Being a born-in sucked! Ruined my school life. I couldn't stop looking around at the other faces in the classroom, thinking that they were, in all likelihood, about to be consumed by fire, smashed by burning hail and finished off by sword-wielding angels on white horses. It's a miracle that after 30+ years of this madness I'm not in a mad house somewhere staring listlessly off into space with drool dribbling down my chin.
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How was it when you were a JW as a kid?
by nevaagain inwhats worse than being an adult jw?
when i was a kid i always had a bad concience all the time.
i believed i would not survive armageddon for the fact that i didn't like going to service and i didnt like going to the meetings.
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What is the best debate you've ever read on this board...
by The Rebel inwho won, and why?.
the rebel..
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There was a debate within a debate on a thread somewhere where some posters were challenging whether or not Viviane and Cofty were the same person. Maybe it was one of FusionTheism's threads. I found that thread to be very amusing. If you can't win a debate against a group of individuals, claim they are all one person with multiple accounts!
I would like to see them disagree with each other on something just for pure entertainment value, though.
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Video: "Iron Sharpens Iron"
by wifibandit inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joehewofiba.
is this supposed to placate the ones who have been recently fired?
is this a sign of the aging jw leadership?
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Bonsai
This video probably wouldn't be much different if it were an elite general in North Korea called upon to interview three sub-generals who were given their retirement orders. They'd probably gush on about how The Republic has taken care of them and their families. Not one open, frank opinion would be uttered. They all have scripts to follow. What other choice do they have? One wrong word or voiced opinion would result in their being thrown out on the street. -
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My mom
by cognac ini was just talking to my mom a few weeks ago.
she said, out of all her kids, i was the only one she didn't have to worry about as far as spirituality.
i always took a stand for jehovah.. she told when all of her kids were little, she gave us the option of not eating birthday cakes in school.
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Dear Cognac,
I am in a similar situation with my mom as well. I was the last of my siblings to remain in the religion. I was the one she confided in spiritually to encourage her. Now I'm the worst out of all of them. It didn't matter that I never committed the same level of immorality as my siblings. It didn't matter that i was and still am the most responsible out of all of us.They left because they were weak in my mom's eyes. I left because i was full-blown apostate, not satisfied with the "truths" that i had been taught growing up. Now she doesn't shun me, but she is terrified of me and we always get into huge arguments that leave us not talking with each other for months on end. I never want to get into TTATT with her, but her guilt-tripping tactics drive me towards that topic.
It was a huge mistake to reveal my cards, and share what I learned with my mother. My other siblings learned TTATT as well, but they were smart enough to pretend ignorance to it. I'm not saying your mother would react the same way. No two mothers are exactly alike. But there is a very high probability that sharing TTATT will blow up in your face.
Please tread carefully.
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How many of you left the Org since 2015?
by Paul Bonanno ini have noticed that many lately have left the org or are in the process of leaving.
how many of you have left since 2015?.
this month will be my 21 years out of the org into the road of freedom.
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My wife and I awoke to the realities of TTATT at the end of 2014 - beginning of 2015. We have both faded and reached the lovely status of obscurity. -
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We missed you at the meetings
by punkofnice ina vomit inducing comment.. i asked why do they have to specify 'meetings'?
they never miss us in tesco or the showcase cinema bar.. in their defence, a friend of mine said: 'that's because the meeting is where they normally would see you.'.
well, if they want to see you they can arrange a meal out or something.
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Hey Punky, I missed you at the meeting last night. Is everything ok?
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i always daydream about having a higher consciousness. Being more acutely aware of ... everything. Being able to access all functions of my brain to its full potential - like in the movie Lucy. I dream of sudden, rapid evolving where I am only limited by the confines of my imagination. This process has nothing to do with a god, but has everything to do with accessing the higher being within me. I wonder what humans will be like in 100,000 years.
Does a grasshopper daydream about becoming a lion? Lowly man am I.
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What do you day dream about?
by punkofnice ini don't refer to anything sexually explicit of course.. i mean, in general.
do you dream of owning a big house, a football team, the perfect body.......er paradise earth?.
i'll start:.
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I dream of exploring the world. I dream of hacking through jungles, crossing deserts, climbing mountains and sailing across the ocean. I dream of getting a master's degree and becoming a horticulturist. -
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No longer wanting to attend meetings
by breezy inhello everyone.. first post here.
long time follower of this website, probably 4 years now.
i've known about ttatt since ive been 18, im now 22 going on 23 but still go to meetings because of parents.
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Just want to give a shout out to jwfacts.com (Paul Grundy).
The site makes it so easy to click and paste so much useful material for instant access.
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No longer wanting to attend meetings
by breezy inhello everyone.. first post here.
long time follower of this website, probably 4 years now.
i've known about ttatt since ive been 18, im now 22 going on 23 but still go to meetings because of parents.
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“No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.” Awake! 2009 Jul p.29
Welcome to the site and to the rest of your life lived on YOUR terms.
