Posts by FayeDunaway

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It's official - JWs have least common sense of any religious group in US
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
some fascinating results in the latest pew research.

(how did i miss this before?

) including that jws rely on their religion the most of any group to tell right from wrong and rely on common sense the least.
FayeDunaway

It's striking that 48% of witnesses make less than $30,000 a year. That doesn't leave much for the contribution box.
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My first Halloween Party
by 3rdgen in
1. jw
2. experiences
warning!

long post ahead!.

i didn't know what to expect but i was really excited to be invited to accompany my daughter and her closest friends to a large (300+) party held at a famous hot spot.
FayeDunaway

3rd gen what a fabulous night!! Now I'm curious who the model is...pm me ;).
my daughters used to get embarrassed when I would suddenly have deep 'left a cult!' discussions with strangers, but now they practically start the conversations themselves. Conversation is so much more interesting when it's not about the weather....
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How have you felt since you learned TTATT?
by tornapart in
1. jw
2. experiences
it's been 4 years since it happened to me.

an almost overnight experience.

i read ray franz coc in 3 days and that was it.
FayeDunaway

I've felt like a normal person!! And I now do such scandalous things! I go to church, volunteer with charities, celebrate Christmas and vote. I mean I've gone completely off the rails :).
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Awake Cover
by Watchtower-Free in
1. social
2. humour
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FayeDunaway

Are there any references to bathing in the bible? Yes! Bathsheba bathed, and you know where that led her and the heartache it caused.
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Honestly, Do You Still Act or Think Like a JW?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
or do traces or attitudes still rear its ugly head of your past involvement with the witnesses?
FayeDunaway

I still get really really down on myself for past and present mistakes...mostly past, as im a better person now that I'm not a witness. I started a thread here (one of 2! I'm so lame!!) about the guilt I feel when I'm not perfect, and the responses helped a lot. Now I repeat this mantra when I'm feeling down on myself and it allows me to keep things in perspective:
I'm not perfect. I will never be perfect. I will do stupid things.
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Took my 11 yr old trick or treating this year. saw first hand his cognitive dissonance. had to show him nothing is wrong with halloween
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
i know there was another thread about halloween, and i was going to post on it.

but, thought i wanted to make a couple of points on mine.

so.... here it is.. i took my 11 year old trick or treating this year.
FayeDunaway

Until they're teenagers, most kids are kind of obsessed with following 'the rules', whatever those may be in their worlds. It's helpful if you can get kids and also THEIR FRIENDS to go together...friends from school, or non witness cousins. Of course to their friends, it's second nature to them and they are relaxed, and will in turn relax your 'coming out of it' kids.
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Handing out candy
by mikeypants in
1. jw
2. experiences
growing up my parents would barricade our home off by parking vehicles bumper to bumper - you would have to crawl under the cars or over the bumpers to get to our door.

also, we would turn off all the lights and hide in the back room away from the street.. that was the norm for me.

isnt that insane?
FayeDunaway

We would turn off all the lights and hide in the basement. I remember being terrified that children would knock on our door! So silly!!
Tonight we went to a neighborhood in town that I had heard was mobbed this time of year...and wow, was it. It's fun seeing the kids and parents from school. Trick or treating is community! Then we came and hit our favorite spots near our house.
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Huge chasm opening in Wyoming Mountains
by EndofMysteries in
1. social
2. current
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/30/us/wyoming-crack-earth/index.html.

in just a matter of days this has appeared.

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FayeDunaway

Or those of us on the left will say it was caused by Fracking.
Earth is amazing isn't it? When these destructive things happen it gets even more beautiful. Kind of like the Grand Canyon I suppose. Simple erosion over a long period of time caused by a river=breathtaking beauty. However this was mysteriously fast! Yep, demons. ;)
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So this Cute Chick at the KH ...
by brandnew in
1. jw
2. friends
thought she was gonna take a pic of me on the sneak.

im df'd...been df'd for over 19 years already.

so she probably would have gotten away with it without anyone knowing.....except that her flash was on.
FayeDunaway

Ah! I thought maybe it was for the cute chicks ;). That's nice of you, to bear the meetings for your old man.
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Coordinator of Elders Problems in One Southern England Circuit!
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
information just passed to me.

let's hope this becomes even more widespread.

i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?
FayeDunaway

HHH good observations. It's kind of a catch 22. Current elders getting burnt out and stepping down, so the remaining elders are getting even more burnt out, and nobody but fools wants this to happen to themselves, so they're not reaching out. Meanwhile those very burnt out elders are always told they're not doing a good enough job. I feel sorry for them, truly. What happens at the tipping point? Any thoughts? Maybe the more people leave, at least the fewer burdens for those remaining elders to bear.