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  I MAY HAVE HIT BOTTOM

  by BONEZZ in

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  i thought i'd hit it several times before...as i have been thru the divorce over the past couple of years...lost all my so-called friends...lost my belief in what i thought was the "truth"....and now my own loving daughter, being the good little dub she is has told me she doesn't want me to walk her down the aisle at her wedding.

  she told me today at lunch.

  i almost threw up.

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  mommy1

  Bonezz,

  I really feel you. My Mom went through a really rough time when my Brother got married a few months ago. His fiance didn't want my mom to even go to the wedding. She sent a letter to my Mom Basically saying she didn't want anything to do with my Mom except if my Mom needed help. My Brother called her and really wanted her to be at the wedding so she went for him.

  I talked to my Brother other day and he said my stepmom didn't want my Mom at the wedding and even had talked to the Elders about it. They approached my brother and he said theysaid we could go but not reception. Your Daughter might be being pressured by Elder's. They like to push the knife a little deeper. Try to go if you can, I went to my brother's wedding with my mom. We even made up a little code if we were loosing it. I had to tell my Mom a couple of times during the wedding it's just one day, we are here for your son. I have never been so proud of my mom in my whole life. She sat there with dignity and grace. I hope you can go with someone who can be a support for you. Take care of yourself .
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  "Against our will...."

  by Dia in

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  we who were 'raised in it' and had no choice about becoming part of this goofy religion, let's discuss our experiences collectively.. personally, i always feel that it was like having parents who were nazi's or members of the kkk.

  almost no one can possibly understand what you've been through.

  it was so radical.. and so harmful.

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  mommy1

  It makes me a little sad when my kids ask me what I did when I was a kid or what did I get for my birthday or christmas as a child. The holidays are such fun with kids, simple things like a birthday cake, Easter egg hunt, or making christmas cookies has such special memories. I have none as a JW kid. I really have to think for awhile to remember any fun with my family as a kid.
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  My witness Brother came to visit.

  by mommy1 in

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  my witness brother came to visit me today out of the blue.

  i hadn't seen him in awhile.

  we talked and then he mentioned something about elders in his congregation wanting to call on me.

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  mommy1

  Well my JW brother came by for another visit. He said he was angry at his new wife because she doesn't want him coming to visit me. I didn't say anything bad about her but inside I was thinking keep it up pioneer wifey and your new hubby won't be a dubby.
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  Rejection

  by dsgal in

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  i faithfully attended all the meetings at the local kingdom hall...someone was studying with me...i went out in field service.but i never got invited to any of their social events.this hurt me so bad i stopped going to meetings.just curious,anyone else ever experience shunning?

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  mommy1

  As a kid in the cong, I wasn't invited to much. But then nothing was really going on anyway except a boring wedding or shower.
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  BEING IN THIS RELIGION IS LIKE BEING IN A GANG

  by minimus in

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  this evening my daughter said: "being in this religion is like being in a gang.

  you may join and never understand what's really required and if you ever want to get out, you can't.

  you belong to them...."

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  mommy1

  I remember being a kid and I told my dad the JWs were like the Eagles song "Hotel California" the line "You can check out anytime you want, but you can't never leave." Boy did I get a butt whip for that, I remember my Dad calling the Elders for advice on that one. They told him to take my radio away.
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  BILL BOWEN - WE STAND BY YOU!

  by Dia in

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  we stand with you!

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  mommy1

  Bill Bowen,

  All I can say is Thank you for your courage to speak up about child sex abuse with the JWs. Thank you for believing in the victims.
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  THINGS YOU WISHED TO DO INSTEAD OF GOING TO A MEET

  by minimus in

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  for many of us, the thought of missing a meeting to do anything else was problematic.

  should i go to that concert (to that group that only comes once every few years on a meeting night) or should i give my talk?

  should i go to both meetings this sunday or should i go on that company picnic?

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  mommy1

  Too Many things to list.
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  Hey my JW daughter is coming to visit .

  by mouthy in

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  if any of you pray.please do for me.after the aug kingdom ministry allowing the active jw to help an aged sick parent .

  my jw daughter is coming from montreal on the 29th of july....... i was in hospital for pain management-thanks watchtower !!

  for allowing a bit of humanity to creep in.

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  mommy1

  Mouthy..

  I will pray for you . I wish you health and a peaceful visit with your Daughter.
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  A personal warning :)

  by Kismet in

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  a little reminder: .

  lol .

  http://www.riversongs.com/flash/geek.html.

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  mommy1

  My four year old said "See Mom the computer said you spent your time on the computer, It's my turn to play my game." lol
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  WHY ARE OUR K.H's UGLY?

  by plmkrzy in

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  don't know how many here are from southern california.

  some of the areas here are sectioned off like a canadian pizza (the few that i've seen cut into small squares).

  it's because we have so many cities that are sooo conjested they have to build a ton of kh's in order to compensate.. i was just wondering how many besides me have noticed how much nicer the kh's (asuming they all look like this) are in the east in comparison tp the west?.

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  mommy1

  The Kingdom Halls around my area look more like a Doctor's office with a kingdom hall sign out front.