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Double Standards
by Perfection Seeker in
1. jw
2. experiences
did anyone else have witness parents who the congregation thought were the "model" family, yet behind closed doors all hell broke loose?

i remember a time when my family was choosen to do a part at an assembly about the ideal family- yet behind the scenes, we were beat, yelled at, sworn at, never studied, had a family from hell, yet others always commented how "perfect" and christian our family was.

being a witness leaves deep & permanent scars.
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Most Embarrasing Witness Moment from Childhood
by Perfection Seeker in
1. jw
2. experiences
anyone on here have a "most embarrasing witness moment" from childhood?

mine is from 7th grade- that was 20 years ago- but i still cringe when i think of it.

almost too hard to write down- but maybe it will be therapeutic & part of the healing process?
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The WTS and WALT DISNEY
by Sangdigger in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it has recently occured to me after visiting one of americas largest family theme parks that there are similarities between the wts and disney.

we all know how the wts puts much emphasis on appearances.

eg...men must wear suits, ties, no beards, no hair touching the ear or collar, no pants for women, nothing that would appear "wordly" (for those of you not informed, "wordly" refers to anyone not a jw).
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The Good Wife's Guide.
by Englishman in
1. jw
2. friends
the good wife's guide

originally printed in a 1955 issue of housekeeping monthly and a home economics textbook .

1) have dinner ready.
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Email from a friend's mother
by Jourles in
1. jw
2. friends
wow, i was just forwarded an email from a good friend of mine who recently moved away from where i live.

he was telling me that his mother sent this to him after he expressed concern about the pedophile issue.

he couldn't believe that she basically attacked him over this and that she defended the issue so strongly.
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Most Frightening Door to Door Experience
by Kenneson in
1. jw
2. friends
in my hometown, this other witness and i were.

going from door to door one day when we reached one particular house.. the householder became so agitated by the presence of jws.

that he "sicked" his dog on us, but thank god it had a muzzle.
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I've been shunned from my sister's wedding
by Quotes in
1. jw
2. experiences
the following is the contents of a hand-written letter i just received from my (21 year old) sister, who is getting married may 18. for some reason, i thought that she would let love and compassion be stronger than wt programming.

but i was wrong.

yeah, it sucks.. *** my question for the board ***.
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a part of ourselves we neglected
by rodnico in
1. jw
2. friends
my mother is coming to visit me next week.

i haven't seen her for over 4 years.

she thinks that somehow i am a completely different person since leaving the organization.
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Are JW's really seperate from the world?
by Andyman in
1. jw
2. friends
i have done alot of posting on different boards since i started on the internet.

i have found that jw's are really not as "seperate" from the world as they claim to be.. as a jw i was told we had to be "seperate" from the world.

you know, get drunk, use drugs, abuse our families, cheat on taxes, lie, be greedy, etc.. but from what i have seen in my old congregtion, and the stories i have read here and on other boards, this statement isn't really true.
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Welcome !
by Simon in
1. jw
2. friends
welcome to the newest jehovah's witness discussion forum on the net.. please register so that you can post to the forum and turn this into a welcoming place for other brothers and sisters online