Iown Mylife

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  Hi everyone !!!

  by Durden in

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  i am durden.. a teenager that is an unbaptized publisher and is trying to leave this damn cult !!!.

  i have been lurking here for some time and i decided to start posting with this intro.. im from europe, both my parents are jw's, my parents are both teachers (math teachers).. my parents are "softcore" jw's, they accept all my questions and try to answer them.. i am trying to "convert" my dad (an elder which might complicate things), me and my dad recently had various discussions about the org ("discussions" on the good sense of the word).. we talked about jehovah in the nt, 1975, 1914, gb in 1st century, the cross, "new lights" ..., you know the usual stuff.. and all is going well i think, i think i can "convert" him until the end of summer.. i mean is a logical man, what can go wrong ?

  man, when i found jwfacts it was like my world had collapsed, all thoses lies .... but its good now to have found the truth.

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  Iown Mylife

  Oh i should have worded that better - I am not a young person. I meant, it's wonderful to see yet another young person has found this site.
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  Hi everyone !!!

  by Durden in

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  i am durden.. a teenager that is an unbaptized publisher and is trying to leave this damn cult !!!.

  i have been lurking here for some time and i decided to start posting with this intro.. im from europe, both my parents are jw's, my parents are both teachers (math teachers).. my parents are "softcore" jw's, they accept all my questions and try to answer them.. i am trying to "convert" my dad (an elder which might complicate things), me and my dad recently had various discussions about the org ("discussions" on the good sense of the word).. we talked about jehovah in the nt, 1975, 1914, gb in 1st century, the cross, "new lights" ..., you know the usual stuff.. and all is going well i think, i think i can "convert" him until the end of summer.. i mean is a logical man, what can go wrong ?

  man, when i found jwfacts it was like my world had collapsed, all thoses lies .... but its good now to have found the truth.

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  Hello Durden! It is wonderful to meet another young person on this forum, which is the best and most comforting website i have found, for people in our situation.

  Welcome!
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  Intro - First time Post- Ventilation (it's a good read actually)

  by BLWashington in

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  currently from houston, tx, but spent most of my life in chicago.

  i've never had an opportunity to just get this out... so i apologize for the long-windedness in advance... .

  i spent the first 17 years of my life in a jw home, then the real world caught up to me.

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  Hello BL! thank you for writing your story and so glad you have forged connections with your dad and siblings. Also like skeeter1, i think it was remarkable you were considering your career so thoughtfully.
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  GUESS What I Can Enjoy Now, That Being In WT Kept Me From?

  by Iown Mylife in

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  barbershop harmony singing groups!

  i've enjoyed that type of music since i first heard it as a kid.

  just today ran onto a local group that welcomes visitors.

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  Thank you, rmt1, loved those links!

  InquiryMan, i did enjoy recorded barbershop music but could not ever see it performed live, as they seem to use church facilities and a JW is never supposed to enter a false religion church for any reason. At least that's the accepted prohibition here in my area.

  Mr. Flipper, thank you and you are so right, being involved in music as a family is very healing!

  Quendi, you are REALLY enjoying life! it sounds wonderful.

  Lisa, i enjoy all your comments and writing - yes i buy those terrible girl scout cookies and have even saluted the flag recently.

  Sammy, it is SO TRUE i am feeling so well because of guilt-ectomy. I appreciate getting to communicate with the great folks on this forum.
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  Have You Changed Since Getting On To This Site?

  by minimus in

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  are you the same poster/person now?

  i have seen many posters mature here.

  some still act like jws but others have shown recovery and progress from the witness mentality..

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  Iown Mylife

  This is a wonderful place to be! I so appreciate the wisdom and logic and reassurance i've found here. It's like having mom wake you up right in the scariest part of your nightmare.

  Many thanks to every single writer, commenter and poster.♥♥♥
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  GUESS What I Can Enjoy Now, That Being In WT Kept Me From?

  by Iown Mylife in

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  barbershop harmony singing groups!

  i've enjoyed that type of music since i first heard it as a kid.

  just today ran onto a local group that welcomes visitors.

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  HAH! you're right, Farkel! lol

  I remember trying to rush off home of a Thur after the meeting, wanting to see Dallas! AND feeling guilty but i just wanted to see it SO MUCH!

  (the first Dallas) We were the last to have a vcr. But even after we got one i had VCR Failure Anxiety, and wanted to be home to make sure it was recording.

  I remember people constantly including in their talks that we were wasting time if we read the newspaper. If we kept our cars clean. But then if the car was dirty they didn't like that either.

  I attended a wedding at a big church, THAT was frowned upon mightily! There would be so many frownie faces if they saw me going to hear singing at a church!
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  GUESS What I Can Enjoy Now, That Being In WT Kept Me From?

  by Iown Mylife in

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  barbershop harmony singing groups!

  i've enjoyed that type of music since i first heard it as a kid.

  just today ran onto a local group that welcomes visitors.

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  Iown Mylife

  Barbershop Harmony singing groups! I've enjoyed that type of music since I first heard it as a kid. Just today ran onto a local group that welcomes visitors.

  WHERE do those barbershop groups ALWAYS do their performing? You got it -- churches!
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  Where Does Material Success Come From - The Devil or God?

  by Iown Mylife in

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  how can you tell if your business successes are coming from satan or god?

  because if your work gets real busy and you miss some meetings and/or fs, is that how you tell that it's from satan?

  but then if you contribute a big amount every week, is it from jehovah?

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  WTWizard! i can't tell you how much i enjoyed your essay - very funny and very true, helpful and instructive. thank you!
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  Do you remember your Baptism Talk?

  by bildad in

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  do you remember anything from your baptism talk or the brother who gave it?.

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  Iown Mylife

  I should have said, it's now thirty years since i started studying.
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  Do you remember your Baptism Talk?

  by bildad in

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  do you remember anything from your baptism talk or the brother who gave it?.

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  Iown Mylife

  Georgia, 1986. I remember the brother giving the talk, his name was Jan something. A few months later i saw him in a McDonalds early one morning and said hello, it's nice to see you, you gave my baptism talk - and he looked at me and walked out the door with his coffee and didn't say a word.

  Thirty years later i have a grandchild who is being pressured to get baptized by my ex-son in law. Needless to say, the other side of the story is here at our house. I have said, Don't worry if you have to give in and get baptized - it doesn't mean a damn thing. Just do what you have to do to survive and grow up and get out on your own.