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  Talking to the people under the steeple

  by Giordano in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i haven't found religion viable after we left the jws some fifty years ago.. oddly enough i will be conducting a session at the oxford forum which is put on once a week on a sunday by the presbyterian church.

  they invite scholars, professors, artists etc.

  people of interest to expose their congregation to what else is going on in this community.

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  millie210

  I would love hearing all about your experience!
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  What are you most passionate about?

  by SplaneThisToMe in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i had an interview today and was asked a question o have gotten in the past: what are you most passionate about?

  it was a struggle to come up with an answer on this one.

  as a jw, the things i was passionate about were chosen for me.

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  millie210

  zeb
  performing random acts of kindness..
  I can tell you all of this as I am anon.
  Yesterday at Centrelink (social security) I saw a young couple looking for work and they had a beautiful baby, the little one was clearly the very centre of their being. I acknowledged the baby wished them well and went to the toy shop and came back with a soft toy teddy for them. It lifted them no end.A

  And reading about your small act of great kindness lifted me!
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  18-Year Old Daughter Moves in with Boyfriend and studying to become a witness

  by RunAwayDaughter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my 18-year-old-daughter, who has not finished high school, left south carolina on january 31 with her 22-year old boyfriend to move in with his family in california.

  they are jehovah witness.

  daughter: i love you too.

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  millie210

  RunAwayDaughter,

  Just read all the above and wanted to say that I see how hard you are trying. I know this has to be so very difficult for you.

  Keep posting, we care.

  Millie
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  Cousin's Runaway Girlfriend Living with us

  by RunAwayDaughter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my cousin's girlfriend moved from another state and is now living in our home.

  they said she lived in a bad situation, but i don't believe them.

  my cousin lies.

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  millie210

  Hi RunAwayDaughter,

  You are living a parents worse nightmare and I am sorry you are having to go through this.

  I read through your first posts and the one above where you state it is your daughter.

  I am assuming she is 18?

  If not then she is a minor but since you havent invoked the rights of parents of minors, I am guessing she is over 18.

  I know it is not what you want to hear but usually in these situations, ANYTHING you do will result in her digging in more.

  It sounds like you have limited communication with her. Let her know you will have a ticket (NOT MONEY) at the gate anytime she wants to fly home and then drop any and all efforts to "reason" with her.

  When you talk to her share your love and mirror (validate) her feelings.

  This will be the hardest thing youve ever done but its worked for other moms.

  There is a saying "If you find yourself in a tug of war, lay down your end of the rope."

  If you can think of ways to effectively do that it will let her see her situation in her own time.

  Remember that half of all marriages end in divorce, in relationships that are not marriages, the demise rate is even higher. In 5 years she wont even be with this guy but based on how you handle things now, she will know she always has her mother to turn to.
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  I found a silver NWT at a very small library.

  by blownaway in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife and i went to war eagle ar saturday.

  there is a small library.

  its about 18 inches x 18 inches.

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  millie210

  I noticed in the silver Bible, when you look up Heb 10:25, they took out Matt. 18:20 from the side margin.

  Its there in the red bible but not the silver. I guess they dont want people thinking they can meet in small groups?
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  Advice from you to non jw

  by Salley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am not a jw, but know a jw family.

  seem very loving and happy.

  i have come to know the religion and have researched via this site,youtube, reddit etc.

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  millie210

  In this religion you must act happy lest you be viewed as not faithful enough. This leads to a perfunctory pleasant facade that is quite pleasing to look upon at first glance.

  It is superficial though and there is a lot of sadness and anxiety lurking under the surface.

  Think of this religion as an iceburg floating on the oceans surface. There is what you see (sometimes quite majestic and beautiful) and then there is what is underneath, the larger, more jagged part.

  This is the part that the public does not know about. You can learn about that large mass of convoluted teachings here on this site though if you are interested.

  Glad you are here.
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  wifibandit - are you out there?

  by ttdtt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone heard for wifibandit?it has been months since he last posted..

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  millie210

  Such a polite and informative poster.

  Miss you wi!
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  suicide

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  who among us has known a jw who has committed suicide.

  i believe this as a separate subject has not been covered..

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  millie210

  If I had a terminal diagnosis, I would take control of the "when" in my own way. But I dont consider that suicide.

  I have only known one JW personally that committed suicide. It was a woman and it was due to the pain caused by gossip.
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  My dad RIP

  by ScottyRex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my dad died 2 weeks ago on sunday.

  i will miss him so much.

  he was the funniest most greatest man i have ever known.. granted for the first 30 years i wasnt that much keen on him and i don't think he was on me much either.....let me explain.. mum and dad met in 1964, mum was the prettiest girl in the town, mini skirts, raised hair, the daintiest figure, she looked the spit of audrey hepburn at breakfast at tiffanys.

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  millie210

  Thank you for sharing from your heart to ours Scott.

  I love that you got those last precious days with your father, caring for him. Im sure that meant a lot to you both.

  Much love to you and your family.
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  Is he interested?

  by Sunnybear in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i met a wonderful man on match.com several months ago.

  on our first date, there was amazing chemistry and we ended up having sex.

  it was not planned, it just happened.

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  dubstepped
  You're going to fall for his crap, aren't you? You're going to marry a wannabe stalker that is also a wannabe cultist, aren't you? You're still asking questions, aren't you? You get what you deserve. You were warned.

  Yes she is. That was pretty clear in her original post.