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  How to tell family why you are no longer attending meetings?

  by El_Guapo in

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  so it has been over a month, maybe closer to two that i haven't attended a meeting.

  my stress level has gone way down, and my life is pretty good right now.

  well as you know, there are tons of nosy witnessess.

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  happy@last

  Why not tell her for your physical health? Or even for your mental health?
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  I Got disfellowshiped..wana die!

  by Chichi89 in

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  i jus got dissfellowshiped at th last week..i feel like dying..i attended th meetings yesterday and ita ws jus horrible..came back home in tears....... people i used to cal my friends nw cant look me in the eye..so heartbroken confused and giving up on life !.

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  happy@last

  ChiChi89, first of all, welcome here, this is a friendly place, stay a while.

  Second, please see this as an opportunity, a time for a breather to re-evaluate all the rules and regulations you have been living under. Take time to research what you believe, and see if you can re-connect with some of your 'wordly' friends.

  You do not state whether you are in education, working, have family etc.. Assess what you DO have, not what you don't for the moment.
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  Flawed Heroes

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
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  being the inquiring sort, i've read deeper in to the past of some of my heroes, and found....flaws.

  it shakes me up.

  i wonder; is my hero worth emulating?

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  happy@last

  Everyone who makes it through today despite adversity is a hero. The trouble is, putting someone on a pedestal doesn't change the fact they are still human and may have had words of wisdom some days, they sure would have had failings other days.
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  verybelated intro: Tylin

  by Tylinbrando in

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  so i have been a lurker on this forum since its inception.

  i registered over a year ago.

  i jumped in several months back with a highly controversial subject of my daughter being sexually abused by an elder and the efforts we were taking to bring him to justice.

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  Hi Tylin, thank you for sharing part of your life story with us. I wish you and your family all the happiness you deserve. We cannot erase the past, but we can make each day count, and it sounds you are well on your way to doing that.
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  district assembly programme---oooh i wish

  by bigmac in

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  happy@last

  Haha, and it's the same material worldwide, ROFL
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  Misquotes, Lies and deception in Watchtower Publications

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have just finished an article misquotes, deception and lies and would like your comments, proof reading, and any other examples that you think are important to add.

  most of these already appear on jwfacts.com within specific articles, but it is more powerful seeing them included together.

  there have also been a number of requests over the years for such a collection.

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  happy@last

  Superb article, added to my favourites, thank you
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  I had cataract surgery on Feb 12

  by Lady Lee in

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  i cannot believe the difference in my vision.

  even with glasses my vision in the left eye was poor.

  but i can now read a 12 font fairly clearly without the glasses.

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  happy@last

  So happy for you, my mother had hers done last year and was delighted with the results too. As you say, anyone contemplating it needn't hesitate
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  Can't sleep. Anyone feel like talking/messaging?

  by OneDayillBeFree in

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  i've had a crappy day and feel like talking to someone who's out or knows ttatt.. i can only call or text posters in the u.s. but others outside the country can pm me for other ways of communicating.. this will be active for about half an hour to an hour right now but if it goes okay then i might do it again.. pm me if interested & i'll pm you my info..

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  happy@last

  Sorry to hear of your bad day, I'm just up, it's Saturday morning 7:40 in the UK, I don't have Skype or suchlike on this tablet PC, thinking of you nonetheless. Hope tomorrow is better for you.
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  Personal Updates

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i am not particularly interested in the wtbts and their current doings.

  or doctrine, or debates about god/evolution.

  i am more interested in people, especially ex-jws like me.

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  happy@last

  Dear happy@last,

  I hope everything goes well for you today. I admire your courage and strength to stand up for yourself , even if it has been many years. I hope you find the desired closer.

  How you wrote of the snow falling gave me a sense of calm. Maybe this is your touchstone for inner peace during this time.

  My thoughts are with you today.

  Let us know how it went .

  Hugs

  eva luna

  That's me back after my trip, spent 6 hours in the interview room and have a lengthy statement, I'll see where it goes from here. I was drained after but happy to have done this, it is scary to see 5 years of abuse written down in chronological order, some people are very sick!

  I has given me a sense of relief, for me it was the right time to do it, having suffered a nervous breakdown and come through it a couple of years ago, I knew I could face talking for the first time in my adult life about the things I suffered. These events took place 30 years ago, and I am only just able to speak of them.

  Anyhow, I really appreciate all the messages of support, and look forward to a busy, fulfilling weekend. The sun is out today and I am starting to feel normal again.
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  Coca Cola Death? Should i sell my KO stock?

  by skeeter1 in

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  coroner says coca-cola addiction responsible for womans death neetzan zimmerman .

  when 30-year-old natasha harris of invercargill, new zealand, died of a heart attack three years ago, her family suspected the cause of death was linked to her extreme fondness for coca-cola.. drinking as much as 10 litres (2.5 gallons) a day left the mother of eight with myriad health problems, including cardiac arrhythmia, rotten teeth, and a full-blown addiction.. "(she would) go crazy if she ran out... she would get the shakes, withdrawal symptoms, be angry, on edge and snappy," harris's mother-in-law said last year.. harris's husband, christopher hodgkinson, recalled how his wife's health quickly deteriorated in the months prior to her death.

  "she had no energy and was feeling sick all the time ... she would get up and vomit in the morning," he said.. coca-cola has persistently maintained that, despite her daily consumption of twice the recommended caffeine intake and over 11 times the acceptable amount of sugar, harris's death could not be definitively linked to her coke habit.. but a coroner report released today claims to have done just that.. wrote coroner david crerar: "i find that, when all of the available evidence is considered, were it not for the consumption of very large quantities of coke by natasha harris, it is unlikely that she would have died when she died and how she died.".

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  happy@last

  In the BBC report on this the coroner said the following:

  "The fact she had her teeth extracted several years before her death because of what her family believed was Coke-induced tooth decay, and the fact that one or more of her children were born without enamel on their teeth, should have been treated by her, and by her family, as a warning," TVNZquotes his statement as saying.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21423499

  True addiction - awful story