Thank you for having the courage to share your story with us,
where is your blog???
CHG
Coffee House Girl
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What was it like growing up as a JW ? You need to read this !!
by Hairyhegoat inwhat was it like growing up in a jehovahs witness household?.
growing up in a jehovahs witness household was very confusing.
i learned very early on what hypocrisy meant.
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My belated story
by sabastious ini haven't really spelled out my story in a single post yet and i think it would prudent.
so here it is and i apologize in advance for it being so long.. .
all of you had to make the truth your own at some point in your life.
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Coffee House Girl
Whoa... I read your earlier post and your story just now & as a born-in (now exJW) I completely understand what you are going through. I am sorry this is happening to you, I think you may have to prepare for the possibility that you may have to face a JC because your family did not back down on this one.
We all fear that someone will id us on these sites, it is a true invasion of your privacy- so thank you for sharing your story even though you know what writing it here means for your future.
It is great that you have a calm and collected attitude when dealing with the elders on this one, and it is spectacular that you have a supportive mate through this ordeal- as it is a lot of stress on her too.
I wish you both peace and best of luck!
CHG
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Governing Body New Directive For Ex Members
by Hairyhegoat ini have just found this out and this is why my family are suddenly 100% shunning me.
it won't get me to go back to the cult, but it will result in a very lonley old man not seeing his 4 grandkids ever again.
what a waste!
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shunning is love - Feb 15 2011 Watchtower
by jj123jj123 in18 if you face a similar situation, please remember that jehovah sympathizes with you.
by cutting off contact with the disfellowshipped or disassociated one, you are showing that you hate the attitudes and actions that led to that outcome.
however, you are also showing that you love the wrongdoer enough to do what is best for him or her.
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WTF- best acronym ever! and best describes a manual to kick people out and destroy families :)
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Woman I work with just asked me, "if you fall in love and get married, do you have to marry a JW?"
by miseryloveselders inyou wanna talk about a section in the office floor becoming as quiet as a vacant building in the middle of nowhere.
so she put her hand on her chin and said in more words or less, "if you fall in love, and get married, do you have to marry a jw?
i couldn't imagine people looking at me poorly because i didn't marry a jw!
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Yea, I have been asked those questions & I hated telling the honest answers- (the shocked WTF looks in return to my answers)- It was even more awkward after my divorce....all my coworkers knew that I was married to a JW & he left me and disappeared. When I divorced for "financial reasons"- they couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that I could not remarry. I was 25, and not unattractive...I got offers all the time & they couldn't understand why I had to turn them all down. They couldn't understand why a nice JW then couldn't ask me out (I was not scripturally free, thus brothers wouldn't touch me with a ten foot pole).
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When Was The Last Time You Said A Prayer?
by minimus indo you ever pray?.
have you felt, "what the heck?
it's worth a shot"?.
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I pray every day, but with the "what the heck, I will give it a try" attitude- I am in hopes that it reinforces giving me a positive attitude toward those who shun me and are enslaved to the Borg
cantleave & nugget- I'm surprised to hear that I am not the only one who went years without praying to Jeh while in the Borg. (I did that off and on in my 20's) And yes, I spent many nights falling asleep while in the middle of a prayer & feeling terrible and guilty about it.
In my last three years before I left, I was praying to Jeh to die- I didn't want to be around one more day & I was so dissappointed to wake up everyday with my prayer unanswered and trapped in this hellhole- it is liberating not to think those things anymore...but I do not think it was God, it was by my own choice to change my life...
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As a JW, what did you do on Christmas Day?
by Magwitch ingrowing up a jw, we always had family from out of town visit or we would go visit family.
it was fun to get together with my other jw cousins over christmas.
(however, it was hell going back to school in january as the only girl without a new sweater).. as a married jw though it was a different story.
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I usually went to the movies on x-mas day, I do remember a few times going out in service- but I whinned big time and my mom relented thankfully (I think she hated it as much as me). I feel for those who did go out on holiday mornings- I never got a good response, usually the "how dare you" stare, the householders I am sure wanted to say "get the f*** off my porch"- but being christmas and all...
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I celebrated my birthday today for the first time!
by doublelife ini didn't really have a party or anything, but people at work know that i'm no longer a jw and they got me a birthday cake.
my birthday is not until the 28th, but my co-workers always celebrate anyone's b-day on the 3rd wednesday of every month.
i've been giddy all day over it, though every once in a while, i'll remember how disappointed in me my parents would be.
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Coffee House Girl
Awwww Happy Birthday DL! It feels nice to say it to others too - I am a newbe BD celebrator too & I love to be enthusiastic about sharing someone else's special day (and it felt good too to have people acknowledge mine- nothing pagan feeling about it!)
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Good apostate
by phoebed inguys, i have a little time and i wanted some advice.
i really like to be "good" and "super good" in everything i ever do.
i am kinda "perfectionist".
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Coffee House Girl
I am very interested in your blog, as a former women in the watchtower society....let us know if you get it back up on the net! I want to visit it and be a good apostate too!!!
CHG