zenpunk
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Is there a big announcement in the October WT or Awake?
by zenpunk inapparently my mother in law decided to stop tivo-ing her episodes of coronation street because of something she read in the magazine, but would not share with her apostate son and his wife.
any ideas what it could be?
she said it was big news that changed her thinking on a lot of things, including the fact that she would not give us a ride down to london to visit her other son, who happens to be gay and proud.
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Are there benefits to DAing Yourself?
by zenpunk ini've been away from this board for a really long time, since then i've made huge progress in my recovery from life in the jw world thanks to some professional help.
now i am at the point where i just don't want to be anywhere near anyone remotely associated with the organization.
my parents no longer speak to my husband and i, but when i do have to interact with my jw inlaws i feel incredibly sick.
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I need help like I've never needed it before.....
by zenpunk ini had a big conversation with a presiding overseer and brooklyn bethelite who called me after 8 years (since i left).
he invited me to the memorial and i explained why we are no longer jws citing the jw's investment in rand corporation as the number 1 reason.
he married my husband and i and we were once very close.
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The most romantic act ever done for you?
by zenpunk inwell valentine's day is almost here...but the most romantic thing my husband ever did for me came a few days earlier - on my birthday.. this is the very first birthday i am openly celebrating since leaving so he took me to my favorite restaurant sat.
night.
as we were walking in, i said, "someday i would love a big birthday party with all my family" (sans jw parents of course).
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My first birthday card from Grandma!
by zenpunk in....and i'm 32 years old.
it must have been sad for her - all those years i was raised a jw and she couldn't even send me a birthday card.
this summer i told her not only was i out for good - but i wasn't going to pander to the parents that now shun me by still not celebrating the holidays.
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Maybe we're here to learn something...
by zenpunk inhello from the people's republic of cuba!
life is very different here from what most of us on this board are used to - things like toilet paper and food are luxuries.
sometimes i wonder how i ended up fortunate enough to be born in a country as wealthy as the usa where toilets are not flushed with a bucket of water, the meat doesn't sit in the market all day covered in flies, and people make more than $4.50 a month.
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Abusive JW Elder to be released from jail...
by zenpunk in...in 6 months for good behavior.. this man, james barratt of rugby england was put in prision last summer for molesting boys, including one of my relatives.
the fact that he is only going to spend a year in jail sickens me.
not being familiar with the british court system, i need to ask the board: is there a parole hearing like in the us?
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Anyone here from Cuba?
by zenpunk ini'm going to cuba on a college trip (couldn't have done that as a jw
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The big talk with parents - need help!
by zenpunk inmy husband and i have decided to start a family this summer.
as exciting as that may be there's one issue that weighs heavily on my mind - what to do about both our sets of jw parents.
should we lay some ground rules down with them before the baby arrives (which they will probably break anyway)?
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Atkins - good or bad?
by zenpunk ini keep hearing good and bad about the atkins diet.
i started it a month ago not really to lose weight, but, i had heard that atkins eliminates sluggishness during the day and insomnia at night.
what was startling was the amount of energy i gained.
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