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  Coming out

  by Jester in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so here is the context .

  been away from the grip for over 12 months.

  v close family me ever still in but we have moved to different parts of the country so little interaction on a day to day basis but this family member i love a lot.

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  I was close to my family, had left for twelve months and they began guessing that my friend was actually my boyfriend. I wouldn’t confirm and we had a few months where they seemed to live with that and then they suddenly felt guilty and decided to tell on me. They now shun me even though I’m not dfed. It’s been 16yrs.

  Your partner may find it difficult to comprehend the consequences of their request, they could do some research and find out. But it’s your life, not theirs.

  I sacrificed my family relationship for freedom, not for one person because losing your family could make you come resent that person if things get tough. Feel free to DM me.
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  Emotional Moment...

  by babygirl30 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday i was looking to share a pic with a friend of mine, and i swore it was in my photo albums (i have 3).

  so i start going through them, and i see so many jw pics!

  i had a huge group of friends when i was 'in', and so there is just pic after pic of assemblies, dinners, game nights, rbc projects, my family and the house i grew up in, people from the hall, etc.

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  I came across this phrase and it reminded me of this thread:

  What once burned a hole in my heart doesn’t touch me any more. I have simply folded it into my family history.

  I rather liked it.
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  Emotional Moment...

  by babygirl30 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday i was looking to share a pic with a friend of mine, and i swore it was in my photo albums (i have 3).

  so i start going through them, and i see so many jw pics!

  i had a huge group of friends when i was 'in', and so there is just pic after pic of assemblies, dinners, game nights, rbc projects, my family and the house i grew up in, people from the hall, etc.

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  Sounds like a healthily normal response to our experience of loss. Conditional as my friendships were they felt real enough at the time.
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  Baby it’s cold outside...Is That Song Offensive To Ypu?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to think that this classic song is “offensive “.... is absolutely ridiculous!.

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  scotsman

  My favourite Christmas song
  

  https://youtu.be/vsvOrtcrA5c
  
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  Baby it’s cold outside...Is That Song Offensive To Ypu?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to think that this classic song is “offensive “.... is absolutely ridiculous!.

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  LoveUniHateExams
  So, this song is being categorized by feminists as being part of 'rape culture', because of the lyrics

  I’m friends with lots of feminists (hell, I’m one too). Absolutely none of them are talking about this.
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  What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

  by flipper in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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  https://youtu.be/bo_efYhYU2A
  
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  What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

  by flipper in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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  https://youtu.be/wmUVy43tqw4
  
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  What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

  by flipper in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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  Gawd, how good is glory box.
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  What’s the big deal with birthday cake?

  by Addison0998 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how strict were the jehovah’s witnesses you knew about birthday cake?

  i knew a girl who saw a few pieces of cake in the break room at her work, and ate a peice, then found out later that it was left over birthday cake.

  she felt so guilty and was scared about a bad impression she left on her work mates.

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  When I was still on speaking terms with my brother I left a cake with candles in his house for his 40th, while he was at the meeting. He wouldn’t light the candles but he ate all the cake. He was the PO.
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  How do you feel about your JW childhood?

  by Emily1987 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was 5 years old when my mother was baptised.

  we went from celebrating xmas to no presents or decorations.

  we would still go to my unbelieving aunty's house on xmas day, all of my cousins would be playing with their new toys and would wonder why i didn't have any.

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  I was born in and had a really good childhood, full of love and rich in experience, rarely felt I was missing out and secure enough not to feel the need to always fit in. Ironically it was probably the security of my upbringing that helped me handle the total rejection I experienced when I left as an adult.

  But appreciate a lot of peers had grim childhoods.