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Not sure where to go from here
by sickofhurting in
1. jw
2. experiences
looks like a good place to start, maybe you guys can help me figure out what to do with my extremly messed up family.

my family are either jws or were at some point.

im sure you can see why this leads to a completly disfunctional family.
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My apology to all
by bigmouth in
1. jw
2. friends
i made the most awful mistake when i posted a comment about spelling and punctuation on the "bible research etc.." forum.

i learned that i can't just post comments about things when people are unaware of my sense of humour and my general nature.

i have spent the day in tears.
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What would it be like if I weren't brain washed for over 20 years?
by NiecyMe in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello...this is my first posting.

i heard about this web page from a friend that has a boyfriend that is trying to live life out of the clutches of jw's for the last 2 years.

i have found that even though i haven't been involved with jw's for about 10 years, thier nails run deep.
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Another Newbie
by FadingAway in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been reading this forum for a while and i felt it was time to post my experience.

i am very comforted when i read others experiences and how similar they are to mine, i don't feel alone.. anyway, i learned the truth in 97, got baptized in 98. all of sudden i was getting prvileges, parts on the ca and dc and had friends that seemed to care about me and i cared for them.

eventually the love started to cool off, the meetings felt like watching reruns of a bland tv show.
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New Yorkers: how are you getting to work during the MTA strike?
by NewYork44M in
1. jw
2. friends
my commute has gone from 40 minutes to over two hours.

i first walk across the brooklyn bridge to the wtc path terminal.

i then take the path to 33rd.
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Is Jehovah Mentally Unstable?
by THE SHOOTIST in
1. jw
2. friends
a friend of mine showed me as interesting scripture, ex.

4:24 that talks about jehovah showing up in person to kill moses, but was talked out of it by moses' wife because from what the bible says she circumcised her son and threw the foreskin at his feet.

she then called him a blood-smeared bridegroom, referring to the circumcision and the lord left him alone.
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Are you Christmas-retarted?
by Thegoodgirl in
1. jw
2. friends
hi guys, haven't posted in a while, but i don't see this topic covered: is anyone else out there as christmas retarted as me?

i feel so awkward stumbling over the words "merry christmas" to friends.

also, who do you buy for?
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WHAT'S NEW? DOORSTEP BIBLE STUDIES!
by stillAwitness in
1. social
2. relationships
so i'm in service this morning and the young sister i was working with had what they call now a "doorstep bible study" .

its been encouraged by the fds that if one has a regular return visit with an interested one that one can hold a bible study by having them read one or two paragraphs out of the require brochure and ask the questions right at their doorstep.. i've never actually seen it done and boy let me tell you it was the most awkard, ridiculous thing i have ever seen!

the poor sister (who was nothing older thatn 15) is standing at the door having this grown woman read a paragraph out of the require brochure, and after having her ansewring the question and read a scripture she then then tells her she'll see her next week!
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Older women, younger men <edited>
by serendipity in
1. social
2. relationships
i'm getting ready to embark on a journey.

a journey into the world of online dating.

one of the criteria has me thinking - age.
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses Admit to Brainwashing Their Children?
by Mysterious in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i recall it was always a buzz word when i was in to "inculcate" your children (deut 6:7) the belief system.

i don't remember exactly what they taught inculcate to mean but i decided to look it up: inculcate .

to impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition.