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  Is there any thread that connects JW's together

  by sleepy in

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  is there any common thread that connects jw's together because as far i can see jw's come from all types of families, backgrounds , races and such.. in my congregation there were many types of people,although there were quite a few dpressives and others with mild mental diseases.but there is nothing i find in common through jehovahs witnesses except their belief in that religion.there must be some common personnality types in the organistation, maybe a few dominant reoccouring ones, but i would need a bigger picture to see that i suppose.. what are your thoughts?

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  ESTEE

  Sleepy,

  Love?..................................................................... NOT !

  I think these people nailed it right!. . .

  Brummie wrote: Fear, its the common thread.

  NameWithheld: Mental illness.

  LMAO!!!!!

  Love,

  ESTEE
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  Postcard to My Kids

  by ESTEE in

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  i earlier read a post of a letter by bill bowen.

  do my kids need to know this???

  it angered me, and i thought i want my kids to see the jws in a new light.

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  ESTEE

  I earlier read a post of a letter by Bill Bowen.

  What do you think? Do my kids need to know this???

  It angered me, and I thought I want my kids to see the JWs in a new light. I thought it was time to send them a postcard. So here is what I've written:

  Dearest Shawn & Mandy, (also sent separately to Dearest Heather,)

  I forgive you for shunning me due to your JW beliefs.

  Do you realize that the $ you send for the "Worldwide Preaching Work" pays to defend the child molesters among their ranks?

  You may want to see "The Fifth Estate" Jan 29.

  Food for Thought.

  Love,

  Mom

  I have tears in my eyes and a heaviness of heart, to think of the abuse that the Silent Lambs have endured, and the further victimization brought to them by the organization that covered it up.

  Love,

  Esther

  Edited by - ESTEE on 22 January 2003 19:47:44
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  From Bill Bowen "Who Pays for Abuse?"

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  the following is a message that bill bowen e-mailed to everyone on the silentlambs mailing list on january 20th 2003 (bold was added by me):.

  who pays for child abuse?.

  by bill bowen, founder of http://www.silentlambs.org.

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  ESTEE

  (((((Undisfellowshipped)))))

  Thanks for posting that information. It angered me and prompted me to send a postcard to both my kids who shun me, the following message:

  Dearest Shawn & Mandy, (also send separately to Dearest Heather,)

  I forgive you for shunning me due to your JW beliefs.

  Do you realize that the $ you send for the "Worldwide preaching work" pays to defend the child molesters among their ranks?

  You may want to watch "The Fifth Estate" Jan 29.

  Love,

  Mom

  I have tears in my eyes and a heaviness in my heart, for the suffering that the silent lambs have undergone, due to the jw abuse. . .

  Love,

  ESTEE
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  A tale of three sisters.........

  by Tatiana in

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  it started in 1956. a girl was born.

  with lovely strawberry blonde, curly hair.

  dad and mom kissing.

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  (((((Tatiana!)))))

  OMG!!! . . .I can not believe how much your life parallels my friend Gail's life. . .except of course that she stayed with the jws. How I wish she would leave, as you did. . .You are such a courageous woman!!! . . .a survivor!! . . .in search of better things for yourself! I feel sooooo proud of you for all the obstacles you have overcome. . .and challenges you have faced in your life!

  You are truly loved and admired here. . .

  Esther
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  Any ideas?

  by AnotherEscapee in

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  good morning to you all, .

  so my only bit of post this morning is a letter from the elders, i've been doing battle with them for a few weeks over arrangements for a judicial committee.

  well, anyway as expected they "will not enter into any correspondence" nor will they allow a friend to attend the meeting with me but they will meet on friday to finalise the matter!

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  ESTEE

  (((((AnotherEscapee)))))

  meet on Friday to finalise the matter!

  LOL!!! with me, there was a phone message, We have scheduled a meeting to conclude this matter. I knew they had judged me before I ever had a chance to speak! So I did a no show for their kangaroo court.

  They disfellowshipped me. They have no power over me. . .any more!

  It feels healthy to let go of all their jw-isms.

  You are loved here!!!

  ESTEE
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  my first doubt

  by jesusstolemyhotrod in

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  this will be my first post with a specific topic.

  i posted here yesterday for the first time.

  i wanted to start by saying how nice it was to be so warmly welcomed by those of you that took a minute to say hi.

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  ESTEE

  Welcome to the forum Jesustolemyhotrod!!!

  (Sometime I wanna hear about where you got your nic from. . .?)

  Very sorry to hear about your brother's suicide. Thanks for sharing your story with us here on the forum. I hope you will feel free to talk as much as you want about it. . .talking will help you to heal. . .

  (((((You are loved!)))))

  ESTEE
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  A tale of three sisters.........

  by Tatiana in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it started in 1956. a girl was born.

  with lovely strawberry blonde, curly hair.

  dad and mom kissing.

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  ESTEE

  (((((Tatiana!)))))

  What a touching story! . . .of the pain of the jw life. Thanks for sharing that with everyone here on the forum. It is not easy to look back on an abusive/traumatic childhood. Sharing it with others will help us to heal from the damage that occurred throughout those years, however. I think it is healthy.

  Off the subject: Your picture reminds me sooooooo much of my friend Gail who is still a jw and is now shunning me. She is beautiful, just like you, inside and out. We used to do everything together, when I was jw. I hope one day she will walk away from the jws and git herself a life. She is married to a very abusive man. . .soooo sad.

  I'm glad you have a nice boyfriend now. You deserve to be happy and feel wonderful! . . . Lots of lost time to make up for!!!!

  Love,

  Esther
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  My Son

  by Windchaser in

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  i have three living children.

  one i gave up for adoption, so i never hear from him.

  my only daughter doesn't speak to me because she hated being a jw and hated me for forcing it on her.

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  ((((((((((Windy!)))))))))

  What a beautiful thing to hear, about you and your son connecting and him telling he loves you!! I'm very happy for you.

  Moreisbetter: your comment "I was such a rotten mother" . Now, you stop saying that! Ok, really, stop it.

  Aztec: Don't ever say you were a rotten mother!

  ARoarer: Don't be so hard on yourself that you believe you are a rotten mother.

  Bikerchic: You hang in there and don't be so hard on yourself, you have your son back in your life and a new daughter in law with a little grandchild on it's way

  LB: Windy you can't have been a rotten mom.

  DakotaRed: You're a better Mom than you think, your son just showed you that.

  One thing I don't agree with you on either, honey. . . is your comment on being a rotten mother. . .(I see I'm not alone in this, either. . .!)

  You are beating yourself up needlessly!!! You were 17 years old, for GAWD sake!. . .and under enormous pressure. . .and with very few people looking out for you - - -or your son's - - - best interests, I dare say!!! Not to mention all the ways you thought you did something bad by getting into trouble . . .or whatever. I figure you did your best . . .with the tools you had to work with at the time.

  I feel sensitive to motherhood issues, since my own children shun me. I must keep reminding myself that I did my best, and now they are adult and must find their own way. To think anything less of myself would hurt too much. . .

  That goes for the jws . . .or the bf who left you . . .or the mother-in-law who thinks you aren't good enough for 'ma boy'. . .or anyone else. . . who perceives you as being not good enough . . .'cuz what they think just doesn't matter. The not good enough thing?. . .just another jw-ism. . .These people have issues and that is their work.

  You are loved, Windy!!!

  (((((HUGS)))))

  Esther
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  YOU JUST MIGHT BE A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS IF....

  by William Penwell in

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  i am not sure if its being posted before but i got a laugh out of it.. .

  jeff foxworthy: you just might be a jehovah's witness if.... .

  if "pioneer" is not a stereo, "new light" is not something in the .

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  ESTEE

  So true....so true!!!

  LMAO!!!

  ESTEE
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  Why are JW's black and blue?

  by Bhagavad in

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  because they have 5 beatings a week.

  edited by - bhagavad on 20 january 2003 18:24:29.

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  ESTEE

  LOL!!! . . .Not only do they get five beatings a week. . .they then turn around and internalize all the crap and then proceed to beat themselves up. . .over . . .and over. . .and over . . .again. . .

  Thank GAWD I'm out!!!

  ESTEE