TheClarinetist

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  What's wrong with my friends?

  by Alan_56 in

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  i really can't stand it when i can't go to someones house just because they are "worldy".

  why can't i just be a normal teenager and be able to choose my friends whom ever they may be?

  i told my mom i don't have any witness friends then she told me "well you better find some or else your gonna have some serious problems".

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  Why can't have a normal life as a teenager and be able to make friends that share similer interest as me other then the fact that we are in the same religion?

  That's the nature of the JW religion... and a large part of why it is good to get out of it. You can find friends in all sorts of places, and hopefully they'll be understanding about the crazy parents... Just don't push your mother too much until you have an escape plan. If your parents think you're going south, there might (depending on the parents) be a good possibility of them kicking you out.

  Getting a car/job would help a lot... Though I got past that particular one by getting a girlfriend with a car and lying my butt off about everywhere I went. (Don't lie... It's bad)
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  T Shirts - check this out

  by Cook My Socks UK in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.zazzle.co.uk/tshirts?cg=103445926697040583.

  custom t-shirts, check the ones under the heading religion.

  search for jehovah or watchtower..

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  There's also this one, which I made for this board, forgot to post on the thread it was inspired by, and then decided not to post on Tuesday's thread because that would be rude.
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  Things you didn't think about before you became a parent

  by sabastious in

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  i never had to think about what a massive predicament it is to be watching your 6 month old alone and having a massive dump come along that you know is going to take 10-15 minutes...especially if your child is being really fussy.. -sab.

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  Another thing that people don't usually think about before becoming parents...

  ...birth control.
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  Mistresses??

  by diana netherton in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what are your thoughts on them?

  would i be a simply terrible person if i became one?.

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  Have you though about other options like a second Job?

  She's already working two jobs, so do you mean a third? One full time job, two part time jobs, and school is asking a bit much of anyone.
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  Mistresses??

  by diana netherton in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what are your thoughts on them?

  would i be a simply terrible person if i became one?.

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  I'm sorry to hear that... I think that it comes down to what your conscience can deal with. Personally, I could not be with someone who was married unless their spouse was aware and supportive of the situation.

  I'm rather shocked by how judgmental people on this board have been on this particular topic... at least without knowing more about your situation.

  And on an unrelated note, to the people asking about 'daughters being prostitutes', if my daughter decided she wanted to be a prostitute (at a reputable establishment, not a streetwalker, which adds a whole different set of problems that are less academic), I would be as supportive as I would if she wanted to work at a sewage treatment plant. I think it's a sucky job and wouldn't want to do it myself, but whatever floats your boat.
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  Is Shunning a Form of Bullying?

  by I quit! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if it were done by a group of children in school to another student the school would consider it a form of bullying.

  are dubs bullying other dubs when they do this?

  to me it seems like a form childish behavior that you would only expect to see in grade school..

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  The WT's adult version of shunning is Satanic and extremely destructive to emotional health.

  Satan ain't got nothing to do with it. Poor guy gets a bad rep for a lot of stuff that just plain isn't his fault.

  I like the view of bullying though, you do have a point. And schoolyard shunning, for those of you that disagree, CAN be as long-lasting as JW shunning. I've experienced it myself. <_<
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  What will they say as to why they don't celebrate ThanksGiving??

  by lavendar in

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  2. friends

  i plan on inviting a close family member ..(who has been a jw for several years).. to share thanksgiving with us this year.

  my husband and i have never been jws.

  what exactly is a jw's reason for not taking part in thanksgiving??.

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  When was the last time anyone was disfellowshipped for gluttony?

  They don't need to be. Gluttony is too expensive for a JW.
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  Being A Borg Kid

  by Pig in

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  i never became a zelouse witness, but i do remember being a borg kid.

  there was no one my age at the meetings for most of my childhood.

  except at one stage there was this half in half out family who had a fat annoying kid who never stopped boasting.

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  My experience was very similar, but we always had kids around my age in the congregation... Thing was, though, that my congregation was very cliquish. People were divided between those that had "money" and those that didn't. I'm not quite sure if it WAS a money issue, that's just what I remember. Either way, my family was always on the outside looking in. I was always desperately lonely, and the only time I was briefly able to branch out was during my freshman and sophomore years when I was in marching band.
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  In Space No One Can ...

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you love science fiction, please share your thoughts ... or your own tales of the great beyond.. thanks, .

  coconaut.

  i awake in a place that, clearly, is not home.. as i look about in a blurry daze, the expected trappings of bed, chair and scuffed, dirty walls have disappeared during my wretched slumber.

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  I prefer fortissississimo(ffff)... Known affectionately in my band as "kill babies" loud, but otherwise a big
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  What's the WORST thing a JW ever done to you?

  by XPeterX in

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  i mean something really serious that you won't forgive/forget..

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  I got off pretty easy... Most hurtful thing a JW ever did to me was my mother told my (now ex)fiance (not the lovely girl in my picture ^_^) that if she decided to leave me and become a JW, my mom would disown me and she could be her daughter.

  Oh, and mustn't forget the ever-lovely 'it would be good if you died in a car accident, because then I could see you in the new system'.