Posts by SLOAN

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SLOAN

by els in

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what the hell is that crazy cat of yours doing anyway?

els

Soo sorry you don't like my kitty. I love him and he reminds me; of ME!!! Guess you won't like me either.
I like variety so I will eventually change it; but not for a little while. Guess you'll just have to ignore my posts.

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How much should you tell?

by Mulan in

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i am curious how everyone feels about this subject.. if a family member or another person comes to see you, because they know you know something about jw's, how much should you tell them?.

should you tell everything you know or point them to books to read.............the bible, coc, true believer, etc?

this would be so they could read it for themselves.. if you no longer believe in god or the bible, or both, should you tell them this too?.

SLOAN

Mulan,
I don't know how well you view my opinion; but you did ask......so....

It might be a good idea to show them how the witnesses handle treating disfellowshipped family member; the 2 witness policy in child molestation cases; the UN involvement; etc....

Maybe you could wait to see how they feel about certain belief issues before explaining any new ideas or belief systems that you may have. (Ease them into the idea.) Ultimately use your own discretion, intuition is a great thing.

Good luck!!

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I AM SAD AND NEED SUPPORT

by Scarlet in

jw
friends

my family has decided to shun me.

last week my brother and my husband got in a heated debate and finally my brother asked him why he doesn't believe in the jw's and he said because there religion is based on a lie.

well my parents found out and now have decided the best thing to do is shun me.

SLOAN

Scarlet,

I'm soo sorry that you are going threw all of this pain. I've only been out of the organization for 2 years and my parents not only shun but seem to have taken it to a whole new JW level; I'm NON~EXISTENT to them. It is extremely painful and again I'm soo sorry. There are a lot of good people here and I'm sure that they will bring you much comfort. If you would ever like to talk one on one just let me know and I'll get you my e-mail address.
You hang in there girl!!!! Best wishes!!

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Do you feel alienated from your JW family?

by dins in

just a general query as today i am feeling, as most sundays, like i want to move to the moon and get away from my jw family...ie, mother and father.

for years i lived abroad and didn't really think about it much, but now that i am back and in the area, just the very thought of spending too many minutes in their company makes me want to pack up and move away again.

it's been several years since i left home and the jw organization.

SLOAN

Diana,

So sorry that you are feeling upset today. You are not being selfish. I can totally relate to what you are going through. The only comfort I recieved from all of the fanaticism and hypocrisy was when I became disfellowshipped. My parents have totally Disowned me and DO NOT have any contact what-so-ever with me. As sad and hard as it is for me at times; I've found it's a total protection from feeling the way you do right now. I hope things get better for you soon. Best wishes!!!

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