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Being a JW has made me bitter
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. experiences
over the last year after leaving the organization, i have done much research and read many books on the topic of jw's.

i have found peace in the fact that i truely believe that it is a false religion and that i want nothing to do with it ever again.

my problem is that i have been through, like most of you alot of emotions such as fear, anger, stupidity, (that i could allow myself to get involved so deeply in something), and many other feelings too.
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Hi Everyone, I've missed you all!
by mamashel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have missed you all so much.

i have been working alot of hours, and there has been sooooo much going on lately, i have'nt had time to think.

so i had some free time today to try and say hello to you all.
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Elders admit huge numbers leaving
by mamashel in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
.

my daughters boyfriend was at his moms the other night and the elders just happened to stop by and talk with him.. anyhow, after their discussion about him and my daughter and the baby and what they are going to do, (havent been to meetings in 7 months mind you), her boyfriend told the elders that he no longer wanted to attend meetings and my daughter told them the same.. the elders admitted to them that there is a huge number of people that felt the same way, and the halls are much emptier than they ever were.. hmmm, i wonder why?.

mamashel
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Top 10 points proving JW belief is false.
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. friends
i need some really good points to prove to my husband once and for all, everything i have learned so far is right.

we were talking again last night, and he actually for the first time said he would look at the information that i have found.

i have the coc book, and i dont want to throw a whole bunch of stuff at him at one time.
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Ever feel like your loosing it???
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. friends
that what i feel like right now.

for those of you who read my posts, please dont thing that i am a cronic complainer or whiner.

the last year has just been so hard for me, that i really feel like i am loosing it.. my 17 yr old daughter as alot of you know, is pregnant with her 2nd child and she moved out due to us arguing all the time because she did not want to abide by the rules.
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Watchtower not of the bible!
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. friends
this was on a sign posted on some telephone poles along the road in columbus, ohio.

i was driving down the street and my daughter pointed to the sign on the pole.

then it was on the next pole and the next and so forth.
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Update on my little sister
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. friends
for those of you who were so helpful in the hard time we were going through in my sister in laws case of abuse, i have some really good news.. she is 14 yrs old and her mother is a jw, totally active witness, her mother married the girls father after he served only 14 yrs of a 25 to life sentence for manslaughter.

he was released because the prison closed down and the others are overcrowded.

the mother married him, and after only 3 months of being out he started physically abusing the daughter(my hubby's sister).
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He said THOSE WORDS........
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. friends
......i never wanted to hear from anyone ever again!

this weekend was a terrible weekend.

my husband and i were just bickering and fighting all weekend.
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I think things are going to be ok!
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. friends
well we have had 2 of our kids have birthdys this month.

now today is my husbands birthday.

he is the one that was raised in the troof, and has had alot of problems moving on in his life since leaving the org.
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What are your thoughts on writing DA letters?
by mamashel in
1. jw
2. experiences
as most of you know, i have been inactive for about 2 1/2 yrs and completely out for about 7 months.

i am debating on wether or not to write a letter of da to the org or not.

in some ways i just want closure, and on the other hand i dont want to play by their rules.