Junction-Guy

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  "Widen out" - Who did, and got burned??

  by hamsterbait in

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  do you remember the counsel to "widen out" in our association with the witlesses?.

  how many of you found yourself trying to make friends with people who were just not your kind?.

  spending evenings bored, or worse.

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  Junction-Guy

  No hamsterbait, I can't say that I ever experienced that in the JW world, but the EX-JW world is a different story
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  Who was the biggest Jehovah's Witness rebel?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who was raised a jw and went on to lead life in stark contrast to their upbringing?.

  i have often thought the award should go to dwight eisenhower.

  from a religion that railed against politics and warfare he first invaded western europe and then went on to become president of the united states.

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  Junction-Guy

  Trying not to split hairs here, but Eisenhower was raised under the bible students and his childhood would have included Christmas,Birthdays, College, and so many other things that are now either taboo or forbidden. Other than their wacky Armageddon beliefs and no politics, he pretty much had a normal childhood.
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  Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what do you think?

  were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

  or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

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  Junction-Guy

  Good point Scarred for life.
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  Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
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  what do you think?

  were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

  or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

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  Junction-Guy

  St.Ann, that was a darn good explanation.
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  Vinyl repair and pin stripping cars......

  by Gram in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  besides the two above mentioned jw businesses, what other ones swept through the congs?

  not counting janitorial, house cleaning and window washing.

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  Junction-Guy

  Amway was discouraged in our area because of its religious and political overtones.
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  I figured out what's been digging up my back yard!

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its an opossum!

  i just now stepped outside to get something and there it was!

  i checked wikipedia and found out they were introduced into this area during the great depression to serve as a source of food.. hmmmm... sounds like the country boy in me is about to come out.. i might have to make me some possum stew!

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  Junction-Guy

  What is the difference Sylvia?
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  Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what do you think?

  were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

  or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

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  Junction-Guy

  And there can also be outside help that factors into the equation too.
  
  Take my Mom and Uncle for instance, both were raised JW, but my uncle seems relatively unscathed by it all, while my Mom's whole life has been heartache.
  
  The difference being that my Uncle was able to get a really decent paying job with the help of my grandpa, while my Mom was excluded from that. My Mom had to work low paying jobs for long hours in order to support us, my Uncle "lucked out" and got a high paying job almost directly out of high school.
  
  My uncle also found a good wife and that in itself goes a long way. My Mom's husbands worked against her, instead of with her.
  
  My Uncle was also allowed more leeway in high school than my Mom and was allowed to play school sports. Alot of the extra curricular activities helped prepare him for life.
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  Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what do you think?

  were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

  or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

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  Junction-Guy

  Something else too I have noticed is that some people seem to have escaped it well, but when you dig deeper, they really did not escape as untouched, as was originally thought.
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  Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what do you think?

  were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

  or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

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  Junction-Guy

  Sorry I can't quote you Snowbrd, but your first paragraph does say alot, and I agree with that.
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  Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what do you think?

  were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

  or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

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  Junction-Guy

  For the most part--No, however some people are just lucky.