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  Never made it to New York ...

  by Amazing in

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  ... sooooo, i ended up in niagara falls, canada.

  back in illinois now ... will explain more later.

  i see i missed a lot of action ... so i will have to review lots of posts ... but, i can say that canadians are right nice folks.

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  concerned mama

  On behalf of Canadians, thank you. Hope you had a good time.
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  Dia...

  by Shakita in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dia:.

  so as not to hijack dantheman's thread, i start here.. i note a bit of sarcasm in your post about maternal instincts not being what they should if you are a jw.

  i cannot speak for others.

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  concerned mama

  I think, Shakita, that you must have been, and still are, a wonderful Mom.

  What a horrible place that some of those other mothers and fathers have been put in! To make the choice between your faith and your child. As I have never been there (I'm not JW), I can only imagine the soul wrenching that is involved with the decision. I would never sacrifice my child.
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  What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe?

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  6: the child, of course, says no.. 7: the elders then ask the accused child molester, did you sexually abuse this child?.

  6: the child, of course, says no.. 7: the elders then ask the accused child molester, did you sexually abuse this child?.

  scenario # 4: in a mandatory reporting state for clergy!.

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  concerned mama

  Thanks for posting this, Undisfellowshipped. It is difficult finding a concise list of JW beliefs and briefly "why" they believe what they do. Lately several other "worldly "people have asked me this very question.

  If you wouln't mind, please include the issue of submissive women. Thanks.
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  The good girl

  by LuckyLucy in

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  what movie are you going to see next?

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  concerned mama

  I just got home from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". It was wonderful!! I had tears pouring down my face I laughed so hard.
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  JGnat Says Hi

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been wandering around the board for a while now, and have decided it is time to contribute a bit of my history.

  i have described my involvement with the witnesses as being from the outside looking in.

  my sweet honey has been trying for two years to get reinstated.

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  concerned mama

  You make me so curious! I'm really enjoying this. Next chapter please!
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  A story not unlike many others

  by rwagoner in

  1. jw
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  i guess i was a lucky one.

  lucky that i wasn't beaten or molested.

  lucky that i was loved.

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  concerned mama

  Welcome to the board, Randy. The mind control that the WT is truly frightening and bewildering.
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  Do You Know How To Praise Yourself Enough???

  by Celtic in

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  some individuals may find it difficult to give themselves compliments and/or personal praise for their accomplishments.

  does this apply to you?.

  what mechanisms do you employ to pay yourselves individually, the reception, personally of more praise, and compliments?.

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  concerned mama

  Celtic, ...hhhmmm ......interesting that you bring that up. I have been curious about this for a while. As an outsider, I have noticed that Jehovah's Witnesses seem to think that being "humble" is wonderful. It is used as a compliment. What is wrong with pride and joy in accomplishment?? I would find excessive bragging or boastfullness annoying, but certainly not evil in any way. If someone has worked hard at something, and done well as a result, they should be really pleased with themselves....and others should be proud of them for their accomplishment. It acts as positive reinforcement to continue to put the effort in.
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  JGnat Says Hi

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been wandering around the board for a while now, and have decided it is time to contribute a bit of my history.

  i have described my involvement with the witnesses as being from the outside looking in.

  my sweet honey has been trying for two years to get reinstated.

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  concerned mama

  Fascinating!!! An intense story, but you made me chuckle...yeah, I had bad perms too and I remember Quark (a soft unripened cheese). Do they still sell it?

  Keep it coming.
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  Paths along the way, after the borg, experiences?

  by LyinEyes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all of us who were once jw's have had a hard time trying to find our place in the world.

  many have just begun their journey since leaving the borg, only recently.

  others have put it far behind them many years ago, even decades they have been away from it.

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  concerned mama

  Some of you have made the same interesting point about how much easier it is if you were not born into the JW . I just read Steve Hassan's"Combatting Mind Control", where he talks about finding the pre-cult identity of the person as a step in helping free them. You don't have a Pre-cult identity.....not wonder you have had a harder time.

  Give yourselves credit for the open mindedness and courage it has taken you, to get where you are. Be proud of yourselves and your steps in freedom and happiness.
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  two ways

  by teejay in

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  the watchtower way is to take a position such as: the moon is made of green cheese.

  whether true or not, whether valid or not... the watchtower goes on to give that stated position the full weight of its ecclesiastical authority.. the watchtower, from then on, will build its case on the stated position.

  regardless of whatever information comes out that was previously unavailable, the watchtower holds to its stated position.

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  concerned mama

  teejay,

  You have put your finger on the most baffling aspect of being a witness. To an outsider looking in, it is the complete mind control, the total inability to look at other information, even if it is logical and makes perfect sense, that just horrifies me. It is this mind control that leads to the shunning and abuses and deaths.

  I just shake my head in bewilderment.