I will answer with the same topic I had with my 40 year old daughter this morning. JWs hold on to their young so tight its likea rubberband the harder youu hold it the farther it flies when you let go. ANy one that had a balsa/wood airplane that you wind up with rubberband will know what I am saying. And yes in the 60's we teens did were a lot worse when wewere together than when I finally hung out with "worldy kids'
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When You Were A Witness Did You "Misbehave" ?.....
by minimus inand did you always seem to get caught?.
my daughter told me that all her teenage friends used to smoke tobacco, pot, do drugs, get drunk and "misbehave" with other kids all the time..
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Same sex marriage legalised in the UK at midnight tonight!!!
by DuvanMuvan intitle pretty much explains it all.
lots of people are getting married at midnight tonight.. what do you guys think?
maybe if anyone gets called on by a jw this weekend you can ask them what they think about it.. im just glad because it shows that religion doesn't define our conscience, that basic human decency can prevail over time and hopefully, these types of gradual but big changes will be present in the wts too in the future .
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gma-tired2
when my son legally married his partner of 19 years it didn't change anything in his father and my marriage or his sister and her husbands marriage. His neices still plan on marrying males. 'In other words life goes on peacefully. Love to all.
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Final update on son's application adventures
by CaptainSchmideo inwell, we held the princeton application open, just to see what would happen.... .
mit, here he comes!
(he had already decided anyway, so no great loss.
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gma-tired2
Your son is doing a awsome job preparing for his future and his parent has been awsome by raising such a successful son.
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40 Years Today
by Still Totally ADD inyes that's right reopened mind and me have been married 40 years ago today.
we had a little party today at our uu congregation.
we brought wine for the pot luck dinner we had today.
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Happy 40th. Its so special to be married such a long time. I looked into all my Jw friends who married around the same time and for a religion that discourages divorce very few are still married. Again congratulations and I wish you another 40 years together.
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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gma-tired2
Gypsy Sam I saw this incident on 20/20 recently. Such a heartbreaking life.
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What do you love about being a JW?
by FL_Panthers inas the title says, share what you love about the truth!.
we know that the gb or anything else in the truth is all true and nothing is false!.
love u guys xxx.
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I've had 66 years to think this over. NOTHING I LOVED. I have wasted life waiting for a new system that never came. I lost confidence, education and celebrations. I was left in aworld of fears. Fear of my father dying at the big A, fear of kids at school, a fear of displeasing God. If Armageddon arrives next year I no longer have that fear. The dead knows nothing.
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The Last BOE!
by Atlantis inthis is the last boe we will be able to provide.
our informant or source, was caught, disfellowshipped, and thrown out of bethel.
we knew that sooner or later the watchtower would find him out.
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gma-tired2
Since this brother Pioneered in 60s we realize he is aging. Let him know we all appreciate his courage and love for his fellow men. He can stand up straight in front of his JC Committee and never feel ashamed he has shown the GB what a true christian acts like.
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Has anyone accidentally stumbled across someone they knew on here?
by SecretHeart11 ini keep hoping and doing searches on the site for people in my area.
so far no one i recognize.
i have a few df'd friends that i lost touch with long before they were out (two who were elders actually when they got the boot) and would love to find out they were on here, but don't know if they plan on coming back.
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gma-tired2
Yes I've figured out three different people. One I have contacted after 40 years
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One of the big reasons I left the JW Cult
by Still Totally ADD inhe would love to see you.
i would tell them please come out anyway he would just love to see you.
i saw the lack of love and could not believe it.
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gma-tired2
Your experience has been similar to my recent experiences. My fleshly brother died recently living in the same congregation territory he had since birth (62 years) true he left JWs as a teen but our sistter is still faithful and our mom was faithful to death. How many active JWs attended only 3 family member but many ex JWs and all his worldly friends.I loved the love shown by his true friends (mostly bikers.)
Many of the faithful elderly in this area have had very poor attended JW fuereals.The excuse given I didn't know her or him very well. Enough of their excuses I don't want to hear how loving they are.
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I did it !!!!
by snare&racket in7 years ago i started on a path i had long ago given up on as impossible.
i met with my elders and told them i could not justify carrying on as a jw.
i went and got my high school qualifications and my higher education diploma (a levels with distinction) in just 12 months.
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gma-tired2
Congratulations I have shared your success with two other ex JWs.