20%. Stupid 4 door car...even though I like it.
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nolongerwaiting
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Test Yourself. How much are you a JW ....
by sleepingbeauty inare you a jw or if you were one do you still have any jw traits left?
take this quiz to see... .
http://www.thebentinel.com/jw-quiz.php.
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Is it just human nature to gossip or are JW's worse? Feelings are hurt....
by mamalove init is so strange how once you distance yourself from your kingdom hall and friends, that they find it necesary to discuss and contemplate your departure and put out all kinds of statements that simply are not true.. i am licking my wounds today because some kind of nasty things were said about me to a friend of mine who is df, from her ubber righteous sister.
it was via text, so it was there to read.
the thing i can't figure out is i have nothing to do with this woman.
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I'm so sorry. There has been a lot of gossip going around about NLW and I. It's hard for me to deal with because I liked having my "good" name. I don't like people thinking ill of me. Especially family members. But I can't do anything about it because no one is talking to me. I think what a lot of people said is spot on with gossip making JW's feel better about themselves and also because they don't have other interests.
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Wow this sucks
by ranmac inmy decision to de-program my mind, about a year ago, has been fairly uneventfull, despite a few intense but very real conversations with my wife and parents.. however in the past couple days my father has pretty much made it clear to me that he will put the gb (not god, although they are pretty much viewed the same) before me.
also tonight the inlaws, who have probly gotten whiff of my inactivity and who never get personal, started to give a lecture on the extreme importance of the family worship arrangement so lovingly arranged for us by the fds, and how if we are not taking advantage of this wonderful provision will not be prepared for armagedon.
i swear blood was gushing from biting my tounge.. im starting to sense that consequences are coming for my sin of independent research and study.
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sinis - I argee that having my wife out is 95%. Some of our family already knows how we feel and on my side a number of them are actively shunning us already. I'm okay with that and feel like I can move on, but my wife still entertains the idea that she can have a normal relationship with some of her family. The desire not to be DF'd thus limits what we can do. We still feel like we have to sneak around and watch our words around certain people, and can't really decorate the house for a holiday or do other obviously non-JW activities. I know it's a small complaint compared to the circumstances of many on this board, but I think we still have a ways to go before we feel free.
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Considered rebellious because I choose to think for myself
by LovelyEunie inhi all, this is my first post.
but i was one of those kids that was born into the whole jw thing, and like a good little witness kid i did everything i was supposed to do to please my parents (mainly my mom my dad's an unbeliever).
my mom was very strict with me when it came to everything they taught, no holiday parttys at school, no sports, no worldy friends, i was only supposed to associate with other jw kids (my mom is one of those extremist jws, she says she doesn't judge, but she's a perfect example of one one of those sisters with the holier than thou attitude).
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Welcome!
I was never rebellious and easily scandalized at a hint of naughty. Seeing an R movie...OMG. Some one dressed "worldy", and I would be looking down my nose. What a self righteous moron I was. Who knows what my family thinks of me now. Probably rebellious and evil. Oh well, I feel so much better mentally then I ever did before. Besides, the more my family shuns me is having the opposite effect then what they think it is. LOL.
I'm really glad that you are thinking for yourself!!! I wish I had been that person back in my teenage years.
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Has anyone knocked on your door recently?
by dysfunction ini am a housewife, and no one has knocked on my door to spread the "truth",not even on the weekends.
question, has anyone experienced this... or has the preaching work slowed down?
or are the witnesses less active, zealous?.
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Not since the elder police came some months back. I'm scared of knocks on the door now. I wouldn't be surprised if we got a memorial invite but I hope we don't. If anyone in my family tries to personally invite me I plan on having some words.
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Feb. 15th WT - WT Society says DFed Ones are Lawless- Just Like Demons
by flipper ini would assume that some or a good number of us here as normal humans in this society - consider " lawless " actions to include murder , robbery, extortion, rape, child abuse, war , terrorism, etc.
the wt society has their own definition of what's considered " lawless ".
anything that's considered a disfellowshipping offense in the jehovah's witnesses is now considered " lawless ".
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So is it easy for the GB to write stuff like this because they don't have children?
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Just something I've noticed that makes me wonder...
by Mr. Falcon ini have found it very odd how much in-fighting and back-biting go on among certian boe's.. and it's rather strange that several (not all) of them will vent to me about how they can't stand this one, or they think this other one is out of line, or that elder's wife talks too much, etc.
or they whine about how many elder meetings they have to go to, or how they are frustrated because they have to deal with sister loudmouth-who-pisses-off-everyone-else.. and i sit there wondering why they would ever want to continue to do this job?
it's thankless, offers no compensation, rips you away from your family, and forces you to rub shoulders with company men and puts you in a position where you have to render judgement on someone with little or no understanding of what the psychological consequences to that person could be.
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It makes you feel special and better then most everyone else. Power can be addicting.
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Feb. 15th WT - WT Society says DFed Ones are Lawless- Just Like Demons
by flipper ini would assume that some or a good number of us here as normal humans in this society - consider " lawless " actions to include murder , robbery, extortion, rape, child abuse, war , terrorism, etc.
the wt society has their own definition of what's considered " lawless ".
anything that's considered a disfellowshipping offense in the jehovah's witnesses is now considered " lawless ".
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nolongerwaiting
**groan**
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Funny how your tastes in the opposite sex change, and how easy it is to forget the past.
by miseryloveselders ini had to give a talk away today, which came up somewhat unexpected.
i had a couple days to get this outline together, and thats sufficient enough time for me, but i prefer knowing a week in advance.
at any rate, it all worked out.
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Yeah, it would be pretty funny if I could see all the boys I crushed on. Man I could probably fill a KH with them all. I...um...really liked boys when I was younger. I don't think any of them really knew though, being the shy girl I was. I have to say that I am very glad that none of those 1,700 crushes worked out.
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Oh, hi by the way!
by Reality79 inreality79 here, hailing from the uk!
i've made a couple of posts but didn't introduce myself.. my story is a looooong one.
i'm a faded jw and have been inactive for a while now.
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nolongerwaiting
Welcome!
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