Gypsy Sam

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  My experience

  by ZuluTime in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just wanted to introduce myself.

  i've made a few comments here and there on the lovely jwn i started to wake up to ttatt this year.

  basically, i'm a born in jw and was baptized at 16. lived a double life until i wa 25 and beat myself up about it constantly.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Welcome, nice to have you! Enjoy your freedom!

  Carpe Diem!
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-13-2013 WT Study (ENRAGED)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  wt publications http://www.a2z.org/wtarchive/archive.htm (old).

  enraged against.

  enraged against.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Thanks for the coverage. I keep up so as to have comments for JW family, but not for much longer. Not sure how you do it every week, but we do appreciate you.
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  1st Time in 3 Years JW's call at our Door - Two 30 yr. long Time JW's

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i thought i was back on the jw radar after my jw daughter had a local elder call on me back in 2011 - but apparently not.

  he obviously didn't let his elders know i lived here, no record was kept for posterity and just called my daughter telling her that her " dad has differences with the organization " because he never called back on me as he promised to talk again.

  as i'm just inactive for 10 years.. so these two older jw ladys come knocking yesterday - one lady about 57 and the other lady older about 71 yrs.old ( i asked how long they had been jw's and told me they both have been in 30 years.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Awesome! I need to get myself more prepared and have credible news handouts ready.

  Good for you!
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  Thinking of joining the Masons

  by greenhornet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all, can anyone give me some inputt on the masons.

  im always leary about cults and joining groups.

  but the masons seem ok too me.. i want to join because of new freinds and just network with people.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I recently read up on Masons, as my friend married one. I'd keep reading if I were you. Aren't there some other networking groups in your area?
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  Do you make your own soup?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, soup lovers:.

  i have a huge kitchen at my disposal (not my own); vegetables, cans of this and that and spices are scattered about, prepared to go into a cauldron of minestrone i started a few days ago.

  i'm preparing ahead so as to freeze the leftovers to heat up later at home over my hotplate.. nothing like a 6-burner gas range to simmer over!.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Cofty, that sounds delicious! My daughter and I will try that Sunday!
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  Do you make your own soup?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, soup lovers:.

  i have a huge kitchen at my disposal (not my own); vegetables, cans of this and that and spices are scattered about, prepared to go into a cauldron of minestrone i started a few days ago.

  i'm preparing ahead so as to freeze the leftovers to heat up later at home over my hotplate.. nothing like a 6-burner gas range to simmer over!.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Vegan lentil is our standard as my teen is vegan and I'm vegetarian. We are trying butternut squash next.

  Stand for Pure Worship, we have a local restaurant that makes incredible crab bisque. The recipe is secret.
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  Dubs & Halloween

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  Gypsy Sam

  A inactive JW posted the first photo. Her family is a mix of still in, disfellowshipped, inactive but sleeping with new boyfriend yet divorced from hubby, Pioneer sibling, former elder, convicted pedofile uncle etc. (No one shuns anyone either) Tried to see if she knew TTATT a couple months ago...didn't at that time...maybe now?

  It's our first everything this year!
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  A House Divided Against Itself Falls-Luke 11:17

  by Stand for Pure Worship in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that text reminds me of one of a handful of problems peculiar to the ex-jw community.

  second only to the wild beast's internal divisions, is the divided makeup of the ex-jw populace.

  you know the one thing that indicates jehovah's blessing upon the worldwide association of kingdom proclaimers, is not only the continued success of the preaching work, but along with it the unity and love amongst the brothers and sisters.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I'm actually quite relieved I can have friends with differing viewpoints on all kinds of topics now. I have a better sense of purpose and feel free to pursue truly helping my community. It was scary last winter, when I was still investigating all the misquotes in WT and misuse of statistics and not wanting to accept I could have been so wrong in my belief system. I went to CA, spent time hiking, praying and enjoying my own company. I came back, gave "the truth" a fair chance and made the Memorial our last meeting.

  Freedom feels good; you can get used to it.

  "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle

  Repeat often when making new friends with open minds :) works for me.
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  Bible printing, a loss of money for the WTS

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  so i brought this up in another thread... but i think it needs its own discussion.. having had one of the new grey leatherette and silver edged bibles with the new appendixes in my hand.

  i immediately thought of all the custom covered nwt bibles you see some publishers sporting at meetings.

  also the fact that the co's and wives who'd been given one had to turn it back in seemed very off-putting.. .

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  Gypsy Sam

  I missed this thread, too. One more way for WT to encourage some to feel even more superior. Glad we are fading and being left alone.
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  Family Traditions, have you started new ones since leaving the jw's ?

  by man in black in

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  2. friends

  http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/10/09/creating-a-positive-family-culture-the-importance-of-establishing-family-traditions/.

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  raising two boys in the jw religion, family traditions that were passed down from generation to generation were thrown away because they were attached to a holiday, birthday, or some other "forbidden" thing.. traditions associated with assembies, book studies, etc, were nice, but they never seemed quite genuine to me.. eventually the boys grew up, and learned how to make their own decisions.. but still after all these years, my wife and i still feel a certain amount of pain because of what they missed.. and now with both of them in their 20's, starting from scratch with passed down, heartfelt family traditions,,, this is a really neat experience.. the above article talks about how important traditions are for helping develop family togetherness.. how do you feel about developing traditions with your family now that the influence of the wt society is no longer hanging over your head ?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I'm actually working on that. It's just my teen and me that are "out", so we did a trip for her "first" birthday and are now reconnecting with extended non-jw family we never knew growing up. They are very welcoming, but we all live spread out around the U.S., so not sure what to do about holidays Yet.

  I would like to start having parties again...that's the one thing I miss...working on it with new friends, but it would be nice to meet up with some ex-JW's that are not bitter, just moving on, and start something during holiday season for those that may be displaced.