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My apostate Christmas tree!

by YellowLab in

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ahh, it's so nice to celebrate holidays... 'tis the season to be jolly!.

http://www.strike9.com/profile.aspx?name=yellowlab.

(note: i had to take the picture without a flash, and i didn't have a tripod handy, so it might be a tad blurry).. merry christmas!.

mpatrick

Beautiful tree...can't wait to put mine up! ENJOY!

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Anyone from Cincinnati?

by Coop Man in

hello to all, just trying to find a few old friends of mine from the cincinnati ohio area.

i haven't been around for a while, as my job took me to colorado for a while, but now i'm back and trying to catch up with a few pals.

i am not currently disfellowshipped, though i am inactive.

Monty is still in N. Ky. He has been disfellowshipped for quite some time. He is living with his girlfriend and they have a little girl together. Matt and Carrie didn't last long. He married a girl from school and they divorced within the year. He just got remarried a couple of years ago and it lasted just over a year.

Yep, I remember Tamar and Sarai, Sarai actually dated Matt, Monty and Marty at some point and time. I saw her about 6 years ago, but just at a wedding of a mutal friend. She seemed to be doing well.

I hope you guys know that anyone in the world, including any jws, can read every word/name you put here.

Thank you, but I am not too worried about it. What is the worse thing they can do?...Disfellowship me?...WhaaaaHaaaHaaaa! Anyway thanks for the warning.

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60's kids sign in!

by Beans in

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if you are a product of the 60's, witnessed the plaid pants in the 70's, loved the 80's and forget why the 90's happened check in here!.

yes i was born in 1968!.

beans.

mpatrick

Libra 1967

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Commercialism of Christmas

by mpatrick in

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i hear a lot of people complaining about the commercialism of christmas....well, i buy into the whole kit and kaboodle...i love christmas and everything about it!.

infact, i celebrate only for the commercialism since i don't buy into the whole "christ" of the holiday.. does anyone else love christmas?

mpatrick

(((((Steve))))) We hope we can come again soon, as soon as you are willing to tackle a house full of Patricks' again. I can't remember a vacation that was as nice as the one spent with you and Joy in your beautiful home! Sean still talks about the beach!

I am of the "I love the whole shabang" class.

Me too! I think having little ones at home makes it all that more fun! I love the shopping, the decorating and the music! I love the whole SHABANG....add my name to your class...We can meet every Monday and discuss receipes, sales, gift ideas and the latest Christmas CD releases.

all I ever heard was," I sure am glad we don't celebrate Christmas."

I have a good friend that jokes about becoming a JW at Christmas so that he doesn't have to buy presents...LOL But even as a JW, I always wished we could at least decorate or sing carols if nothing else.

Merry Christmas to all of you!

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Commercialism of Christmas

by mpatrick in

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i hear a lot of people complaining about the commercialism of christmas....well, i buy into the whole kit and kaboodle...i love christmas and everything about it!.

infact, i celebrate only for the commercialism since i don't buy into the whole "christ" of the holiday.. does anyone else love christmas?

mpatrick

I hear a lot of people complaining about the commercialism of Christmas....well, I buy into the whole kit and kaboodle...I love Christmas and everything about it!

Infact, I celebrate only for the commercialism since I don't buy into the whole "Christ" of the holiday.

Does anyone else LOVE Christmas?

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Newbie! My saga

by appollyn in

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i wanted to first take the chance to thank everyone for all of their posts on this forum.

it is nice to know that i am not alone out here.

i was a lifer born and raised, drifted out completely about 6 years ago and have struggled with an identity crisis since.

mpatrick

wow, you are not too far away...there are a couple of other posters on this board that live even closer to you...I feel a get-together coming on!

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Anyone from Cincinnati?

by Coop Man in

hello to all, just trying to find a few old friends of mine from the cincinnati ohio area.

i haven't been around for a while, as my job took me to colorado for a while, but now i'm back and trying to catch up with a few pals.

i am not currently disfellowshipped, though i am inactive.

mpatrick

anything in particular make you quit?

I quit going to the meetings about six months before Ken and I divorced. I always thought I would go back. Even though I was inactive, Jessica and I would hang out. Jessica started dating someone outside the JWs. He studied about JWs on the internet and was able to convince her of the "truth" about JWs. She actually tried to talk to me about it, but I was still a "walk-away believer" even though I wasn't going to the meetings and at that time I hadn't been for about 2 years. Something finally clicked and I started doing my own research. This was after asking Jessica what made her leave and she replied with a frustrated "they lie, they lie about everything" which made me very curious and she showed me a website called H20 (much like this one) and I just started studying and reading everything I could get my hands on. Six years later, I am totally done with JW doctrine and organized religion. I have done a lot of searching, but I always come back to the same agnostic views I hold today. God himself would have to come to my home and convince me otherwise at this point.

I am in Pleasant Ridge, very close to Kenwood and Oakley/Norwood.

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Newbie! My saga

by appollyn in

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i wanted to first take the chance to thank everyone for all of their posts on this forum.

it is nice to know that i am not alone out here.

i was a lifer born and raised, drifted out completely about 6 years ago and have struggled with an identity crisis since.

mpatrick

Welcome to the Board! So much of what you went through sounds way too familiar, and many here are going through alot of the same things.

What part of Ohio are you from? I am in Cincinnati, but originally from N. Ky.

Michelle

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Anyone from Cincinnati?

by Coop Man in

hello to all, just trying to find a few old friends of mine from the cincinnati ohio area.

i haven't been around for a while, as my job took me to colorado for a while, but now i'm back and trying to catch up with a few pals.

i am not currently disfellowshipped, though i am inactive.

mpatrick

Too Funny! Yes, I remember you quite well! Good to hear things have changed for the better for you. You won't believe this, but my mom still talks to Chris and his wife on a regular basis...always thought that relationship (Chris and my mom) was weird.

until I know for sure this is your x or not I will leave all opinons to myself : )

My x-husband is named Ken, and if your opinions are anything about him being "gay", save it...I have heard that one too many times to mention. Anyway, we divorced on good terms and we still talk every once in awhile. And the "gay" thing...he is still denying it.

I am now remarried and have three little ones. My husband is great and things are going really good for us. I left the JWs when Ken and I got divorced, but didn't leave the teachings until about six years ago. You would be surprised how many people in this area are out... Becky D, who has posted here as "beckyboop" and her x-husband "intuit37" , Jessica, Halena and Dave C., and Kim P. and her little brother. Anna P. and her husband (both were on there way missionary service when they left). Do you remember KaSandra K.? Well, she is out along with some other ones her age. We have had quite a few get-togethers over the years. It was refreshing to have so much support and also to be able to lend so much to old friends. My mother quit talking to me off and on in the past, but we are on good terms now. We just decided to "agree to disagree".

Anyway, there are no hard feelings. It is good to hear another one has left the fold...LOL!

Keep in touch,

Michelle

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Anyone from Cincinnati?

by Coop Man in

hello to all, just trying to find a few old friends of mine from the cincinnati ohio area.

i haven't been around for a while, as my job took me to colorado for a while, but now i'm back and trying to catch up with a few pals.

i am not currently disfellowshipped, though i am inactive.

mpatrick

Well, to cut to the chase...Matt, Monty and Marty are my brothers...and Matt was disfellowshipped over that smashing pumpkin incident...lmao! Matt was just "reinstated" last Tuesday night after being away for about 10 or more years, and after being married twice and divorced twice and after years of proclaiming to be agnostic. I will never figure that boy out! But, after years of depression he seems happy...to each his own, I guess.

Monty and Marty still like to cause their own degree of trouble making!...LOL! PM me and I can hook you up and you can catch up on old times. They are both still living in Northern Ky.

Bill G., then of course would be my dad and he is a "helluva guy", as you greatly put it. I have never been disfellowshipped, so he still talks to me, but not so much to my disfellowshipped brothers.

Maria is still "in" and is married with two beautiful children, and YEs, she is still beautiful.

OK, I am curious who you are now because you mentioned alot of names from down in Grant Co. I lived in Williamstown for a couple of years. My x-husband was from there. We lived down the street from Tabitha. She is married now and has two children. I saw her about two years ago, she seemed surprised that I was no longer a JW, much less an "unbeliever"(nice word for thriving apostate). Her sister-in-law is out and we would see each other occassionally, so I thought she had a pretty good idea.

Good to hear from you too,

Michelle