YoursChelbie

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  Jehovah's Witnesses Exposed

  by cognac in

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  anyone watch this video?

  it looks like it was made in the 1970s.

  i wonder how the person(s) making this video got all these people together without the internet... .

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  YoursChelbie

  These videos deserve more notice.

  Very good stuff clearly presented here for any lurkers.

  YC
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  What Was YOUR Worst Quality As A JW?

  by minimus in

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  for me it had to be that i was trained to be judgmental.

  i'm naturally a person who doesn't believe everything someone says---just because they say it's true.

  still, a "good elder" is supposed to be watchful of what might "contaminate" the congregation.. so, it's time to bare your soul.

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  YoursChelbie

  Now I would say it's a good thing:

  BUt I used to go right up to DF people and talk to them --even joke with them. They always would sit in the very back of the Hall. Afterwards, I was like: "oh, now the elders are going to talk to me about what I did," but none of them ever did. Maybe they pretended not to see me talking with the df ones.

  It wasn't my nature to just ignore someone--regardless of what their "sin" was.

  YC
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  Have you become too cynical? How did you overcome it?

  by YoursChelbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many ex jws have lost the companioniship and love of the most important people in their life due to shunning--.

  like their parents, spouse, and their childhood friends.

  shunned ex-jws eventually go out in the real world and start a new social life.

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  YoursChelbie

  < Are you anywhere near NE Ohio? I'm always up for company. >

  Hi jamiebowers, I'm not near Ohio, unfortunately,

  I'm a bit ways north of the Dallas area. If your area is like Grand Central Station, then you never have a dull moment.

  You are right I will look for stuff to do on the weekends, the new church that opened sent me a post card in the mail, maybe I'll go

  check it out.
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  Have you become too cynical? How did you overcome it?

  by YoursChelbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many ex jws have lost the companioniship and love of the most important people in their life due to shunning--.

  like their parents, spouse, and their childhood friends.

  shunned ex-jws eventually go out in the real world and start a new social life.

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  YoursChelbie

  Hi shamus, Thanks for asking.

  I haven't been to KH in about 6 1/2 years after having been in the religion for about 15 years. I lost pretty much everyone I ever knew.

  I'm still in the process of rebuilding,

  and the fact that I moved to a new place where I don't know anybody makes it more of a challenge.

  You guys are my new family

  I hope to make the time to join some local parenting groups,

  but after getting home from work, all I look for is the sofa to get some rest.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Exposed

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone watch this video?

  it looks like it was made in the 1970s.

  i wonder how the person(s) making this video got all these people together without the internet... .

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  YoursChelbie

  Those videos are very well presented,

  Thanks, cognac
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  Have you become too cynical? How did you overcome it?

  by YoursChelbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many ex jws have lost the companioniship and love of the most important people in their life due to shunning--.

  like their parents, spouse, and their childhood friends.

  shunned ex-jws eventually go out in the real world and start a new social life.

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  YoursChelbie

  Many ex jws have lost the companioniship and love of the most important people in their life due to shunning--

  like their parents, spouse, and their childhood friends.

  Shunned ex-jws eventually go out in the real world and start a new social life.

  Do you think that these exjws have become cynical and even numb to the possibility that they can have

  a lasting, meaningful relationship with true friends, or perhaps even a significant other?

  If you were shunned and lost the love of everyone you thought would always be a part of your life,

  how did you overcome the feelings of doubt that someone really can love you unconditionally?

  YC
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  Be prepared for a Good cry...

  by ohiocowboy in

  1. social
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  watch the video.

  my eyes are still watery.

  happy tears.

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  YoursChelbie

  What a happy reunion (......goodness, where's my tissue?)

  The littel girl's father was away for almost a year..... i know it's for duty to one's country but

  I just couldn't do that.

  I miss my kids when they're off and gone to school on any regular day which is around 7 hours.

  Thanks for sharing.
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  To Mouthy and All Here

  by believingxjw in

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  dear mouthy and all here who love their fellow man,.

  mouthy, your sincere posts and steadfast belief have been a great encouragement to me after leaving the witnesses.. to all here who love their fellow man: your posts have also been a well of water in a dry land to me.. my thanks to all here and to those who have worked hard to set us free.. .

  believing.

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  YoursChelbie

  Welcome to the first day of the rest of your real life
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  would you give a jw a gift subscription to a scientific magazine?

  by badboy in

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  perhaps ro give the jw a broader understanding of scientific things.

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  YoursChelbie

  I would give the jw a link to http://www.freeminds.org/
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  How do you prevent a daughter from marrying a jerk?

  by Inkie in

  1. jw
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  a relative of mine has a daughter (raised in the organization) who has decided not to be a witness.

  this relative of mine is also on his way out of the organization.

  anyway, this daughter met a man at work twice her age (she is 21) who is a total and absolute jerk--verbally abusive, controlling, selfish, angry all of the time, etc., you name a bad quality, this guy's got it.

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  YoursChelbie

  "A man is not a real man unless he is a good husband and father."

  BTS,

  That's a powerful statement.