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  Name Things That Used To Get You Upset And Now Don't

  by minimus in

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  i remember people getting very upset because they didn't called on to answer by the watchtower conductor like they felt they should.

  some people used to get very upset if they had to work out in service with the same person, twice in a row.

  of course, now, it's no big deal.

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  On the flip side... a question for those not raised as a jw

  by TheSilence in

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  okay, someone recently asked if those raised as jws felt they would have gone for it as adults.

  my question is for those of you not raised as a jw, what convinced you that it really was "the truth"?

  ive often wondered and come upon my own theories as to why people join this religion, but i find that when friends ask me what makes people join i cant really answer in a way that they understand.. jackie

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  My father is dead

  by cruzanheart in

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  today i found out that my dad committed suicide, probably on sunday sometime.

  his body was found today and the plano police department called me.

  i am numb and grieving, kind of relieved for a lot of reasons, and very very sad.

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  For those of you raise in the "truth" a Question

  by obiwan in

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  i myself was raised in the "truth" til i was df'd at the age of 21. i have often wondered that if i were allowed to grow up just as every other child did in the u.s. would i have been interested in looking at the organization and taking interest?

  do any of you think and wonder the same thing?

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  Attempted or successful suicides

  by berylblue in

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  anyone know of persons who tried to kill themselves or did kill themselves when they were df?.

  and while i didn't try, i certainly felt like it.. beryl

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  Just finished my DA letter

  by pr_capone in

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  well.... after talking alot about doing it but never actually doing it, i have decided to go ahead and write up my da letter.

  dear mr. grier:.

  my name is eremic granell, you know me as eric rowe.

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  Deprogramming your "Last Days" phobia...

  by logansrun in

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  raised in a religion that preached a massive, theocratic holocaust for the majority of mankind can leave you with more than a few mental and emotional scars.

  i remember being terrified on new years eve in 1986 (i was 9 yrs old) because of all the talk that that year was the "international year of peace.

  " i was conditioned to look at world events as being a sign that the end is near, sound familiar?

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  I really hate them !!!

  by Titanic in

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  i'm sorry if you have heard this before, but i must vent and here is the best place..i have no other place ...i'm really angry.

  i have more than 40 years of life experience on this planet.

  i have been through a lot in life..i have lived in number of countries , visited many others.

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  Another dream of returning to the Kingdom Hall

  by LyinEyes in

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  last nite i had another dream, it has been awhile and since consciencely i don't want to go back to the kh, it is a little disturbing.

  i dreamed i went back but went to a different congregation , but i saw many of the same people i grew up with , i threw my last pack of cigs away.

  i wondered why so many people were afraid to talk to me, but i was glad to see them.

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  introduction

  by TheSilence in

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  im new to the board and didnt want to be a lurker so this is my short hello since im not exactly certain how things work around here... sooo.... hello ;).

  jackie

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