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  Is there anyone close by???

  by kelpie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have only just registered at this forum and i would like to know if there are any ex jw's that live in or close to canberra, australia.. i have been shunned by all family and friends because i left the organisation (not disfellowshipped at this stage but won't be long) and i finding it hard to cope with.

  i am sorry to be down but i miss all my family and friends and would love to make new friends that know what i am going through.

  my boyfriend is very understanding but gets frustrated as he doesn't know why my family are doing this to me.. this sounds like a whingy post but i promise you, i am not normally like this.

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  Tearing me to shreds

  by Mimilly in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  things have been going great for me as of late.

  i should've known - should've been wary.

  good things don't happen to me without a price.

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  What can a mother do??

  by Tish in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have just had a conversation with my son who is 8 years old and don't know what to do.

  i'll start from the beginning so you understand.. as some may know my hubbie left me when i was still a witness for not believing the truth and also went off with another woman.

  i then after a few months met a man i fell in love with instantly.

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  I AM A NEWBIE, NEED HELP

  by wildfire in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been lurking around here for some time,,, i personally know laurie fitzwater and what she has gone through we lived in bradenton.

  florida in the late 80's .... she is the one telling me to come here for help ,,, a hug ,,, i have a nightmare of a story which involves married to a professed annointed one who made me and my childrens life pure hell on earth....i guess he needed to be replaced as he was df twice and was never a ms or elder..... go figure i suffer from severe depression and post-traumatic stress and have tried to end it all numerous times... but the turning point for me was this demon--inspired internet and all the truth it contains i also read george orwells.. 1984 --big brother is watching ,,,, doublespeak;;;; its us versus them just to name a few of my eye---opening events i have 5 children,,, and only one my baby (16) in the borg....... i really cant go on ,,, i have emailed lady lee and she helped me alot .... but i have to be careful...... there are spies everywhere....i still attend meetings.

  to some extent... missed the assembly this weekend tho.. so please be gentle and reasure me.... i am baby--stepping,,, i am doing the work.............

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  I'm being DA by my family

  by reagan_oconnor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wow... it's been awhile since i've posted, there are a lot of new names here.

  i just had to post on this.... i received a letter from my mother friday telling me that she and my father no longer wish to associate with my husband or me.

  they will contact me in case of emergency but thats it.

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  shunning

  by musky in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i have heard a lot of stories of how ex-witnesses are shunned by their witness relatives.

  i assume that if it were not for the watchtower rules, most anyone would not be shunned anymore, because our relatives love us.

  my question is, are there any who think they are shunned by relatives who don't really like you anyway, and are using the "watchtower rules" to justify it?

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  The Best Way To Get To Know Someone...

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  according to current jw teachings (and it has been this way for many years), the best way to get to know someone is to work with them in field service.. when you were an "active" jw, what did you think about that statement?

  how do you feel about it now?.

  personally, those words were uttered by someone from the platform recently.

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  UPDATE on my brother in jail - bad news

  by TTBoy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for those who care.........my borther's lawyers had to go to an appelate court to try to get my brother out of jail.

  the judge is refusing to even acknowedge their motion to get him out.

  the appealate court said ok but the county sherrif has to ok it.

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  To the LURKERS !!

  by Prisca in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yes, that means you!!!.

  there's lots of support for everyone here.

  some of you lurkers out there may be feeling shy about opening up and posting here.

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  I guess no one has kids then...

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. family

  this forum is very quiet.. i guess all us with kids are kept too busy to post!.

  we have two boys - liam (3) and dylan (1).

  how about everyone else ?

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