VampireDCLXV

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  JWN Baby Shower for Cognac

  by White Dove in

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  i think it would be fun to do this, and we have a few months to get it organized.. but how to get the gifts to her without her having to violate her privacy by giving out her address?.

  maybe one or two trusted people here can receive the stuff and box it up and send it to her.. it's just an idea.

  i'm going to knit or crochet a baby blanket.

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  You're so sweet, WD! You really are a treasure. I'm proud to call you a friend.

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  Why I Eventually Left

  by itscrap&theyknowit! in

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  i am new to this but, for years, i was already out.

  don't know where to start.

  as i have read the many posting, i'm not alone in my feelings.

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  Welcome! Yes, JWs and the WTS are all about polishing the outside of that thar cup of theirs that they don't see how horribly filthy they are on the inside, as a group and families.

  AMEN!

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  I was shunned

  by cantleave in

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  in the fareham shopping centre.. a "sister" saw me.

  pretended not to see me, dropped her her head and moved very quickly in the opposite direction.. i love being a dangerous apostate!!

  !.

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  It's hilarious that I never faced any disciplinary action but the younger ones in the congo ignore me whenever they see me... but then again these ones (the ones who drove me out) are a most snotty bunch anyway. It's the not so young ones I wish would just leave me alone as well. I'm inactive and never going back.

  Good courage to ya, cantleave.

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  Why I Eventually Left

  by itscrap&theyknowit! in

  1. jw
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  i am new to this but, for years, i was already out.

  don't know where to start.

  as i have read the many posting, i'm not alone in my feelings.

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  I bid you welcome itscrap&theyknowit!,

  It seems that you have eloquently expressed the feelings of countless women still stuck behind the WTS edifice. I totally despise the maintaining of "appearances", especially when it hides so much ugliness and hypocrisy underneath. I was never so fortunate unfortunate to have married another JW at any age. I can only marvel at how young people among JW's marry so young on a continuous basis, even in this day and age where most other people defer marriage until later in their lives. I find it laughable that the WTS preaches against marrying "in the bloom of youth" yet so many defy that direction. I hope you can find a way out of this horror movie you live in before you end up in an institution somewhere. Take care and stick around...

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  England is poisoned for me

  by highdose in

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  i used to live in a part of england that was popular with tourists.

  the kind of tourist who wanted to experiance the "real" rural england.

  they would come to my town and thrill at the quaint old shops, delight in afternoon tea at the many little tea rooms.

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  @ highdose,

  That's quite a story. I'm truly sorry that memories of the place you grew up in were so awful. To some degree I can relate.

  The city I was born in (and where I spent my first 8 yrs) is a place I really have no desire to go back to. It's strange that a few painful memories of my first few years can have such an effect (and I wasn't abused or anything, just neglected by the good people of the congo). I wouldn't mind visiting, but I wouldn't want to live there ever again. The fact that it's a prairie city in the middle of nowhere doesn't help either.

  I am now here in my current home town of almost 30 yrs and I've endured my own knocks and bruises here as well. I have mixed feelings about whether I would want to leave or stay. The place I live in now is very beautiful with so much to see and do. I'm just hours away from either mountains or coast. On the other hand, I live just a few blocks from my former KH where the snakepit of a congo I used to associate with still resides. I fear that one day I might be seen by those miserable spies doing something they don't agree with and will thus gleefully rat me out. (Paranoia?) I'm not sure what to do. Depends where better opportunities lie, I guess.

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  JWs Celebrating Brithdays

  by Franklin Massey in

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  i keep hearing of more and more jws that are celebrating their birthdays or, doing "special days" for their children on the day of their birth.

  i'm sure this has always been done but what interests me is that many people aren't ashamed to admit it since they have used their own fully functioning minds to figure out that the society's birthday ban doesn't hold up.

  one young couple with two kids (he's an ms, she's an ex-pioneer who dropped off the list to tend to the kids) explained it to me this way.... "the happiest days of our lives include the births of our children.

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  For me it's waaayyyyyy too late... I can't be bothered.
  It's such a crime, though, to impose such misery and drudgery on innocent children! It's awful for a child to grow up not knowing the meaning of fun, the meaning of celebration, the meaning of pure joy. I'll admit it; I grew up emotionally crippled in that respect and I fear that damage will remain with me for the rest of my days....

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  Are you a fader, Df'd, DA'd, or Still In?

  by brotherdan in

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  i thought this would be an interesting poll that would show everyone the backgrounds of all of us when we left, if we have.. for myself, i am not df'd, but i am attempting a fade.

  i still go to some meetings with the wife to help with kids, but that's it.

  no commenting or field service.. what about everyone else?.

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  I'm fading away and I haven't seen the inside of a KH in over 2 years. All of my family lives out of town but I'm still stuck here where me and my sibs grew up. Neither my family nor my old congo quite know what I'm up to but the family is starting to wonder. Either I move away soon or get "caught" doing something ppl think I shouldn't...

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  So Caitlin isn't ignored as the other kids pass Valentines at school

  by cabasilas in

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  i'm getting my education degree this year and am working in a practicum placement in an elementary classroom (5th grade).

  it's a very practical way to see first-hand how teachers teach, discipline and help mold their students.

  one student is a jw.

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  That's a lovely idea.

  When I was a kid, for some weird reason, I got the odd valentine's card anyway... but I was always puzzled when it happened...

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  Confession: i have never ever recived a valentine...:(

  by highdose in

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  and got none this year either:( got to work on that i think.... .

  has anyone else had more luck?.

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  Me neither... and I don't really care.

  If you're thinking of sending me one, save it!

  Your dearest dark lord,

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  Valentines day

  by d in

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  what do you hopw to do on valentine's day?

  me i do not really know i do not really have any in mond.even though my classmate is trying to get to ask out a girl in my class.what do i do.all the jw indocrination has me nervous about confronting this girl.i could try it takes time to confront members of the opposite sex.but pratice makes perfect.

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  n ugly monster... hey send me a pic of u buddy. m curious ........ k m gone dancing

  Yes, vampires are monsters... technically. Doesn't mean that I'm...... uh,... what's that word that starts with an "e"? I can live with myself and sleep at night... can you? V665