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  Wake up CALL! It's time to shake off the JW's attitude/personality!

  by StephanieH in

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  2. experiences

  this weekend i found myself again working on my day off, not because i had to i just didn't want to sit at home alone.

  when i told my mom on our daily phone call that i was working again over the weekend she told me that she was worried because over the past few months i have been "over working" myself.. when i got home i sat in my apartment alone, tired, and depressed.

  i phoned my mother once more and we talked for a long while, and cried together.

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  Cheers and good luck. It can be difficult at times but it definitely can be done. Shine on!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  Need your shunning experiences, written or on video

  by jwfacts in

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  2. experiences

  i have added a new page at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/shunning-experiences.php with short experiences from people who have been shunned.

  i would like more to add.

  please feel free to post comments on how you are being treated and the affect it is having on their lives.

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  I was confronted by my sister and my brother and told that as long as I continued my worldy behavior they would have nothing to do with me (I faded, was not df'd). I had confided in my sister months earlier that I had been molested by my brother, yet they confronted me together with this decision. WTF!!!
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  Do You Think It Is Wrong To Stereotype?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i know we are supposed to be politically correct but i don't always feel that this is warranted.. i do think that certain things might be generally true and could be viewed as stereotyping.

  for example, if i see a young person driving a car very slowly, i might think that they are texting and driving (or else are asian).

  now that might not have sounded proper, but i do think it's generally true, from my experience driving in the city.. if i see a "butchy" looking woman, i generally assume the woman is gay.

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  I was born and raised and still live in South Carolina. Let it fly.
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  untitled

  by scooterspank in

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  2. friends

  tracy watson longogreat words to live bythis is my daily meditation "go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.

  as far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

  speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ign...orant; they too have their story.

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  Tracy Watson Longo

  Great words to live by This is my daily meditation "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ign ... orant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." ~ Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata"
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  Okay, you wanted it, you got it:Revised YPA Book Table of Contents

  by CaptainSchmideo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dealing with family.

  1. how can i talk to my parents?.

  2. why are we always arguing?.

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  11. What can I wear?

  Remember when it was such an honor to volunteer to serve food? While serving the food, I was counseled on my clothes. I wish I could put my hands on the picture of what I was wearing. It was the beginning of the end. I was trying soooo hard at the time. A**H****!!!!!!!!
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  Okay, you wanted it, you got it:Revised YPA Book Table of Contents

  by CaptainSchmideo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dealing with family.

  1. how can i talk to my parents?.

  2. why are we always arguing?.

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  Please tell me this is a joke!?!?
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  District Assembly time...let the whining begin.

  by scooterspank in

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  2. bible

  can't wait to hear all of the miserable whining on facebook...too early, the bed in my hotel room is so uncomfortable, just filled up the car $$$....ouch!

  will be reading from the boat, sitting on the ocean, having a true appreciation of my many blessings.

  ahhhhhh... poor schmucks!.

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  Can't wait to hear all of the miserable whining on facebook...too early, the bed in my hotel room is so uncomfortable, just filled up the car $$$....OUCH! Will be reading from the boat, sitting on the ocean, having a true appreciation of my many blessings. Ahhhhhh... poor schmucks!
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  You Can Overcome WT Phobias!

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  early in the exit process, it's very important to begin overcoming irrational fears.

  fear of the devil.

  fear of god.

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  Fear of "worldly" people

  Overcoming that fear was my first step to freedom. Great post!!!
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  Lunch with an old friend...still a JW

  by scooterspank in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  had lunch with an old friend, still a jw.

  regarding her son's education, she told me he does very well in all of his subjects, but she doesn't push him.

  she tells him to just pass his classes, get out, graduate, get a part time job and........... wait for it............pioneer.

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  Wimped out wobble. She and I were best friends when we were teenagers. She got married to an a**hole JW, I started fading. Guess I didn't want to upset the apple cart. I hadn't see her in years up until recently. That being said, I should have spoken up. Her poor son.
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  I'm a JW...HERE ME WHINE!!!

  by scooterspank in

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  2. friends

  i don't even know where to start.

  every jw i still have contact with is poor, their health is bad, they're stressed out, they're unhappy people.

  they put on a good front but you can see the strained smiles, those distant looks into nowhere (or where their life could have gone).

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  Entirely Possible...You hit the nail on the head!!! It's just a little sad when you see a glimpse of the personality and then WOOPS!!! back to boring (I mean borg)