Nice_Dream

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  OK, I am too old and missing it - but what is this SPARLOCK phenomenon?

  by james_woods in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  at first, i thought it was some legitimate cartoon character (disney or such) that the society was putting down as "demonized".. then, i started getting the idea that perhaps (unbelievably) the society had made him up as a negative "teaching device" to warn jw kids about "worldly demonism".... can this possibly be true?.

  surely not even the wtbts could be that stupid!!!.

  can somebody explain this to me, please???

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  Nice_Dream

  I would love to see this movie clip songified, like what schmoyoho does on youtube!
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  marriage without affection/sex/touching

  by zeb in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  yes thats my situation.

  some where along the path of life the wt guilt trip was dumped on our marriage and we havent had sex for years.. anyone else?

  the hearts and flowers and gifts and doing the cleaning, the house work and paying the daily accounts never being drunk on drugs playing the horses or screwing others yep its all there but nothing coming back due to the wt guilt trip.. they made so much of 'oral sex' and 'pornea' incorrectly quoted at that and ventured thereby into areas they were patently very ill equipped to comment on.

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  Nice_Dream

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  I hope things improve for you. It must hurt to put a lot of effort into your relationship and not have it reciprocated.
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  New DVD "Become Jehovah's Friend"

  by treadnh2o in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hey peeps,.

  it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.

  they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.

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  Nice_Dream

  They need to change the lyrics to their song:

  "Our way of life, like a jail, breeds repression.

  When natural desires are deemed evil by the Slave.

  If we apply the Slaves stifling direction,

  The only relief we'll long for is the grave."
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  2 year into my fade, where I'm at...

  by gutted in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well it's been exactly 2 years and 2 weeks since the night where i investigated (googled) as much about jws as i could after being born and raised in the cult till my mid 20s.

  it took just one all nighter to completely demolish all of the doctrines and bullshit of the religion.

  basically after that i went to one more convention and have not stepped into a kingdom hall since.

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  My story is very similar to yours. It's been just over 2 years since I left, and they have defintely been the roughest years of my life. It's great your fade is successful and you're still on speaking terms with your family.

  I tried a few therapists, and have finally found one I really like. She's super helpful and is great at uncovering issues and helping me improve them. Not being able to experiment and have fun as a teenager and make "mistakes" in my 20s is something I wish I would have been able to do, but unfortunately never got a chance. But I can make my life fun now.

  Tomorrow night I'll be doing a Burlesque performance for charity! I've signed up for fitness classes and have met some really nice people. It's difficult putting yourself out there when you're shy and lack confidence, but I think doing crazy things will help me gain confidence.

  As for friends, I'm lucky to have reconnected with a long lost friend who left the JWs as a teen. It's so nice being able to share your weird past with someone who understands.
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  How Did/Has the WTBTS Affected Your Social Skills?

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  good or bad?

  how did/has the wtbts affected your social skills, social development, and/or how you interact with other people?

  i have many questions about different social skills that i will ask either after other people post to this thread or to keep this thread active.

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  Basically born-in, I suck at communicating, am shy, self-conscious, submissive, don't trust people, and am anti social. I blame part of this on my upbringing. My parents never had anyone over and we rarely went to witness gatherings. Luckily I had really nice friends at school, although I wasn't allowed to spend time with them after school hours.

  I am proud of both my children who are somehow really confident and social! I hope they stay that way.
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  Did you keep any of your old JW paraphernalia?

  by i_drank_the_wine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of us who have made the clean break, did you keep any of your old jw stuff?

  books, "service" bag, etc?.

  i didn't keep a shred myself.

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  Nope. I kept my personalized Bble for awhile with my baptism date in it, but I threw it out to have a clean break. I don't want my children to stumble across that crap.
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  Anyone going to the KH Sunday to comment on the domestic violence paragraph?

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they are doing that article about sister selma getting the crap beat out of her to win her husband over to being a jw.

  any suggestions as to the comment i should make?

  i was thinking about bringing up the old awake on domestic violence and ask if there has been new light and that women should stay with their abusers..

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  Do you think they will allow anyone to comment on this paragraph, or just prearranged a few select members to make comments that stick to the paragraph and quickly move on?
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  Movies with the best endings ever

  by usualusername in

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  2. friends

  discuss....

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  Nice_Dream

  Shakespeare in Love -

  "You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die." "She will be my heroine for all time." So romantic!
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  For all the newbies.. the Belief-O-Matic...what religion should you be? Test your religious beliefs.

  by jemba in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i noticed that this thread has been done before by blacksheep but i loved doing this test and i loved the results i got... apparently i need to look into reformed judaism.

  jemba .

  sorry firefox wont let me cut n paste but heres the website:.

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  Nice_Dream

  My top 3 are:

  1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
  2. Secular Humanism (96%)
  3. Liberal Quakers (86%)
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  Children's Generous Donation After Robbery

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear friends, who own a mom-and-pop store, are struggling with life at its worst right now on several different levels.

  the latest catastrophe to hit is that their little store was robbed of a small fortune in merchandise.

  they are understandably beside themselves, not just for the monetary loss but also for the sense of violation thrust upon their trusting, goodhearted nature.

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  Nice_Dream

  Awwww, that story melts my heart!