Posts by FayeDunaway

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I'm 16 and I might be pregnant In a JW household

by NYsweet16 in

okay, i don't even know where to start.

i'm 16, i live in a strict jw household and i know if i am pregnant (which is a big possibility) ..i know i'm doomed to a life of misery.

not because of my baby but because of my family and the isolation and judgement from the congregation.

FayeDunaway

What a very stressful situation for you.

Ok I know you feel incredibly alone right now but there are many resources for you.

If you are pregnant, have you told the father, if you know who he is?

Planned Parenthood is all over the u.s., and is not all about abortions as some republicans believe, it can offer you support for whatever you decide to do. Also you can get free birth control pills, if you are not pregnant, or for further down the road.

You are almost back in school, or maybe have already started, go see the school counsellor immediately. She can maybe even help you with getting a pregnancy test.

I like an earlier posters question, do you have ANY non witness relatives? Even tho they may seem distant from you they care about you more than you know. If this was my niece, who is a witness and doesn't talk to me, I would let her come live with me as long as she needed. You have support that you don't realize. You ARE a loved person and you WILL live through this, and this baby may be the treasure of your life, if you are pregnant. If not, please be more careful next time, and you are very fortunate to realize the truth about this religion at such a young age.

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Know of any ex-mormons I could talk to?

by Brighid in

it's a business related matter and i'm just looking for some insight on doing business (very remotely) with mormons.

looking for some inside tips on what a devout mormon would find acceptable and/or not in business.

or if it even matters to them when it comes to business.

FayeDunaway

You could also ask a current Mormon, I think.

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Who would Jehovah Vote For In 2016?

by BashfulAshG in

we all know that jws don't vote, but hypothetically, who would jehovah or the gb vote for and why?.

FayeDunaway

Huckabee

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Witness behavior in my gym ....

by SecretSlaveClass in

about two months ago two very attractive ladies in their mid 30's signed on at one of the gyms i belong to.

for a while i noticed them watching me and naturally i assumed they were taking an interest in how i went about training my clients since many do before they decide to approach me and inquire about my services (i own a health and fitness consultancy).. sure enough one of them approached me a few weeks back and asked me for a business card, inquired about rates and various other aspects involved with signing on with me.

i handed her a card and explained that my client schedule was full but she should consider signing on with one of my personal trainers who still had some open spots available.

FayeDunaway

I think she's too mortified to ever show her face in that gym again.

I kind of feel for her tho. I don't like her at all, but I do know being a witness screws you up. She probably didn't love this guy but married too young to get away from controlling witness parents, and never got to be just herself between those two periods. However you handled this situation perfectly, and I hope she wakes up to her own hypocrisy and that of the religion as a whole.

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To those of us now FREE....

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

on another thread i commented " the most wonderful thing for me about having left the organisation is giving an education to my child, encouraging him to be dedicated and committed to the person he himself wants to be".

for me that is the best thing about being free from the organisations control.. what has been your best realisation having left the organisation?.

the rebel..

FayeDunaway

The most important thing I am thankful for, and also a substantial relief for me, is not having to force my kids down one particular very narrow path for their life's journey. Instead, the whole broad horizon is open to them. There are so many types of people, and the kind of person naturally inclined to go the witness way is a very unusual sort of kid, and I don't think one that I even like. My kids can now go their own natural way, and decide what they believe and what they want to do with their time and how they want to make a living and who they will love, and I will always love them and be their mom.

it's freaking huge.

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Hello!

by BeautifulMind in

jw
friends

i've been enjoying all of the discussions here for a good while now.

i found this site as i was researching things about this religion i've been in (finally after nagging curiosity and questions) but i wanted to figure things out more before coming on here and posting.

i'm glad to see that im not alone or crazy!

FayeDunaway

Fellow life doubter here with a similar tale. It's because we care about what we are teaching our children! And we want them to have good lives!

Here's to breaking the cycle, and your open and free mind. 🍺

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Can You Really Become Inactive Instead of DA'ing and Keep Your Family

by truth-or-consequences in

oz branch coordinator terrence o'brien opined a number of times at about 1:00:00 until about 1:15:00 of his testimony, that a dub does not need to da, they can become "inactive.".

i sent our beloved angus stewart my personal experience, as well as observations about official borg teachings.

(he replied in short order.).

FayeDunaway

Unfortunately there's no subheading 'You have woken up and no longer believe our lies' in the Return to Jehovah brochure. Otherwise, it would apply to a LOT more people! Darn, now we can never return! ;)

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Hello!

by BeautifulMind in

jw
friends

i've been enjoying all of the discussions here for a good while now.

i found this site as i was researching things about this religion i've been in (finally after nagging curiosity and questions) but i wanted to figure things out more before coming on here and posting.

i'm glad to see that im not alone or crazy!

FayeDunaway

Pa2 I was curious about the same thing :) it always seems to be something from inside, not something we can say to people, but something they have personally discovered or seen that is the instigator. Tell us what it was, and if it was you or your husband first.

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Hello!

by BeautifulMind in

jw
friends

i've been enjoying all of the discussions here for a good while now.

i found this site as i was researching things about this religion i've been in (finally after nagging curiosity and questions) but i wanted to figure things out more before coming on here and posting.

i'm glad to see that im not alone or crazy!

FayeDunaway

I stayed away from apostasites while figuring stuff out too. Researched a little about an issue I was going through, was shocked by all the acerbic wit and just did theological research till I knew what I believed. Then came back after some years to see what changes there were in the org, (were they still disfellowshipping, and how were they handling 2015 and over a hundred years since the end of the world, lol). I love this place now. I'm so happy you and your hubby are both awake! That's just huge. Such a nice thing to come here and see your post today. Wishing you a smooth journey.

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Article in New Yorker magazine

by InquiryMan in

i guess this article will be appreciated within the jw community, being on the positive side when discussing blood transfusion.

it is the first of three articles to be published in that prestigious magazine.. http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-jehovahs-witnesses-are-changing-medicine.

FayeDunaway

I wonder how much of someone else's 'personality' you can get from blood fractions...careful, whoever donated it probably celebrated Christmas!!