Posts by PaintedToeNail

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Please Help Me Welcome An Old Friend-Cuebert.

by Low-Key Lysmith in

jw
friends

a dear old friend has joined us here at jwn.

we go waaaaayyyyy back.. i can tell you all with conviction and sincerety that this girl has grace, wit, charm, and a wonderful mind.

beautiful woman, inside & out.. welcome, my dear.. -breck.

PaintedToeNail

Cuebert-Welcome. What a sad thing, to have the mementos of someone so special, seized and destroyed by a mad woman. Sidenote: my parent thought that I had demon problems (undiagnosed OCD and depression) too, they went through my possessions and got rid of anything that might be making me have my problems...but it wasn't done in a fit of anger, rather it was misdirected concern.

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Do these people realize the effect shunning has on the outsiders?

by jam in

jw
friends

this past week my sister called and ask if i knew my oldest.

daughter was in town.

she lives in a different state (1500 miles).. my sister was invited to a baby shower (my nephew baby).. now get this, my ex (jw) and her husband when they are in town.

PaintedToeNail

jam-what a sad situation. I feel so very sorry for you and your family. It is ridiculous what JW's do, and justify, in the name of 'keeping the congregation clean'. I'm sorry that you have had this come up and hurt you all over again.

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hello I recently got away from the so called "truth" looking for people to talk to

by LuLu4YouYou in

jw
friends

hello my name is louis.

i have seperated myself from the jws and am looking for people to talk to.

i dont have many people in my life who will even speak to me anymore or even acknowledge that i exist.

PaintedToeNail

Welcomed you on the duplicate thread. Ditto here.

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hello I recently got away from the so called "truth" looking for people to talk to

by LuLu4YouYou in

jw
friends

hello my name is louis.

i have seperated myself from the jws and am looking for people to talk to.

i dont have many people in my life who will even speak to me anymore or even acknowledge that i exist.

PaintedToeNail

Hi Louis, sorry that you are being and feeling alienated, the vast majority of us here know what you are going through! Oh, by the way, Welcome!

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Conversing With a Disfellowshipped Elder

by Quendi in

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friends

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PaintedToeNail

Quendi-So very, very kind of you to reach out to him. He probably hasn't had a stimulating conversation regarding religion in years. About his wanting to be reinstated: As humans, we often long for things we no longer have, we remember the good old days, even if they were quite difficult. People pine for their lost teen years and/or salad days. Maybe that is what he is doing, rather than remembering the tedious meetings, the boring talks, getting ready to go the meetings and driving to the KH regardless of the weather. He's probably forgotten th chore that field service was, and only remembers the coffee, donuts.

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They love jehovah's money in pensylvania

by Talk22 in

jw
friends

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=415098.

if only they new its like having a nazi rally.

PaintedToeNail

I'm sure Reading does love the money. Plus, the people attending have been instructed to be on their best behavior. When attending there about 6 years ago, we (the JW's) were advised we could not use the parking garages on Friday. We had to find parking on the street. Sovereign Center is in a run down barrio neighborhood. We had to park between 3/4 - 1 mile away and hoof it carrying toddlers, bookbags, lunch, cushions, sweaters and various other misc. We were afraid our car would be stolen by the time we got back in the evening. We had to pass by lots of young people hanging around and looking scary. Nary a word of English could be heard spoken by the locals. Our car was intact, however, my feet were not, after walking in heels on the concrete sidewalks all that distance, packed down like a mule.

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Hi guys!!!

by thinking_not_believing in

jw
friends

been reading threads in this forum for a few days... love the post by all!

i was waiting for approval (not trolling) just wanted to say hello n give my story... .

my parents converted when i was in 3rd grade ... and i went with it cuz i was a good boy... baptized at 15 and pioneered at 16... though i always had doubts about different doctrines.

PaintedToeNail

Welcome, enjoyed your brief bio.

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RANT! Old JWs make me so mad!

by lil.lady.03 in

ya know what!

i'm tired of being polite and nice to jws.

esp when they try to shame you to your face with a smile.

PaintedToeNail

lil-why do you bother with Granny? She sounds mean spirited and selfish. It might be better for you to shun her, stop having any contact with her, don't show her your precious baby. She is toxic for you, especially right now. I wonder if she would've gone to the baby showers for the daughters of Lot, if they would've had them. They certainly should have known it wasn't right to bop you daddy while he was drunk.

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