Posts by eyesropen323

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Thoughts on the new AAWA video and other things!!

by iamwhoiam in

so does this mean aawa is going to stop shunning?

are they themselves not guilty of shunning those who shun?

shunning can never be stopped no matter how bad you want it to.

eyesropen323

aawa did a wonderful job in this video. they are combining all of our voices to make it a huge blow to the watchtower. they have my support.

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Thoughts on the new AAWA video and other things!!

by iamwhoiam in

so does this mean aawa is going to stop shunning?

are they themselves not guilty of shunning those who shun?

shunning can never be stopped no matter how bad you want it to.

zed the original site has been taken down on facebook. and an apology has been sent out. refer to the www.aawa.com site. when did the watchtower ever apologize or even listen to those who complined. all of the issies you have mentoned have been addressed and remedied. on the aawa site you will find a very detailed apology letter.

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Hello. I am new here :)

by StevenJB in

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hello all.. my name is dteve and i live in the uk.

i hope i can make genuine friends here and not pretend friends.....like that among jw's.. i left, went back, and have left again, but this time it is for good.

so i tried to work things out, but she carried on.

eyesropen323

Welcome Steve!

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I'm turning myself in. Lurking elders, are you listening?

by Eve Deceived in

i think it's fitting for my very first post to be a thread on jw.net turning myself in to any lurking elders out there on a witch-hunt to cleanse the congregation so that god's choosen ones can "remain in god's love.

" so i'm sorry to all you awesome, truthful apostates on this site, but this thread is really intended for any lurking nazis -- i mean, the taliban -- ugh, i mean elders of the world's most "loving" cult religion.. i am an apostate.

here, i'll save you the trouble:.

eyesropen323

Yaay!! Welcome Elizabeth!!! I recently(about 2 weeks ago) went public with leaving the JW's on Facebook. And I noted it on here however I didn't give personal info on this forum. I haven't heard anything yet. But I decided not to play by their rules so they can work to find out what's up with me. Let them come after me!!! They will be sorry!! I love being FREEEEEEEE!!!!

Renee

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Why Did You Get Baptised

by God_Delusion in

hi guys,.

so then, why did you get dunked?

were you pressured into it too, or did you do it because you honestly thought it was the right thing to do?.

eyesropen323

Because I liked this one brother when I was younger.

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It's a miserable life --- Really?

by Lady Lee in

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i was at the check-out counter sitting in my wheelchair, listening to the customer behind me talk to the cashier.

he looks at her and says she looks tired.

she rings through one more of my purchases and she it has been a long day.

eyesropen323

Thank you Lady Lee!! :)

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the journey of my children in awakening

by Aussie Oz in

at the request of some, i have gone through many of my posts of the last 3 years to collect all my methods i used to awaken my children to the truth about the truth.. from oldest to newest (i will do them in a few posts so its not an endless scroll thru).

had a bit of a chat today about the internet (which i know he likes to use at my place).

in his use of the net today i found one site he visited was one i had visited to get a pdf of a society publication.

eyesropen323

Made me happy to see you have your children Oz...thank you for sharing. :)

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After fading for over a year...I finally cut my ties by posting on my Facebook page

by eyesropen323 in

i was 8 when my mom brought us into the jw's.

i am in my late 30's now.

many knew me from school.

eyesropen323

My sharing of my experience so far is to help anyone else that needs encouragement to leave. I never thought I would but I did. It didn't happen over night. It has been a few years since my own initial questioning but this past summer I found out my husband was molested as a child by his step father. His mother knew and still stayed with this nasty man. The Elders and her kept it a secret. My husband along with other siblings lived with this man for many many years there after...

After I found out, which was 15 years into our marriage, I rained terror down on everyone involved. You see, my husband and I had so many issues in our marriage that I thought they were all my fault. We would get counseling from the Elders, my husband had an 'addiction', he was closed off to me, emotionaly void and unsympathetic. I almost left with my children last year. But.....I found out about what happened to him. I needed to give him another chance. Our kids need their father. He has never had anyone help him to see that he was the victim. He just shut down. The Elders never brought up what happened to him in his childhood as a factor for why he is the way he is. My family and others in the congregation DO NOT CARE. I have tried to explain to them the severity of what happened. They are stuck on why we are not at the meetings. So, this horrid child molester has been allowed to continue to give parts in the meetings. And I subsquently banned my mother in law from EVER seeing us or my children again. The Elders HAVE NOT ONCE contacted my husband to see how he is doing. It makes me sad really. They have made him to feel the victim again. And so far, my family continues to shun us as if we did something wrong...telling me that I shouldn't leave Jehovah for something like this......HUH???!!!! So deep breaths for me....gave them all time to get over themselves....they chose the religion's rules.

That brings me to where I am today. My husband is working on how he feels. We are starting over. Our children are happier. I will miss the family that has stayed in. But in the meantime I will enjoy this life how we were meant to live it....with FREE WILL.

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Thankyou dad, for making me think...

by Aussie Oz in

son was up visiting today and we had some great little chats about all things watchtower.

i would say the chances of him going back are real slim now, for he was telling me of some of his own wtf research on the internet about them.. anyway, at one point he came up, gave me a big hug and said "thankyou for making me think".

it seems that all the little seed dropping and question dropping over the last 3 years really did work!

eyesropen323

I know you are very happy. Thank you for sharing. :)

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After fading for over a year...I finally cut my ties by posting on my Facebook page

by eyesropen323 in

i was 8 when my mom brought us into the jw's.

i am in my late 30's now.

many knew me from school.

eyesropen323

Thank you Robert

I do not have anymore JW friends or family on my Facebook. But I know my comments will be shared among other family members. I still will reach out. I contacted my mom the other day. She was very short on the phone with me but that's ok. I know she and my family still love me. And I know they are reacting to me the way they are taught. Before my eyes were opened I would've reacted the same way...I think. However, I was always more of a free thinker. And yes, this will make them more upset but oh well. My husband, children and I are so much happier!

I thank everyone here on JW.net...you guys have been and will continue to be a support for me. I have wonderful friends in my personal life who are supportive as well. And its wonderful to see so many finally seeing the "truth about the truth".