Posts by fader

seriously, if any of you are interested in one of the coolest jobs on this planet, take the foreign service written exam this april 24. check out the following website:.

you must be an american citizen, over the age of 21. .

the test is free, go on-line to register.

fader

Seriously, if any of you are interested in one of the coolest jobs on this planet, take the Foreign Service Written Exam this April 24. Check out the following website:

www.careers.state.gov

You must be an American Citizen, over the age of 21.

The test is free, go on-line to register. PM me or post questions here, I'm happy to answer.

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i love you all

by fader in

jw
friends

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cause you guys make me feel normal!

that, to me, is the biggest advantage of this board.. i'm feeling silly today, don't mind me.

Starting again at 50 with no friends?

by eyeslice in

jw
friends

no sympathy please.

generally, i never get depressed and am fairly resilient when having to cope with change.

all my life, i suddenly stopped everything last december.

fader

I don't consider conditional friendships, friendships. They were never my friends, so I don't miss them.

And eyeslice, you know my situation and upbringing. I had nothing to fall back on socially. We bounced around from country to country so much when I was growing up that my so-called friends in the congregation were all I had. Yet at 18 I still managed to say enough! and move on. What helped me is that I went to college and met people whom I had intellectual interests, and developed some hobbies and met more people through that. I'm not the social butterfly type. I have few people I consider friends, but the people that I do consider friends are those people for whom I would give my life.

My mom tried to give me the whole, "where will you go, what do you have now speech", a clever way to try and make me feel powerless and alone, but realizing that the bros and sis' in the congregation were never my true friends made it easier for me. I turned to other interests. Perhaps you can do that too? Do you have hobbies? Do you like to collect stamps? Do you like vintage automobiles? Find something that gives you pleasure, is legal, and then find others that like those things. Then you form friendships based on common interests, and with time those people worthy of your friendship will come to the forefront and you'll have true friends.

Don't feel like you lost anything by quitting at age 50. You gained the rest of your life.

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i love you all

by fader in

jw
friends

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cause you guys make me feel normal!

that, to me, is the biggest advantage of this board.. i'm feeling silly today, don't mind me.

fader

No, really, I do! Why? Cause you guys make me feel normal! That, to me, is the biggest advantage of this board.

I'm feeling silly today, don't mind me.

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Do You Think JW Youths "Do It"?

by minimus in

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friends

i think most jws are not virgins when they get married.

i'll bet the majority have "fooled around".

what's your opinion?

fader

I agree with eyeslice. On the whole, I'd say no. I can only think of one case that was public knowledge when I was a teenager, and that was this other kid around my age who ran off with a pioneer sister double his age. That was a big scandal (he was 15). People did start dating at very young ages, and there were a lot of folks getting married in their teens. That troubled me.

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Since leaving how have you changed?

by Joysome in

what do you find yourself doing differently?.

do you ever feel a little shocked when your opinions on certain things have changed?

things that you were once so adamantly against?.

fader

I have more sex now.