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Happily gone forever!

by Steve Josef in

i was raised as a jw.

i do believe that what they call a religion is in fact, child abuse and mere brainwashing.

i have since left, but rements of this cult still haunt me today.

i haven't been to a meeting in over two years and am still having a hard time saying to myself that holidays aren't "bad". my parents were baptized when i was a tot, and were pretty devout. i of course, had found many other reasons along the way why not to celebrate (commerciality of christmas, etc.,) my wife on the other hand, although her parents were strict, had no problem leaving it all behind(she's a little more carefree than i, she enjoys the shallowness of it all).

anywho, the point is that after two years away, i still can't bring myself to go through with it. my wife's birthday is coming up next week and she's gonna get PISSED if i don't get her anything.

oh well, more beer money for me...hahahahahahahha

je pense, donc, je suis

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My Story******Short Version!

by think41self in

i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

troucul

ooh la la

je pense, donc, je suis

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My Story******Short Version!

by think41self in

i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

troucul

hey bonnie

whatcha gonna do with a french major? teach? traduiseur? je vais enseigner quand je grandis

je pense, donc, je suis

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My Story******Short Version!

by think41self in

i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

troucul

story doesn't end there though. kind of an ongoing drama now...lol. dad, who was an elder for years resigned about six months ago and stopped going about 4 months ago. had to drag himself to the memorial. just burned out. what's funny is that's going through our old cong. like wildfire. an older woman (i can't call them my bro's and sis's now) was concerned 'cause my parents are "distancing themselves"...all i know is my dad used to have migraines all the time. hardly any now. i wonder why? (note the sarcasm) anywho, he seems to be enjoying life alot more now. a woman they used to study with years back called my dad up out of the blue and wanted to know "what's up?" everyone's so "concerned". bullshit.anyway, i'm dying to know myself what his exact reasons are for leaving. i'm sure he's seen alot in the 20 years he was an elder.

that's it for now i guess, peace out.

je pense, donc, je suis

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My Story******Short Version!

by think41self in

i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

troucul

that's affirmative....literally it's "hole of the ass"...am a french major in college...see where it's takin me?...lol...hope to chat soon

je pense, donc, je suis

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My Story******Short Version!

by think41self in

i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

troucul

enjoyed your story, think. at one point in my life i didn't think happy endings were possible outside the borg. mind if i share mine now?

i'm hittin' 30 in sept., and was brought up a dubba as well. dad took the lead (was a well respected elder for years, and had a brain to boot!) everyone always approached him with their problems, which took time away from us. anywho, during high school my parents took us a couple times to tour bethel to try and encourage me to go their after high school. actually discouraged me. but i digress. during that time my older brother had been df'd. being 15 and not knowing anything else, i was crushed. i remember crying all night after i found out. he left the day before the announcement and i would see him only twice in the next 10 years.

after i left high school, i fell in love with my wife. at the time, i didn't think it was possible the borg was responsible for conflicts in my marriage. had to be the responsible "christian husband". being young and newly married was difficult to say the least. 6 years and two kids later i find my self separated and on my own. elders were hunting me down to find out what happened between me and my wife. i guess you could say i was on the lam...lol..

i began thinking and reevaluating my beliefs. finally got the cohones and called my brother after ten years. boy, was he happy to hear from me...lol. went to visit him in ut the following february.
wow was it fun. parents were kinda disappointed in me for going. i never discussed it with them as i knew what would happen.

getting back to me and my wife...i had a feeling we needed to go through with the divorce.(if you love something set it free.... i reasoned)at first it was mutual, then she started getting second thoughts. no matter, i thought. shortly after we divorced, i got a dwi. having no one to turn to i turned to my ex-wife. she bailed me out and backed me up all the way through my court dates and what not.

the elders finally got a hold of us and had a couple meetings with us.
being spiritually confused and not yet willing to say the hell with it, i said what i needed to say and wound up being privately reproved. my wife was publicly reproved after being told it would not be announced.(f'ing liars!!!!!)

i moved in w/my parents and after i was arrested, the elders in my old congregation sent the newspaper clipping to the elders in my new congregation.(seemed to me they were upset they couldn't "get me" the first time) it was at that time i decided to get the hell out. i could see that my mom was sad when i told her i was moving three states away. i quit both my jobs and moved out. shortly thereafter, my ex-wife and two kids followed me. needless to say, after lengthy court-ordered counseling (from my dwi charge) i was able to reconcile everything. my ex-wife became my wife again, and we just bought a house(old one which needs alot of work). started school full -time last year, and i gotta say,i'm the happiest i've ever been.

that's me in a nut shell!!!!

je pense, donc, je suis

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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.......

by JW72 in

jw
friends

i wonder would christians (jw's included) still serve god if it were god's will for them to die in this world and not live forever?!?!?!!.

if u think like that, it makes u realise just how selfish it all is to believe that!!.

they may say that they would but i doubt it!!!!.

troucul

what happens when you have alot of people debating?

a mass debate.......hahahahhahahahahahahhahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahaha

i kill me

je pense, donc, je suis

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HELLO? HELLO? "ALL" SIGN IN???????

by waiting in

simon did away with the sex forum - so i must take the tradional route and post under "make new friends.

" how mundane!.

fyi ---- for all of us, please take the time to write a sentence or two about yourselves, and encourage new ones to do the same.

troucul

lmao that outnfree understood my name....anywho, i guess i am an a-hole in the eyes of the elders in my old cong. don't matter anymore.

what matters is i'm going to school and getting a degree (a french major....lol...imagine that OUT?)still resentful that the choice wasn't even given to me when i was a teenager. it still gets my blood boiling. not only that, i lost ten years of talking to my brother because he got d'fed when we were younger. called him up a couple years ago for the first time. he was a hurtin unit. great deal of satisfaction knowing that i was the source of healing in our family.
once i started talking to him, then my parents let him back into their life. he lives far away, but when we get together now, it's a really fun time. if you told me five years ago i would be this happy, i'd tell you to mange la merde.

anywho, i love reading everyone's stories. they hit me right in the bread basket everytime.

peace out

je pense, donc, je suis

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HELLO? HELLO? "ALL" SIGN IN???????

by waiting in

simon did away with the sex forum - so i must take the tradional route and post under "make new friends.

" how mundane!.

fyi ---- for all of us, please take the time to write a sentence or two about yourselves, and encourage new ones to do the same.

troucul

by the way, i love how the society has been labeled the "borg". was that from star trek? that kills me

je pense, donc, je suis

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HELLO? HELLO? "ALL" SIGN IN???????

by waiting in

simon did away with the sex forum - so i must take the tradional route and post under "make new friends.

" how mundane!.

fyi ---- for all of us, please take the time to write a sentence or two about yourselves, and encourage new ones to do the same.

troucul

hello folks, first time posting here. been out for a while, just faded away. happy to see my parents doing the same. (dad was an elder for years) someone said awhile ago, (somewhere) the allure of rising through the ranks in the borg appeals to some who don't have alot going for them. I wonder if my dad finally realized he doesn't need that to be respected and admired. he's already a hero in my eyes. anywho, there's alot more to be said as far as my story. willing to share the rest with anyone who'll listen.

you guys are great

abientot

je pense, donc, je suis