Je.suis.oisif

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  Try Being Kind...It Actually Feels Good!

  by EyesOpenHeartBroken in

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  let me start by saying that this forum has been helpful to me in many ways.

  i haven't gotten involved in much commenting and i am not very assertive by nature so i've steered away from participating in debates.

  but i have read threads often and had a sense of community.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  EOHB,

  Great post. Thank you. You could have been reading my thoughts when you penned it.

  I'm at the point in my life were I don't have any inclination to devise or enter great debates. We can all acquire knowledge etc and express this on said forum. But I've since learned that there are 8 billion+ different perspectives on reality and what to do with acquired knowlege.

  I've felt I should contribute great posts ( well they would be to me in my wildest imaginings ). But I can't get my mojo going. I spent 32+yrs studying with the WBT$, and I cant be a#$3★.
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  Possible Names For New XJW Books...

  by JW_Rogue in

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  just what it sounds like list some titles that you think would be good for an xjw memoir or book.

  just for fun:.

  -the real, real life.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Haha Pete Zahut,

  Gullable Travels.
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  Healing

  by compound complex in

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  i feel an unfamiliar restlessness in my lower body.

  too long have i been confined to my sickbed; my mind and heart coax me arise and gaze upon the world outside.

  it is no longer a matter of fighting long-entrenched despair.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Oops. Quote highlight failure. Soz.
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  Healing

  by compound complex in

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  i feel an unfamiliar restlessness in my lower body.

  too long have i been confined to my sickbed; my mind and heart coax me arise and gaze upon the world outside.

  it is no longer a matter of fighting long-entrenched despair.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  glide over to the French doors. I do not touch the handles, yet, in the manner of a dream, both doors open before me.

  These words describe my inner thoughts/feelings exactly. So much awakening in me lately I'm actually overwhelmed at my creative side that's developing. It's exciting.

  Thanks CC.
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  My brother died last night

  by LisaRose in

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  i found out this morning that my brother died last night, he was also an ex jw, 73 years old and died of heart disease and kidney failure.

  it was not totally unexpected, as he had been in poor health, but it's a blow, especially as i just lost another brother two years ago.

  there were six of us, now only four.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  LisaRose, so upset at your loss. Please accept a hand to hold.

  Condolences.
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  Raising kids in a split faith household

  by rathernotsay in

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  hi guys, don't know if this is the right place to ask but id like to hear other peoples experiences with raising kids in a household with split faiths.

  just for a bit of a back story, my wife and i have been married for comming up 6 years.

  we have 3 kids, 2 boys aged 5 and 3 and a 8 week old girl.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Hi OP,

  Female exjw here. Bit of background, 32yrs+ in cult, married 41yrs. 2 daughters 35 + 33. Husband like yourself a non-believer and due to work tolerated meeting attendance and assemblies etc until they turned 16. I accepted this because I was convinced they'd come to love Jehovah. They didn't.

  Mess of life. ( 2 daughters ). Suicide attempts, multiple sexual partners, alcohol abuse. You name it. I've shredded the t- shirt. I plodded on stoically. Bought the script from R&F etc. Fast forward. All 3 of us out. De-programming gradually.

  We were chatting the other day and youngest said. " at least I only wasted 4yrs, and my older sister just 2". I was, hmmm. I ruined their emotional development from baby/toddler stages of life with the cult crap. I have to live with this in addition to my own struggle. They're happy they're free. "Get over it mum" attitude. Life's too short bla bla.

  You just have to play this intelligently. Maybe your wife will discover TTATT.
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  Hello

  by WITNESS-FOR-WATCHTOWER-REFORM in

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  just to say a big hello.

  i have been reading this site for some time now and have been very unhappy with some of the things emanating from watchtower head quarters in new york.

  the final straw for me is the upcoming watchtower study this weekend encouraging us to shun our own family members (our own mothers if need be) if they are disfellowshipped....a step too far for my liking.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  A big hello and welcome from me too.
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  How was your day/ week thread?

  by The Rebel in

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  this thread is for when you have to say something to get it out of the system, whether it is happy or sad.

  my reason for stating the thread is that on occasion some threads do tend to get a little heated here, and maybe this thread will enable us to reflect on the important fact, we are real people and not just dots on a computer screen.. i would love to start the thread with a bang, but nothing of particular interest has happened, only i do hope the weather improves as the climate i live in has been sadly chilly for the time of year, (if you get the deeper meaning).

  the rebel..

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  Je.suis.oisif

  You rock Rebel. Lets form a mutual appreciation society. Tee hee
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  How was your day/ week thread?

  by The Rebel in

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  this thread is for when you have to say something to get it out of the system, whether it is happy or sad.

  my reason for stating the thread is that on occasion some threads do tend to get a little heated here, and maybe this thread will enable us to reflect on the important fact, we are real people and not just dots on a computer screen.. i would love to start the thread with a bang, but nothing of particular interest has happened, only i do hope the weather improves as the climate i live in has been sadly chilly for the time of year, (if you get the deeper meaning).

  the rebel..

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Well, I've had a vanilla week. Spent a whole day reading a thread on a forum about a person who faced a life changing dilemna. She'd been invited to the wedding of a lifelong friend. One of the group was a twice convicted peaodophile who's wife stood by him, and indeed had 2 children to him. It must have been bad because the authorities wouldn't let them live as a family. She was being harangued by the rest of the group for being too judgemental. She decided to cut of every one of the other 8 couples. It was strange reading the ongoing live thread, because it awoken something in me.

  Right I'll get to the point of my post. I'm going to send in my DA letter after a 13mnth fade. This is what I've rumminated this past week. That and the fact that I want to vote for the UK to remain in the EU. And I refuse ti skulk around.
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  Top Five Misconceptions about Evolution

  by cofty in

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  very handy little article that might clear up some muddle...

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Thanks Cofty. I'm reading lots to increase knowlege and I even understand the infogrammes. Appreciate the part where Darwin was of his age. Like Newton & Einstein. New discoveries have left these scientists behind, especially in the fields of the quantum sciences. But, it doesnt in any way, shape or form diminish their major contributions.