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  When does a Jehovah's Witness graduate?

  by miseryloveselders in

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  i live in a city with a few major universities.

  last thursday, i got off work, and as i hit the main avenue on my way home, i noticed people with their graduation robes and caps on.

  i saw parents ecstatic that their children were now adults, and had accomplished something both they and their parents could be proud of.

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  Broken Promises

  I always enjoy your posts, Misery, Jack Daniels or no.

  I have no idea how you can stomach sitting through those meetings knowing what you know about the WTS, but I hope a time will come soon when you will be able to break free of those bonds.
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  I feel less and less like an ex-jw every day.

  by Growingup in

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  2. friends

  i've had so much anger and depression over the last 6 years.

  when i left the b0rg i replaced people i hardly knew with my family... i had so many psychological problems then and when those relationships failed i turned to drugs, self harm through burning and cutting and even was hospitalized a few times because i tried to kill myself.

  i was in and out of toxic relationships with people who i thought i needed to complete me as a person.. about two years ago i hit another 'rock bottom' in my life and was drinking and using cocaine and was completly cycling in another jw's guilt pity party.

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  Broken Promises

  Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your happy story.
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  Cousin Lenny and a pinch of Neanderthal DNA

  by designs in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  researchers at princeton have found evidence of neanderthal genes in humans where they were once thought not to have bred.. its all a little different than what we were taught in science class or a bible study.

  any thoughts on the origins of us.. .

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  Broken Promises

  Even as a JW, I saw plenty of people who looked like they were descended from Neanderthals.
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  to buy a house or not... suggestions, experience, help!

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. social
  2. family

  many years ago i bought a house because the government basically threw money at us and the mortgage was pretty much the same as the weekly rent in $ per week.. obviusly that has changed, here in aust real estate has gone through the roof with a house considered a bargain at $300,000 for a first home buyer.. so here i am at 47, thinking about buying a house so that when i retire, the wife and i will not have to pay rent or mortgage at all.

  we have to raise $25k more (we have 10) for deposit and fees in the next 18 months to do this.

  (offer is to buy mil house at reduced market price).

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  Broken Promises

  I’m stuck in the rental trap, but I will say this:

  Be aware that interest rates are at an all-time low. Every first Tuesday of the month all mortgage owners hold their breath to see what the Reserve Bank has indicated regarded the monthly rate. I can’t see it going down again any time soon, so make sure you include in your calculations possible rate increases in the future.

  Good luck whatever you decide
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  How Long Did You "Wait" On Jehovah Before You Left?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  ....either mentally or bodily?.

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  Broken Promises

  I gave it a year, from the time I realised something wasn’t quite right. I tried to pray for strength, spiritual help to be better at my personal study etc etc… At times my body wanted to walk out the door but I literally held on to my chair so as to not walk out.

  Finally I couldn’t take it anymore, so I left for good. Sucessfully faded for the past 10 years!!
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  My Cong= Even Anointed Sisters and Pioneers watching "The Bold and Beautiful" why do women like melodramatic crap??

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yes an anionted sister and even some pioneers secretly must be home at 4 pm to watch this show....today my wife and i while cooking dinner...."shhh my show is on!

  " so, i watched some of it to see what's the deal.

  a bunch of pretty models were being bitchy to an old lady who didn't like what they are doing to "the company.

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  It used to be rather tamer back in the 90s.
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  My Cong= Even Anointed Sisters and Pioneers watching "The Bold and Beautiful" why do women like melodramatic crap??

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yes an anionted sister and even some pioneers secretly must be home at 4 pm to watch this show....today my wife and i while cooking dinner...."shhh my show is on!

  " so, i watched some of it to see what's the deal.

  a bunch of pretty models were being bitchy to an old lady who didn't like what they are doing to "the company.

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  As a woman, I have to say that even as a JW I wasn’t interested in the soapies. But my secret tv show was Jerry Springer
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  I saw a Kingdom Hall in the most unusual place I've ever been last week...........

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so there i am, on a rented boat soaring down the canals of the famous "floating market" of thailand.

  it was about 12:30 pm, so most of the waterways were fairly cleared out of the merchant boats, so our rented boat was really moving to get to where our host wanted to take us this fine day.

  i was sitting at the very front of the boat, so i didn't get splashed by the mirky canal waters of the mekong.

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  Wow, Thailand is a beautiful place. Enjoy it while you’re there.

  Interesting comments about JWs in Asia. I’ve traveled a lot in the past and it’s freaky to see a KH in the middle of no where.
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  Why Does The Service Year Start in September?.....

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and why does the annual meeting of the wts occur the first week of october?.

  in the book the way to paradise, van amburgh wrote "the jewish legal year begins in the fall, about our october first.. .

  this is also the time the wts starts prophetic periods.. .

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  Broken Promises

  Blondie’s post still doesn’t answer the question of why the service year begins in September.
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  Moving On after being a JW

  by man in black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after leaving this religion has there been anything that you have done that is completely separate, or negative from their belief/control system.

  yet from a worldy viewpoint you make a difference,,, a positive stamp in some aspect of everyday life ?.

  for an example to get things started, one thing that i have done is trained my dog to help people in the hospital.

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  Broken Promises

  Like coffeeblack, I’ve used my experience going door to door to my advantage by selling Avon. It’s very easy for me to go cold calling, and people are MUCH more receptive at the doors now!

  Oh, and I volunteer one day a week at a local museum. It’s nice to be able to do something positive for the local community.