LeslieV

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  JW and Home Schooling WHY, WHY, WHY????????

  by Wordly Andre in

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  i just heard that my nephew will not be attending high school, instead will be doing home schooling, why do jws pressure their kids into home schooling?

  i really do love my nephew he is a bright kid, i think he would do really great in high school, and hopefully attend college, but i was informed yesterday that he will not be going to high school because its not safe, and besides he made the decision not to go.

  i am sorry but he should go, i know what they got planned for him, home school and full time service, this is the time of his life where he needs to concentrate on his education, he will end up just like his mother, who also never attended high school, seems that when your totally lost into the society, covering all aspects of your life, that leaves you socially inept, depressed, and have a distorted view of the world.

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  LeslieV

  It is all about control. Keep kids ignornant and do not allow any critical thinking skills they will believe anything that you tell them. I have to agree with the poster that mentioned the movie the "village." It is the JW life.

  Leslie
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  Question for JWs still on the "inside":

  by Hellrider in

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  just a question: if you are still jws (for any reason, many just can`t leave because their entire families are wrapped around it, etc), but don`t believe in it, and lead a "double life", how do you cope with going door to door?

  i just can`t imagine how it must feel like to go out there and try to tell people at the doors or in the streets things you know are just bs!

  how do you deal with that?

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  LeslieV

  For those that have had a hard time leaving, it is understandable. When I walked away I lost all my family, and any friends that I had since childhood.

  For those that leave mags in the laundermat....I am the person that stops at he laundermat, hospital, rest stops and throws them in the trash any chance I get. So it all works out.

  Leslie
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  Do you join other religions to fill a void, or is it real to you?

  by free2beme in

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  i think this is a realistic question, as we were all so into the witness religion, in every part of our lives.

  i can see where people would feel the need to replace that with something, as they would need to complete the missing pieces of their life.

  i admit, when i first left the religion, i started attending local churches and even went to a bible study from other churches.

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  LeslieV

  I think I would have to admit that I started attending church to fill a void. I still attend, but now I think I do it to feel connected to something. I did miss the social aspect of going to the KH. I attend a church that I feel really does things for others regardless of their religious belief. I like the helping aspect of it. I know for myself I have had enough judgement and condemnation to last me a lifetime.

  Leslie
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  1st step?

  by daniel-p in

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  i am forcing myself to do this - i feel nauseated, depressed... my hands are shaking.

  i know many of you see this and laugh.

  but for those of you who arn't, you know how hard it is for me to do this.

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  LeslieV

  First welcome to the board. It takes courage to begin to express yourself. I know for me the first time I even verbalized my doubts, I really felt like I would be stuck by lightening by Jehovah or the organization.

  You mentioned that you felt ill, so did I. My hands were shacking and my heart was beating so fast I could hardly catch my breath. Just know that we are all interested in you, and there is no one laughing at what you are experiencing. Keep coming back Daniel. We look forward to hearing more from you.

  Leslie
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  What's Your Favorite JW Expressions?

  by minimus in

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  i like "theocratic strategy", "new light", "the slave", and "lovers of truth"......anything that you find amusing?

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  "The Society"

  "The Organization"

  "Bad Association"

  Leslie
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  Your Most Interesting Job

  by Crumpet in

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  so a few of us have had some very dull jobs - who has had or currently has a job that they love?

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  I have the privilege of working in a field that I love. Assisting individuals and familes with whatever they need, instructing in diaster work, counseling domestic violence/rape crisis issues etc. So it is diverse. and never a dull moment.

  Leslie
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  I was thinking of forbidding my wife from taking the kids out in service

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  it is summer time.

  the kids are out of school next week.

  my wife is a newly dunked dub, who goes out in service on thursdays.

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  LeslieV

  Personally I have three children with my ex JW elder husband. He has tried everything in his power to get them involved with the JW religion. The most important thing that I can say is let them see the "world." Bring art, music, sports, education to them. I have never told them they could not attend the hall, or that they should no go out in service with their dad. I let them see the JW religion for what it is!!! All three of my daughers are in college and believe now that the JW religion is a cult.

  You need to be the sounding board for them. The safe person that sees the religion intellectually not emotionally. When the girls came to me after being with their father they would comment on what they heard at the hall that made no sense to them. I agreed with them that maybe it does not make sense, that is why they needed to see and experience all religions to make a decision of what did make sense to them. Good luck!

  Leslie
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  If Your Mate Used Drugs, What Would You Do?

  by Chloe in

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  along the lines of run dont walk's post, i'd like to get your thoughts about your spouse being addicted to drugs, specifically meth.. thanks.

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  Since I was married to someone that used alcohol and drugs..I would now say "Don't let the door hit your behind on the way out!" Enabling bad behavior is not only destructive to you, but to him as well.

  Leslie
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  Dead Relative Due To Blood Policy?

  by AlanF in

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  i'd like to hear comments from anyone who had a relative die because of the watchtower society's misguided policy on blood transfusions.. alanf

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  LeslieV

  My father-in-law died after open heart surgery because he refused blood. I could see the pain in the doctor's eyes and nurses as they kept asking the family over and over again to let them give him blood so that he would live. He died in alot of pain due to his stand.

  Leslie
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  Please pray for my little sister...

  by TresHappy in

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  she's in the hospital suffering seizures.

  i don't know much more than that.

  i'll go see her at the hospital tomorrow.

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  My thoughts and prayers are with you and your sister!!

  Leslie