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  Time for this Newbie to say - Hello everyone!

  by SeventhSojourn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in just the several months i've been lurking here, i have benefited from many of the posters comments and viewpoints.

  this is truly a special place for the unique community that has been created here.. after years of holding off my exit from the org (that may be another post) i recently became officially out (by letter of da), but it was a very difficult process as many of you know.

  thankfully, i now have my wife (was also a witness) onboard and we support each other.

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  sarahsmile

  Hello, and welcome. It will be interesting to read about your many hats.
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  Getting to heaven on the wings of Lunestra

  by donny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  finally i was having an anointed moment.

  i looked up and saw jesus on his throne saying "my dear ray, i am coming soon.

  yes soon i am coming and i will be coming quickly so be prepared.".

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  sarahsmile

  cute! LOL
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  Tri-tip and Horse-manure

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

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  sarahsmile

  Bummer! sorry to here your sadness. I do not have children so heart breaking to think about it.

  I do remember a time I lived alone feeling isolated alone.

  Like your tri-tip and.....

  Lol
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  Electronic Radio Biola sold in Awake! magazine for $465 each

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well, it was actually $35 usd each, but i adjusted for today's purchasing power of us currency.

  see these interesting articles on the most bizarre medical equipment sales scam of all time.... http://www.seanet.com/~raines/biola.html.

  http://www.seanet.com/~raines/abrams.html.

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  sarahsmile

  My daily ex jw fix leaves me cracking up laughing.

  Because it so true! LOL

  I remember brothers getting into fights over some new scam. One sold his successful business to two other brothers. The brothers could not make money because of a small clause that left out the main product. The buyers did not make a dime. Hmm,I guess the scammer made a small profit to cover his bills for the month.

  Brothers said they were all too lazy to find real jobs! Their pioneers!
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  Making a Last Will and testament for ex JWs

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so you survived the wts upbringing and despite a bad start managed to put your life back together and plan for the future:.

  pension planning and general finance for ex-jws.

  sadly, you may find yourself still at a disadvantage as you lack the support group of friends and family that many rely on and could be cut-off even from immediate family.. but it can't get any worse can it?.

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  sarahsmile

  That is very important information. Look at Michael Jacksons children. Good point.

  Sometimes a couple depends on one to live and raise the children. Anything can happen and both father and mother need to be prepared.

  It is a sad reality.
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  Lawsuit maybe?

  by KariOtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i would love to file an emotional distress lawsuit of some sort against the wt.

  since my husbands return envolvement 2 years ago my documented mental health problems have gotten steadly worse.

  this past weekend i started drinking after 17 years sober, a sucicide attempt that put me in a private psych hosiptal.

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  sarahsmile

  wew,

  I never take suicide cry for help as an untruth. Like someone said your going to end your life because of your husband.

  The only thing I was trying to point out is that I hope you get some help.

  We are not there with you and hope you call 911.

  Also, how are you going to deal with your husband when he leaves you? Are stops buying cigs and pot for you?

  Be prepared and try to become stable.

  My friends ex wife was a bi polar and when things did not go her way she reacted. Threaten to kill herself and she was not smoking pot. He just could not take it any more and had to divorce her.

  Some of us appear harsh but just hope you think before doing something like that sucide. Call 911 talk to someone near you.

  You depend on your husband too much and so others are thorwing hints that apear hurtful but truthful. Kind of nice of them.

  Also I did read your other post out of concern. That is why I let you know JWs are not bound and can divorce a non beliver without adultry. They are not bound let non believers go in peace. One never knows why a husband suddenly does his life different.Ask him.

  I am not calling you liar at all. But why would your husband tell JWs he is buying your smokes?

  What did he gain by sharing that info? I do not ever recall that was a reason elders used to prevent someone from going door to door.

  You write things and some might conclude Oh NO he is trying to get her to react.

  I an going to suggest something.

  Do not react. Do not by into your husbands new found religion

  Change the game.

  Really I believe he is either going to leave you and your actions wil prove him right. Do you understand?or he is going to leave the borg.

  Let me clarify he is doing things so you will react. When you react he will set you up while he looks like the good guy. Typical.

  Change the game to your favor. There is reasons why he is telling people about buying your cigs.

  I might appear harsh but I really can not blame the borgs for all of this fear you are having.

  There are many wives who love their husband and if they want to attend meetings they jump in. And smile and wben he leaves guess what? There wives smile at his decision to leave.

  I went back got reinstated then left. It takes time and right now I think your husband might be going through some shock. You said you lost your home.Maybe he feels hope by attending meetings. I am just saying wait it out without any reaction to his actions. Smile because someone is hoing to make him mad. Bottom line he is in a no win situation.

  Instead of reacting to his new found or old religion do the oppisite. Also, I know by what you wrote that you love him. And that is the secret. Make sure that he is having the best time with you. And I realize you said you had a nervous break down. That makes it hard on both of you. He just might think that the you have changed and he is feeling fearful. But it is double hard on gou to reason thfough his bull.

  Do you still feel suicidal?

  Concerned heartless person wants to know?

  Hope the above helps and hope your feeling better this week.

  Also for other people I doubt that amything I wrote would push her buttons to actually go and hurt herself.

  Now who is being harsh!
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  Flashback to the sixties Seatle

  by Tater-T in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so while making a you tube video of my dad today, i came across this in a dvd of home movies from way back, i didn't even know about it... originally shot on super 8 film, shot off screen with camcorder in 1992, with open mic, transfered to dvd in 2010 .. made to you tube in 2013.... check out the food service, without paper plates no less .. it's only a couple minutes on convention then, a little seatle conventions were a family vacation when we were growing up ... .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teslivkoak4.

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  sarahsmile

  Parents and meetings had us hyped up looking forward to assemblies.

  Most of us were so exhausted.
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  Elaine Pagels, Revelations:Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation

  by Band on the Run in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  pagels main area of concentration is the gnostic gospels.

  she has expanded her research over the years to traditional christian subjects.

  her knowledge of the gnostics allowed her to show us contrast with orthodoxy from the start of the class.

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  sarahsmile

  Thank you for pozting this information. I am going to look her up!
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  Flashback to the sixties Seatle

  by Tater-T in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so while making a you tube video of my dad today, i came across this in a dvd of home movies from way back, i didn't even know about it... originally shot on super 8 film, shot off screen with camcorder in 1992, with open mic, transfered to dvd in 2010 .. made to you tube in 2013.... check out the food service, without paper plates no less .. it's only a couple minutes on convention then, a little seatle conventions were a family vacation when we were growing up ... .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teslivkoak4.

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  sarahsmile

  Darn you had me going on the late 60s date. I thought I was not there.

  But you changed the date.

  I went to an eight day assembly in Vancouver B.C. for vacation.

  Not too sure about the date, early 70s. A lot of people.

  There were some close to the Space Needle.

  Very nice video.

  Did you happen to tape the baptism.

  LOL
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  Electronic Radio Biola sold in Awake! magazine for $465 each

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well, it was actually $35 usd each, but i adjusted for today's purchasing power of us currency.

  see these interesting articles on the most bizarre medical equipment sales scam of all time.... http://www.seanet.com/~raines/biola.html.

  http://www.seanet.com/~raines/abrams.html.

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  sarahsmile

  JO - Long time active elder was probably making some money on Amyway products.

  You know his type, right?