Posts by dazed but not confused

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How to catch a kangaroo!

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How to catch a kangaroo!

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Was your fade easy or difficult? Let me know ur fade story

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when i started to fade it was pretty easy for me.

dazed but not confused

wow. thanks for sharing "rather be in hades". theres alot you spoke about that i can relate to... depression, throwing pills at the prob. in an unloving cong where people dont "really" care for you. No communication with dad. not truly experiencing life.

Thanks again for ur post

NVR2L8- looking back the "generations" change in doctrine got me wondering abt everything else that changed over the years with the society. That is abt when I started to question everything.

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End gay cures

by irondork in

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i just signed a petition to put a stop to phony "gay cures" happening right now in france - and touring to another 9 countries.

this has to stop - these "gay cures" are extremely dangerous and so damaging it drives many to self-harm and even suicide.

with sessions planned in 9 more countries, france must lead the way.

dazed but not confused

34,296 Signed

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Was your fade easy or difficult? Let me know ur fade story

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when i started to fade it was pretty easy for me.

dazed but not confused

My mom was baptized in 1974. I cant believe she stayed after the "wheels fell off". i'd love to go back in time and knock some sense into her.

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Was your fade easy or difficult? Let me know ur fade story

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when i started to fade it was pretty easy for me.

dazed but not confused

When i started to fade it was pretty easy for me. I would tell my wife i was too tired or not feeling well to make it to the theocratic min school. i have a pretty exhausting job. in demolition. I would go maybe once a month. then i went from 7 or 8 hrs in service to 1 or 2. sundays were always hit and miss. that was over abt 2 years. then one night after some research abt the blood issue i tore up my blood card and told my wife abt it a week latter. then i stopped going for abt 4 or 5 weeks all together and my wife asked me if i was going to go anymore to the meetings. i told her no and explained some of the reasons why i came to my conclusion. she cried and was pretty upset for abt a week but i think she knew it was coming.

a few weeks after that she told me she was just happy i wasnt drinking or using leaving as an excuse to drink and that i am a good provider. she said she just wanted me to be happy with whatever i chose. one of the hardest parts was seeing everyone around me, my so called friends, shun me.

WHEN YOUR 'IN' YOUR A GUEST. WHEN YOUR OUT YOUR A PEST!

There is one friend that will talk to me but only briefly and only on the phone. his wife doesn't like him hanging out with me. shes got him by the balls.
also my mom and sister who are in the "truth" are in another state. if my family were in the same area, it would have been a bit harder.

Dazed

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Call out to faders- stories needed

by Coffee House Girl in

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hey all out there on jwn, newbies and veteran favories:.

i faded from my cong about 21 months ago and have been talking about my experiences leaving the org to a journalist who is interested in doing a freelance piece on exiting jws or even jws who have doubts/have eyes opened about the wtbs and stay "in" for family/friends.

to put her subject of interest in her own words, she wants experiences of jws who are:.

dazed but not confused

I may be a little late to the party but if there is anything I can contribute let me know. You can send me an PM. I live near Denver and left about 9 months ago. My family and most of my wifes are still fully "in".

Dazed

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FOURTEEN DEAD IN DENVER SHOOTING !

by Phizzy in

more than one gunman seems to be involved in this terrible act.

families were attending mid-night showings of the dark knight movie.. the media should not give publicity tothe names of the perpetrators, they often crave the fame.

give them that fame and others will crave it too.. my thoughts are with the families of all that are affected, a horrific and pointless act that will bring so much pain and sorrow.. edited to say, seems as though it was a lone gunman..

dazed but not confused

Quendi why don't you shut the hell up. 12 people who loved their friends and family and were loved in return were murdered and your dumb ass gets bent out of shape over a simple comment from someone commenting on how sad it is. The next time you have a thought, go in the bathroom and stick your thumb up your ass. That's how the rest of us feel when you post on this forum.

My thoughts exactly! I live 30 or so minutes from Aurora and can't believe something like this is happening again.

Quendi- BLD! Bitches Love Drama!- you should just stop

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WERE THERE ANY UNOFFICIAL STRANGE IDEAS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

by badboy in

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any takers?

dazed but not confused

Being on Facebook or other networking sites can and will lead to couples cheating on each other. Never happened in our hall but they sure did beat a dead horse by making several local needs about that and avoiding social networks.

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What brought you here?

by leaving_quietly in

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folks here all have one thing in common: they are somehow associated with jws, either were one, are married to one, have a relative who is one, has a romantic interest in one, are are currently one.

perhaps you are not one, but something about jws bugs you enough to have found this forum, and read it and contribute to it.

what brought you here?

dazed but not confused

I found this site during that period of research. Wow, was I surprised by what I read! Of course, the "apostate" flag was raised immediately, but I decided to start verifying things myself, something I have never done because I was raised to believe this way, and never did question it (after all, why would my seemingly intelligent parents believe this way if it wasn't the truth?)

For me I suppose it started years ago when I was trying to overcome my addiction to alcohol. I went to the elders for help on a couple occasions and just received a slap on the hand and no help. Lost my “privilege” of running the sound board and mics and commenting. I hated commenting anyway so that was a favor to me .

My marriage nearly ended on 3 different occasions in nearly 7 years. I wanted to be free of alcohol and knew these people didn’t care for me. It came down to what I loved more, my wife and one year old son- at the time- or alcohol. I chose my family. It was the hardest 12 months of sobriety. I woke up everyday for a year craving alcohol. Once I made it past a year, it got easier. Now im 2 years 3 months+ sober and very happy with a very happy wife and 2 beautiful children.

During the first 7 years of my marriage I would look at “apostate” sites once in a while only to dispute what I read. I thought I was strengthening my faith by doing this. Then shortly after I quit drinking I started looking at these sites with a more open and clear mind. It was shocking what I learned was “true” because I was taught to never question what I was taught….just go with it. This and other things that happened in my life…. Already discussed here… http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/228050/1/I-should-have-went-with-my-gut-years-ago

I feel better for it. Oh and what brought me to this site was when I googled JW this site poped up a lot and I started looking and liked what I read

DAZED