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  Harry Potter and the exasperated mum........help

  by fifi40 in

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  2. friends

  my ex is a jw (as previously mentioned) and is against our son going to see the new movie, despite admitting that he has witness friends who will happily go and see it........oh and he also has witness friends that would dob their brother into the elders for going to see it.. i have just had a bit of a heated debate about it with him (our son is 14, nearly 15) and i just wondered if any of you have good sound reasoning for what is a 'matter of conscience' for these brainwashedd poo brains!!!!!.

  help.........warlock can you just wave a magic wand or something............ a mother doing battle with the force...............a brain numbing, mind control force at that.

  seriously folks though any gems you have would be greatly appreciated.

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  Emma

  If you have joint custody, just take him. This is crazy, no stupid.
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  Thank you to the lady who gave me the address

  by VanillaMocha73 in

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  2. experiences

  sorry, i can't for the life of me remember your name... but the grandmotherly lady on here who gave me the address for my mom - can you pm me?

  i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  the person in question wrote back to my mom and she was so excited.... he even included (by coincidence?

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  Emma

  Possibly Mouthy? She's who I think of when I hear the word grandmother.
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  Public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes

  by martinjw7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you heard about a letter for all congregations announced next new change in wts politics?.

  in letter is information that the time for the public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes.. does anyone have a copy?

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  Emma

  If it's true I wonder what the reasoning will be. I could understand if they extended the wt study as this would give them even more control. Maybe there are less and less "qualified brothers" who can handle a 55 minute stint on the platform.
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  Public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes

  by martinjw7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you heard about a letter for all congregations announced next new change in wts politics?.

  in letter is information that the time for the public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes.. does anyone have a copy?

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  Emma

  Me either!
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  Service meeting part about My Space

  by seek2find in

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  2. friends

  this week an article about the internet will be discussed on the service meeting.

  at one meeting it was announced that the elders would be contacting parents about kids who have my space accounts.

  anbody else hear it at their meeting?

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  Emma

  Are they planning on warning the families about the pedophiles in the kingdumb hall on line?

  It shows that their interest isn't really in protecting kids, but keeping information from them. A pedophile in their congregation is OK, just don't let anyone have access to an alternate viewpoint.
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  I can hardly contain myself! :-)

  by R.F. in

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  since my mental departure from the organization, i'm still trying to wrap my mind around the entire concept of freedom.

  now that i don't have so many restraints as a result of being in the org, such as mental, and time restraints, i can't help but be happy!

  there is so much that i want to accomplish in life now and i know that now it's possible.

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  Emma

  I remember that feeling so clearly when I realized I was never going back. Congratulations; how wonderful!
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  Were You Surprised That Your JW "Friends" Dumped You After All These Years?

  by minimus in

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  how does it feel knowing that your friends were so conditional----or your family?

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  I would have been surprised had they NOT shunned me. Even though I faded and was never df'd or da'd, I knew how I'd be treated by family and friends when I became inactive. What surprised me was how fast it happened; no one tried to "save" me, which made it all easier.
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  Need help sending a letter

  by slvrtrixter in

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  2. friends

  my ex-daughter-in law wants to send a letter to the congregation where my son a jw goes.

  she has never been a witness.

  my son abuses his son physically.

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  Emma

  Witnesses believe in strong corporal punishment; you might do better reporting it to protective services. I think they'd back the dad probably not believing you since they consider you a "nonbeliever."
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  Why would a young sister marry an old brother?

  by JH in

  1. jw
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  i recall a ms brother about 62 years old dating and marrying a sister about 30 years younger.

  i respect their choice and if they are in love, well good for them.

  but i don't think it's to the best interest of the younger one...... do jw's accept bigger age differences in marriage than other religions?.

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  Emma

  I don't understand it. I suppose they let themselves think that in the "new system" they'll both be young. My sister married a "brother" nearly old enough to be our grandfather; a former pioneer partner married a "brother" older than her parents. I think there's not much to pick from for young women in the borg.
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  Someone is Lying.....

  by R.F. in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so my ex called a little while ago.

  she said she was calling to check on me out of concern.

  i've been to 2 meetings in a month.

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  Emma

  I think they all do this elaborate dance to convince each other how much they're doing to "help" you and show their "concern." The elders told my family that they'd visited us, phoned us, stopped by, talked to us, etc etc etc, when in fact we hadn't even had one phone call. (Much to my relief.) That was the first I realized they were a group of professional liars. Of course, my mother had to believe the Elders. You've got it right that with caller ID we can track this stuff now.