Oh the poor poor Witnesses.... they're soooo persecuted.
paul from cleveland
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Just came across this jw comment on the interweb, what do you think?
by disposable hero of hypocrisy inwe are up for a new kind of persecution in the future.
a new form that was unheard of for us.
in australia, disfellowshipped and dissasociated are planning on suing jw for emotional and mental hardship for being cast out completely.
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Elder: I threw out all WT & Awake and only keep the last ten years...
by adjusted knowledge ini had a recent conversation with an elder from my mother's congregation.
he with another elder was at my mom's house.
my mother has all the bound volumes for both the awake and watchtower plus most of the older books.
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paul from cleveland
The Watchtower should come with an expiration date label: "Please consume information in the magazine before June 27, 2015, afterward it will be considered Old Light and should be discarded."
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received text from my mom
by GoUnion inso my wife and my parents are at their convention today.
this will be the first time in my life that i will not have seen a drama or baptism.
i will miss the public address, i will not see many of my lifelong friends that i have moved away from.
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paul from cleveland
You stated "the friendships that developed over a lifetime were real".
But they aren't real.
Real friends don't behave this way. They don't abandon you because you had a change of heart. If any of them were real friends, they wouldn't have abandoned you regardless.
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How do you shut your mind down so you can get a good night sleep???
by jam inthe more i learn about jw's the harder it is.
to sleep at night.
the wife hit the pillow and within 5 min.. she is snoring.
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paul from cleveland
Go to your doctor and ask for a prescription for Ambien. (or the generic version Zolpidem) It's a 1000 times better then all the other suggestions I've read so far. Melatonin doesn't really work. Benedryl (Unisom) somewhat works but you feel like a zombie whe whole next day. Alcoholic beverages might might make you fall asleep at first but you'll usually wake up in the middle of the night, unable to fall back asleep.
Ambien puts your right into a deep sleep. You sleep the whole night through and feel refreshed the next day. It's a miracle. Ask around and find a doctor that will give you a long term prescription. A lot of doctors only want to give you a prescription for a few weeks to get you over the hump. But what do you do then? I've been taking it for years with no adverse side effects. I love it.
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Ensure that you dont appear to be Negative , Unhappy or Bitter
by stuckinarut2 injust a quick thought.... we know that the org loves to paint all those who fade or leave as "negative, bitter and unhappy"...because of course "the truth is the happiest way to live".
so, never allow ourselves to be that way when talking with witnesses, or family members still in.. show them that we are happy, our lives are fulfilled and positive.. then they have no ammunition.
also, it helps other doubters to see that there is life in the world beyond the org..
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paul from cleveland
Stuckin, you are right. Being bitter or angry gives them power. Holding a grudge gives the other party power. Being happy and letting go is truly the best way.
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What happens after you get the registered letter?
by paul from cleveland inmy friend's daughter, who was baptized at 14, has decided to leave the witnesses.
she's in her early 20's.
she's stopped going to meeting a while ago and moved in with her father who is disfellowshipped.
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paul from cleveland
lol, it's just my avatar got covered with all the snow we had this winter in Cleveland.... hasn't melted yet.
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What happens after you get the registered letter?
by paul from cleveland inmy friend's daughter, who was baptized at 14, has decided to leave the witnesses.
she's in her early 20's.
she's stopped going to meeting a while ago and moved in with her father who is disfellowshipped.
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paul from cleveland
it's okay, I read it before it was deleted
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What happens after you get the registered letter?
by paul from cleveland inmy friend's daughter, who was baptized at 14, has decided to leave the witnesses.
she's in her early 20's.
she's stopped going to meeting a while ago and moved in with her father who is disfellowshipped.
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paul from cleveland
Thank you Leaving Quietly, that basically completely answers the question. Thank you everyone for your responses and experiences.
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What happens after you get the registered letter?
by paul from cleveland inmy friend's daughter, who was baptized at 14, has decided to leave the witnesses.
she's in her early 20's.
she's stopped going to meeting a while ago and moved in with her father who is disfellowshipped.
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paul from cleveland
Thank you everyone for your information. What has been discussed so far basically confirms what we thought would happen.
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What happens after you get the registered letter?
by paul from cleveland inmy friend's daughter, who was baptized at 14, has decided to leave the witnesses.
she's in her early 20's.
she's stopped going to meeting a while ago and moved in with her father who is disfellowshipped.
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paul from cleveland
My friend's daughter, who was baptized at 14, has decided to leave the Witnesses. She's in her early 20's. She's stopped going to meeting a while ago and moved in with her father who is disfellowshipped. She recently got a registered letter from the elders asking for a meeting. If she ignores the letter, what happens next?