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  Hi Guys, I'm new here...

  by Mikado in

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  2. friends

  been lurking for years, but couldn't log on.

  for some reason, my email spam filter is inaccessable, and ended up having to open another account, simply to become a member... wonder how many others have had a similar problem.. its been an eye opener reading everyones life experiences, often so similar.. i was almost a born in, with a hardcore family.

  abusive stepfather who was one of the original jws in the area, so much so, that it was called the xxxxx family religion.... been out for 25 years, am glad every day for that!!.

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  whathappened

  Welcome to JWN! We love the newbies!
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  My Experience and how I finally let myself see the truth

  by OneEyedJoe in

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  2. experiences

  first off - for those lurkers who feel guilty just for being on this site and reading this (even if you don't read any further, as it is your right to choose that course) i want you to know that you're not alone in what you're going through or in what you are feeling.

  if you read on, i hope my experience may be of some small help to you.. this may be long, but i'll try to organize it in a way that doesn't make it painful to read.

  to start, i feel it is most beneficial if i'm upfront and honest with my goals from posting this, which are (in order of the degree to which they motivated me):.

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  whathappened

  I hope you keep us up to date as to how things are going for you. Please use this thread so new ones will havthy our background info. It may take a while. Get your father in law boozed up and go for it!
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  My Experience and how I finally let myself see the truth

  by OneEyedJoe in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first off - for those lurkers who feel guilty just for being on this site and reading this (even if you don't read any further, as it is your right to choose that course) i want you to know that you're not alone in what you're going through or in what you are feeling.

  if you read on, i hope my experience may be of some small help to you.. this may be long, but i'll try to organize it in a way that doesn't make it painful to read.

  to start, i feel it is most beneficial if i'm upfront and honest with my goals from posting this, which are (in order of the degree to which they motivated me):.

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  whathappened

  Enjoyed your post. Be loving and patient with your wife. Keep reading here and use the tips you think will work with her.
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  DF'ed and Confused...

  by Stumbeline in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i think the title pretty much says it all.

  i have a tendancy to be long winded about things, so i'll just give a general introduction and maybe tell things as i go along.

  i don't even really know what i want from this site (ironically i remember jehovahs-witness.net mentioned from the platform as a site not to go to).

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  whathappened

  You said it all in your opening post...you know you don't fit in with the witnesses and it will cause nothing but grief for you to go back, only to get df'd again.

  It may be best for all if you just tell your mom the truth Just like you are telling us.

  Welcome to JWN, by the way. This site can be a huge help to you in the days, weeks, months and years ahead. You will need support and the people here are wonderfully loving.
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  Governing Body has a system in place to cash in?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  2. friends

  so i recently attended a few meetings in the last 30 days.

  i've not been in over a decade.

  as posted in an earlier topic, i still have a few family members in.

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  whathappened

  I am sure the governing body members will see to it that they will always be well taken care of. Rumor has it that one of them drives a Bentley.
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  No Memorial invitation for us :)

  by truthseekeriam in

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  2. friends

  this morning as my husband and i were backing out of our garage to head out to the farmers market a jw was walking up our walkway with his invitation.

  he didn't see us and we didn't rocongnize him but a brother and sister we knew well actually looked our way.

  we decided not to bother and went our way to enjoy a lovely morning picking out fresh fruit and vegetables knowing when we got home the invitation would be stuffed in our door.

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  whathappened

  I don't get an invitation either. Everyone around here knows I am an "apostate!". It is nice not to be disturbed by their foolishness.
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  Watchtower study for Sunday 13th April.

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, so here we go again..... those of us still stuck in have to sit through another study today.... any suggestions on comments to drop through the study?.

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  whathappened

  Sunday is my day to relax. I sleep in, watch tv, play on my iPad want go out to eat. No more dress clothes and mundane, repetitios meetings.
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  What I said to my wife

  by Frazzled UBM in

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  all - so my wife told me she was going to the kh yesrterday.

  it has been a couple of months so i was a bit disappointed but i sucked it in.

  i thought about it for a while and when we had a quiet moment together i said to her: "i know you need to make an appearance every once in a while to avoid the risk of being asked to da yourself and being shunned.

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  whathappened

  Good response!
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  What was the most rebellious thing you did while you were a devout jw?

  by DuvanMuvan in

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  2. friends

  i was just thinking about how humans being imperfect and satan's influence was the root of everything bad that anyone has ever done.

  well i know that apparently everyone is vulnerable which got me thinking about what "bad" things people have done while they were a jw.

  i'll start it off.

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  I wore low cut necklines and showed cleavage. Most of the sisters shunned me over it, especially the flat chested ones!
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  A letter from my Mom

  by ateograciasadios in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  friends,.

  i have seen several posts like the following, and never thought i would have to write one myself, but here we go: my dear mom is forcing me to make a move... one that i have been really avoiding as much as possible.

  she wrote me an email today, and here i am giving you an idea of its contents.

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  whathappened

  Ewe...you are in a tough spot. I always advise others to betrue to yourself. Live an authentic life. Tell your sweet brainwashed momma that you love her truly but cannot be a member of an organisation that is clearly not what it claims to be.

  Best to you, dear