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  What is Love?

  by dh in

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  i haven't got a clue!.

  most people have some first love experience, i don't, i've never been in love in my life, i just have a minefield of meaningless junk.. tell me a love story, i'm bored and miserable and it's cold outside.

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  Love is...when your husband gets the kids ready for school and lets you sleep in because you had a restless night.
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  Are You Going To The Memorial This Year?

  by minimus in

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  i think it's april 4th.

  (i think).

  are you going?

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  I won't be attending another memorial until they start serving cheese with that wine and crackers!
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  Possible Apostates here on JWD

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  about a week ago it was brought to administrations attention that there may be apostates lurking on our board, as a precautionary measure we deleted 107 members who had never posted since they joined.

  this morning sadly enough our attention was again directed to a possible apostate within our midst.

  i don't mean to scare the pants off you fellow jwd members but it's been brought to the administration's attention that there may be apostates lurking on jwd, too.

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  I don't mean to scare the pants off you fellow JWD members but it's been brought to the administration's attention that there may be apostates lurking on JWD, too.

  where? I haven't seen any!
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  Couples and names

  by Stefanie in

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  i was just wondering who on this board is married or a couple.

  my second question is, what is everybodys first name.. .

  just trying to get familiar with you guys

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  Hello! My name is Michelle and I am married. My husband has never been a JW.
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  Almost a year later, and I am still angry...

  by DanTheMan in

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  some of you may remember that last march i was nearly fired from my job.

  what happened was that i was having a casual, seemingly friendly conversation with a girl who i had once dated, but the conversation seemed to take a wrong turn when i told her that i was sorry things hadn't worked out between us.

  her negative reaction (conveyed via body language) told me to change the subject, which i immediately did.

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  Move to Cincinnati

  Hey Dan, I think that is an excellent idea! Sorry to hear that you having such a hard time with this...you know you have friends that care about you!

  Michelle
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  Dating and being chapperoned

  by dustyb in

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  why the hell can't jws date w/o having a chapperone or anything of that matter?

  i have always thought that its stupid and its trying to pry into peoples lives.

  but i just wanna know why.

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  My JW father was so strict growing up that once I finally got engaged, I was still not allowed to be alone with my fiance. He even went as far as telling us we could not kiss or hold hands. I found it amusing that every once in awhile he would ask if we were kissing, and I would reply with an honest "yes" and he would just say "well, I don't want you doing that" as if he just wanted me to know that if we ever got in trouble, at least he was doing his part. He finally agreeded to let us hold hands by telling me that if we didn't sit so close at the meetings, he would allow it.

  My dad was strict, but I still had alot of respect for him...afterall, I was a "daddy's girl"!
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  It just doesn't add up

  by micheal in

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  was there any particular event, teaching, experience where it all came together for you when you really questioned the "truth", or believed it wasn't it couldn't be god's organization?.

  when did you realize and say to yourself, this just doesn't add up?

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  After continually hearing my mother tell me that "If I was a good wife/mother I would get back to the meetings and teach my husband and daugther the 'truth'" and then realizing that being a JW didn't make her a better wife/mother.

  That was just the beginning of a long road of realizing the truth about the "truth".
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  (As promised) BETHEL TRIP part 7. Loosing my balance

  by seven006 in

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  as i was trying to settle into my new life i constantly plagued myself with questions about where i had been and a bigger question, where i was going.

  in the mid eighties there wasn't easy access to any exjw's to ask questions and help me through a very difficult transition in my life.

  today the internet offers a lot of support through a large collection of exjw's from all over the world who offer many various options based on their own personal experience on where to go once you are out of the cult.

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  Dave,

  Thank you for sharing your story. One of my closest JW childhood friends seems to be on a very similar downward spiral...maybe her JW past has more to do with it than I had given thought. She is a beautiful girl and seemed to have so much going for her...now it seems as if she is beyond the deep grave she is digging herself into. I love her like a sister and wish I knew where to begin to help her. She is at a stage where nothing anyone says seems to matter and she talks as if her warped sense of reality is suppose to make sense to the people around her. I am at a lost as to what to do...I mainly just listen and try to let her know that I love her no matter what. Do you think there is anything anyone could have said or done at that time in your life that would have helped you?

  Michelle
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  Update

  by Atlantic in

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  thanks again to all who gave me suggestions in response to my post .

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/64664/1.ashx .

  i called the elder tonight and told him that there is no adultery and that should they harrass me any more or take any action that may jeopardise my relationship with my daughters now, or in the future, that i would sue him and the members of the committee.

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  I know it has been discussed here many times that there isn't alot you can do if they decide to disfellowship or disassociate you, but couldn't you argue that they don't take action against everyone and they are discriminating against you. I know quite a few people that have left without any repercussions...how can they legally "pick and choose" who they want to disfellowship.

  Has this ever been argued this in a court of law?

  *edited for grammer*
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  The Disfellowshipping of Jane

  by jst2laws in

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  i was preparing comments on another thread and some strange memories started to surface.

  one that had haunted me years ago was the disfellowshipping of jan. she was a 30 something woman who had found herself single when her husband ran off with her good friend.

  jane was no angel herself though: a slim, suntanned, blonde headed, party girl who's life style had made her quite familiar with the judicial process, which is how jane and i became more acquainted.

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  (btw, how are the kids?)

  Steve, they are doing great, except for one problem...I can't get them to stop growing! Emma is turning seven on the 29th and Madeline will be five on the 21st. Oh well, I think I will keep feeding them anyway...can't keep them from growing...might as well keep them happy & healthy...LOL!

  At least they aren't growing up in some mind controlling cult! I have to second that "Gaaaawwwd, I'm so glad I'm FREE "