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  Combatting Agoraphobia in NONJWland

  by Jon Preston in

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  my daughter starts school soon.

  and i cant help but be afraid of the big bad world....the freedom we have is scary and im irrationally afraid of my kids getting in with the wrong crowd....in jwland it wasnt so bad becaus you felt safe.

  so now i know that safe haven is actually bs how do i get it out of my head?

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  I just have to put my foot down. Thats the way its going to be. If big bad J is gonna kill me because of THAT......it woukd demonstrate the cruel and petty attributes the WT God Has....i cant imagine a "God of love" being that way
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  Being an Atheist Is Bad For Your Health

  by Space Madness in

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  i stopped believing in god in july 2013. in the first 3 months or so i felt liberated and relieved that i can live my life anyway i wanted without worrying about an invisible being watching my every move.

  i also felt slightly superior that i was able to figure out that god isn't real while the majority of mankind continued to be fooled.

  atfer the feelings of excitment statrted to wear off, i started to become more depressed and empty.

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  If Durheims hypothesis is back from the beginning of the 1900s no wonder atheists were highest in suicide....they were seen as the devil and persecuted from all realms of christianity id imagine.....just sayin
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  Combatting Agoraphobia in NONJWland

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my daughter starts school soon.

  and i cant help but be afraid of the big bad world....the freedom we have is scary and im irrationally afraid of my kids getting in with the wrong crowd....in jwland it wasnt so bad becaus you felt safe.

  so now i know that safe haven is actually bs how do i get it out of my head?

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  Jon Preston

  My daughter starts school soon. And i cant help but be afraid of the big bad world....the freedom we have is scary and im irrationally afraid of my kids getting in with the wrong crowd....in JWland it wasnt so bad becaus you felt safe. So now i know that safe haven is actually BS how do i get it out of my head? What were some of the things that eased your mind about the outside world and your family?

  I know that i will keep close watch on my kids and their lives and keep them busy with meaningful things. Thats a start at least. And im peaking their interest in animals and science and the beauty of real life so they can thnk for themselves how to view the world. But i guess the sudden vast horizon before me and knowing there isnt just one little road it scares me. (Im such a pansy haha)

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  Picking on Harold Camping- again

  by A.proclaimer in

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  Jon Preston

  This is going to be my undoing.....because when this is brought up im going to bring out and drop the bomb.....im done messing with this cult. Only thing is i cant help but toy with the idea that i'd like to make it a public comment....hmmm
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  Watch as JWs are 'educated' by their 'bible student' about evolution, abiogenesis, Watchtower quote mining, etc. LOL.

  by Island Man in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mblywsowuvi&list=uuzmjy8ccss1_0sswprk4yia&feature=c4-overview.

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  I believe these are videos by mike the atheist! I loved watching them because it really shkws ya how to just engage questioning and watch how the Dub will react ...
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  My wife and i, cake for our daughters...hm

  by Jon Preston in

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  so recently it was my daughters b-day and my wonderful wife thought of a great idea....lets get her a cake.

  so some family came to town and we did cake and a few gifts.

  interesting developments as my wife and i have not been to the meetings in abouuuuuut a month....and have been incredibly irregukar in attendance the past six months.

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  Actually teachng my wife the BItE model was going to be my next idea lol...i was gonna use the "i talked to a scientologist patient today at work and helped him figure out why its a cult" approach and see if that triggered anything.
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  My wife and i, cake for our daughters...hm

  by Jon Preston in

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  so recently it was my daughters b-day and my wonderful wife thought of a great idea....lets get her a cake.

  so some family came to town and we did cake and a few gifts.

  interesting developments as my wife and i have not been to the meetings in abouuuuuut a month....and have been incredibly irregukar in attendance the past six months.

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  I think my wife is at a good point right now for speaking about things. The cult identity is fading, our personal life is changing....were doing all manner of things frowned upon by JWs....if they knew i am certain we'd both be DF'ed. lol wed be toast from just a Bday cake if they knew....let alone some other deeply personal things we do! ;-)

  So ill keep at it and bring the non cult identity out....and see what happens.
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  My wife and i, cake for our daughters...hm

  by Jon Preston in

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  so recently it was my daughters b-day and my wonderful wife thought of a great idea....lets get her a cake.

  so some family came to town and we did cake and a few gifts.

  interesting developments as my wife and i have not been to the meetings in abouuuuuut a month....and have been incredibly irregukar in attendance the past six months.

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  So recently it was my daughters B-day and my wonderful wife thought of a great idea....lets get her a cake. So some family came to town and we did cake and a few gifts. Interesting developments as my wife and i have not been to the meetings in abouuuuuut a month....and have been incredibly irregukar in attendance the past six months. Right on! Anyways, the time is approaching when inwill divulge some doubts once more and i am toying with the notion of just telling her i wont go back to meetings. But we will see how things develop! My oldest starts school soon and ill be damned if im going to let her endure the torture for not participating in arts and crafts having to do with holidays....So the clock is ticking.

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  This JW video tour is disturbing......

  by WingCommander in

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  so i found this video on youtube.

  apparently a loyal jw put it together as a kind of "video tour" to show their friends, etc.

  i don't know what's worse, the creepy music (is this what we've been hearing about?

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  Marked for viewing when i want to be sober and vomit
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  How do JWs Not see how barbaric YHWH is? Its what started my awakening.

  by BU2B in

  1. watchtower
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  if one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.

  if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.

  how do jws not see the obvious?

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  Jon Preston

  This thread is funny. I still havent really heard any real christian answers.....:-/