I feel like I'm awkard in social situations. I hate going up and talking to people I don't know. I have trouble making friends. I feel like being a jw had something to do with it. Anyone else have a similar experience?
Mahtaw
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Did being a JW affect you socially?
by Mahtaw ini feel like i'm awkard in social situations.
i hate going up and talking to people i don't know.
i have trouble making friends.
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Do you have wood floors? What cleaner do you use?
by Iamallcool ini have bona for years but i am looking to try something else.
any recommendations?.
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Mahtaw
Everyone is right about the vinegar. And once its dried it no longer leaves that smell. Vinegar also makes a great fabric softener and glass cleaner. Water, vinegar, and a dash of detergant works better than windex.
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Mahtaw
You could he Amish. That sounds a lot worse to me.
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Christmas
by Mahtaw inwas raised a jw, started fading out about 3 and a half years ago.
i recently had a child, and my in laws are baptist.
they love christmas.
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Mahtaw
Ya know, I COULD get a plastic christmas palm tree and make up our own stories and characters haha.
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Why are the moms so attached to religion?
by ILoveTTATT inplease don't take this the wrong way, i would love it for women to comment on this thread because i just can't understand something!!.
here's the pattern i see:.
mostly guys in here.. if the guys are married, their wives usually stay a jw, or it takes 3 times as much time to convince a woman to leave than a man.. if the guys have a jw father, the father is open-minded and can be more easily persuaded to leave.
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Mahtaw
I'm a woman who left the witnesses because it wasn't logical. Seems like that trumped emotional ties to me. Every woman is different. Why generalize?
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Sarcasm and Impatience - Things That Remind Me Of JW's
by Iown Mylife inwhat things do you encounter in your daily travels that trigger memories and impressions of jw's?.
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Mahtaw
Haha comatose, same here. I worked at a gas station, always worried some jw I knew would catch me smoking. Funny how you feel guilty about so many things years after you leave. Then one night at a bar of all places, I see some people from my old cong. And just smoked in front of them. Figure they spread that around, I went to an assembly for kicks and grins and a lot of witnesses I knew treated me like dirt. Oh but they did manage to greet my two month old daughter.
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Christmas
by Mahtaw inwas raised a jw, started fading out about 3 and a half years ago.
i recently had a child, and my in laws are baptist.
they love christmas.
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Mahtaw
Just call me the grinch, haha. I don't know, it almost feels wrong. Just like continuing being a jw felt wrong. I feel like I'm lying to others, making a statment that I'm all for jesus and and going to church and the bible. Which I'm not. And I definately don't want to lie to my children and tell them Santa is real. Doesn't feel right. But like I said, I have no problem with the family getting together aspect of it.
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Christmas
by Mahtaw inwas raised a jw, started fading out about 3 and a half years ago.
i recently had a child, and my in laws are baptist.
they love christmas.
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Mahtaw
Guess its just hard for me to seperate it from religion. But I will just go to their christmas thing every year. Get em a gift card. Maybe its just difficult to celebrate something you never have and never really had a desire to.
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Christmas
by Mahtaw inwas raised a jw, started fading out about 3 and a half years ago.
i recently had a child, and my in laws are baptist.
they love christmas.
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Mahtaw
I do get with the family during the time. Just don't wanna put up a tree. But I've celebrated say halloween. Haha. But I feel obligated to buy gifts, and I don't wanna hurt peoples feelings I guess. And I'm just confused how to raise my daughter in regards to religious holidays.
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Christmas
by Mahtaw inwas raised a jw, started fading out about 3 and a half years ago.
i recently had a child, and my in laws are baptist.
they love christmas.
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Mahtaw
Hi I'm new. Was raised a JW, started fading out about 3 and a half years ago. I recently had a child, and my in laws are baptist. They love christmas. Most other holidays, I don't mind participating. But the whole reason I left the jws is because its total bs. Just a bunch of untruths and hypocrites and mind control. Well, I noticed a lot of people were excited to start celebrating christmas. I can't see the difference. Its a big bunch of shit too, and I can't see myself celebrating it. But I don't believe in the bible anymore either. Anyway, anyone else feel the same? Maybe I'll change my mind. But to me it seems like a big pain in the ass.