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  New Girl

  by Gypsy Sam in

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  2. friends

  hope everyone is having a lovely day.

  i ended up here after spending the past few months researching jw, without the blinders on.

  i was a born-in, baptized as a teen, pioneered out of high school for a couple years (turning down a 4 year scholarship).

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  happy@last

  Welcome here, it's great to know what it was that made you 'open the door ' to your new life

  Seize the day! Make each one count. It sounds like you are.
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  Shepherding call

  by lostinthought in

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  2. friends

  so, on sunday i left the meeting and was sitting in my car putting my keys in the ignition, an elder pulled on my door handal and opened up.

  i rolled my eyes, this man is annoying...anyway he asked if i was going to be around wednesday.

  i told him i should be.

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  happy@last

  Then just don't say anything, nod in agreement, tell them you are stressed, that's all. He probably just wants to tick the box that he's done his shepherding.
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  Friends are studying with the JW's

  by LouBelle in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was studying spanish a little while ago - had to stop because of finances but became friends with the spanish teacher and we keep in touch, see each other now and again.

  i just got a message from him:.

  "hola louise, i would like to talk to you about 2 things, about the jws, as we are following this fatih, we find it interesting, we haven't been baptised yet, i want to make sure before making a mistake and the other thing that allan and i wold like to talk about is starting your own business.....".

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  happy@last

  The history of the society they are looking into also, perhaps familiarise yourself with some of that also, great resource is http://www.watchtowerdocuments.com/index.html
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  Could the JWs sway you back...?

  by new22day in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  op based on mr. freeze's topic - could attending the meetings/studying again sway any of you back to the org.

  hearing the propaganda over and over again is pretty powerful i'm sure.

  (i'm a non-jw, non-christian (no offense), stubborn as a bull and even i had moments of pause based on some of the doctrine (lasted 30 seconds) but i never had family/friends at stake or a background in this.

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  happy@last

  No way, not even for punkofnices millions
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  Hello

  by newdawnfades in

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  2. friends

  i am a long time lurker who has finally decided to post.

  i am still in along with my wife, kids and extended family.

  i am in my 40s and was raised in the org.

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  happy@last

  Welcome, never stop learning. You realise that everything we do has repurcussions, even doing nothing. Take one step at a time.
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  I Didn't See That Coming

  by Wholly in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised on air force bases in the us and asia until i was 10 or 11. my mother divorced my father while he was on an unaccompanied tour in turkey and hooked up with my uncle.

  she married him and his children became our step-brothers and sisters.

  i saw my father once when he got back to the states and not again until almost 30 years later.. after two years, my uncle put his children in an orphanage and my mother dispersed her children to the four winds so she could be free to be with my uncle without all the problems eight children who hated each other brought.. my story begins in 1977 in an old farm house in corinth, kentucky, without running water or heat, just electricity for lights and cooking.

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  happy@last

  Wow, thank you for sharing such a heartfelt account of your life. I applaud your desire to help others, keep learning for yourself also, don't just believe everything you're told, prove it to yourself.
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  Just my little story

  by MinistryOfTruth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  i have been lurking here for about a month or two.

  it is really awesome to read so many similar experiences.. for example, when i was still 'in' i wondered if i was the only one in the hall that really hated the meetings.

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  happy@last

  Welcome, you've made some good choices already.
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  Introduction - longtime visitor

  by momentofsurrender in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just a (slightly) quick introduction for now.

  i am a 4th generation born in.

  father an elder since i was an infant.

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  happy@last

  Welcome here, glad life is working out, keep your kids safe from the 'doctrines'.
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  Checklists for High-Control Groups/Cults

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  checklist of characteristics.

  deception lies at the core of mind-manipulating and high-demand ("cultic") groups and programs.

  many members and supporters of these groups/movements are not fully aware of the extent to which they have been abused and exploited.

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  happy@last

  Marking - helpful thread, thank you
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  I am in LOV.....I mean LIKE!!!

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi alll!

  well, i'm good!.

  i haven't been to the hall in like 5 months.

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  happy@last

  Sounds like he's been a great friend, but you need to slow down. There's no harm in friends going to the movies, but giving him your heart doesn't sound a good idea at this time.