Sweet!
Thor that is awesome. Here's to many more JW-free years.
eta : We too thought about fading (going only on Sundays). But decided just walking out cold turkey was more our style.
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Five year anniversary!
by Thor inno, not wedding anniversary, but five years ago today was the first time in twenty three years that we did not turn in field service time to our "book study overseer".
poor guy, we really did and do care for him, but it was time to be done for good!.
we had thought for a short while that we might try to slowly fade away, maybe even going to another congregation and then fade, but we just walked away from the one we had been in for a number of years.. we are very happy to have done so!!
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Who Like Me, Feel That The Olympics Are About As Exciting To Watch As A Dog Turd Turning White?
by Low-Key Lysmith indiscuss..
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LOL - I like the skating during the winter olympics. The gymnastics isn't too bad. But I don't care if I miss either. Had to watch the opening ceremony w/ my sister. She goes all out for the olympics with food and drinks.
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Blondie's Comments You Won't Hear at the 07-22-2012 WT Study (TIMES & SEASONS)
by blondie intime because jehovah god can cause.
were fulfilled at specified times should.
prophecy regarding jerusalem and judah show.
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JWGoneBad - could not be any clearer than that.
Good review as always Blondie
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Happy BDay FSP
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Add your favorite JW prayer cliche'
by King Solomon inyou know what i'm talking about: the trite, often-repeated phrases that convey the person offering the prayer has drawn a mental blank, and utters these words while their brain desperately searches for the next cliche', so they can conclude the ritual with the required tag, "in jesus' name we pray".... (is that like the postage stamp?).
ok, i'll kick this one off, and take the most obvious:.
"forgive us where we fall short....".
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"Please help us to pay more than the usual attention."
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No more blood card
by lostinthought inwhat a day!
first of all one of my electronic devises broke so the store said they would replace it i just needed to show id, i removed my license from my wallet and saw my blood card staring me in the face i couldn't stand looking at it so i took it and crumpled it up and threw it away, upon leaving the store i had a car accident it the parking lot, nobody was terribly injured but it was my fault so i feel bad...but i also feel elated that i tore up the card, what if i had a really bad accident and i needed blood?
what could have happened to me?
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A few years ago I had surgery that potentially could have resulted in a huge loss of blood.
While filling out my paperwork I stated that I had no religious affiliation.
YAY for me! Very freeing!
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Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses is NOT the same as the doctrines leaving you
by Terry inif you grow up speaking english and you move to mexico you don't automatically speak spanish, know customs, understand currency, possess skills.
for self-support or have any special insight into latino mindset.. .
why would you expect leaving jehovah's witnesses would leave you any less ill-equipped to navigate the real world?.
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The realization that all of it was for nothing is difficult to come to grips with.
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How do you work through the Anger
by jworld inhow do you deal with the anger when your parents stop talking to you?
my partner says i should continue to confront them but it builds so much anger in me and i sometimes i think i should just let it go and bring balance back to my own life.
it's sort of sureal to mourn your parents while they are still alive.
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They do love you. But they are being controlled by the cult mind at this time. The book Combatting Cult Mind Control helped me understand the real effect the cult has had on my family. It is a great book to help you depersonalize their response. It can help you find ways to interact with them also.
00DAD - That is an excellent book!
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How do you work through the Anger
by jworld inhow do you deal with the anger when your parents stop talking to you?
my partner says i should continue to confront them but it builds so much anger in me and i sometimes i think i should just let it go and bring balance back to my own life.
it's sort of sureal to mourn your parents while they are still alive.
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I would do some reading on toxic parental relationships. That is the worst form of betrayal. So sorry this has happened. I would not continue to approach my parents only to be rejected. That is very painful.
Others will chime in with help soon.
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Awkward, but kinda funny encounter with JWs today
by hemp lover ini live in a majority-minority neighborhood, so i get the double witness whammy of my street being worked by both spanish- and english-speaking congregations.
jws come to my door about four times a year, but i stopped answering years ago.
what's interesting is that about two years ago, they stopped knocking on my door or ringing the doorbell.
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hemp lover,
What you said to them was brilliant. Sure way to stir up that cognitive dissonance.
I totally get where you're at on the physical reaction to them. I have to resist the very strong urge to strangle them silly...lol.
Gotta read the responses on this thread a bit later.