I agree with smiddy. I've spoken to many ex JWs in my area and most will say that the JWs "have something" but they couldn't live up to it. When I point of they don't and it's all lies some have expressed relief others have backed off and not wanted to discuss it. Perhaps the thought of holding onto a belief system however flawed helps some, I'm not sure why myself but everyone's different.
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Husband addressed himself as "Used to be a JW"
by UBM101 inwhen asked about his religion & belief, he would tell people that his family are jws, and he used to be one.
but still he is very much against christmas and birthdays.
he seems to have no issue with new year.
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Disassociation
by evilone inhi all, i haven't posted here in quite some time.. just as an update, about two years ago, my wife and i moved to a big city about 500 miles away from the town in which we grew up.
we made this move in part to expedite the fading process, which was successful.
when we moved, as i described in an earlier post, we formally transferred from our home cong (where our families are) to a local cong in our new city, and then transferred twice more so as to get lost in the shuffle.
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happy@last
JWs love to gossip, if your names are announced they will say, "who was that?" and start digging. Through 6 degrees of separation it'll happen, I'm waiting to see it happen in my case. Just about everyone in the country I'm in that last came into contact with the last 20 years know about my announcement. My family live in a different country but I've not doubt news will get through to them.
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31 years young tomorrow, B Day...four years of freedom from the towers...
by Joliette injoined this website in july 2010 and havent looked back...so happy to be watchtower free!!!!
(i was born feb 16th 1983).. i'll be 31 years old tomorrow and i feel indifferent about it.
as usually my mom said your gonna be 31 but she didnt say happy birthday.
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happy@last
Happy Birthday, you are entering the best years of your life. You still have your youth and a bit more wisdom. Have fun.
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It's official too: I will be DF'd... probably next Wednesday
by ILoveTTATT ini will write my story soon... .
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You have taken away any power and smugness they have over you, enjoy your freedom.
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I want to send a nice note to my sister
by Faithful Witness init's been about 5 weeks, since my sister sent me the email telling me she no longer wants to communicate with me (at this time).. i was never a jw, so i am not going to agree to those crazy terms.
i explained to her that she can do what she wants, but i will continue to be kind, and that i forgive her cruel treatment toward me.. i have given her some space, and i feel like i am ready to send her another note.
instead of bringing up any hard feelings of today, i was going to share some memories that i have of our early, pre-jw days.
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happy@last
I'd agree with the above ^^
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Are You Comfortable With Who You Now Are?
by minimus inmany jws are misfits and many that were raised as jws find it difficult to be "normal".
are you comfortable with yourself at this point in time?.
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happy@last
I didn't know who I really was when I was a JW. Now I'm not, I'm happy to find the real me and I like me.
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What are you doing on Valentine's? I was invited to a party... er... a JC
by ILoveTTATT inso i go to that dinner with my parents.
it worked great!
i think i increased my mom's cog dis just by showing her i am the same good person, and having fun.
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happy@last
You'll experience no love that day! I like your friends, postpone it, delay it, or even ask if it is actually required and say you are a little stressed just now (that could explain your little explosion at your mum).
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3 years of study, Just found out!
by impala63rag inhello friends, .
i would like some advice from those that are inpartial, and are familiar with the teachings of jw.
i studied with a wonderful jw couple weekly for 3 years.
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happy@last
Welcome impala63rag, you have had a lucky escape. Your thirst for knowledge of the Bible has saved you, as you can see for yourself the WT publications are using scriptures to suit themselves and deceive. I would be surprised if you see these so-called friends for much longer after having told them of your concerns. Why not go to the meeting and put up your hand and give your opinion as you have above? I guarantee you after the first time they take you they will look embarrassed and not ask you again, these people are supposed to answer strictly to the paragraph in question and not according to personal opinion.
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TATTOOS and da troof - DOES the babble teach what WT claims?
by hamsterbait inthey love to quote the verse "you must not make tattoo markings upon yourself," to "prove" that witlesses should not have body art.. yet the word tattoo is maori in origin.
how the hell did moses know a maori word???.
in every other translation it says you must not make cutting marks.
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happy@last
Rattigan350, what an open minded view you have! Surely it is someone's personal choice. Dangerous? No. Permanent? Yes. Non-productive? No. Many people get these to mark something of great meaning to them and are proud to have them.
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Talking with a nonbeliever...
by suavojr inin my search for the truth and the burning desire to become free from all forms of dogma and wishful thinking.
i have approached my first crossroads in my life, should i continue to believe in a god or not?.
currently i am leaning toward agnosticism, but all the suffering in the world, all the loss and pain in my own life makes it hard for me to simply let go of the idea and hope that at the end justice will prevail, that one day god can make it all good.. .
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happy@last
I believed in god once because I was told to believe in him, but had no evidence to prove it. Whilst I believed I also believed he had it in for me as well as lots of others. When I became a parent I suddenly felt a love I had never experienced and knew I would do everythingin my power to stop my child from being hurt and as time went on knew that whilst they would experience hurt I would do all in my power to 'fix' it as quickly as possible. It was then that I became deist. Today I find it hard to believe in anything I cannot see with my own eyes or prove to myself that is exists beyond any doubt.