I believe if women were in charge, life would be better all the way around.
LoverOfTruth
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WOULD WOMEN MAKE GOOD ELDERS?
by Dansk ini've come to love and cherish much of the wisdom that emanates from the dear ladies of this forum and believe watchtower boobed in making all women subservient to the men.
so, do you think women would make good elders?.
ian.
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I may lose my wife because of Disfellowshipping
by freedomfighter inhave only been out of the organisation for 2 months and the wounds still run deep.
particularly hard is the fact that my wife and 8 yr old son are now divided in our beliefs.
we cannot go out as a family with our old friends like we use to.
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LoverOfTruth
Two months is too soon to give up; this is a new situation for both of you.
There are some couples who both eventually make it out. Others, like mine end up in divorce. I decided to wait until my two older children were in college before I left. My husband knew better than to talk down to me about not "being conscious of my spiritual needs" etc. He would lose the battle if he tried.
I suggest trying to find some project or activity that interests you. Perhaps a bowling league or some other entertainment. I started attending estate auctions where I met many new friends. I also had a JW friend who regularly went out dancing and shopping with me.
Whatever you do, don't isolateyourself. This leads to depression and suicidal thoughts. The world is a big and wonderful place to explore while your wife goes to meetings and slaves for the Watchtower.
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The Women Of JWD Are A Large Army
by snowbird inthey are mouthy, sassy, awake and watching;.
choosing life, free to think, not so quietly leaving;.
kicking butts, taking names, bindings wounds well.
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LoverOfTruth
They are mouthy, sassy, awake and watching;
Choosing life, free to think, not so quietly leaving;
Kicking butts, taking names, bindings wounds well
Telling the Tower to go straight to hell ...
This sounds like my story :-) (Except the last line...I told them to kiss my butt)
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You're not going to believe this!
by coffee_black inthis article is about a jw who has a face eating tumor.
the pictures are beyond description.
he hasn't had surgery because of the blood thing, but there may be hope in a new procedure.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/03/wface103.xml.
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LoverOfTruth
Wow. That poor guy! I hope he gets the help he needs.
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New here........
by mrose0202 inim new to your website and im very thankful i have found it.
i was born and raised a witness but managed to get myself out after highschool and havent been back for five or six years.
now that i have a family of my own im totally confused.
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LoverOfTruth
Welcome Meg.
Leaving the WTBS is a process. I've been out about 20 years now and find I still don't get super excited over holidays. I do it for my hubby and especially for my little granddaughter.
Don't be so hard on yourself. Hugs. -Dianne
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The least attractive cities in Canada
by JK666 insweetface started a thread about the ugliest cities in the us.
i just commented that i thought sault ste.
marie was ugly on both sides of the border.. to my canadian/canadien friends, which cities do you find the least attractive?
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LoverOfTruth
I was in Montreal in the late 1970s. I thought it was gorgeous. My husband likes Toronto but then he likes all big cities.
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Lots of Newbies!!!..Lets take a Poll... How many were JWs 5 years ago?
by Lady Liberty indear friends.... "happy saturday""!!!
and merry christmas to you all!!.
it is truely amazing how many new ones are coming on the forum!!
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LoverOfTruth
I was out about 20 years ago.
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With whom did you discuss your doubts?
by CHILD inone sunday last fall, i read the bible online since i couldn't attend the meeting.
i was careful to read only the kjv.
the problem was i read a verse that was different from what i remembered fro the nwt.
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LoverOfTruth
Sounds like you're making better progress than many if your husband is listening to you. Mine didn't and I eventually left him.
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JW's kids must NOT attend nursery school
by aligot ripounsous ini thought that after some 30 years as a jw the wts's teaching is so familiar that i can hardly find anything new in assembly talks, which may be the reason why, as many attendants do, i gently noze down and opening an eye from time to time is enough to catch up the drift of an all too well known talk.
still, i've been genuinely surprised last sunday by a point a bethel visitor rose in one of the p.m talks, namely that jws are not advised to send their kids to school until an age when he (she) can take a personal stand re.
xmas, birthdays, etc.
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LoverOfTruth
Day care children is a Personal Decision for each family to make for themselves.
I see it as another intrusion of the Watchtower trying to control every detail of a person's life and that is offensive.
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Does your worldy significant other hate us?
by wanderlustguy ini have been enduring a barrage of text messages tonight.
they are from an ex, who was telling me that she was thinking about us working out until i told her i was going to the new year's fest in the big d.. she always was paranoid about this place.
are we your "dirty little secret"?.
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LoverOfTruth
My hubby (never a JW) simply doesn't understand why any of us bother to have a site like this. He thinks we should all get on with our lives. I've explained to him, as long as I have family and friends in this cult, I will always have an interest.
I do agree with him about JWs being just a Little Speck On This Earth and Are Not Significant from a world perspective. Amazing how our world once revolved around it, isn't it?