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  Lost my best friend (man's best friend)

  by Coffee House Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wanted to write a tribute to my best friend whom i lost last week, it was one of the most painful experiences i have ever been through.

  i have no children, my puppy was my child.

  i got him from a golden retriever rescue organization when he was 2. he was recovering from a car accident, still a bit skiddish, but he chose me to take him home (the foster mom said that he never responded to anyone like he did me).. he was always happy to see me, greet me with a toy in his mouth, he never judged me, never cared whether i was "bad association", he was always there when i needed to smile and remembe that i was not alone in the world.

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  Coffee House Girl

  Thanks Cofty! You are my hero of the Day

  Thanks again everyone for sharing your furry friend stories, they bring a tear to my eyes too.

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  Lost my best friend (man's best friend)

  by Coffee House Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wanted to write a tribute to my best friend whom i lost last week, it was one of the most painful experiences i have ever been through.

  i have no children, my puppy was my child.

  i got him from a golden retriever rescue organization when he was 2. he was recovering from a car accident, still a bit skiddish, but he chose me to take him home (the foster mom said that he never responded to anyone like he did me).. he was always happy to see me, greet me with a toy in his mouth, he never judged me, never cared whether i was "bad association", he was always there when i needed to smile and remembe that i was not alone in the world.

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  Coffee House Girl

  Thank you all for your words of condolence and sharing your pet stories with me, it is comforting to read them all and know there are so many animal lovers out there. I think pets do teach us JWs and exJWs the true meaning of pure unconditional love.

  I thank you all and I hope to get a pic of my beloved watson up so you can see how cute he was

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  Lost my best friend (man's best friend)

  by Coffee House Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wanted to write a tribute to my best friend whom i lost last week, it was one of the most painful experiences i have ever been through.

  i have no children, my puppy was my child.

  i got him from a golden retriever rescue organization when he was 2. he was recovering from a car accident, still a bit skiddish, but he chose me to take him home (the foster mom said that he never responded to anyone like he did me).. he was always happy to see me, greet me with a toy in his mouth, he never judged me, never cared whether i was "bad association", he was always there when i needed to smile and remembe that i was not alone in the world.

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  Coffee House Girl

  Thanks for all your replies everyone! My golden had a good life, my family loved him very much. I am sorry that cancer took him so quickly. I have never been through having to put a beloved pet to sleep before, I stayed there with him until he was gone. It was so intense to look him in the eyes one last time and say I love you. I am heartbroken, and will be for some time.

  Thanks again for your support,

  CHG
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  Lost my best friend (man's best friend)

  by Coffee House Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wanted to write a tribute to my best friend whom i lost last week, it was one of the most painful experiences i have ever been through.

  i have no children, my puppy was my child.

  i got him from a golden retriever rescue organization when he was 2. he was recovering from a car accident, still a bit skiddish, but he chose me to take him home (the foster mom said that he never responded to anyone like he did me).. he was always happy to see me, greet me with a toy in his mouth, he never judged me, never cared whether i was "bad association", he was always there when i needed to smile and remembe that i was not alone in the world.

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  Coffee House Girl

  Hello all!

  Just wanted to write a tribute to my best friend whom I lost last week, it was one of the most painful experiences I have ever been through. I have no children, my puppy was my child. I got him from a golden retriever rescue organization when he was 2. He was recovering from a car accident, still a bit skiddish, but he chose me to take him home (the foster mom said that he never responded to anyone like he did me).

  He was always happy to see me, greet me with a toy in his mouth, he never judged me, never cared whether I was "bad association", he was always there when I needed to smile and remembe that I was not alone in the world. He was there for me when my husband left, when I left the organization, when my dad died, he was my rock and angel.

  I encourage anyone to give rescued dogs a chance ( I want to again after I heal from this)!

  Love you all

  CHG

  oops (guess I dont know how to paste pic)
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  Knowing the Real Truth about the "truth" when you're stuck inside...

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ...sucks.

  (warning: this could get lengthy but i have to vent and i could really use some advice).

  i know ttatt and have known about it for almost 2 years, yet i'm still stuck inside.

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  I have been in your shoes too & I feel for you! I am glad your suicidal thoughts have passed & you are focused on small goals (that is very smart, this is a stressful process and you need to focus on one thing at a time). I also made a plan that took a few months, although I did move out on my own 3 years prior to my actual exit (I wanted to leave back then but was too scared to leap into the unknown). Your hall is splitting, could it be possible to move to the opposite hall of your parents, in order to help the other hall "spiritually" (wink, wink)?? That would get you out of the watchful eye of your folks, or even say you want to learn sign language or spanish and join a foreign speaking hall? This has worked for many faders since your family will think you are uber spiritual and the foreign speaking bros & sis are too busy to notice if you are really making spiritual "progress" or not.

  I had a lucky break when my family was having some major health issues which distracted their minds and allowed me to start making friends on the outside by visiting my local coffee shop.

  I think anything you can do to try to distance yourself will help. (you are on their radar now...they are watching your behavior). Be patient, armageddon is NOT comming any time soon and you have a long life ahead of you.

  I started college after my exit, and I am financing the whole thing on student loans to pay back later. You can start research now on scholarship programs, and college admission requirements, FAFSA, you can do this without your parents help. If you are under 18 you can research emancipation, but if you are close to being of legal age...just hang tight until you are 18.

  That is my two cents, I identify with your frustration and anguish, it does seem like there is no light at the end of the tunnel..but you will get there!

  CHG
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  Punk got shunned HURRAH!!!!

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was da'd last september as a 'mentally diseased apostate'(tm) that the 'jehu elders'(tm) should 'slaughter'(tm) if the law of the land allows it.. i now get shunned in the street and i think it's so childish of the dubs to do so.

  one family that shunned me was a family i bent over backwards to help them when they had to move house.

  their loss...i won't help them again!.

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  I experience a mixture of emotions when I get "the shun", half annoyed...half amused. I give the biggest smile I can and say hi anyway, then laugh it off. It still hurts when it is a friend or someone you had a history with, but you are right, none of the thoughts that run through my head when it get shunned include remorse or a desire to go back. It just makes me ashamed that I used to be the one who shunned people, I become angry with myself for being a heartless drone, it is just sick.
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  Unbelieving Mates or Dating "Worldlings"

  by XBEHERE in

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  just curious if anyone here is or knows of individuals who accepted "the truth" just so they could marry a jw.

  how did it turn out?

  i know of one case where a jw sister started dating a wordly man.

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  My dad got baptized to marry my mom back in the 1950's. Their first date was to a Kingdom Hall meeting (barf), he had to start studying with my grandfather in order to keep dating her. How did it turn out??? After about a year of marital bliss, he stopped going to meetings, began smoking again, and their married life was hell for 50 years. Six months before he died we talked about that, he was a sad man who regretted his decision....he said that he could die with a smile on his face knowing that I was out and never going back. I miss him so.
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  How many JW pedofiles do you personally know?

  by oldlightnewshite in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was just thinking that out of the 200 jws that i actually know, at least 4 of them to my knowledge are pedophiles.

  i know for a fact, through personal confidences.

  that means, as far as my circle of jovo friends/acquaintances goes, 2% of them are kiddy fiddlers.. without mentioning names or details, how many do you know of for a certainty to be pedos, and what percentage does it work out at, considering all your circle of jovo friends?.

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  Two that still serve in the congregation I attended (around 76 pubs when I was active in 2009), they are both on the state's sex offender registration website. Neither of them hold any positions in the cong, but they still are active witnesses who go out in service and attend cong "get togethers" where they can have open association with many young ones -

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  How have you fared since leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by God_Delusion in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  howdy guys and gals!.

  personally, my life has been fantastic.

  it's like a massive weight has been lifted off of me, especially when it comes to having to go to the meetings.

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  Coffee House Girl

  It will be 3 years since I left in August, and finally I feel like the JW drama has quieted. Yes, my family shuns me...but honestly, I don't miss them like I thought I would. I love college, I am a junior now and looking forward to hopefully an internship next summer. The friend thing is slow going, but I am introverted so making friends is just taking more time than it does for other people. I am happy and sleep easy every night. No regrets!
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  I AM THE NEW MEETUP ORGANIZER FOR EX-JW's IN MICHIGAN

  by AK MCGRATH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all you fellow michiganders.. i wanted to make you aware that the meetup site entitled, "ex-jehovah's witnesses of michigan" will not be disolved.

  i decided since today was the last day before it would be no more, i should step up, and so i gladly did.. seeing that there has not been one meetup since it's inception, i plan to change that.

  i know there is at least one person from here who is registered with our meetup.

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  Coffee House Girl

  OOh awesome, Lansing is much closer to me- & I am registered on the meetup site... I will try to make that one :)