Hi Jon Preston, DITTO what other posters wrote, especially get down on the floor with them. Do what they want to do and not what you think they should be doing.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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Need some advice...For my kids
by Jon Preston insince being out mentally and missing meetings my children mention people from the hall and i cant help but feel bad that they are missing the association.
my daughters are 4 and 2 and we live in a small town with not a whole lot to do.
what activities did you do with your kids?
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Doctor affirms the fact that JW religion was a massive strain on my life
by confusedandalone init has been over a year since i offically stopped caring about and going to jw meetings.
prioor to this time i had tons of responsibility that drained every once of time i had.
like any father i had family matters to attend to.
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Isn't it wonderful to feel happy, confusedandalone? Working out at the gym is a good way to feel more positive about yourself and life.
I wonder how many other JWs suffer from psychosomatic disorders? My former, JW friend told me that she suffered from a psychosomatic disorder, but would tell me what it was about 2 years ago.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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'Memorial Invitation' Delivery
by Joe Grundy inmine was delivered today.
(they are cheap and crap leaflets, aren't they?
i wasn't in the mood and didn't have time for a discussion, but no worries, neither did they.
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My first introduction to a JW meeting was a Memorial meeting. It was boring and I felt unconfortable wondering what to do. I did not feel like it was much of a celebration.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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Meetup.com
by ILoveTTATT ini have used meetup.com and it seems like a really cool site!!
i am liking that i can meet people who have the same interests as me... it can be lonely in the cities and specially after becoming an exjw.. .
i already signed up for spanish, french, salsa dancing, bachata dancing, and photography!!
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ABibleStudent
Good for you for checking out meet.com, ILoveTTATT! Are there any adult education classes near where you live that are sponsored by the local city?
The city where I live has very good adult education classes and recreation opportunities.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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Told my JW friend it's a cult
by Xanthippe inso i said i would write about the 2014 convention program that you guys kindly posted here, to the jw friend who contacted me out of the blue after over 20 years since we d'ad.
sorry if you find this repetitive if you have already read my story.
this friend does not know anything about how my family shun me and i thought it is relevant in the light of the convention symposium talk about putting family in second place.
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ABibleStudent
Well written and compassionate letter to your JW friend, Xanthippe. I hope that she will continue to correspond with you. Unconditional friends are are more precious gold/diamonds. Conditional friends are like grains of sand.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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I am going back...
by ILoveTTATT ini have decided i will go back to the jw's.
this will be my last post on this site.
i hope jehovah has mercy on me for being so insolent and thinking that his organization was wrong... how could i have thought that!!
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ABibleStudent
Are you going back to Sinaloa JW chicas?
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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2 J dubs at my door this morning .
by smiddy inmy wife and i are presently interstate house sitting for a freind , and this morning 2 jw`s called unexpectedly of course .
after their introducing themselves.
they offered the invitation to the memmorial which i rejected , then let him present his spiel , nothing has changed by the way .. i had them their for about an hour , i`m on holidays nothing better to do this morning except keep them away from other doors .and of course they were prepared to stay.
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Great job keeping JWs from non-JWs' doors, smiddy!! You may not be able to help a JW awaken, but you may be able to help non-JWs from getting sucked into the WTBTS.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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Today i miss my friends and feel negative. How did you overcome?
by Jon Preston intoday nothing feels right.
i feel like a bystander to all things.
as if im nowhere and have no forward progression.
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ABibleStudent
Hi Jon Preston, What do you like to do that doesn't cost much money and you can make new friends? Go to a park? Go to the gym? Go to a community event? If you want to get out of your depression, get out of your comfort zone.
Conditional friends are easy to make and lose. Unconditional friends take more effort, but friendships lasts longer and will survive adversity.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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what is the best line to say to a JW handing you an invite to the memorial
by nonjwspouse ini have some ideas, but want more to choose from..
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If JWs knock on my door, I plan on taking one of two actions. If JWs appear healthy and less than 75 years old, I will ask them if I can give them something in return. After overcoming their objections, I will accept their propaganda, write either www.jwfacts.com or www.freedomofmind.com on it, and then hand it back to them. I will then tell them that the information helped me erase any doubts about the Watchtower. I now know that the WTBTS is a dangerous cult.
If they appear frail or more than 75 years old, I plan to invite them in for tea and GS cookies, so that they will spend less time trying to place proganda.
If JWs leave propaganda on my door, I will write www.jwfacts.com and www.freedomofmind.com on the propaganda and then post it at the local KH or may be make a poster to post at the Memorial as JWs exit.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
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I need some moral advice?
by trex2strike inokay, i like to hang out with these twelve other guys a lot, but recently one of them---i call him josh--(to help protect his identity) as started being a bit of a jerk.
he just decided that he was the leader of the group, and i'm not 100% comfortable with that.
and he expects us to treat him like he was god or something.
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ABibleStudent
Welcome trex2strike, If you don't like Josh, why hang out with him? Friends are people who you like.
Before contacting the police, do an internet search for Josh. If Josh has broken the law, there should be a warrant for his arrest, possibly on the internet. If Josh is a felon and you are afraid of being labeled a snitch, I would use an anonymous police tip line to inform the police where/how to find Josh. Don't contact the police to get Josh out of your life. Do it because Josh is a felon.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert