MerryMagdalene

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  To Those Who Still Pray, Your Prayers are Needed For Us In Florida

  by Kenneson in

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  southwest florida is still reeling from charley.

  now another one, frances, is on the way and all forida is "holding its breath.

  " we need your prayers that this storm not be as destructive as forecasters are predicting.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Praying and wishing everyone well there....
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  exhausted

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  then, not having mailed it yet, i received a letter from my mom, also very loving, encouraging me to return, but telling me she will no longer have contact with me personally.

  if i want to drop my daughter (who is only 3) off at her house for unsupervised visits and write letters in my daughter's name to keep her updated, that will be fine.

  and she would also like me to bring my girl to the kh.

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  Just finished writing a 5 page letter to my JW mom (I was raised JW and DFed several years ago, but she has maintained limited contact with me because of my daughter, her only biological granddaughter). I expressed lots of love and positive thoughts but also detailed why I won't bring my daughter to meetings and allow her to be indoctinated (something my mom has been pushing for more and more).

  Then, not having mailed it yet, I received a letter from my mom, also very loving, encouraging me to return, but telling me she will no longer have contact with me personally. If I want to drop my daughter (who is only 3) off at her house for unsupervised visits and write letters in my daughter's name to keep her updated, that will be fine. And she would also like me to bring my girl to the KH.

  I'll be happy to keep my mom posted on how my little one is doing but, I'm so so sorry, there's just no way the rest of that is going to happen. My baby is not going to grow up with any variations of the JW-inspired nightmares I had.

  Still, I decided to scrap my lengthy, in-depth letter of explanation as to why (with its inclusion of the shifting policies that have cost so many lives and the 'Oops, we did it again' failed chronologies and mistaken/misunderstood prophesies that weren't actually prophesies and so on). Somehow, I'm going to keep it short and sweet and very simple, and try not to wrinkle the paper with tears. She's been a part of this Thing for 62 years, for goodness sake. What could I possibly say that's going to make a beneficial difference now?

  When I left, my attitude was a very mild and peaceable 'live and let live', but after all I've heard and read here and on other good information sites, combined with all that I have experienced myself, I feel so angry!!! Not at the majority of JW people, most of whom I found to be very kind-hearted and (unfortunately) eager to please God and/or Christ through someone and something they take to be Their faithful slave, but at that "slave" itself who is looking more and more unfaithful all the time, having betrayed and continuing to betray the naive, and often desperate, trust of so so many.

  Never (again) will I give anyone or anything that kind of power over my life or that of my daughter!

  I weep for the broken families, broken hearts, broken minds, and broken bodies all of us have witnessed... then I close my eyes to search the darkness and the depths, to see what sort of healing and what form of justice there might be for us... I know it's there. Maybe we can help each other find it... maybe we already are...
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  I need some help

  by New Castles in

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  i have been reading and posting (sometimes) for about 7 months and am very grateful to have found a community that understand what i have been going through.

  i have been fading for a little over a year now, and have a sudden urge to speak out about how i feel and what wts is doing.

  i have tried this in the past with some family, including my wife, who is no longer with me, for the same reason....i have also spoken to my brother and mother.

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  Hey, New Castles,

  I'm sort of in the same boat. I've been working on a letter to my JW mother to try to explain to her why I am hesitant and uncomfortable when she tells my 3 year-old "You should have your mommy bring you to the KH on Sunday" or when she repeatedly mentions wanting me to leave the wee one with alone with her for longer and longer periods of time. It's a very awkward situation, so I am trying to prepare a response for when she increases the pressure. But it's not something I want to present to her unless I am backed into a corner. I've been DFed for several years but she has maintained some contact with me as I gave birth to her only biological grandchild.

  My letter turned out to be 7 pages long even after whittling and whittling it down and I'm not sure I've been able to remain totally objective, detached or dispassionate. But I am trying. I know she will probably be extremely upset (JWs really do seem to be quite fragile and unstable as Gary B said) and will probably turn a deaf ear to any good points I make, but I don't know what else to do.

  I based my letter, first of all, on my love for her and for my daughter and, secondly, on a 2001 Watchtower 2-article set entitled Is There a Sound Basis for Your Beliefs?, showing how important it is to, basicly, "make sure of all things." Then I bring up certain points about neutrality and blood transfusions and false prophesy that I find truly troubling. But I do need to continue refining it with a view to some of the helpful points given in the above posts, and I don't want to bring it up myself unless I'm willing to face the potentially unpleasant consequences.

  Wishing you wisdom, compassion, and the strength to move forward with or without your loved ones who choose to remain seperate from you...

  MM
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  Fault in human DNA strand?

  by El blanko in

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  hi there - i'm sorry if this is off topic slightly, but i need information.. i am not learned in this area of science and wondered if it is true that there is a fault within human dna that science assumes is the reason we break down and die and are unable to explain.. forgive my ignorance here.

  this question spins off from a conversation i had this afternoon with an ex-jw who wishes to get back to the kingdom hall and was using this argument to present his ideas to me.

  i told him that i was not aware of this particular area of study but would look into it for him.. i am assuming that he read this in an awake article maybe?.

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  But what what was it I heard then on a tv science show or a news blurb a few years ago that referred to something being discovered they were referring to as "the immortality gene" and the problem being figuring out how to "switch it on" ? I was quite intrigued at the time but never heard any more about it. Maybe I'll go a hunting for more info myself. I also know of at least a couple cultures with physio-spiritual practices involving the attainment of physical immortality (Chinese Chi Gong, Indian Kriya Yoga). I enjoy entertaining a variety of possibilities in this regard.
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  Im new here

  by need for speed in

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  i am new here and i may be one of the yungest to join this board.

  i am 13 and i have been wanting to join for quit a while.

  up to now, my only access to the internet was at my mom's.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Welcome! It's great you have such a supportive dad.

  Best wishes for a well-rounded and enjoyable education.
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  the returning ... a question for thos raised in hell (whoops "the truth")

  by Odinseeker in

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  i was just wondering for thos that have been raised within and then were df'ed ... did you return before giving it up for good?.

  i grew up with the terror of post vnam and 1975 being the end or the end being just around the cornor, i was df'ed, thought long and hard.

  and returned anyway.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Was raised a 4th generation JW but, in spite of that, was a natural-magic kinda girl my whole life. Quietly drew away and followed the calling of the Great Spirit in a round-about sorta way. Was later DFed after declining to write a letter DAing myself. Went to a few meetings here and there through the past few years and read a little literature for my mom and also to give it a fair shake and a second (and third and fourth) hearing. Still didn't make any sense to me nor any appeal to my heart and spirit. Even thought about trying to return for the sake of my heartbroken, fearful mom, but there's just no way. Especially now that I have a daughter of my own.

  Welcome to the forum!!!
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  Could you all please send me some good vibes, thoughts or prayers?

  by Sadie5 in

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  dropped off my resume and application at a different place.

  i would love it if i got called for an interview tomorrow, and got hired to start in 2 weeks.

  i called bentonville to see if this was wal-mart's policy: hire women to work as sales clerks and then tell them they have to unload trucks.

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  MerryMagdalene

  GOOD VIBES-----GOOD VIBES

  this very minute!!! and more on the way.......................
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  DAUGHTER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE TODAY, MOTHER ACCUSES ME OF . . .

  by Corvin in

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  today i drove my daughter nancy to shool after the incident last night to ensure that she was ok. she never showed up to her first class, but took a bunch of pills she pilfered from her mother's bathroom a couple of weeks ago.

  she was discovered, and i was called.

  i took her to the hospital right away.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Sending my wishes for loving support, encouragement, empowerment, protection, and healing for yourself and your children!!! May justice be swift and sure on their behalf...
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  Make Up A Prophecy or a Statement You'd Like To See In A Watchtower

  by minimus in

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  since the watchtower has regularly disseminated "false prophecy" over the years and has given truly silly reasonings for their beliefs, let's give the society some ideas as to what they might put into the next watchtower.....i'll start----"since the elders are representatives of christ jesus himself, we should give them glory too.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Right on, everybody, and write on!!!til I
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  Give the JW experience a BOOK title.

  by qwerty in

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  pinching following on fromprestons idea of the movie theme i'll start...................... pride and prejudice.

  wuthering brooklyn heights.

  the awakening.

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  MerryMagdalene

  "Naked into the New System" Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills

  The Dead Zone

  The Monkey Wrench Gang

  Raising Organization-Reliant Children In A Self-Indulgent World