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  JWD found my best friend... after 25 years.

  by POs Son in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  about two years ago, i read a post on jwd asking if there was anyone from the xyz congregation.

  recognizing this as the congregation in which i was raised, i made contact with the poster.

  it turned out to be my next door neighbor when i was a child, she was my babysitter, and best friend..

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  Emma

  I've met old friends here, too. This site has been a real gift. Thank you Simon.

  Emma
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  8/19/2008 DEAR ABBY

  by Sobeit in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  don't miss today's dear abby column.

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  Emma

  When they start their spiel, I politely say "no, thank you" and begin closing the door. They sputter, try their hand at overcoming objections, but there's not much to overcome with a simple "no." It gives them no choice, nothing to say, they weren't persecuted or treated rudely. But they're gone!
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  BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

  while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

  a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.

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  Emma

  I had the name wrong; I think it was Gearing.
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  BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

  while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

  a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.

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  Emma

  Bob Gearhart

  I can't remember the first name, but I believe there was someone, ex Bethelite, in the Ann Arbor Mi area.
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  Japanese Beatles - I've had enough of them!

  by Quirky1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from what i've heard there's more of them because of the warm weather.. http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/jul/21/scoring-victory-over-japanese-beetles/.

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  Emma

  Oh, I hate them too!
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  Gettin educated

  by JehovahIsPissed in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, im new to posting, i'm working on fading out slowly and planning on beggining a college career, but raised a jw, and was homeschooled.

  or any scholastic awards, and also money is not exactly growing on trees.

  anyone here been in a similar position?

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  Emma

  I think most two-year colleges are familiar with home schooling and won't require SATs to get in. They cost a whole lot less money, too, and usually have scholarships available. Transfering as a junior, it'll be easier to get in to a four-year university since there are usually lots of freshman applying and not so many juniors. My daughter did this successfully as did one of her friends.

  Best of luck success! (don't know if you're ready for luck, yet.. ) Emma
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  Thanks for the welcome

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thanks so much everyone for being so supportive.. i am having an increasingly difficult time giving my parts on the meetings, going in service, and shepherding.

  the wt study is so.....controlling?

  that i have a hard time studying that too.

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  Emma

  they are very judgmental as well. The absolutely unfathomable thing is...they don't realize it. They talk about how much love there is in the organization and happiness, then they ignore all the depression going on. The same with judging others

  I went through this thought process, too. I remember listening to my mother and sisters dis one person after the next and realized all the judging and depression the borg was steeped in. this was one of my "awakenings" or ah -ha moment. It can be difficult and scary, but once you know the truth, it's hard to go back. There is life, real satisfying life, on the outside. You'll be OK but it may be a bumpy ride!

  Welcome to the board!
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  Leaving France this Saturday...off to Accra, Ghana in West Africa

  by Utopian Reformist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear family!.

  hope all of you are well and doing great.

  it's so relieving and comforting to see the names of my friends still posting here!

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  Emma

  bttt
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  Leaving France this Saturday...off to Accra, Ghana in West Africa

  by Utopian Reformist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear family!.

  hope all of you are well and doing great.

  it's so relieving and comforting to see the names of my friends still posting here!

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  Emma

  It's wonderful to hear from you! I don't post much, but check in and read. Safe traveling.
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  My first post

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i prayed before i came on here.

  i know that it weird.

  i have been reading here for a long time.

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  Emma

  You will find friends

  This is so true, though I believed that I would never have true friends if I "left." That's what you're made to believe. My new-found friends were the sisters (and a couple of bro's) that supported me through some difficult times. I was not df'd or da'd but my birth, spiritual sisters offered nothing.