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  Magotan's Story

  by magotan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi all, i've posted here in crisis a few weeks ago.

  i recently have finally taken the time to write out my entire story.

  i knew i had to come out to my parents and family about everything, my sexuality, and my issues with the jehovah's witnesses.

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  sarahsmile

  Good for you for being honest. You never can tell your family might come around.
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  You just can't make this stuff up!!! But this is true!

  by Gojira_101 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  today i went on my instragram and realized that one of the jw "friends" i have on there didn't have any or her wt propaganda, and propaganda i mean pictures of her and all the children (under 10) she is studying with and helping to bring in the truth.

  so i looked to see if she was still "following me" nope, so i looked to see if i was still "following her" nope, which means she blocked.

  so then i go on to my jw facebook and she is no longer friends with me..... so now i know what you are thinking, she has blocked and unfrieded me because she saw my apostate video...or word finally reached her.....nope!

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  sarahsmile

  LOL
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  Icons

  by JustMe2 in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i feel like an idiot, but what do the icons stand for?

  some are obvious, such as the thumbs up and thumbs down, but others i'm not sure about.

  thanks.

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  sarahsmile

  Will we have new advatar?
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  "Worldly people don't love the same as Jehovah's Witnesses"

  by Comatose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in a conversation with my mum she said, "son the friends love you and care about you so much.

  they would die for you.

  that's something you don't find in the world.

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  sarahsmile

  3rdgen- that is really really sad! Sorry for what happen to your son. Something like that should never happen.
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  PICTURES I TOOK FROM A WILD STORM LAST NIGHT

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  man oh man did we ever get a bad one last night.

  it was unreal!!

  i was sitting out on the front porch and it got really dark, clouds swirling but not much else.

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  sarahsmile

  That is a real bummer! People work hard then something like that happens.
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  Growing up as a JW was a form of mental abuse for me

  by Miss Fitt in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

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  sarahsmile

  During elementary school years, I would suffer from teachers ridicules and put downs because I did not place my hand over my heart during the flag salute or sing the political songs. I almost forgot this happened time and time again.

  But hey I was tough and ignore them.
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  Protesting

  by zound in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  is watchtower baiting apostates with this new awake?.

  "is protest the answer?".

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201307/is-protest-the-answer/.

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  sarahsmile

  Help need preaching! and prayers!

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  Fading & Feeling Lost ... Part 2

  by What Now? in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  sorry to keep dragging this on ... but this is really the only place to vent right?

  so basically it's going on 4 months now that we've had zero meeting attendance, and for the last 2 months we have not reported any service time (prior to that, when our service group overseer would send a text asking for our time, we would report 4 hours each, for our "family study").

  in my last post, i talked about how we were having a really difficult time beginning a new life outside the organization.

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  I've been especially depressed this past week ... all the more so when thanks to social media, you can see all the fun that our witness friends are having without us - mamas on playdates, dinners out, get togethers etc.

  Are they really? Did you ever feel like you had fun? Were you overly careful to not offend others or hurt their feelings?

  Here something you can do enroll in a class for yourself.

  You can finally take guilt free classes.

  My best time of life was taking classes and meeting other students. Playdates,dinners,nd I remember all too well the get togethers,boring unfullfilling and no one really bonds. Besides in my view point all of that does not get you a better life. But art classes are a lot of fun!

  The best thing you can do for your son enroll him in a bilingual day care. These so called wordly mothers are so darn cool out there. I went to college with a young mother who had her preschooler learning Chinese and Spanish. She said he gets enough English from her and daddy. Now that stuff you will not here your JWs having so much fun say! You know why? Because they waste too much time doing basically NOTHING FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.

  It just me but I do not ever remember JWs get together being positive with children's education and training first most.

  You need to go to the library and make plans for your personal future! That is another thing JWs do not help other sisters. It is not real sisterhood.

  So give yourself a short time to MORN your old JW life,okay.

  NEXT, journlize your future.

  Prepare for YOUR future as if you were not married. Career and school. Pregnant women go to school all the time.

  I telling you to look forward to your future because you can not have that future planning get together a mommy days with mothers who are in La La Land.

  Fourth months is nothing! Look at your future because after you mourn and grieve your past JW life, it time to celibrate your smart educated empowered life.

  Your son is too young a daily preschool will give him friends and get him started with his education.

  You now can focus on education instead of what God wants!

  If you want birthdays and holidays the and God. From my experience mainstream religion has more to offer. And none of them will be anything like the JWs.Because they are focused on what is inportant and that is their childrens future not Armageddon and end of world.

  So you are going to be a fantastic mother and have plenty of friends outside of the Jehovahs Witnesses fony go no where friendships. You know why? Look how much energy you wasted planning outings and get togethers for others just to do something. Imagine what your going to do out side the cult! Not too many JWs plan their future after marraige and babies!

  I was born and raised as a JW there was a lot of depressed people in the cult.

  Your going to do fine as long as you do not romance the JWs and friends. I did that and it was a waste of my time something made up in my mind. Reality sets and it will make you depressed. basically that is what your doing when you think the JWs are having fun or that your neglecting your son by not going to gatherings. Yeap fiction LOL. Most of the JWs you know now peobably in five to ten years will leave the organization or move away.They will not think of YOU as much as you are thinking of them now. When I went back to the Hall I grew up in there was me and one other person the rest were not orginal people. They were newbies. So how can you bond and once you bond they are gone. The religions doctrines changed like their people.

  Wish you the best.
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  I Need an Email Mediator to Send TTATT

  by Emery in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this may be a weird request but it helps keep my identity, and ip address anonymous.

  i need someone to help me email a copy of cofc pdf to a few jdubs i know.

  i plan on sending it to people i feel are on the fence and need a little shove to get them started.

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  sarahsmile

  You might be able to find some used books on line. How about sending them a copy. Not sk eashy to destroy a book. P.O. Box and your on your way.

  Do you think they will appreciate your efforts?
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  THE LOWDOWN ON SCIENTOLOGY - VERY WATCHTOWERY

  by clarity in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just heard an interview with jefferson hawkins and his new book "leaving scientology" > listening to him was amazing ...sounded just like he was describing the watchtower, with it's shunning policies, high control & brain washing etc!

  his book can be read at this link.

  my computer is in the process of being upgraded right now so hope this print is not too tiny & that the link actually works!.

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  sarahsmile

  Is this the guy that gotbslapped by the main guy? Just listened tk his interview on the radio. He said that you can not just walk away and they will come and get you. He hired an attorney and it took three legal documents.