Donating to charities is a wonderful way to celebrate your birthday but get something for yourself too.... to make up for all the birthdays that went unnoticed...
By the way advance Birthday Wishes 2Pink! Have a blast..
umadevi
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birthday gifts? newbie celebrator here...
by 2pink inmine is next week and this will be the second i've celebrated.
when ppl ask me what i want, i feel awkward....what is an appropriate thing to ask for?
it's all so foreign.
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True Friendship Only Found In the Organization?
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often times, i read in the magazines that only among jehovahs people will you find true friendship.
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umadevi
In the three years since we’ve left our old hall, no one has kept on touch with us.
I am facing the same thing here. My JW friends have stopped contacting me. We used to hang out atleast once a week when I was active. Whenever I call them now, they are giving excuses to avoid me. I never thought their love was conditional. I have stopped attending meeting since Memorial.
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I have just left my parents home and the JW's about six months ago and have found it hard to get over.
by StephanieH ini finally desided to leave the witnesses therefore my family and basicly everyone and everything i had ever known.
i was 19 about to be 20 and i had just finished my first semester at a community college.
i was shocked at the respons of my father and others about me attending college at first they were ok but behind my back they were pretty much betting on my failier.
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umadevi
I guess I am seeking advice or someone who can really understand what I have been going through so that I can move on with my life freely.
Hi! Welcome. Well you have come to the right place. There are lots of good people here who accept you as you are..keep posting!
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Is the panic button about to be officialy pushed? :D
by TimothyT intonight i was invited out by some jw friends.
i dont mind hanging out every now and then with them at all as long as they dont start bugging me about why im no longer going to meetings or on the the ministry.
anyway... guess what one of them started to do???.
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umadevi
Im no hypocrite and i have no desire to continue doing something which i dont agree with.
You have made the decision and that's all that matters. You don't owe explanation to the JWs.
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I've Decided That It'll Be Best For Me To Return To The Kingdom Hall.
by Philadelphia Ponos inafter carefully evaluating the my current life situation, i've come to the conclusion that returning to the hall will be best for me.
i simply just don't fit in with the rest of the world.
i don't drink, smoke, have sex, go to clubs, listen to worldly music, watch movies, or gamble.
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I dont like using "their" name for God
by jean-luc picard ini realize that i avoid using their name for god.. i can say it................. jehovah.
but i'll avoid it almost always..... if i'm talking with you,.
on the rare occasions that i am in conversation with any jdub family,.
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umadevi
As far as I know "Allah" is an Arab word which means "God". It's not a name.
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2011-2012 Let God's Kingdom Come DC starts this WEEKEND
by yknot inwell it is that time of year again....... dc season!!!!!
so any of yall going to be in brooklyn, queens, jersey city or oklahoma city this weekend?
maybe brooklyn, queens, jersey city, portland (or & me), green bay, west palm beach, sacramento, long beach, bakersfield or san diego weekend of 5/27.
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umadevi
I am going to skip DC for the first time this year. It feels good already. I can save the money and go for a great vacation later!
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umadevi
Thank you Syl. Grateful for your kind and comforting posts.
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An update on my recent developments
by umadevi inmy last visit to kingdom hall was on memorial day.
since then i have decided skip to meetings and preaching.
the co and his wife visited my congo in the last week of april.
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umadevi
My last visit to Kingdom Hall was on Memorial Day. Since then I have decided skip to meetings and preaching. The CO and his wife visited my congo in the last week of April. He and an elder came to my working place to see me and said that he was 'concerned' as my attendance is not satisfactory. I told that I am struggling to handle my busy work schedule and my son's schooling. While it's true that I am stuggling to manage my time between my work and my son these are not the only reasons for not attending meeting.
I have started to think and reason on my own (which I have never done since I became JW) and I must admit that I don't agree with some of the WTS teachings - the blood issue, no higher education and giving top priority to preaching activity . Since then I have had the opportunity to read Ray Franz 'Crisis of Conscience' and 'Searching for Christian Freedom'. I have also visited many former JW sites and read their experiences. It broke my heart and I even cried when I read some of their stories. I have decided - It's better now than never. I was going to 'fade' away slowly. Easier said than done.
Last week I was required to submit my field service report. As I have a son I reported 4 hrs, 4 rvs and 0 magazines (via SMS). An elder contacted me and I gave him my standard excuse - busy work schedule. Now this week, 'Sister A' is calling me everyday and asking to meet me. Sister A is a kind, caring person and I have always enjoyed the times spent with her but she is also a fanatic JW. I have seen her shunning those don't give their best to Jehovah. So I figure the very reason she is contacting me now is to 'put me back on the right track'. I am trying to find the best answer to give her to stop pestering me without offending her.
Meanwhile 16th May is celebrated as Teacher's Day in my country. For the first time I agreed to my son's idea that he wants to make nice cards to give to his teachers (all 10 of them). His reaction was "How come you suddenly said 'Yes!'? Won't Jehovah God be displeased anymore if we celebrate Teacher's Day?". I told him Jehovah God will infact be pleased that he (my son) is showing appreciation to his teachers. I also said that Jehovah God has always been loving,caring and reasonable God. We are the ones who understood things wrongly in the past.
Thank you all friends who are on this site for your support and advice.