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  I love gays :)

  by freeflyingfaerie in

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  some of my favorite people are~.

  after leaving the religion, my lesbian couple friends were the most compassionate people, and i will always love them!.

  i am heterosexual, but find gays to be absolutely fabulous!!.

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  freeflyingfaerie- and i'm sure the gayz love you too!!! lol, true, there's always a nasty gay here and there, but everyone's different, and more often then not, they(we? i'm openly bi) are very understanding, them having gone through some unspeakable terrors due to their sexuality. You're pretty awesome!
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  Anyone else believe in the Ancient Astronaut theory?

  by sinis in

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  interesting link:.

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  http://www.crystalinks.com/ancientastronauts.html.

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  the_raisin

  I actually do believe in it, though I am also not going to start looking at old paintings, or old coins, and start 'seeing' things. I mean, in some examples, like the above that unshackled provided, it seems pretty obvious what it might be. But one just never knows. I'm just a curious cat, and it makes sense to me that an ancient civilization reached our ancient civilization. I also think the history we are being fed is BS. Come on people, you really believe our ancestors were dumb? Nah, those people probably had the same technology as us. And it KILLED THEM. That would be a twist!
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  Eating Disorders and the JWs

  by the_raisin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey everybody!

  so i was wondering something... am i the only who realized that eds ran rampant throughout the witnesses?

  i remeber dreading the conventions and memorials because, as every young girl involved knew, we all covertly checked each other out and snarked on each other's bodies.

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  Hey watersprout, I totally get you!!! The mentality behind the punishment, now that's the most damaging! I am happy to hear you are doing much better!!! I hope that one day I will be able to look back and be able to tell the younguns to keep looking forward :D (my eating dissorder morphed from 'typical weight obsession' to just wanting to hurt myself. I lost the weight, I am perfectly fine with my weight, but now, if I relapse, it's because I have this intense feeling of need to hurt myself. It's the worst.)
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  JWs who do a "disappearing act" because of damaging gossip and trouble in the hall

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know of a few jw friends who from time to time have to do a disappearing act from their hall.

  one jw finds a "reason" to leave town to visit relatives and another jw would go to "visit" another hall in a nearby vicinity.

  in all honesty, they are fleeing from the strife in the kingdom hall when they are in the spotlight.

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  the_raisin

  I agree with everybody who says gossip destroys people's lives, and that gossip amongst the JWs is the most vicious. Whenever they made announcements like somebody was being DFd or Censored or even if their name was just named for whatever reason, after the meeting EVERYONE was abuzzed with the gossip, even the younguns.

  I also noticed the dissapearing act, though I didn't understand it. I just assumed the brothers or sisters just changed congregations. Changing congos was so common, nobody batted an eye about it. Though the gossip was always rampant.
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  I'm becoming someone i don't like

  by highdose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm not a bully.

  " , "i'm being a bully!"...

  but isn't that what every bully says?

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  Awww. I don't know you, but I don't think you're a bully either. Cyber hugs! And sometimes, one needs to be assertive. Assertive, not agressive, which although in society 'ascertive' is looked down upon, it most definitely does not make you a villain.
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  Do You Blame Your Current Life's Issues Because You Were A JW?

  by minimus in

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  do you tend to blame your problems on the fact that you were a jehovah's witness?.

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  DesirousofChange- Hey, I agree with you!! Being a JW, it definitely saved me some uneccessary problems. Although it exacerbated many underlying issues I would've have developed sooner or later, it did prevent a lot of problems, especially when you're a teenager. It's not like I didn't like to go out, but it helped me choose my friends carefully, and to a certain extent, it did curve a lot of temptations (like, having sex with as many guys as you could. I wasn't a prude, but being a JW it made me think twice about sleeping around or drinking like the end was coming).
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  My depiction of the GB teasing everybody with paradise

  by just n from bethel in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngeksicqkpw&feature=player_embedded.

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  Ahhhh!!! Super awesome!! Hahaha I so do this my Donut when she poops under the bed :D
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  ARE YOU READY FOR ARMAGEDDON 5/21/2011?

  by botchtowersociety in

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  judgment day.

  the end of the world is almost here!.

  holy god will bring judgment day on.

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  the_raisin

  finallysomepride: HAHAHAHA your avatar... it's just so awesome!!! (off topic ooops)
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  Be As Yourself On Your First Date

  by imatgroup in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  the first date is a very important time for you and the person you are dating to get to know each other.

  you dont want to give off the wrong impression or let your nerves get in the way of your conversation.

  there are online advice sites that provide different dating tips to help you with your first date.

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  the_raisin

  Hahaha. My current boyfriend showed his true colors- and I mean he told me A LOOOOOOT of things from his past- and yeah, it made me pause and say, uhh maybe not.... but I appreciated the honesty :p. I try to stay as true as I can, but when on a first date, I get nervous and get hyper and am more chatty than usual (I'm sure others do this too). It's not trying to be deceptive, it's just my fight-or-flight reponse... fight them with CHATTERBOX.
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  Famliy Woes

  by exjwza in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so my story, just like everyone elses that has left, is one of confusion , hurt, and lots of mixed emotions, .

  i was raised a witness, and at the age of 20ish bent to pressure from the elders and got baptised, my heart was never in it, not even as a child, it was more jsut the motions of it, because thats what you were taught your whole life to do.

  about a year after being baptised, i met a a young lady that opened my eyes, while she wasnt in my life long, (dont blame her, i had a lot to deal with , family, elders, etc) she was my saving grace, in the "truth" i was depressive, lonely, :( .

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  the_raisin

  Aaaah HELLO and welcome!!! And yes, don't you let go of that girl(as sizemik said)!!! Having a supportive partner makes a HUGE difference, and during those times when you're down and depressed and questioning yourself, they can hold you up and give you a good scrubbing down!!! I hope you solve your problems, and remember, we are all here for you!!

  Cheering you on dude!