mommyfirstandalways
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Caleb and Sofia used to brainwash children
by shattered_origins inokay, i need to vent.
as a newly awoken individual, i have yet to "come out" to my hard core jdub parents.
my plan was to lay low and use my unbelieving husband and baby as an excuse for my "inactivity", it has worked for the last few months.
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mommyfirstandalways
These caleb and Sofia videos are one of the many things that helped me wake up. I have little ones and my family does not know about my wake up. My mom plays it for my kids and it drives me crazy. It is such brain washing. If u can't deal with the pressure of being honest with your mom which I totally understand use your hubby as an excuse. Get her sympathy and explain you and hubby are having marital problems and this is just adding to it. Pick and choose your battles. Some are not worth fighting. If u ever get to a place where u don't care if your mom knows how u truly feel come clean. I'm not there yet so I sympathize. -
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3 words to describe.....
by punkofnice in..your experience with the watchtower corporation:.
i'll start...... bully boy elders.
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How have you felt since you learned TTATT?
by tornapart init's been 4 years since it happened to me.
an almost overnight experience.
i read ray franz coc in 3 days and that was it.
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mommyfirstandalways
For me my wake up was gradual and it centered on the annual meeting a few years back and the Bible being revised. I was raised in the truth and if the Bible could be changed than everything else could be changed too and that didn't sit well with me. I decided a few months ago that this is not the truth but my fade has to be gradual. At first I felt like my foundation had crumbled and I had no belief system and felt loss but I'm actually enjoying the journey now cause it feels like I have a blank canvas and I can create whatever I want so that's exciting. I'm worried about getting caught and losing my family but I try not to dwell on that. I'm enjoying doing things like dating and being a woman. I feel like I'm finally living although I can't share it with others. And lastly finding this website and thus support system has been incredible. To find other brave ones with similar stories who have triumphed is reassuring. -
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Where are you from?
by BeautifulMind ini know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.
but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.
i currently live in georgia, usa.
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mommyfirstandalways
Rhode Island, USA. Love my life here. (Except for not being completely free of jw life be my family is still in) Surrounded by the ocean. -
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My mom
by cognac ini was just talking to my mom a few weeks ago.
she said, out of all her kids, i was the only one she didn't have to worry about as far as spirituality.
i always took a stand for jehovah.. she told when all of her kids were little, she gave us the option of not eating birthday cakes in school.
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mommyfirstandalways
U are so blessed u can even have an open discussion with your mom. Even if u can't share everything just to share what u already have...I envy that. I could never tell my mom in missing meetings or not going out on service or that I'm not having a family study with my kids. I want to so badly but my mom would flip out. You're laying the ground work. You have a good foundation so far. Take baby steps with your mom. You're doing great. I admire u! -
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4 Dirty Psychological "Tricks" Used by Bad Leaders
by onightdivine inhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201510/4-dirty-psychological-tricks-used-bad-leaders.
1. in-group/out-group bias.
2. demanding unquestioning obedience to authority.
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mommyfirstandalways
I wish I could share this with my loved ones....but for now I'm thankful to spare me and my kids. -
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I still get emotional about the "truth" .....even though I know it's all lies...what is wrong with me????
by Witness 007 inmy mum is doing kemo and i have gone to many meetings at my old hall and brothers have said how they remember my old talks how good they were (ass kiss) and i still feel emotional even though i know 100% it is lies, funny human mind did i do it all for personal pats on the back and self esteem....yes i did i was a loser who needed some luv.
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mommyfirstandalways
I cried last nite in the dark as my children said their prayers asking God to bring paradise so that they can lTouch the animals. It made me sad to know that won't happen unless there's a heaven or afterlife which I haven't Sigurd out yet. And it made me sad that have taught then lies. Because I was taught lies. -
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Crises of Conscience by Raymond franz hardcopy book
by Olivia Wilde incan anyone tell me where is the best place to buy the hardcopy book from?
i need it for a friend, i need to buy it from a place that the proceeds go to a good cause, not amazon,..
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mommyfirstandalways
I downloaded it for free off of watchtowerfiles.com. -
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Who would you like to hear of leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses ?
by wozza ini'll start off with this one:.
some years ago when i was formulating my exit, i employed for some time an ms brother from another congregation.. i'd had a couple of young "worldly" lads work for me but they proved unreliable as they used drugs or alchohol and consequently would'nt arrive at work and such like.. so when i was was contacted by this brother and spoke to him and heard he'd worked at the australian bethel for some time on construction and wanted an opportunity to learn the trade of bricklaying ,i thought ,"great someone to finally trust and be reliable".
he was in his 40's at the time and he worked like a trojan ,was honest ,really likeable and interesting ,could play the classical guitar beautifully ,had a beautiful family.
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My sisters and my BFF. But it won't happen. At the least I just wish I could talk to them about what I know but I would lose them and they would turn me into elders. At least my sisters would. I don't want to lose my family contact. And thankfully Mr sisters live out of state but I see them several times a year and we Skype. They are very close to my kids and I'm a single mom. -
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Did an EX-JW wake you up to TTATT or did you put the effort to wake up yourself?
by John Aquila inhow many of us were woken up by some apostate yelling false prophets at a convention?.
how many of us were woken up by someone holding a sign and yelling, what happened to 1975.
how many of us were coerced to investigate the wt because some ex-jw pulled up a bunch of old watchtowers magazines and told us to read the false predictions?.
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mommyfirstandalways
The second public annual meeting a year ago woke me up. I left so discouraged after hearing about yoga pants.colorful socks and tights pants. You have friends dealing with mental illness. Abuse. Illnesses and that's what u want to focus on?!