Today, everyone has the same opportunity to learn ttatt, at least where there is Internet availability. My old JW friends have all heard the rumors that I am an "apostate.". They do not seek me out, no calls, letters or visits. They are on their own. I have taught ttatt to everyone I really care about.
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Do you feel guilty?
by new hope and happiness ini have recently been having a feeling of guilt for having escaped the w.t while so many friends and family remain trapped.. has anyone else ever had similar feelings?.
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Update on Candace Conti case...
by Newly Enlightened init looks like candce's lawyer is pulling the same thing wtbt$ does.
respondant did not file their brief on time:.
http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/scheduledactions.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=a136641.
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whathappened
This better not mess the case up. What is going on here?
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Powerfully heart-wrenching experience by FORMER BETHLITE
by Black Man injust wanting to post an experience by a former bethelite.
the first part was just published with the other two coming overt the next couple of weeks.
click the link.
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whathappened
It is amazing how many exBethelites are no longer active Jehovah's Witnesses. Reading accounts like this explains why.
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Can you help me encourage Reopened mind.
by TotallyADD inas most of you know we got a very angry letter from our oldest son.
it hurt her very much.
i feel so bad for her because he attacked her for what i feel was very unfair.
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whathappened
Do let us know about any future contact. People grange and grow. Your son may wake up one morning and feel compelled to reunite with you nd his father.
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Another Newbie
by Skinnedsheep ini recently came to the realization that the organization is corrupt and is false.
my story is similar to many i think.
i was raised in the religion, pioneered and served as an elder for a number of years.
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whathappened
Welcome, come on in, the water is fine.
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Powerfully heart-wrenching experience by FORMER BETHLITE
by Black Man injust wanting to post an experience by a former bethelite.
the first part was just published with the other two coming overt the next couple of weeks.
click the link.
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whathappened
I have had the pleasure of meeting Mariuka and she is a stunning woman. I very much enjoyed reading this post. Another installment...please? The story has a happy ending, does it not?
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I'm New... and I'm running...
by running_away init's some kind of funny... i was the perfect little ass, even that i never believe it all.. there was something that doesn't sound right... but, i was little, i was with my family, i never believe that my family will make me adopt a cult.
well i get batized in my mid teen years, i was the exemplar, ms at 19, even serve my time at bethel.
get married to a pioneer, start a spiritual family, get my 2 kids.
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whathappened
Welcome to our world. We are here to help.
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just got an email from a jw friend
by outofthelionsden inhi guys, so i got an email form an old jw friend that i haven't seen in a long time , i moved away to another state a few years ago.
so she sent me an email to tell me that she found out that i had left "jehovahs organization" and that she has been crying for weeks because she always looked up to me ( i was always that kid that pioneered & always had demonstrations and experiences in the district and circuit assemblies) she said that she's not judging me but that she cant believe i would do that , that i know better and that there is no reason ever to leave and hopes that we wake up before its to late..... i have to respond but i know she wont hear ttatt there deep in, so any suggestions would be appreciated on what to respond.. ( im so heart broken and tiered at this point.
i know she is doing it out of love, she's actually the only person that has contacted me, not even my family has done that.
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whathappened
Desirous od change is correct. You could ruin your peaceful stress free fade. Respond vaguely, do not write anything that could be used against you in an apostasy hearing in the back room of the local kingdom hall.
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Can you help me encourage Reopened mind.
by TotallyADD inas most of you know we got a very angry letter from our oldest son.
it hurt her very much.
i feel so bad for her because he attacked her for what i feel was very unfair.
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whathappened
Reopened mind:
I am the mother of a raised in JW. My daughter shunned me also for a while. I am not df'd or da'd, I just was totally honest with her about my knowing ttatt. I was over zealous in trying to get her and my son in law out and they have since stated that as long as I do not badmouth the Watchtower Society, they will see me. I am not allowed to stay the night under their roof, I must go before bedtime and stay at a hotel.
When she first shunned me, I wrote her long heartfelt letters, begging her to reconsider and told her how miserable I was. I was humble and threw myself at her mercy. She had to negociate with her husband these new rules about me not being able to spend the night and that my freedom of speech is not allowed in front of them. I can see them now. I still am afraid that they will change their minds. The Watchtower Society is not letting up on their hatred of anything that exposes their lies. They will one day, I'm afraid, convince them that their lives and the life of their son will depend on shunning me, so I know it could be just a matter of time.
Find a happy life for yourself with your hubby and never give up trying to communicate to your child how much you love them and that even though you weren't the "perfect" parent, that no one has "perfect" parents.
As a mother, you are damned if you do and damned if you dont. You are either to strict or too indulgent. You can never win.
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New article on JWStruggle, I wrote re: body language & TTATT
by Gojira_101 inhttp://www.jwstruggle.com/.
gojira.
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whathappened
Nice artcle. When I told my daughter she was visibly trembling all over. She had tears in her eyes and looked so terribly uncomfortable. She still rejected ttatt. She says she has to "cover her butt." There is no more discussion allowed as she is afraid I will convince her to leave and she and her husband have friends they will not part with, they know their friends will ditch them if they leave the faith.