Angus, Welcome! It can definitely get to the point of as you said, "I just can't do it anymore." It can become so mentally exhausting that the pressure and stress make you mentally suffer...I had so many physical symptoms from the depression of trying to force myself to believe something that was illogical, that it almost ruined my health permanently. It has done the same to many others here. We understand what you are going through.
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New here and having ah ha moments!
by Angus Beef inwhat made you realize it was time to go?
i've been having health problems for the last few years and instead of any help, i'm listed as spiritually weak and of course associations is only my kids and husband.
all the good jw's have moved to other congregations and are doing well.
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My brother died yesterday
by satinka in"albert" was 55 years old, and the fifth-born of seven children.
i am the second oldest and babysat him often while he was growing up --- and while i was still at home.. yesterday, albert was out taking his usual morning stroll around his small town, when he collapsed on the sidewalk.
the doctors said it was a heart attack.
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PaintedToeNail
satinka-I am so sorry for your loss. May you have peace with your memories of him.
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Feedback on Letter
by mrhhome inlooking for feedback.
to bring you all back up to speed, wife is ex-jw.
shunned by her brother and parts of her family at uncles jw funeral.
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PaintedToeNail
It sounds really good to me. I like it, you sound like a wonderful man.
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Uzzah Interview - Bethel Elder to Agnostic to Humanitarian
by Uzzah intell us a little about yourself and your family.. mother was baptized while carrying me.
father and two older siblings raised as witnesses.
mother and father divorced in the 70's.
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PaintedToeNail
Duly impressed with the paramedic designation, it is wonderful that you are TRULY able to help people in need, instead of just throwing magazines at them. It feels good, doesn't it?
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Interesting changes for the 2014 service meeting...
by OneDayillBeFree inif you look at the first page of the kingdom ministry for december (link here), read the talk entitled: "the theocratic ministry school for 2014".
here is a copy of what it says (bold & red mine).
talk by the school overseer.
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PaintedToeNail
Doesn't sound douchey to me. You are right, it does sound like they don't want people remembering the old light to clearly.
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Interview with an apostate: Confused and Alone
by confusedandalone intell us a little about yourself and your family.. i am 36 years old and married with 2 children under the age of ten.
i am waiting for my letter of da situation to be completed.
my wife is also done with the watchtower organization and plans to make things official on the 3 rd of january.. are your parents / family jws?.
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PaintedToeNail
'being friendly with cows' LOL! that is a new one!
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Home schooled witness kids
by stillin insorry if i'm stepping on any toes here, but i haven't seen anything positive about home-schooling...at all.
the notion is that parents are taking advantage of the formative years to inculcate more worthwhile values while protecting their kids from worldly influences.
they end up with lazy, socially inept, illiterate duds who haven't a clue.
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PaintedToeNail
stillin-no, goes to the occasional meeting to placate Dad. I made sure to do lots of critical thinking exercises with my kids, they don't do much of that in public school, don't ever remember doing it actually...
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Home schooled witness kids
by stillin insorry if i'm stepping on any toes here, but i haven't seen anything positive about home-schooling...at all.
the notion is that parents are taking advantage of the formative years to inculcate more worthwhile values while protecting their kids from worldly influences.
they end up with lazy, socially inept, illiterate duds who haven't a clue.
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PaintedToeNail
I homeschooled my oldest child through graduation. Encourged college, child went to some college while in the highschool era, got A's on the work, chemistry, English Composition, technology. The English Comp professor was concerned with having a homeschooler in his class, he was shocked when my child was the ONLY one who understood and performed at the college level. This child is now 18 and decided college wasn't something they liked. Child has now been employed by a local grocery chain. The management told this child to thank their parents for teaching them how to work. This child inspired one of the employees to go to Gettysburg National Military Park, as its' historical significance is great. This homeschooled child has opened an IRA with an investment firm and contributes to it each paycheck. This child has traveled extensively, not for spiritual reasons, and has great respect for other cultures, science, history. This child is also involved in their own real estate business....pretty good for a deprived homeschooler.
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"I don't want to be here when that happens"
by Syme ini recall a memory from a circuit assembly almost a year ago and wanted to share it with you.. .
i had already been in serious doubt (about everything, not only the wts) for over a year, yet at that period of time i conducted 2 bible studies, with some nice young fellows.
at that circuit assembly, on sunday, both studies came: one sat on my left, the other on my right.
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PaintedToeNail
Syme-A vision of your future can be a powerful thing! It happened to me years ago when married to my ex. Thought to myself 'what will life be like when I'm 50? I'll have been married 32 years and have only an idiot for a husband'...that was the being of the end for that marriage. That divorce was one of the best things I ever did, along with divorcing myself from the WTBTS.
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Very proud!
by caballoSentado inhi friends,.
although i read the forum dayly, i rarely post.. but i had to tell you this!..
i have 3 children 2 boys and a beatiful girl... this is about my second boy.
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PaintedToeNail
Congratulations to your son! And to you and your daughter the singing teen and to the rest of your familywho got out and are now making a life for themselves!