I am proud of something everyone on this site should be proud of - breaking free from a mind-control cult, something that is very difficult to do.
cobaltcupcake
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Are you Proud ?
by Phizzy inwhen we were jw's pride was usually cast in a bad light, linked with being "haughty" and coming before a "fall" etc.. but taking pride in certain things is actually a very good thing, i am proud of my children, they have grown in to fine adults who everybody talks well of, they had the sense never to be baptised jw's, i am proud of that too.. i am proud of my achieving a full education since leaving, i haven't done a degree course due to lack of funds etc, but i am now very well read.. i am proud that i am now a better human, kinder, more empathetic, less judgemental, contributing to the community, voting, donating blood etc etc.
i am proud to be associated with jwn and with aawa, i am proud to know you all !.
what are you proud of ?
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Lili Boulanger (21 August 1893 15 March 1918)
by Terry inthere are stories that cannot be written and shouldn't be told because the truth of those stories cannot be embraced on first hearing.
our real life intrudes in every detail and we have so little time to give.
yet, here i am proposing to tell you one of those stories.
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cobaltcupcake
What an extraordinary talent! I listened to the first piece - beautiful!
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2014 Event
by enigma1863 ini know its a year away but i wanted to inquire about the hundred year anniversary of 1914. it would be amazing to have a world wide event reguarding all exjws.
i am nowhere near capable of putting this together but i'd like to propose the largest assembly of exjws ever on october 1st 2014. can it be done?
am i the first to bring this up?
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cobaltcupcake
I love the Cedar Point idea!
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How many light bulbs does it take to change a Jehovah's Witness?
by DT injust one, all you have to do is turn it on and he will instantly adjust to the new light..
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cobaltcupcake
LOL! I think you need to use a dimmer switch and bring up the light gradually.
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cobaltcupcake
No time to make it to the meeting today, watching The Matrix.
Good idea, Idrnomo! *Off to plug in the movie*
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TAKE THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY QUIZ How many can you get right?
by Terry intrue or false?.
11. has the watchtower society itself ever celebrated a birthday?
**watch tower reprints 1883 pp.
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cobaltcupcake
Very interesting, Terry! I flunked badly.
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Immoral sleeping arrangement?
by hoser ini'm reading through the watchtower rule book right now and i came to the chapter clarification and guidelines on handling certain matters.
there is a part about scriptural divorce and even if adultery is not proved if your ex stayed all night or is involved in an immoral sleeping arrangement you can get scriptural grounds to remarry.. .
they make a rule, then they have to make a rule for the rule, make another rule for the rule for the rule.
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cobaltcupcake
Well, jeez. When I left my husband and the Borg I moved in with my BFF (ex-JW) and her partner. I was so afraid of my mentally unstable ex that I never told him where I was. I could have saved myself some trouble if I'd told him I was living with two lesbians. As it was, I had to pay for the divorce and let him know when I had committed "adultery."
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My Story
by braincleaned inhere's where i am coming from.
i have spent over 45 years in religion.
i was deep into it, as a jw.
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cobaltcupcake
Welcome to the forum, Braincleaned! I love your writing. You let us into your heart. Thank you.
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What,s a dysfunctional family in your opinion???
by jam injust recently a family i know well (non-jw) big problems.. i thought my family (my ex and my kids) and other jw family.
members were dysfunctional but no comparison to this family.. i have known families that became jw,s, their famliy were.
dysfunctional but in a strange way their family became strong.. my thought , if you have one child that goes amok that ,s not.
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cobaltcupcake
I should add that thousands of dollars and many years of therapy later, I managed to build a good measure of self-esteem that allowed me to get out of the horrible marriage my parents pushed me into and to leave the cult.
The best revenge is living well.
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What,s a dysfunctional family in your opinion???
by jam injust recently a family i know well (non-jw) big problems.. i thought my family (my ex and my kids) and other jw family.
members were dysfunctional but no comparison to this family.. i have known families that became jw,s, their famliy were.
dysfunctional but in a strange way their family became strong.. my thought , if you have one child that goes amok that ,s not.
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cobaltcupcake
I grew up in a dysfunctional family - Dad sexually and verbally abusive, alcohol problem. Mom completely in denial.
I came out of it with two deep-seated beliefs: Men are incapable of love. Fathers do not love their children. Those were even more deep-seated than the mind-control crap from JWs.
I'm still amazed when I observe parents who recognize their children's talents and actively nurture them. Who cheer their children on when they're doing well and who comfort and support them when they're having a tough time. Parents who are actively involved in their children's education, review their homework, reach out to their teachers. Parents who are completely unselfish, who exercise self-control, who allow their children to be themselves.
I never had any of that. I honestly don't know why my parents had children at all.
I never had children because I was afraid I would do the same thing to them, and I never wanted to treat another human being so badly.