Posts by lovinglife

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who is who on here??

by holly in

i know there are mostly ex jw's on here.

i just wondered how many of you are ex jws, left or df'd, how many are still in but have lost heart?.

are there any jws on here who still believe its all the truth, go to meetings and trust the organisation?.

3rd generation JW...raised a witness, never baptised...my parents divorced (father was an unbeliever) when I was 15 and I moved in with him and never went back. I remember the day I threw away all my JW literature which I considered a pretty big deal. It has taken many years to get past that feelings of guilt and being "bad" for not being a witness. My mother is still a devout witness; my sister has been fading for many years now but our mother persists in causing problems, marking and shunning her. Talk about "causing divisions" among the family. This past year we have both worked on putting all the nastiness of this religion and the past behind us and to start living for the present and future. (without the guilt)

K.B.

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Doctor who in the US

by avishai in

i watched this show religiously as a kid on pbs.

loved it, it was a great escape from my messed up life.

talking about it in jr. high and high school helped earn me affectionate nicknames like "nerd, spaz, dork, faggot, etc.

lovinglife

Loved Doctor Who! A sister in my old congregation turned me to reading the books first and then they finally started airing the show on PBS on Saturday nights late (with Tom Baker). I haven't seen it in years. I wonder how many doctor's there up to now? I wish they'd put it on the Sci-Fi Channel...good memories.

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DID OUR PARENTS REPLACE BIRTHDAY OR CHRISTMAS GIFTS WITH ANYTHING ELSE?

by diamondblue1974 in

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what about it...i know for me i got gifts throughout the year but i didnt get as many as my friends did on their birthdays etc....what about you...do you or did you replace b/days and christmas gifts or celebrations with anything else whilst being a jw and in particular anything as personal....

lovinglife

Yes...we had what we called a "Surprise Day" about once a year with presents and her baking our favorite treats and a special dinner. We wouldn't know about it until coming home from school.

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The 4400

by avishai in

anyone been watching this documentary?

weird biblical corrolaries, people "taken up" and returned, etc.. 4400 and 144,000. coincidence?

did an xjw write the screenplay perhaps?

lovinglife

Good show! I hope they make it a series too. There were alot of storylines unfinished. Finally something good to watch thats not a "reality" show. Just as good as Steven Spielberg's "Taken" series.

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Completely Rediculous WT Quotes Re: Music

by Nosferatu in

there's some stuff i found in the publications that i found completely rediculous regarding music:.

g78 5/8 pp.

16-20a recording artist finds something far better.

lovinglife

I came to look at the WT & BS society as a group of nimrods that followed the lead of Tipper Gore and Susan Baker. You remember Tipper, don't you?

Yes, and former Senator Paula Hawkins and her holding up that pic of Def Leppard's album cover saying it meant that they wanted ppl to burn buildings. Poor John Denver and his "Rocky Mountain High". I remember many witnesses liking him too. My unbelieving dad told me that John Denver would ask if there were any JW's in his audience at concerts and have them stand up and then he would start playing the National Anthem. Gave him quite a chuckle!

On a side note, Paula did do some other good work for kids in the state of Florida.

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Completely Rediculous WT Quotes Re: Music

by Nosferatu in

there's some stuff i found in the publications that i found completely rediculous regarding music:.

g78 5/8 pp.

16-20a recording artist finds something far better.

lovinglife

I remember being at one of the District Conventions in the early 80's when all the hype was about certain songs having subliminal messages; by playing the record backwards. And then they played a few examples (Stairway To Heaven). Too funny! My mother was always "policing" what music my sis and I would listen to. She cracked the "Saturday Night Fever" record over her knee after finding out what the movie was about and hearing that "rumor" about the Bee Gees smoking pot to get there voices to sing that high. The slightest indecency in a song and BAM!!! no more listening to it. We didn't have too many albums to say the least; a few 45's though.

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How many raised in "the truth" have left??

by L_A_Big_Dawg in

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this subject has been gnawing at me for awhile now.. so many of you:.

1) were raised in "the truth?".

2) did you get baptized and at what age?.

lovinglife

1) Were raised in "the truth?"

2) Did you get baptized and at what age?

3) What age were you when you faded, were DF'd or DA'd?

1) Yes, at the age of 4. Grandmother started studying in the 1950's. 3rd generation. My mom, aunt and cousins are still in. My sister is inactive. 2) NO. 3) Stopped going to meetings after moving in with my father at age 15. I've never gone back.

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Does posting here build your character???Has It Help you in any way???

by frankiespeakin in

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i think when we post here we are rubing each other by a kind of energy that seems to be moving us in a good direction,, .

it is very weird but has anybody else felt this??

lovinglife

Oh definitely! It has helped me in many aspects of my life, showing me that I'm not the only one whose dealt with being a JW and the craziness that went with it. It has helped me get another family member out for good. It reaffirms to me just how lucky I am to have gotten out when I did. I do not post very often but I cannot let a couple of days go by without looking in to read new posts. It keeps me informed (Blondie's Watchtower study; etc.) because I still have other family members in and it lets me know what information they are being fed. It has helped me heal old wounds that I had been carrying around with me for many years. Yes, this site has definitely affected my life. Bless you and thank you Simon and everyone that contributes to this site!

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staying out of school assembly!

by happehanna in

does anyone else remember how awful school was because of the dreaded school assembly.. my whole school life was blighted because i couldn't go in.

my young son can goes in and it is the best part of his day, he loves the hymns.

how glad am i that i came to my senses before my son suffered like i did as a child.

lovinglife

I remember always having to sit for the flag salute in elementary school but it changing to where I could stand (to show respect) but not say the pledge or put my hand over my heart. Every new school year my mom would meet with my teacher and explain to her all the things that I was not allowed to participate in. Every time there was any kind of hoilday party, I just seem to have a dentist's or doctor's appointment.

I remember one particular incident where after my parents had divorced (dad was an unbeliever) in jr. high school, I wanted to take my dad to a school football game. Well, mom pulled the good ol' Watchtower and Awake mags out and went through the usual lectures on how competition was bad and yadda yadda yadda. She then in that JW tone "Now, do you think that Jehovah would think this is such a good idea?" I looked back at her (and much to her dismay) said that I still want to take my dad to a football game. I did get to take him and it was wonderful! This was one of the first steps I took in walking away from this religion at the age of 15. Oh, how sweet it was!

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I jumped out of a plane 15,000 feet!

by Sirona in

some of you doubted me when i said i was going to do a skydive in las vegas....well i did it!.

i was scared s**tless.

they tell you all the dangers beforehand and its something like 1:50,000 die and 1:1750 have a serious injury.

lovinglife

just curious( will they let you sky dive without somone strapped to you) It would be more fun that way (I wanna go by myself)

Yes...my first five jumps were tandem and then the sixth through 10 are solo with two jumpmasters on each side of you in the air to help you. I had started training and on my fifth tandem jump out of a DC-3 at 13,000.00 ft.; my ears really went funky and wouldn't pop...My instructor also forgot my own altimeter so I had to keep grabbing at his arm to be aware of our altitude. It wasn't the same drop zone I had had my other jumps; by the time we came down I was pretty unhappy with the jump in general and with my ears hurting I said that that was the end of my training. But at least I tried to do it...and I would probably go again but just not so high...10,000.00 ft. My first two jumps were out of Cessna's, my third and fourth jumps were out of a Twin Otter and the last was the DC-3...Its the same DC-3 used in the Wesley Snipes movie "Drop Zone" .

Go For It!!! Good luck!!!!