Queequeg

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  An Active JW Sister Modelling For Me

  by pale.emperor in

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  since leaving the borg i jumped both feet first into classes i've always wanted to do but was never "allowed" to.

  two of which are life drawing and photography.

  i've been studying for almost two years now and have seen more nude men and women in our classes than i care to remember.. today in the photography studio i was working in with three others (two women, one man) we were told we had a new person modelling for us.

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  Can you provide photographic evidence that your story is true?
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  Find Local Friends

  by BiggerRed in

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  i am located in kentucky.

  i have faded out of the watchtower and i am just learning the truth about the truth.

  i am trying to find new friends to talk to.

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  Hey BR! Oregon here.

  If you haven't already done it. Look up stories on this forum about how people got their loved ones out.

  A poster called OpenMind gave his account of how he did it. Called it the "slow drip" method I think. He was able to get his pioneer wife and kids out.
  

  Seems like slow and careful is often the most successful. It worked in my case.
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  Whole families leaving the Org has increased

  by pomo6780 in

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  2. experiences

  i have noticed in the uk a few families i used to know while in the borg have exited together.

  some include former elders and ministerial servants.

  i observed on social media pages that the kids have 'worldly' boyfriends and girlfriends and they look so much happier than they did in the org.

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  My wife, mother, father (was studying after my mother had been a JW for 40 years) and myself basically all walked away at the same time.

  I woke up while I was an elder and waited... waited... several years until my wife woke up, my parents followed soon after.

  It gave me ulcers, but it was worth it!

  That was about six years ago btw.
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  ExJW responsible for calling the police at the Warwick protest, NOT Watchtower

  by Diogenesister in

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  2. child-abuse

  according to the great apostate, who spent time with police officers at the protest, they informed him that it was not watchtower who called the police in but another exjw who briefly attended the protest and subsequently disapproved of the protesters methods...claiming they were being "violent".. i find this very difficult to understand.

  anyone who saw the bravery of the women who stood up in the kingdom hall and told the story of their abuse and rape could not fail to feel compassion and offer their support.. i know there are posters on this forum who disagree with me.they worry that such protests play into watchtowers "persecution" complex, and naturally i understand their position.. but really, how long do we have to fear their power over their members, and through their members, us.. many jw's simply do not know the extent of the paedophile problem,.they do not know about malawi, the un, the bloodless surgery guinea pig deaths ( thank you orphan crow), the suicides....i simply don't believe that protests don't work....if there are enough of them, and they are organized, and most of all if we are united...we shall make a difference, and that difference may be your loved one.. https://youtu.be/ffhr9onbdrk.

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  Sorry Morph, I gave you a like. But don't worry, I doubt it'll become a habit!

  I agree that these tactics are are incredibly pointless.
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  Just woke up turn TV on to hear yet another nut case with a gun.

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  2. friends

  first they said 20 dead with 100 injured.

  now i just heard 50 dead and 200 injured.

  whatever it is it just another nut case who was able to get a high power gun to kill people.

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  That was sarcasm btw...

  Well, the not much you can do about it part anyway!
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  Just woke up turn TV on to hear yet another nut case with a gun.

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  first they said 20 dead with 100 injured.

  now i just heard 50 dead and 200 injured.

  whatever it is it just another nut case who was able to get a high power gun to kill people.

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  No, no it's not the gun laws and access to guns. Maybe the reason 'Merica has so many gun deaths is that the ratio of whacko, violent, assholes is above average. Not much you can do about that.
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  How Are Ex Elders Treated In The Congregation?

  by minimus in

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  are they pretty much left alone?

  are they respected for their having been elders at one time?

  are they treated like crap?.

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  When I resigned, one of the reasons I gave was that I didn't agree with the "attitudes and actions" of the elder body.

  I guess that pissed 'em off.

  I didn't quite have the guts to say that was how I felt about the governing body too.

  Anyway, even before my "deletion" was announced, the dear elders (and interestingly their wives), started shunning me and making comments that were obviously directed at me. The COBE was undeniably giving me the evil eye during the meetings.

  What a huge favor these spiritual giants gave me! Their behavior really helped my wife leave Watchtower World.

  Thanks fellas!
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  No Longer a JW Expert But Starting to Figure Out Life

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  consider this an update for those that remember me here.... when i left in 2006, it started a 10 year journey into a new phase.

  no more "safety".

  some people want to be their own person.

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  Nice!
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  JWR usernames list

  by StarryNight9 in

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  2. friends

  i created this thread so that jwr members can list their old jwr username with their username for whatever site they've moved to.

  i apologize if this has already been created somewhere else.. jwr = starrynight.

  jwd = starrynight9.

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  Welcome y'all from JWR - any questions?

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  i just wanted to take a minute to say "hi" and welcome to the site for anyone who's come here from jwr.

  i can imagine the site being shut down suddenly was shocking and unsettling for many who relied on it and sometimes you don't realize how much you do rely on something until it is gone.. hopefully you'll see some of the same familiar names appearing and be able to reconnect with people you knew via this site and continue your journey together.

  i don't know what the posting policies on jwr were but know it as a moderated site so can't imagine them being hugely different to the ones here.

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  Thanks!!!