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  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  Thank you Beth Sarim
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
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  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  Frankenstein,

  I can see how that could happen and it is so sad. People feel that their is no other way out. I felt that way and wasn't even raised in the religion. I am so grateful for this site and for people like you. I have read about suicide in some of the post here.

  Their was a beautiful young woman in our congregation that fell in love with a man that was not a JW. Her family disowned her...she cried a lot...to this day...I don't know what happened to her...I wish that I could find her now but honestly it's been so long that I can't even remember her name.
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  Amazing! What ever my bible study told me about the Bible I believed her. No questions asked. I believed it was the truth. After a few years, it became a burden. I felt smothered and wished that I didn't know the "truth" as I was stuck...couldn't leave because I didn't want to die at Armageddon...plus I didn't want to let down the friends and elders.....I got sick...started having panic attacks because of the pressure. Years later and many let downs...I finally knew that if I didn't leave that I would end up dead at an early age. I needed to feel free....it was probably the hardest thing that I have ever done but I am so glad to be free from the JW organization. I can't even imagine how someone is able to break the chains after being raised in the religion. My heart goes out to each and everyone of you. So glad that I found you folks :)
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  That is sad to hear. The more that I read and find out I'm just shocked.

  Thank you all for the warm welcome and encouraging words. I wish that I could meet you all in person :)
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  ElderBerry,

  What is a green hand shake?
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
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  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  I have a story to tell which is not pretty on my part. Thanks for explaining the way the gb gets their money....because I wondered how they profit to continue keeping their members in the congregation. Now I see.

  I was not raised jw. My mom's brother (my uncle) was and still is an elder of the forest park congregation in ga. My mom always said that he had the truth and if she were going to join a religion, it would be jw. I always listened to her so when I grew up....that is exactly what I did. The woman that was my bible study warned me early on about apostasy and told me not to read any of their literature....so I did exactly what she said. The woman that thought me about the Bible and the religions beliefs husband was a doctor (and elder). They had money And plenty of it....they were looked up to in the congregation. My husband and I were in our early 20's with 3 kids and barely surviving. When I finally went to work, I was frowned upon....especially by the woman that I studied with s children...they were 12 and 15 at the time and such little snobs...and so judgemental.... I never understood why they didn't teach their children to be humble.
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  Thank you everyone. I am so curious as to how the gb makes a profit off of the sales of the kingdom hall buildings and the other sales in Brooklyn. Do they personally get money?
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
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  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  Thank you so very much. LUHE :)

  I really don't know how much knowledge that I can give but I do know how it feels to leave the JW religion. I wasn't even raised in it but when I left I was devastated and lost. I felt so ashamed. Now, I'm angry. I let the elders bully me and mistreat me.

  Thank you for your response.
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  Thank you Finkelstein. :)

  I guess I should tell my story but I think I will need to write it down first so that it's not confusing. One thing that confuses me is that I thought that if a person was at Bethel...that they were not compensated...did that include the governing body?
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  New to this site.

  by KimD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post.

  i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

  i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

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  KimD

  Hello everyone. This is my first post. I feel intimidated because I don't really know computers to well and I hope that I don't break any rules. I became a JW in 1981. I left in 91. I have so many questions. I live in Georgia in the town of Jonesboro. Jonesboro is about 20 miles south of Atlanta.

  I have been reading this site for many years. I have realized that I really was gullible and didn't understand much about the organization. All I know is that I loved my friends in the congregation and when I left, I suffered tremendously. I didn't pray for at least 8 years because I knew that Jehovah wouldn't listen to my prayers. I'm ok now thanks to this site.

  I would love to talk to others who have left. Is their anyone here that is close to where I live?