Posts by OneStepOut93

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Newbies

by Ding in

jwn is getting a lot of newbies.. if you are a newbie, what was it that started you posting here?.

was it the "new light" on the "faithful and discreet slave" or something else?.

OneStepOut93

But the experiences that led me here are:

1. I never fit in at the kingdom hall because we were poor and my dad was always on the road making ends meat so he couldn't make it to the meetings so my family was seen as spiritually weak and the girls made fun of me because I was shy and going through my ugly duckling phase and couldn't afford expensive clothes.

2. I have always had a love for fantasy/magic and such as well as anime and my mother did NOT take that well.

3. I never found shunning "loving" in anyway and how kind, goodhearted people would die just because they weren't witnesses. Made me so sad inside.

4. I noticed the only real friends I had were at school because they stood by me no matter what but my "witness friends" friendships were conditional.

I have a lot more but meh...

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Newbies

by Ding in

jwn is getting a lot of newbies.. if you are a newbie, what was it that started you posting here?.

was it the "new light" on the "faithful and discreet slave" or something else?.

OneStepOut93

I'm a newbie. : I foudn this site a LONG time ago and just joined a few years ago because I figured it's time for me to get into the good convos and share my experiences. I am 19, a born-in, active but mentally out. :)

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"The Hobbit" in 3-D

by compound complex in

jw
friends

wow!.

the fantasy world of tolkien/jackson hit me in the face!

if you saw the film, please share your thoughts.. thanks.. coco.

OneStepOut93

I just saw it with my best friend (she is a JW but I talked her into it and she LOVED it). It was fun sneaking behind my grandma's back to go. I LOVE fantasy. I liked this movie better than the other ones especially with all the humor in it.

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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

by OneStepOut93 in

jw
friends

hey everyone.

my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

OneStepOut93

@BorgHater

I hope she does wake up, but she really is set in her ways so I HIGHLY doubt it..

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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

by OneStepOut93 in

jw
friends

hey everyone.

my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

OneStepOut93

@BorgHater

I hope she does wake up, but she really is set in her ways so I HIGHLY doubt it..

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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

by OneStepOut93 in

jw
friends

hey everyone.

my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

OneStepOut93

@clarity

My boyfriend is wordly we have been together for almost 3 years now. He does however have a relative who is JW so he kind of has a view point of what I've gone through. He is the same as me when it comes to religion (spiritual but not religious). Please read my reply to ABiblestudent about the fading thing. :)

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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

by OneStepOut93 in

jw
friends

hey everyone.

my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

OneStepOut93

@ABiblestudent

My grandma (not the one I'm living with but my other grandma) disowned her son and daughter and don't speak to them at all because they aren't in the truth. And my momalready confirmed if one of us kids (I have 2 sisters) left the truth, she would not talk to us anymore or have anything to do with us. As well as my grandma (That I AM living with) said she would do the same. So even if I did fade and move out, they would find out eventually and shun me anyways. /:

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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

by OneStepOut93 in

jw
friends

hey everyone.

my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

OneStepOut93

Thanks for all the welcomes everyone! :) Haha Lois, don't worry I'll be sure to share more soon!

@onedayillbefree thanks for the welcome. :) It's nice to know there are some people my age here too and it is VERY nice to know I have someone to go to as well. I have a friend in my congregation, actually my BEST friend. We both love fantasy and anime(if you know what that is) and we both express our opinions about what we feel is wrong in the cong. I think she wants to leave but won't say anything and doesn't want to dissapoint her parents. I'm SLOWLY and carefully and SLOWLYputting things in her mind that will stick with her and maybe one day she'll fess up to wanting to leave. I talked her into going to see the Hobbit in theaters already and she LOVED it. :)

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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

by OneStepOut93 in

jw
friends

hey everyone.

my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

OneStepOut93

Thank you for the welcome. :) I plan on moving in with my bf soon this year... But I'll be losing my family in the process. :(

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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

by OneStepOut93 in

jw
friends

hey everyone.

my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

OneStepOut93

Hey everyone. My name is... well.. let's call me Lexi for now. ;) I found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.

Okay so I'm 19and living with my JW witness grandma. I am a born-in. I have never fully been into the truth. Until I was about 11 or 12 we always went to meetings. Then my mom got sick (she has a LOT of health problems) and my dad is always on the road (he's a truck driver). So eventually out attendance became low until we finally didn't go anymore. My mom was still as zealous as ever though (and still is), but my dad is pretty laid back I never fit in at the kingdom hall.. we were poor compared to most and since my dad rarely came we were kind of avoided in a sense. The girls were horrible to me because I couldn't afford expensive clothes and I was going through my ugly duckling stage at the time not to mention I was quiet. I always hated meetings. I remember hiding my mom's keys a lot because I really didn't want to go. She always thought (and still does) that I was always fated to die at armageddon. I felt bad because everyone else loved meetings but me, so I was scared of dying when the big day came, and I tried my best to get into it. But I could never understand what they were talking about because they used big words and the bible is pretty poetic so my parents would always get mad at me during meetings for asking what words meant and such. I could write more but, meh, just wanted to let you all know there's a newbie in the house. Just saying hi. :)