Posts by qadreena

i dont know about being disfellowshipped for it but i remember when i was going meetings, we were spoken to severley if we took place in a raffle or played bingo

xxx angel xxx

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new one!!!

by qadreena in

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friends

hi, im angel, an ex like many others on here i gather.

ill be on regularly so speak to you all soon.

xxx angel xxx

qadreena

thanks butalbee, just having a good look round the forums now, theres a lot going on

xxx angel xxx

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the doors

by jolly_green_giant in

just wondering how many doors fans are out here?

personally, i believe they are one of the best bands ever to come into the music scene.

imho morrison was one of the greatest poets/musicians ever.

qadreena

i love the doors, one of the all time great bands
everyone down the pubs i go to call jim morrison god!!!

xxx angel xxx

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New member

by aprostate in

well heres my story and i'm sticking to it :).

my grandmother became a witness when my mom was a teenager.

my mom became one when i was 4. that would be in 1954. i remember going to the international convention in ny at the yankee stadium and polo grounds.

qadreena

hi aprostate, im another newbie and found your story interesting, cant wait to hear the rest of it

xxx angel xxx

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my name is kep, and i've been looking on and off for a while and hadn't had the courage to say hello.. however, i feel i should should introduce myself as i've posted comments over the past 2 days.. i have enjoyed this site and have been able to see that there are many good ex-jws, just like me.. i have been "out" for almost 7 years now, and in the last 6 months have finally been able to let go of the borg.. free at last....

qadreena

hi kep

xxx angel xxx

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new one!!!

by qadreena in

jw
friends

hi, im angel, an ex like many others on here i gather.

ill be on regularly so speak to you all soon.

xxx angel xxx

qadreena

thanx everyone
you know, i think im gonna enjoy it here
it was only a couple of weeks ago when i considered looking up witness stuff on the net, never thought id want anything to do with it but im now realising its good to have things in common with others and i hope too that i will find a kindred spirit or 2

xxx angel xxx

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new one!!!

by qadreena in

jw
friends

hi, im angel, an ex like many others on here i gather.

ill be on regularly so speak to you all soon.

xxx angel xxx

qadreena

well that was a very nice welcome from all, thankyou everyone. so heres my story then:
i was brought up a JW from birth, my dad was very active and my mum on and off but even when my mum had her inactive periods, i was still made to go meetings with my dad, brother and sister
i did the usual like everyone my own age, sex before 16, never mind marriage!!!, smoking, drinking, swearing, all the usual but carried on assuming this was the truth, hated most in my congregation, they just seemed to always look down their noses at the poor family which was us
my sister hung around with popular kids at school so she got along with kids in the congregation fine, i on the other hand liked the dreaded rock music and brought t-shirts with my pocket money and only wore them out when my dad didnt know :)
the time came when i started questioning what i was brought up to believe and i decided i would give the witness thing a proper go and strive for baptism, i couldnt do that in my cogregation though so started attending another, loved it, loved everyone, spoke with an elder from this new congregation who said as long as my dad and elders from other cong approved, i would be gladly accepted as a new member of this cong, my dad had no problem with it but when i asked the elders, the response was 'stay with your family'
so i left
easy as that, i was 16 and not allowed to make my own choices so i knew then that this wasnt the truth so i chose a different path
few years later, police knocked on my door, my dad was reported by a sister to be sexually abusing her daughter and another girl had also fessed up to the same, i said he hadnt touched me purely cos i didnt want to know him - and still dont - but i do remember the abuse, only bits thankfully cos my brain wont let me remember too much
my mum died when i was 7 and i only found out when i was 13 that it was suicide, i heard a couple of rumours that it was cos she knew what was going on but didnt think the elders would take action
i think my dad only got prosecuted cos the woman who reported him was very inactive at the time and fought in the court all she could
my dad still attends but is still disfellowshipped
my sister disappeared
my brother is strong, married and living in another city where he dont have the tarnish of the family name following him, he has lost touch with all old friends from our old congregation
me...
i followed the pagan path and am now a wiccan and loving it, its right for me

i dj at least once a week at a local metal/ rock club and co-run a music website with my fiance who i live with

thats me, thats my story

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new one!!!

by qadreena in

jw
friends

hi, im angel, an ex like many others on here i gather.

ill be on regularly so speak to you all soon.

xxx angel xxx

qadreena

hi, im angel, an ex like many others on here i gather

ill be on regularly so speak to you all soon

xxx angel xxx