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  Did you AWAKEN from the JWs by yourself?

  by cultBgone in

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  2. friends

  i was thinking about how so many posters here on jwn are frustrated and frantic to help their loved ones get away from the brainwashing of jws, and how much advice is given about how to help family members and loved ones.

  i considered my own leaving and that it was internal turmoil based on the teachings getting weirder and child abuse issues, to name just a few, and it made me wonder:.

  did you self-awaken or were you assisted by the gentle proddings of a friend or family member?

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  People telling me such things as we actually evolved and the flood is not real was the main thing. I was not allowed to be exposed to any disconfirming information, and was required to leave the room when such concepts were taught in school. Had no one ever told me that, I wouldn't have known those fundamental things were false.

  I was always skeptical and had a hard time believing the fairy tales, but I actually believed evolution was obviously false and the flood was obviously true, until others told me otherwise.
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  What Will U Spend For XMas This Year?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i think most exjws are frugal when it comes to xmas.

  what is your budget for gift giving?.

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  Around $500, which does not include what my husband spends, party clothes, and holiday food.

  I try not to buy useless things. Gift cards to favorite restaurants that I know will be used, etc.
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  Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.

  by kneehighmiah in

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  2. friends

  the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.

  but i would say it's hard for brothers also.

  i was talking to a jw last night.

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  The word "attractive" does not necessarily mean only physical appearance.
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  Bob Mackey - often used voice - dies

  by SadElder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bob mackey died in thursday in tampa, florida we're told.

  he had been hospitaised for some months.

  he was preceded in death by brother weldon and sister velma and her husband long time traveling fellow bruce giffin.. bob was used often by the watchtower for various voiceovers and a number of the recorded bible books.. .

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  I wonder if the name sounds familiar because Bob Mackie is a famous clothing designer.
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  can an unhappy married woman vent?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i continue to be saddened by the fact that i am married to such a selfish man.. i want to know if i am the only wife who has no say when it comes to using the house she lives in for activities including other people.. .

  let me explain.. yesterday my daugher who is 35 got a new puppy for my grandaughter who is 13. today my daughter and son in law are going to help my uncle at a job, and my granddaughter wanted to spend the day here, my daugher said shed bring her and the puppy over, i laughed and said 'your dad wont have that, ill have to go to your house'.. after all it will 'upset' the 2 cats they will hide all day [like they do anytime someone including my grandchild is in my home] .. i already knew that he would not like it if she brought the puppy over, [weve had dogs so its not like he hates them].

  he doesnt care if his grandaughter would have enjoyed playing with the puppy over grandmas house, where she likes to be for a change, and that fact that id like to see what my cats would do when they saw a dog for the first time in thier lives.. maybe id have liked to play with the puppy .. when i said to my husband that my daughter said she wanted tp bring them over he said.

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  I get no pleasure out of this life

  HONEY. You are depressed, which is a medical condition (despite the cause). See a doctor.

  After that, therapy could help you sort this out. Even if you don't want to leave him, a professional can help you figure out how to get to the point where you have built a life worth living.

  "It's too late" is not true.
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  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

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  oops I didn't notice the word "discarded" in the OP
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  "Big Eyes" the story of artist Margaret Keane

  by designs in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  the tim burton film is ready for release.. www.thewrap.com/big-eyes-premiere-finds-audience-howling-at-christoph-waltz-and-amy-adams-dueling-artists/.

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  It's being covered on CBS Morning News right now.

  Interesting. They show an interview of her saying the reason she came forward publicly (and in the courts) about her being the real artist (not her husband, who had taken credit) is because jws never lie.
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  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
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  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

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  The walking dead=attractive single worldly people

  house shopping=going around your community picking out which house you want to live in once god kills the homeowners at Armageddon

  self-abuse=masturbation

  unnatural=anything wts does not approve of, esp. sexually

  the rod=corporal punishment mandated by the bible

  feeding upon=receiving intravenous medications or therapeutics

  theocratic strategy=wts-sanctioned lying to outsiders

  evidently=whatever follows this word is true

  Bethel=a commune of cult volunteers

  horses=magazines

  trumpets=soundless, invisible, imperceptible notifications of the fulfillment of bible prophecy by imaginary, invisible sky people

  false religion=religions that have unbiblical practices or make false prophecies everyone else

  Jehovah hates=anything wts says they don't want you to do

  Jehovah=an imaginary, invisible, mute bearded sky daddy who, if human, would be investigated by Child Protective Services and other authorities, tried and executed for mass murder and torture
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  After all, JWs were RIGHT!

  by abiather in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1) science and technology appeared as a savior to mankind, yet the overall result points to the opposite direction.. http://aeon.co/magazine/science/why-has-human-progress-ground-to-a-halt/.

  2) john kerry warns of catastrophe if climate change is not tackled.

  http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article4295230.ece (times, saturday 13, 2014).

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  rebel8

  Someone posting different beliefs than ours is not automatically a troll.

  Keep thinking, OP. Pay attention to your feelings. They can be instructive.
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  TECHNOLOGY and COMMUNICATION: a look back at Watchtower merchandizing

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  thousands of people in america were the beneficiaries of new inventions in technology in the 1870's.. the typewriter, the telephone, and the light bulb transformed something we may have never considered before.. communication was ramped up seemingly without limit for the first time in human history!.

  pastor russell's customers were simple folks frightened by monumental changes.. what did these rapid changes really mean?.

  pastor russell distilled everything down to the notion everything was understandable as signs of the end.. ____________________________.

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