.and im taking my mum and we are going to sit in the front row,and yes,im gonna wear velvet.....
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truthseekeriam
Your mom will be proud to have you at her side..forget the self righteous you know what!
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What Do You Value in your Life Now that you Exited the Witnesses ?
by flipper ini was talking with a friend of mine on the board yesterday and the discussion gave me the idea for this thread !
( thanks friend !
) and it seems as we were talking the thought came up that many of us when exiting the mind control of jehovah's witnesses we really come to appreciate the freedom to think how we want and be able to have access to other views which helps us to have a broader scope , or broader world view than just the tunnel vision of the wt society.
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truthseekeriam
I value watching my kids getting involved in normal teenage activities...sports, music, school dances and so on.
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Challenge to board:I know the one problem with JW's & Christians in one word.Do You?
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truthseekeriam
Well said
See..this is me working on not being Judgmental.
Everything takes work.
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Does the new Catholic scandal help or hurt in exposing the WT abuse scandals?
by undercover inwith all the attention being paid to new allegations of abuse cover-up in the catholic church i wonder:.
1. does this take the heat off the wts and are they hoping to slide through less scrutinized while the pope gets skewered by the media?
will the wts be stupid enough to try to capitalize on the catholics problems by printing articles critical of them?.
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truthseekeriam
Good question...
I think it will open up the conversation.
I mean come on... everyone knows how much the JW's love it when the Catholic Church gets some bad press!!
Problem is, if they start talking about the scandal it opens the door for those who know about the settlements to chime in about the fact that JW's also have a problem.
For me personally I think my JW friends and family are going to keep me off the forward list on their e-mails about this great new scandal because if they don't I will gladly remind them of what happened to my child and my family right in their happy spiritual Paradise.
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Challenge to board:I know the one problem with JW's & Christians in one word.Do You?
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truthseekeriam
Judgmental
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Arrest the Victims, not the Pedophile
by blondie inmilwaukee archdiocese apologetic for priestpriest at center of church sex abuse scandalupdated: 2:19 pm cdt march 25,2010. text sizeaaastartindexst.
francis, wis. -- the archdiocese of milwaukee said it continues to reach out to those who have been harmed by a catholic priest at the center of a scandal about the way the vatican has handled reports of abuse by clergy.
the rev.
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truthseekeriam
Makes me sick every time I hear of these cover ups!! Victims are re-victimized by this crazy idea of protecting a church, KH ect.. Instead of protecting the children :( It really turns me off from ever having a part of organized religion ever again. Don't get me wrong..I don't blame God for what has happened to our family, but I certainly blame the MEN who feel the need to protect grown men and women over victims and their families.
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I have a touchy situation...could use some advice
by tenyearsafter ini just got an e-mail from my 80 year old mother asking my wife and i to join her for the memorial this year.
i really don't want to go, but i am also trying to maintain some degree of a relationship with her.
she is breaking the "rules" by not shunning me, but i don't know how she will react if i reject her invitation.
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truthseekeriam
It's only an hour..I say make the mom happy and keep the peace. Now if she comes back with the special talk invitation just make plans in advance and tell her you already have plans for that weekend.
Sometimes when you give a little they try for more.