Topics Started by chok
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congregational cliques
by chuckyy init was my experience during my 13 yrs as a jw that congregations usually had a social clique.
in other words, there would be a group of people in a congregation that would only associate (and sometimes only go out on field service too) with people within that social clique.
if you were in the clique, fine.
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My Story
by DocHayes inactually i posted my story here one time before... but under a different screen name.
since then i have forgotten my former screen name, and password.
the limits of my laziness meant that i would rather create another screen name, and tell my sad, pathetic and uninteresting, story over again.
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Steaming Angry - Forced to explain Shunning to my 5year old daughter!!!
by chok ini am absolutely hopping mad angry!!!!.
to those of you who know me, you are aware that i have been fading for over a year now.
i have a daughter who is 5 and a son who is 2 y. in brief iast year i separated from my husband, left the organisation, met someone else and am now expecting with my new partner.. well i have had the usual ups and downs with my jw family.
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which is worse.....?
by undercover infrom time to time some of you post letters/emails, etc that you receive from family/friends urging you to come back to the "truth", jehovah, whatever.
even though the intentions of the sender is misguided, it is apparent that they must have some affection or feeling for you to bother to send the letter.
others get no letters, no calls, no inquiries.
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im curious where is everyone from?
by brokenfairy in.
i am originally from the fort worth/grand prairie area....just curious as to where others have come from?
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This is some of my story lol
by Ticker ini'll try to keep this as short as possible but this is a brief of my history with the jw's.
i was not really raised as a fervent jw but my grandmother was a fanatic.
every summer as a child i would go and visit my grandparents and so wha lah i got 24-7 jw indoctination.
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Devote Parents advice me to Disassociate.
by chok incan someone explain to me what this is all about.
to those of you who dont know me, i starting fading a year ago now, cant believe just how quick that has gone.
well i separated from my husband, met somebody else, who i have been living for a few months now.
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Goodbye America
by Pleasuredome inyes, i'm leaving the land of suv's today, 2 months after i arrived.
its been great to see more of california and oregon.
went to mexico for the first time which was the highlight of my travels here.
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Permanent loss from being brought up in JW
by Cunfusious infor the past few hours i have been reading through this forum and an overwhelming sadness came over me.
for a long time i thought just getting out and not being part of the organization would be the "escape" that being happy in a normal life provided.
born and raised (well 17 was it for me) under the tight grips of this organization has made my life a constant battle over right and wrong.
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Scared to stop in on a Sunday Afternoon! What if they come round?
by chok ini am seeking advice here.
as some of you know i have been fading since december 03. during that time i have had about 3 letters of encouragement from family friends to come back, and messages of how lovely my children are (what they are really saying is 'why am i being an evil mother and not bringing them to the meetings!!!!
- do i not know i am their lifeline and they will die if i dont go!?!?