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  to date JWism has defined my life and i hate that TRUTH

  by oompa in

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  and i am finding the adjustment to the real world far more difficult than i ever imagined...i f...it has been about five years since i totally woke up to the fraudulant nwt and then all my other doubts i had carried for years were proved true as well.

  but almost all of my few friends are exjw or slack jw's and i feel so isolated...my sons friends are mostly exjw too but not their gf's and they have way more normal friends .

  how have you done at replacing lifelong friends and family?

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  Emma

  After having "automatic" friends, making real friends takes a bit of work. It's worth the effort because they will be real friends. I'm trying to remember when I left 20 years ago. (Yikes! That long?!) I did join a church (Unitarian Universalist) and have a couple of close friends from that. I like to sing, joined an informal group. Struck up conversations with neighbors, invited them over for coffee. I made friends with coworkers. I realized that what I used to count as friends were high in number and short on committment.

  It takes time Oompa but you'll get there one friend at a time!
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  "we were just talking...shes not free to remarry...we werent flirting or doing anything wrong"

  by WuzLovesDubs in

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  thats what my soon to be exhusband just said to me.

  i finally after 25 years of dealing with him and the jws and a litany of other shit, told him two weeks ago i want out.

  he wrote me a letter this week and made a list of allllll the things he hates: about my beliefs, the fact that i left jehovah, broke my vows to god, my hobbies, celebrations, what i watch on tv, my parenting, keeping the kids out of the jws, not having any friends....and then said well i dont hate "you".

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  Emma

  You've been betrayed and it hurts no matter how much leaving is your idea. I was in your place, worked on getting out of the marriage without causing hurt feelings (as much as that's possible) and trying to ease the kids into it. Within a couple of weeks after he finally left, I found out he'd been having an affair for nearly a year! I was pissed!

  It won't take long for you to get past this and thank her for making it easier.

  Some men just need another boat to jump on to when they see theirs sinking!
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  Katherine Jackson going back to Indiana to celebrate Michael's 54 Birthday.

  by arwen in

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  http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/164532846.html?refer=y.

  dont think the jw's will think too well of this!.

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  Emma

  How true, Wasblind! They'll continue to look the other way. Must be big checks in that contribution box. Doesn't she "allow" Michael's kids to celebrate Christmas, too?
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  What Some Loyal JW's Are Saying About The Oakland Case.

  by Bangalore in

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  form the pro-jw site jwtalk.

  this is such a ronald mcdonald court case.

  i can't believe what i am reading.. lie: "the lawsuit alleged that watchtower had a policy that instructed elders in its jehovah's witnesses congregations to keep reports of child sex abusers within the religious group secret to avoid lawsuits.".

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  Emma

  He's not just roaming free; he's a registered sex offender. This will bring his name up to the public in a big way and act as a warning to others.
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  Watchtower found guilty ruled to pay 7 million to 1 victim? wow

  by yourmomma in

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  is this recent?

  http://www.silentlambs.org/oaklandlawsuit.htm.

  i havent seen anyone post about it, the link has a pdf on it of the court documents, and it looks like the stamp is from 5/12 but its blurry.. .

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  Emma

  So sorry for the young woman but I hope this gives her some closure and compensation. And I hope it encourages others to speak up. I'm so tired of hearing people say the WTS is just a harmless though a bit odd group. They are anything but harmless!
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  Thank you for voting!

  by Emma in

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  to those of you who voted for my daughter in the challenge detroit competition, thank you; she's a finalist!.

  emma.

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  Emma

  To those of you who voted for my daughter in the Challenge Detroit competition, thank you; she's a finalist!

  Emma
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  My Daughter Needs Your Vote!

  by Emma in

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  she needs your help winning the challenge detroit contest, please watch her video and vote for her entry:.

  http://www.facebook.com/challengedetroit?v=app_204169126292521&app_data=cid_19869.

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  Emma

  BTT

  Thank you!
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  How Will the Society React to the Hundred Year Anniversary of 1914?

  by slimboyfat in

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  it's only a couple of years away now and what a headache it must present to the gb - providing they have given it much thought already.

  there probably is no elegant way of presenting the hundred year long failure of the end to come; the fact that the "short period of time" of satan being cast down to the earth has now stretched beyond any credibility.

  but they have to deal with it one way or another.

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  Emma

  #1 gets my vote.
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  Crazy Captcha

  by scotoma in

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  i don't know where to post this but i had to go through about 50 captchas before i could get one right.. can it be set for degree of difficulty?

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  i even had one with hebrew characters..

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  Emma

  I learned something new; thanks so much, Lime.
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  Crazy Captcha

  by scotoma in

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  i don't know where to post this but i had to go through about 50 captchas before i could get one right.. can it be set for degree of difficulty?

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  i even had one with hebrew characters..

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  Emma

  I'm ignorant. I have no idea what this is. Is it bad for me to admit this?