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  "If I wasn't born a JW, I would never have become one."

  by OneEyedJoe in

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  i've seen it mentioned by a few on the forum that at some point there was a realization that had they not been born a jw, they never would've converted no matter how many times the jws tried to study with them.

  this was my experience too, and i'm wondering how universal it is for those that were born-in but eventually left.

  i think i started having this thought (more specifically that if i were not born a jw, i would surely have become an atheist by now) in my late teens.

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  This thought came to me in my teens and has grown as I've grown older. I sat in meetings and assemblies wondering why I never had a choice. Now at 68 I have made a choice of freedom and putting on my new personality. My true self that was hidden for the first 60 years of my life.
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  Surgery/Infection/Pain

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear fellow posters and friends:.

  a friend had been making excellent recovery after hospitalization and rehab.

  then, some 6 weeks later, while an infection set in, he had to return to hospital.

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  My husband got a staph infection from a medical procedure during cancer treatment. It took 3 hospitalization and 5 months, to find it and 6 weeks of antibiotics to cure the infection. 4 year a later he is doing great.
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  Rivalry among the sisters

  by Esmeralda001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was first introduced to the "truth", i was so distracted by the love and affection that the members were showing me that i was ready to convert into the religion without thinking twice.

  i was conviced that jws were god's people (i still think some of them are).

  i made it my goal to get baptized as i wanted to be part of the "only" religion that produce such good people.

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  Normal for JW Women. As a born in JW woman this is what life has always been like. I still suffer from low self esteem due to backing off from trying to deal with these s for such a long time..
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  merry xmas

  by Sabin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has just turned 12 o'clock in n.s.w, australia, is i am just saying merry christmas to all you on the forum & i hope you all happy a happy new year.

  big hugs all round.

  sabin.

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  Merry Christmas from Florida
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  Adult Coloring Books

  by littlerockguy in

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  2. entertainment

  anybody take up coloring?

  i got lost ocean by johanna basford and i got another coloring book mandalas and more.

  i just use crayola colored pencils and some gel pens and thin tipped markers.

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  I have my Adult coloring book and pencils. will be buying another this week.
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  Weldon Howze dies in California

  by SadElder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many of us knew or knew of weldon howze.

  weldon was a good friend for more than 40 years, even after my fade from the dubs.

  this came to my in box today.. to all of weldons friends and family,.

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  Weldon was a very kind man. He will be missed.
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  Survey: How long were you in the cult vs what year you were baptized

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi people,.

  i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).

  1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.

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  gma-tired2

  1. Born in/raised

  2.Baptized 1962 14

  3 Left 1988

  Stuck it out 40 years
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  How Many JWs Really Believe Everything They Are Told?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think that 80% of jws do not truly believe in what they are taught .

  the vast majority stay in because of family, friends, ignorance and a lack of caring about any of the facts regarding the "truth".

  many people are lazy.

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  i have a sister-in-law that believes 100%. How do we know this she speaks constantly about obeying Elders no matter what. When asked if she would drink poisoned kool-aid her answere of course she has to obey the Elders. Scarry so scarry.
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  I just found out that my youngest brother committed suicide

  by SnakesInTheTower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my middle brother called me a couple of hours ago.

  our youngest brother, josh, who was 38, was found by his friends in his apartment.

  he hung himself.

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  Sorry for your loss. We all handle loss in different ways. For me it takes time for the reality to set in before I give into the emotion. There is no right or wrong way to grieve.
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  Jehovah went from love to fear--when?

  by gma-tired2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was a child and teen jw in 50s and 60s jehovah was always referred to as our loving god now we are warned not to fall in the hands of a god to be feared.

  when did jws change god from loving to a cruel god?

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  Sparky I see what you mean. This time frame fits with my memories. Jehovah was referred to as a loving God and suddenly you heard about him being loving less and less. The new World Translation probably behind this thinking an of course the Paradise book released in 1958. I wanted a loving, kind God so I left JWs.