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  Fun dinner tonight with ex-JWs

  by Hortensia in

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  i got to meet some real live jwn posters tonight, they stopped here and we met for dinner.

  i was nervous about it, but they are a lovely couple, very intelligent and fun.

  i am sure i talked too much, it was all so interesting -- swapping stories about our jw histories and how we got out and what we're all doing now.

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  My husband and I ate at that Black Bear Diner on the 5 near Mt. Shasta 4 years ago. Doubt we will be in area any time soon.
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  Has The Society, or Any Bro or Sis, Ever Screwed You Out Of Your Money?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  this thread was inspired because of 3rdgn, and her asking, on behalf of her destitute elderly widowed mom,.

  for the return of her mother's "conditional loan" to the society of $20,000.00.. (this was stated today, under my thread of, "what was the effect on you of knowing hypocritical jw's?").

  the society more or less yes, no, it is now our money, and you can't have it back.

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  In the 50s my dad not a JW just married to one was a contractor, who used his license to build our new Kingdom Hall, he spent time and money building this hall,, the current congregation servant was to reimburse my dad for money spent, he didn't. My dad never forgot his being cheated.
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  What gives you away as a (former) JW?

  by perfect1 in

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  these days my jw past stay safely under wraps from nearly everyone.. i dont dig it up- and i see no need to talk about it with anyone.. sometimes i feel as if my past is a large and terrible secret, and i will be found out eventually.

  people can sense i am different.

  i never talk about my family.. i guess people chalk it up to being a private person or let me be a mystery.. however, there is one thing that i feel completely reveals me as having been raised a jehovahs witness:.

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  I still can't wrap gifts.

  Finally said bless you this morning when granddaughter sneezed

  Still have a hard time with flag salute I guess to deeply ingrained in brain

  But I can stand for national anthem

  Recently called JW a cult too exercise buddies when home schooling was brought up Most are former higj school teachers who expressed having JW kids that would't go on to college.
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  Experiences With The Elders

  by minimus in

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  did you generally have good experiences with the elders ?

  we're any situations especially memorable???

  pro or con.....

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  My take on Elders. THe servants in charge that I knew personally in 50s and 60s seemed overall like normal kind men. In the 70s and 80s when the Elder arrangement started a power trip for those I knew. We still had some who were kind and understanding but I personally saw the hardnose a$$holes push the kind ones aside and push their nastiness. 90s till 2014 I stay far away as humanly possible from elders.
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  Hej :) I am new here from Denmark as a member

  by rikissalur in

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  Welcome Riks sounds if you have kind loving parents
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  Gorby's father collapses at home after new light watchtower study

  by Gorbatchov in

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  friends,.

  sunday my father, a strong believing witness, former elder and still a ms, collapses at home after the new light watchtower study.. the cause was extreme stress.

  i asked him about his worries.

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  feeling bad for your Dad i'm concerned about the older ones in the congregations because they sacrificed their lives without the reward.
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  needs of the circuit

  by hoser in

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  the circuit overseer ranted on and on today about how parents aren't policing the internet at home good enough.

  i guess the kids and teens are on line too much unsupervised and getting into trouble..

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  Kids these days are taught to research on the internet for their classes. I think they will wake up quicker than our older "overlapping generations' has. Information is esy to find now plus critical thinking is encouraged in school.
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  we haven't heard from 3 members

  by gma-tired2 in

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  i havent read any posts from gojira, newly enlightened, and brother of hawk.

  i hope they are well just know they have been unusually quiet..

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  I also noticed Billy has been quiet. if any of you read this know we are thinking of you.
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  we haven't heard from 3 members

  by gma-tired2 in

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  i havent read any posts from gojira, newly enlightened, and brother of hawk.

  i hope they are well just know they have been unusually quiet..

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  I havent read any posts from Gojira, Newly Enlightened, and Brother of Hawk. I hope they are well just know they have been unusually quiet.
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  OMG Have you seen this?? This site is sooo hysterical. It reminds me of The Onion, but for exJW's

  by noni1974 in

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  http://jehovahstrumpet.com.

  i read the cat baptisim article and i doubled over laughing.

  one time when i was a kid i asked why my kitty couldn't go to the kh with us and my mom told me that animals were perfect and didn't need to go to the kh.. .

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  I found it earlier today and I so enjoyed it. Enjoyed it so much my tablet froze.