Posts by JustThatGirl007

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As A JW Were You Generally Feeling Guilty Over One Thing Or Another?

by minimus in

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i believe the witnesses keep people in the cult by means of using guilt as a tool.

it seems people who leave the religion tend to stop using meds and anti-depressants.

exjws seem more content and less filled with worry and guilt.. what do you think?.

JustThatGirl007

Huge guilt. Ugh. Still working that out. I am no longer taking anti-depressants, however! :) And my migraines have lessened GREATLY.

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Do These Look Strangely Familiar?

by headisspinning in

i thought the following advertisement for the online game "are you smarter than a fifth grader?

" was rather interesting... is it just me?.

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After leaving the Faith, do you celebrate all of the Holidays?

by Quarterback in

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i could never understand how some who don't follow some of the moral restrictions in the jw faith, are strong against celebrating the .

religious holidays such as christmas, and easter etc.. do you celebrate the holidays knowing some of their origins?.

This is our first year. When I was 3, I had my last Christmas. As a child, my grandmother ALWAYS had Christmas and I missed it. We would go to Grandma's on Xmas day (way to go, mom...) but no gifts were given to us or anything.

This year, my kids will get their first Christmas, but it will be very small & low key. We won't promote Santa or Jesus, but it will be a celebration of winter.

We won't participate in the trick-or-treat aspect of H'ween, but we have no problem letting the kids go to parties or doing things in school.

Having a strong knowledge of my Native American heritage, I am opposed to T-giving as an American holiday. We eat turkey around that time (at 77c a pound, how can you say no?) and stuff, but I doubt we'll have a big dinner celebration.

I'll let the kids do Valentine's day, but won't likely do anything as a family. Same for Easter. If it happens elsewhere, fine, but it's not going to be something I actively participate in.

We'll also do birthdays.

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Are we all still FAMILY? Yes or No?

by Greybeard in

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here is why, even though i no longer agree with most of what the gb/wt/jw's teach, i still feel especially close to all of us who were apart of this group.

born in or converted.

we all have had the same life experience of being raised in a over bearing mind controlling cult.

JustThatGirl007

Also: I'll pass on the meatloaf, thanks, but I will take some of the side dishes! :)

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Are we all still FAMILY? Yes or No?

by Greybeard in

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here is why, even though i no longer agree with most of what the gb/wt/jw's teach, i still feel especially close to all of us who were apart of this group.

born in or converted.

we all have had the same life experience of being raised in a over bearing mind controlling cult.

JustThatGirl007

I don't feel like FAMILY, but I certainly feel a fondness and a closeness that outsiders won't ever understand because they've not been where we have.

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My first English Essay for college, I wrote about my experience as a JW.

by JonathanH in

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so i am in my first semester of college, and i'm really enjoying it.

i am already tired since i work full time in addition to going to school full time, but i will get over that hump eventually.

anyway in my english 101 class our first essay due was to be a personal narrative, 4 pages(ish), in mla format using microsoft word.

JustThatGirl007

Well done!

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Help out my son's band?

by sizemik in

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ok folks .

it's a bit of an unusual invitation .

and it's purely voluntary.

JustThatGirl007

Done! I recognized your avatar, mummatron, and liked your comment. lol

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Two more youths get kicked out of the organization, also kicked out of their house.

by JonathanH in

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so i used to work with these two younger gentlemen back when i washed windows for a local elder's company.

good kids, sons of an elder, responsible and hardworking.

i ran into him the other day briefly and he said him and his younger brother moved in together (they are about 19, and 18, maybe 20, and 18), and i was surprised.

JustThatGirl007

Poor kids. It pisses me off so much that this "religion" caims to be so family oriented, together, brotherhood, BS BS BS, when in truth, they send their kids of with a nice hot cup of STFU and GTFO.

I hope these boys can really make a success of their lives. They deserve it.

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Do you ever suffer from this in your sleep or is it just me?

by highdose in

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last night at 2am i was awoken by the sound of cuboards in the room next to mine being opened and iteams falling out of them.

it terrifiled me, i lay awake listening further for hours in case the burgalars tried anything else.... when the morning came i went into that room, to find it all as it should be... nothing disturbed at all... no break in at all.. this has happened several times to me over the past few years.

no its not the neighbours i live in a deatched house.

JustThatGirl007

I also think PTSD. You might also look into night terrors and, while I think this may be quite a stretch, schizophrenia. My brother was hearing things like, even heard our youngest brother screaming one night, and when he checked, it was nothing. The kid was sound asleep in his bed. This bro that heard things has schizo-effective disorder.

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What was your favorite convention beverage?

by i_drank_the_wine in

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there's so many good choices, i can barely pick!.

dart?.

shasta cola?.

JustThatGirl007

Shirley, I was an East Coaster - they definitely had burritos! Maybe it depended on your area??