Welcome Sunflower! I am simply amazed and happy to see that you, being so young, have made a wise choice with both schooling AND departure from the organization. I, like Kristin, was married (for the 1st time... yikes!) at 19 right out of high school and thought the new system would be here before I reached true adulthood in my late 20's or so... how vague could something POSSIBLY be, right?!?!). Well... I'm just now back in college... and have a fabulous boyfriend (non JW) who is sooo encouraging with all that I want to do now in my life. Being free to explore on your own and find out who we individually are is key! Keep up the good work and I look forward to more of your posts. -- Jbean (this year am 40!!!)
Posts by JBean
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12What I Have Learned
by Sunflower1982 inthis is my first post here, so i guess i should introduce myself j i'm a 19-year-old college student in baltimore, maryland.
i was involved with jws on and off for about 4 years and, after being baptized for a little over a year, i stopped attending meetings.
although my time as a jw was very brief (compared to the decades many people have spent in the organization) it is amazing how much my experience as a jw has affected my life.
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Central Florida Meeting of XJWS,Sat. April 27,2002
by nowaytess inhere is the information in the meeting:.
riverview church of the nazarene.
10402 gibsonton drive.
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JBean
Thanks Gopher, for the extre-effort! : ) (I feel like a dummy... I coulda done that --duh!)
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Men's view of women's favorite fantasy.
by JeffT inin a recent harris on-line poll 38,562 men across the us were asked to.
identify woman's ultimate fantasy.
97.8% of the respondents said that a. woman's ultimate fantasy is to have two men at once.. while this has been verified by a recent sociological study, it appears.
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JBean
AhAhAAH! True, true! : )
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Central Florida Meeting of XJWS,Sat. April 27,2002
by nowaytess inhere is the information in the meeting:.
riverview church of the nazarene.
10402 gibsonton drive.
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JBean
How far away is this from Orlando?
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Larry Graham and Prince over by my house- smile
by JT ini was sent this email - i gave a couple of talks in this hall, in fact it is not that far from where we have built our new home.. and they say jw don't do creature worship.
james.
> this past sunday (rainy and dreary) at our 3:30 p.m. meeting in bowie, a .
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JBean
Oh my. If I were there I'd want to turn around and give Prince a SLAP. What the hell is he doing?????? arghhhhh... !
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What did/do you most look fwd to?
by SPAZnik inafter 29 years of bondage.... i'm loving living it up.. and wondering.... when you first left,.
what things did you most look forward to doing.
or, for that matter, what things do u still look forward to?.
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JBean
Along with some of the "physical" items y'all have mentioned... what I am really enjoying to some extent is the ability to CARE about others like I really want to, and not how the org says we should. (i.e., charity work/campaigns/help & abuse hotlines, etc. vs. door to door service and feeling so smug like that's all that's needed!) I also am enjoying the freedom to associate with whoever I darn well please!!! : )
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My story
by truthseeker1 inb-jw: (hyphen so it dont look too nasty).
i grew up catholic (sorta).
i have two older sisters and a younger brother.
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JBean
Truthseeker... welcome, I enjoyed reading about your situation so far. Looking forward to more! So many of us are in similar types of predicaments...it sounds as if you are on the right path now, though. Keep the faith! : ) Jbean
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I've been studying for about a year now...
by Meow921 ini've been studying with the jw's for about a year now.
i know that by nature (or nurture!
) i have an addictive personality so i have tried to be real careful that i'm doing the right thing by getting involved with them.
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JBean
Maybe Meow got tired and had to take a cat-nap! Where's Freddy when you need him???
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I've been studying for about a year now...
by Meow921 ini've been studying with the jw's for about a year now.
i know that by nature (or nurture!
) i have an addictive personality so i have tried to be real careful that i'm doing the right thing by getting involved with them.
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JBean
Ok... I asked this before: Meow... where are you and what are your thoughts on this? Lots of folks here are taking a lot of time and concern to reply... please speak up! Jbean
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NEW UN LETTER-Final nail in WT coffin
by messenger ini received this today from a confirmed source.
i am sure someone will have the actual scans soon.. .
united nations nations unies.
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JBean
I tend to agree that this letter doesn't look like the "real" thing... NOT that I'm doubting any on this site... just from where they actually recieved it. Is there a better link for a true scanned copy? (the logo on this looks a bit "off"... not like the usual UN logo, for one thing). Thanks in advance, Jbean