Posts by 3rdgen

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Hello

by Garrett in

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friends

hello forum,.

i'm new here and not sure where to post.

so, i'm 21 years old and currently a baptized witness, however, i'm slowly making my mind up to leave and here's why.. first, there are certain things that make no sense to me in the organization.

Since you are suffering from depression your first priority needs to be your health. Have you seen a doctor to rule out any physical problems that may be contributing to your depression? Medication may be in order as well- at least temporarily. I suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder) which makes the short dark days of winter miserable. Read about the disorder and see if that my be a factor for you.

Meetings and other JW activity makes depression worse. Stay away from that toxic environment!

Finally, please, please don't make important decisions while in a depressed state. Rather than send a letter of resignation which can not be undone, take this time to learn and heal. Be sure to read the books Londo suggested.

All the best to you

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How do Americans feel about Canadians and Britons interjecting their opinions onto hot localized political topics: gun laws, abortion, ect?

by adjusted knowledge in

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friends

in addition to the above question, why do citizens of the two above mentioned countries, or other countries, feel the necessity to tell americans how they should interpret the american constitution for localized issues?.

i fairly much have an idea what the general population in the usa feels in regards to the first question.

this could be one of the possible reasons cnn piers morgan poor ratings and eventual firing.

3rdgen

An opinion is something that that can be taken or left so why the fuss?

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Counting service time in a creative way

by nevaagain in

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friends

couting time and, how to count time while doing as little service as possible is often a hot topic around witnesses.

i even overheard pioneers discussing about it.

they call it "creative time counting" (i translated that phrase from a different language so bear with me ;-).

3rdgen

One April when my kids were young I signed up to aux pio. The quota then was 60 hours. Half way through the month we had a LOT of rain and I needed at least 40 more hours. By this time I regretted signing up but felt I had to honor my commitment sooo....... I rented dozens of videos of Bible characters, Samson, Daniel, David etc, and made my kids watch them with me. Yes, I knew I was only supposed to count 4 hours with them but I reasoned that I had a greater chance of making disciples out of them than anyone else! Regrettably, I was right.

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good afternoon

by mouthy in

good bye

3rdgen

@myelaine Good one!

Mouthy, what's new?

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Lewd act with a child under 14 years of age

by gda in

http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/.

on january 6, 2015, the paso robles police department in california charged a jehovahs witness, steven martin lindhorst, 51, with the following offenses:.

lewd act with a child under 14 years of age (felony), possession of child pornography (felony), possession of explicit child pornography (felony), posting intimate photos of another without consent (misdemeanor).

3rdgen

It was also said that he was at Beth-hell for several years in the 80's.

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It's could've damn you! COULD'VE!! Not "could of". Aaaaaaargh!

by nicolaou in

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friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3y0cd2cocs.

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3rdgen

One day many years ago when my daughter was in the first grade her class became completely unruly. The teacher lost it then gave the class the assignment to to write a letter of apology. I found my daughter's letter when I was cleaning out her backpack:

Dere mrs xxxxx

i sory how i bin akting. I cud of bin bedder. i wish you bin bedder to.

I saved it all of these years.

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My mother says I should just DA already.

by Julia Orwell in

cut the cord.

sever all ties.

start new.. and she's right.

3rdgen

Julia,

You are clearly a talented artist. Would it be possible for you to teach art either at a school or in the private sector? Have you exhibited your art anywhere but FB? Boutiques and restaurants sometimes are willing to display local artist's work. Have you networked with other local artists?

I sincerely wish you the best with your recovery.

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My mother says I should just DA already.

by Julia Orwell in

cut the cord.

sever all ties.

start new.. and she's right.

3rdgen

@ Jerome Harris

"We ourselves made the decision to join that organization and we should take responsibility for the decision we made".

Clearly, you are not taking into account the vast majority of JWs like myself who were born to parents who gave us no real choice not to join. If I wanted to receive the love of a family including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins etc. it was mandatory that I I join. What responsibility does a 12 year old take?

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No Natural Affection

by Sail Away in

do you remember how the wt society likes to quote the scriptures that say "the love of the greater number will cool off" in "the last days" and men will have "no natural affection"?

they applied this to "worldly people".

even before my exit i, used to think that scripture applied to members of the "christian congregation" too.. i haven't written to my jw mil in about a year and a half.

3rdgen

Sail Away, I can relate. We feel a combination of anger and pity for them. Another reason why your in-laws can't connect with the idea of their great grandchild is that he clearly represents the FOURTH generation in their family born AFTER 1914. Too hard for them to process the fact that they have hitched their star to a failed prophecy.

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It's could've damn you! COULD'VE!! Not "could of". Aaaaaaargh!

by nicolaou in

jw
friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3y0cd2cocs.

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3rdgen

These mistakes great on my nerves.