My family was Catholic for centuries before mom went JW. one of my goals is to make my mother's mistake just a blimp in our family history. I sent my boys to Catholic schools and got established at a local parish. It took a lot of getting use to, but now I feel right at home.
Roberta804
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What is your religious belief now?
by jwfacts ini have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.
as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.
this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .
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Should I be concerned?
by Roberta804 ini have been out 20 plus years.
yesterday at a exercise class i met a very nice lady who, along with her husband left the same kh i attended.
they left 4 years ago.
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Roberta804
I hope that is the case 00Dad.
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Should I be concerned?
by Roberta804 ini have been out 20 plus years.
yesterday at a exercise class i met a very nice lady who, along with her husband left the same kh i attended.
they left 4 years ago.
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Roberta804
I have been out 20 plus years. Yesterday at a exercise class I met a very nice lady who, along with her husband left the same KH I attended. They left 4 years ago. Well we talked a lot, and she mentioned that the KH had been broken into and all the records on DA and DF people were taken. I am sure they had records on me and now I have no idea who has all that personal info on me. I mean it is just like trusting your psychiatrist to keep confidence but then he loses your chart. Instead of hanging on to info on members, personal information should be destroyed. Now I am worried what happened to those records. Who saw them? I have had my identity stolen at least 5 times, not fun at all, and a lot of work to get things stright again. Should i be concerned?
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I didn't expect to be here at age 49. Here as in my employment
by wha happened? init's been a terrible economy these last few years.
i had a very successful loan brokerage and watched that crash and burn in 2011. i went back to my previous firm in the computer industry that was struggling after i left.
it seemed like a good match.
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Roberta804
Whathappened,
What are your passions? I have always told my boys: find what you love, the money will follow.
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Another rumor about changes in Watchtower and Awake
by wannaexit init's only a rumor.
but we all know that sometimes rumors become a reality.. supposedly the public watchtower and awake magazines will be combined together and the two shall become one.. i wonder if the present 16 page "rags" are becoming an embarrassment.
they truly are rags of the lowest quality..
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Roberta804
What is happening to the Borg is what has happened to many other printing companies. They are slowing going digital and then they will go out of business altogether.
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Help!!!
by marriedtoajw ini have come here for any advice and support that anyone can give and i really need it now.
i don't talk about these issues with my siblings anymore because they have already told me that they have no advice and can't help.
feelings of anxiety have been overwhelming me the lat 2 years and it makes me feel like a scared little child.
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Roberta804
Dear Married,
My father went though the EXACT same thing you are discribing, but because he did not take the time to develop a relationship with us kids our only option was my mother and her religion. Work on your relationship with your kids, take them one by one out for breakfast or fishing or something where you have one/on one time. Do you really think your kids enjoy sitting at boring meeting? Readiing 3 grade material? Knocking on doors, and most importantly feeling limited in who they can become as an adult? Please believe me about this. Be interested in their education, take the lead by getting them involved in school activities or other sports or hobbies. It is easy for your wife to take the lead because she has the comfort of a cult to support her. That is NOT being a parent. A real parent takes the lead themselves. It is going to take work, but I tell you, your children are not stupid. You give them an option to the JW cult and they will go for it.
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Hubby and Wifey saying Hi
by free and happy inso where do you start?.
i've been reading peoples experiences for several months now trying to figure out what i want to say but how do you put your whole life into a few words?.
i was a born in but have been happy and free for 5 years and luckily for me my husband felt the same way and we have freed our children from being brainwashed.
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Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Awol,
Thank you for giving us your story. You will find peace and comfort here and a lot of laughs by so many who have also left. I loved your briefcase on the platform. They may have thought there was a bomb in it being so full. (I can hope can I?) lol. Take off your shoes and stay a while. For Mrs. Awol, look up a product called Unjury Protein for your hair. Increasing your protein will decrease your stress and stop your hair from falling out. You sound like such a nice couple, I am glad you are here.
From Michigan, USA
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Rumor of new light on the headquarters of the WT
by wolfman85 ini read in a forum in spanish that there is a strong rumor spreading in the corridors of the wt.
has anyone heard anything about this??
the change that is emerging is this: the great crowd has not yet appeared, and it is a group that comes out of the great tribulation.
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Roberta804
Good Grief! How far can they hold the carrot out!!!!!! Poor suckers.
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My Son and I have about 5 Months Left
by bavman inhello, i haven't been on here in awhile and it looks like a whole new crowd.
i disassociated myself about 8 years ago.
went through a divorce and shunning from most my family.
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Roberta804
I am totally at a loss for words .... jaw drop
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Fantasy "Forbidden Fruit" Ex-Witness Party
by CaptainSchmideo inif you could get all willing participants on this board together in one area for a party, and told them to bring favorite music, food, movies, and dressed in certain fashion, all of which has been discouraged or outright banned either by the wts or by their flunkies (do, co, elders, busybodies in the hall, etc.
), what would you bring?.
i would bring:.
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Roberta804
My stolen SMURF!!!!!!