Welcome! I look forward to hearing more details about your detachment from the organization and how your friends and family took it. What joys and happy times can you share with us?
mamalove
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Please Welcome "saltyoldlady"!!!
by Yan Bibiyan ina new member "saltyoldlady" just joined the board on the introductory thread of another new member here.
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i didn't want the op's thread highjacked, so please welcome saltyoldlady on this thread.. .
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fading and need some support
by TheLoveDoctor infirst i am an ex pioneer of 2-3years ago and an ex elder of 9 months ago stepping down 12 months ago and stopped commenting for about 11 months.
prior to my enlightenment/awakening i was very active and an elder that spread the love to the congragation.. their has been very little shepparding by the elders witch im glad about, however 2 month goning on 3 i'v put 0 hours in service and reported 0. the memorial is comming up.
im expecting someone or sometwo to talk with me.
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mamalove
tia.dalma, have you read any of nugget and cantleave's experiences? Just wondering.
TLD, All you can do is lay low, mind your own business, keep quiet and hopefully they will leave you alone. Don't cause trouble or stir up the bees nest. You will pay a price for leaving, but it is well worth it for what you will gain. Be prepared to face lots of rejection, pain, and sadness, but also look forward to the absolute freedom to think, to learn, and to formulate your life as you feel best.
You really do find out who your true friends and family are. You are brave to do this with family members being at your actual KH. I find it hard to think about what people must think about me, and I think that is one of the hardest things because I like to make people happy and please them. If you are like that too, developing a thick skin is essential.
Take care, and keep in touch, it helps to read what others have been through, knowing you are not alone.
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Hello!
by Scooby-Doo ini have been reading this forum for about a year on and off.
it was a great help in discovering the real history of the jws and helped me realize what a controlling religion (cult?
very recently i stopped all contact with my kingdom hall and have quit my study, so i thought it was about the right time to sign up here.. i am (was) the third generation of my family to be involved with the witnesses.
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mamalove
Hi there!
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Chill out, relax and join me in the land of the TORTOISE.
by nicolaou inwhy does every waking moment need to be filled with something?!.
when was the last time you just kicked back and daydreamed, got lost in a novel or wasted an afternoon listening to your old l.p's?
the world is so fast, work has deadlines, housework must get done and when you think you've finally caught up another pile of tasks lands in your 'in tray'.. i want to be a tortoise!.
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mamalove
It does feel good, doesnt it!
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Anyone else get stabbed in the back?
by WontLeave ini was a gung-ho advocate for jws.
i got on the message boards and would argue down any detractor, apostate, church pastor, disgruntled ex-jw, you name it... i was out in the ministry constantly, practically running from door to door, preaching.
i started studies left and right.
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mamalove
Are there more details to your story? So am I understanding this correctly that you feel the Watchtower stated something in opposition to the Bible as you interpret it? Therefore your elders feel you are stirring up trouble and possibly feeding doubts to the FDS?
Can you still comment, go in service, give talks?
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new member
by chase inso is everyone here a jaded ex or is it a mixed crowd?
i am da.
with an overzelous mom.
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mamalove
Welcome! Looking forward to hearing your perspective on more.
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naughty elder in Detroit
by Dogpatch inpassed on from a loyal jw:.
disgrace was surely brought upon jehovah's name last night.
on the 10 o'clock news there is this program called the problem solvers.
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mamalove
Just found this and happen to recall this vividly. The PO at the KH I went to at the time told me that this elder had done no wrong, although it looked bad of course. Apparantly he had an on call type of job, and could leave during those hours and would have to come back should he be needed.
I believe he had some responsibilities at the conventions as well. Nothing happened to him.
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"The Scholastic Dishonesty of The WATCHTOWER" as a pdf?
by VM44 indoes anyone know if "the scholastic dishonesty of the watchtower", published by caris, has been made into a pdf?.
there has been so much excellent material posted here as pdf files, but i forgotten if the above has been posted.. if it has been made available, is a currently active link for it that works?.
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mamalove
Got it saved, thanks!
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I have so much spiritual gas from that spolied so called spiritual food over the years...what should I take?
by Joliette ini need to get rid of it.. when i was a kid, the brothers would always get on stage and talk about what an abudant buffet of spiritual food from jehovah's table we will receive.
when i was a kid i use to take everything so literally, so i would imagine a buffet of ham, chicken, macncheese (the most creamy mac n cheese, candy yams, turkey, corn bread).
i used to wish that the brother would finish with the prayer so we could get to old county buffet, so i could get to the literal food.. .
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mamalove
Bottle of really good wine feels wonderful going down.
Shopping is helful for relaxation and instant gratification.
Anything to get your mind off of the junk brewing inside, massage, a walk, social events.
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Favorite products?
by mamalove ini was reading the yahoo article featured today on products that are ingenious, and people just cannot live without.
i am curious what things you always keep in your house that are irreplacably handy or useful.
what interesting ways would you use them that normally may not be the application it was designed for?.
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mamalove
I was reading the Yahoo article featured today on products that are ingenious, and people just cannot live without. I am curious what things you always keep in your house that are irreplacably handy or useful. What interesting ways would you use them that normally may not be the application it was designed for?
I like to have Lestiol in the house. It is a liquid soap with excellent degreasing capabilities. You can use it on laundry for getting out melted lipstick from the dryer, oil on the driveway, messy pots and pans, etc.
Mr. Clean sponges get prints off of moldings, door handles, and clean off just about anything that soap and water can't.
I must have spring cleaning on the brain, because I am thinking of starting a thread about home organization too!