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  How did this happen?? My Dad is DF'd. (long)

  by Freedomrules in

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  i'm fairly new, so many of you don't know me.

  i've spoken with some of you and i guess to understand my story i need to go back a little bit.

  the bottom line is it feels like my family is falling apart.

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  Can anyone suggest a cool picture for my avatar?

  by Freedomrules in

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  and what is an avatar?

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  Jaracz

  by Freedomrules in

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  what's the deal with him?

  i grant i've been out of the loop for eight years, but i hear his name come up often.

  henschel died recently, i gathered, who replaced him?

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  He's not the messiah,

  by Freedomrules in

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  he's a very naughty boy!.

  that's one of my favorite monty python lines.

  anyone else have a favorite?

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  anybody want to talk?

  by Freedomrules in

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  this probably seems like a weird request, but i live overseas and am a bit lonely and don't know any other ex-jws (other than my best friend).

  if anyone else is interested, i'd be happy to call them (esp if you are in the dc area.

  the call is free for me).

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  I want to tell my parents

  by Freedomrules in

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  i'm debating how/or is i should tell my parents about my not believing in the org anymore.

  i haven't been an active witness for 8 years, and my family and i celebrate bdays and thanksgiving and a couple other holidays (i can't do halloween or christmas, nothing to do with being an ex-wit, i just have personal issues with those).

  i know they will be devastated, might cut me off.

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  Book on Ebay re: JW and mental illness

  by Freedomrules in

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  is anyone familiar with this book?

  i have noticed many wits have problems with depression and bipolar disorder.

  i have a condition known as panic disorder, which is classified as a mental illness, no one else in my family has this condition.

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  IQ and JWs

  by Freedomrules in

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  do you think there is any correlation between intelligence and membership?

  most jws i've known aren't that bright, and it seems that most that leave are really intelligent.. just an observation.

  any thoughts?.

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  Why I hate the WTBTS

  by Freedomrules in

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  10. my family loves the org more than me.. 9. women are treated like dirt.

  (where's that in the bible?).

  8. constant talk of death as a child has warped me forever.

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  Did anyone else think that Sept 11 was Armageddon?

  by Freedomrules in

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  i was in washington at the time (i work for the govt) when the attack occurred.

  i had a massive panic attack at first and then steeled myself and worked through the night as part of our emergency response team.. i was embarassed by my reaction.

  did anyone else have a similar experience?

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