HereIgo

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  My Story

  by HereIgo in

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  my story: i am a 27 year old ex jw.

  former ms and regular pioneer at age 19. i was very active and had many "privileges" including district assembly and circuit assembly parts etc.

  as an example for young people.

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  @scratchme dont feel bad...i dont think any of us were very good at being a jw and lied to ourselves to feel productive..we all make mistakes, be glad you are out now!
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  Catching My Breath (RIP JWD'ers)

  by Phaedra in

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  mouthy.

  farkel.

  ros.

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  Rip
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  My Story

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my story: i am a 27 year old ex jw.

  former ms and regular pioneer at age 19. i was very active and had many "privileges" including district assembly and circuit assembly parts etc.

  as an example for young people.

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  Flipper thanks alot! I have been reading this site for some time now before I joined and have enjoyed your posts. Tahoe is a special place for me. My mom grew up there and ive been there many times. My jw fam also camps there every july in meeks bay, that would be an awkward run in lol what part do you camp? Keep in touch!
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  Facial Hair?

  by HereIgo in

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  now what was the deal with this one?

  my cong strictly enforced the facial hair unwritten rule.

  alot of bros starting growing soul patches, then the co cracked down on that too, no more, must be clean shaven, especially ms and elders.

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  Lol @nicolaou a soul patch is a patch of hair grown just under your bottom lip. I've personally only ever seen black and hispanic bros grown one
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  Facial Hair?

  by HereIgo in

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  now what was the deal with this one?

  my cong strictly enforced the facial hair unwritten rule.

  alot of bros starting growing soul patches, then the co cracked down on that too, no more, must be clean shaven, especially ms and elders.

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  Freddo good point, I forgot about that one. They definitely pick and choose what they want to use in the bible!
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  Ridiculous ways you kept your "time going" in service?

  by HereIgo in

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  i used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.

  then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.

  i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.

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  Lol I also was a weirdo. I did too many weird things as a jw to name off lol but now im much more "normal" 😂
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  Facial Hair?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  now what was the deal with this one?

  my cong strictly enforced the facial hair unwritten rule.

  alot of bros starting growing soul patches, then the co cracked down on that too, no more, must be clean shaven, especially ms and elders.

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  Now what was the deal with this one? My Cong strictly enforced the facial hair unwritten rule. Alot of Bros starting growing soul patches, then the CO cracked down on that too, no more, must be clean shaven, especially MS and elders. I remember my mother trying to explain it to my worldly father and he said "well Jesus had a beard!" I thought, good point. I never quite understood it, but followed it anyway. Can anyone shed light?
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  Ridiculous ways you kept your "time going" in service?

  by HereIgo in

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  2. experiences

  i used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.

  then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.

  i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.

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  I used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers. Then off to Starbucks for another hour lol Easy way to count 2-4 hours. I am chuckling as I write this, what a joke!
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  What is the biggest hypocrisy you have seen as a witness?

  by HereIgo in

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  i have far too many to name, but ill start with obscene music, gambling and cussing like a sailor.

  all the while preaching to "worldly people" about their impending death at armageddon.

  thoughts?.

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  I was so ignorant to the child molestation issue in the org. I had no idea it even existed in the org. Jw's loved to bash Catholics for their problems but boy jw's aren't any better smh
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  My Story

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my story: i am a 27 year old ex jw.

  former ms and regular pioneer at age 19. i was very active and had many "privileges" including district assembly and circuit assembly parts etc.

  as an example for young people.

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  HereIgo

  Thanks everyone for your kind words! Its refreshing and I have had fun interacting with you all the last couple of days. I have suppressed alot of my memories as a jw and i realized that isn't healthy. I guess I just had an epiphany that I needed support and to vent to people that understand. Whats new with me? Well I am happily married to a "worldly" woman with 2 beautiful baby girls, in school and working hard. I appreciate all of the little things in life such as sleeping in on the weekends lol and not being judged all of the time. It is hard sometimes, I miss my mother, we used to be close, havent spoke too much since 2011, but ive always been independent and strong minded. Like one of you mentioned earlier, its better to be shunned than to live a lie, my thoughts exactly.