Posts by whathappened

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Michael Jackson's kids decide no more going door-to-door

by Gopher in

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this article made my day.

it looks like paris jackson and her brother prince michael have told katherine they simply aren't interested in peddling jw stuff from door-to-door any more.

i'm glad they are becoming their own people and emerging from their grandmother's control.. http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/05/paris-jackson-prince-michael-jackson-jehovas-witness/.

God Forbid!!!

by Stubborn Disbeliever in

so my husband and i have 2 daughters.

i've always wanted a whole bunch of kids, yes, even being raised a jw.

my grandma is soooo against children.

whathappened

After hearing about your grandmother, maybe my mom wasn't so bad after all. Best wishes on the new baby.

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Heartwarming JW Facebook Comment

by exwhyzee in

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this urban legend/anecdote was on the facebook page of a jw who is a facebook friend of mine.

it's kind of long but tell us what you think....it was all i could do to stop myself from making a snarky comment.

a young couple very much wanted to have a family, but his wife could not conceive, so they decided to adopt a baby.

whathappened

This sounds like a made up story to me.

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MIL letter to my wife

by AggieNostic in

background: my wife and i are inactive, we stopped attending in 2005. raised as jws, were pioneers, i was elder etc... .

our kids are in college, also inactive but are baptised.

my wife went back to college, getting her degree this month at age 48!

whathappened

outsmartthesystem: Loved the way you articulated your thoughts. Right on.

Aggienostic: Good point another poster had about this being your wife's mother and you should proceed however she feels comfortable.

I wouldn't respond too soon or in anger. I would tell her that once you all "catch your breath" after reading her letter, you will respond. Let her know that nothing she would do would ever make you decide to shun her and that you are hurt by her letter. Tell her that you will have to wait till the hurt dies down a little before responding to her letter.

Also, your son is a man now, in college and is free to make his own decisions about who he associates with. You have taught him to love his family and he does. If she has a problem with this she should take it up with your son.

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So tired of life

by LouBelle in

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friends

i am so tired of waking up without hope.

so tired of fighting one more day...i just want it to end as painless as possible.

i truly don't have the willpower or strength anymore..

whathappened

LouBelle, you are so beautiful and we all love you her girl.

I have felt as you do many times. Gladly, I ride it out and it goes away. I hope yours does. Please go get help. Do not take drastic measures. Can you come stay with me for a while? I live in the midwest, USA.

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New Video On Youtube About Shunning

by Watchtower-Free in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2hsoolwac4.

whathappened

So well done. Bravo. I hope people on YouTube take note.

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Thoughts on the new AAWA video and other things!!

by iamwhoiam in

so does this mean aawa is going to stop shunning?

are they themselves not guilty of shunning those who shun?

shunning can never be stopped no matter how bad you want it to.

whathappened

I subscribe to jw survey email and just saw the video that they posted on YouTube. I was impressed. The wording is very impressive and whoever made the video did a very impressive job.

We are all in the same boat. We need to mend this rift. United we stand against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. They are the enemy, not our fellow ex jw's. Can we all co exist peacefully? How about supporting one another? Maybe they can't bring change to this evil organization, but they can call attention to the crazy cultish practices.

Simon, Cedars, Lady Lee and the rest are all wonderful people who have helped so many people. Kudos to all of them!

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Disgusted with JW Funeral Today!

by time2keepmoving in

my son grew up with one of the young brothers in the kingdom and after graduation both him and my son left the kh.

the young man who left the hall fell into the wrong crowd and i mean a really dangerous crowd and as a result of him getting involved in illegal activity he was murdered.

i really feel for this young man, because he was a decent kid.

whathappened

How sad. I wonder what this young man's life would have been if he were allowed to grow up in a normal family and not in a cult. It may have been different. He may have been encouraged to play sports or join the school band and would have made better friends. He's gone now.

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Ok EVERYONE- want to know who is going to be reading this website and others?

by Newly Enlightened in

while everyone has been bickering back and forth, i decided to do something positive to move forward.

as most of you know back in jan our family marked us as apostates and started shunning us.. so i wrote to all of my congress-people and told them what is going on with the jw's.

i told them how they are breaking up families, teaching the children intolerance, etc.

whathappened

Cool...bad publicity for the Watchtower Society...it can't hurt!

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"Further clarification..."

by Dagney in

a few minutes ago, a jw, (elder's wife who for some reason still calls me 1-2 times a day to tell me about her new purse/dr's appt/what she's making for dinner/etc.

) called to tell me she saw sherri sheppard on tv talking about her new diet book.

i say, "you know she was raised a jw.

whathappened

These two would make excellent parrots, they just say what they have been taught to say.