Topics Started by joeshmoe

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Shunned & I don't seem to care. Can u relate?
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
here's a concern... i've been shunned by my family for going on 3 months... and so what?

is it wrong that i don't seem to miss them?

i know that this can be painful for many and i wonder why it doesn't seem to bother me?
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TOP 10 LIST - First Week at Bethel
by joeshmoe in
1. social
2. humour
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top ten things you learn your first week at bethel: .

10. the average guy you're taking orders from is 50 yrs old and has never kissed a girl.. 9. all the suggestion boxes have been converted to donation boxes.. 8. after watching 'weekend at bernie's,' it dawns on you that all the gb are actually dead.. 7. the definition of a cult: running through the streets at 6:59am in shirt and tie.. 6. the only graffiti in the bathroom stalls are masturbation tips.. 5. the guys in the writing department sell some kick ass marijuana.. 4. no one thinks your fake malawi party card is funny.. 3. for a good time, call 1-900-ted-jarecz.. 2. the private parking pavilion is for un members only.. ...and the number one thing you (should) learn your first week at bethel.... 1. without two witnesses, jr brown can't prove you sodomized him with a baseball bat.
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Catholic Church/JW media connection
by joeshmoe in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i've spoken to several people regarding the catholic churches child abuse scandals.

i always bring up the issue as it pertains to jw's as well.

the comment that seems to end such discussions is something along the lines of:.
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Should I Go To College?
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
like a typical witness goody-goody-two-shoes, i eschewed college in favor of "theocratic pursuits" when i was a teen (i.e.

over 5 yrs at bethel).

now, at age 26, with my eyes opened and purged of the witness insanity, im thinking about college again.
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Gilead Couples - *gag*
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
i was just thinking about the snoozefest i used to go through with each new gilead class.

the introductions were the worst!

im not sure you get the same feel from the doctored up articles in the wt, but listening to the couples was just maddening.. there was always at least 3 or 4 couples that would say the exact same thing: well, i wanted to be a missionary but couldnt go without a partner and my husband/wife was in the same predicament so we got married and here we are.
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C of C -- Fourth Edition?!
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
okay, i may just be an idiot (hard to tell from where i'm sitting), but i just saw that crisis of conscience was revised and updated in may, 2002. i checked over at bn.com and they have the older, third edition.. if everyone already knew there was an update, sorry!

if not, the only place i've seen the new edition is over at commentarypress.com.. here's a link i hope works!.

http://www.commentarypress.com/booklist-eng.html
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Let's talk about my kids (or "pets" i...
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
whew!

i was just reading an earlier thread on disciplining kids.

exhuasting!
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The End is Not Yet!
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
my mom (who wont speak with me, but seems ok with email .

this really exasperates me.

these are hard-core witnesses, and im afraid thats the majority of them.
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Owwwww... So SUNBURNED ... Owwwwww
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, i'm pretty much gonna be online all day, since i can do nothing else but sit here in my underwear, touch nothing, and curse the sun.

damn texas sun!

damn you!
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No sympathy...but maybe a little support!
by joeshmoe in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm heading down a path i think alot of you have gone down... and i'm certainly not looking for any sympathy here.

i've read some experiences here and at other sites that shows me that alot of folks have gone through alot worse than i am.... basically, a year ago i left brooklyn bethel after a five year stint.

already sick of structured man-worship, i struggled for while to pretend, but my heart wasn't in it.