Posts by concerned mama

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I Need Help Please!!!

by CW02 in

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i'm a 24yr old non-witness who has been dating a 23yr old witness.

we met through a mutual friend.

when i met him i thought he was sweet and kind and the kind of guy i could see myself with for the rest of my life.

concerned mama

and here is one from Joshua:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=39244&page=1&site=3#536232

Maybe they don't know the "check back and reply" ettiquette, because I didn't, or maybe the "truth about the truth" is overwhelming to them.

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Dating between JW and non-JW

by Joshua77 in

i am an outsider ( a non jw from ) and just accidentally happened to follow a link to this site.

i have found these postings really interesting.

i would like to tell you a little story of my own too: i was a while ago in a situation where a dated a jw girl.

It is a really baffling religion/cult to us non-JWs, isn't it. I think you need to be commended, Josh, for handling a really difficult , emotional situation with as much grace as was possible under the circumstances. Learning what you escaped, and moving on with your life is the wisest thing you can do.

My daughter was caught in a similar situation to yours, but is still in the e mailing back and forth, "we're just friends now" stage. Fond as I am of the boy, I am grateful for every step she makes in moving on, and away from this very scary cult.

Love just isn't enough, if you are walking different roads in life.

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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY magazine features ex-JW book!

by escapefromcult in

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i was flipping thru the latest issue (dec. 2002) of the popular magazine psychology today, and noticed some book reviews.

the article on pg.

76 is entitled "cq: psychology today introduces culture quotient (cq), a review of the season's most psychologically astute...books, ..." and one the 11 books they chose to bestow this description upon was diane wilson's new book, awakening of a jehovah's witness: escape from the watchtower society".

concerned mama

I bought and read the book. It is fascinating reading and lays it all out so clearly for non-JWs like me. I have a list of friends who are waiting to borrow it.

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Girl dies for her beliefs

by terafera in

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hundreds pay tribute to jehovah teen who fought against blood.

transfusions.. by licia corbella, editor.

do not mourn me for i'm not dead.. i lay asleep upon this bed.

concerned mama

My heart just bleeds for this whole family. They have to deal with the loss of a beloved daughter, and have been torn apart by the doctrines of the Watchtower Society.

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I Need Help Please!!!

by CW02 in

jw
friends

i'm a 24yr old non-witness who has been dating a 23yr old witness.

we met through a mutual friend.

when i met him i thought he was sweet and kind and the kind of guy i could see myself with for the rest of my life.

concerned mama

Hi Simon,

You need to talk to Angharad, she is up to date on my family gossip. lol

My daughter is doing fantastically, but the ex-boyfriend is still crushed. He might be a JW, who should never have got involved with her, but a broken heart still hurts. He needs to start thinking about what he believes, then follow that, or he will just get himself in another romantic mess. He is a sweet, very confused boy, and I feel sad for him. ECSTATIC that they broke up, but sad for him.

Sorry for the small thread detour.

edited because I never see the typos till it is sent

Edited by - concerned mama on 22 October 2002 11:51:39

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I Need Help Please!!!

by CW02 in

jw
friends

i'm a 24yr old non-witness who has been dating a 23yr old witness.

we met through a mutual friend.

when i met him i thought he was sweet and kind and the kind of guy i could see myself with for the rest of my life.

concerned mama

Hi CW02; and welcome to the board. You have come to a good place for some sound feedback . As one non-Dub to another, listen to what all these posters say, because they are RIGHT! The JW religion truly is a whole different culture and if you don't want to live that culture, and that life, don't join, and don't marry that man. Please read the other sites with links at the bottom of the page. Check it out for yourself . My daughter had a Jehovah's Witness boyfriend for over 2 years and only broke up a couple of weeks ago. All of the difficulties you have experienced, and that you have been told about, happened to her, including flip flops about his involvement in his own religion.

LovesDubs, you hit it on the nail. There is so much deceptiveness involved in this religion. As so many of you have said, how honest has he been, even from the start, with CW02?

CW02, he might be a terrific guy, and just because he is JW, it doesn't mean he isn't sweet and kind and lovable, but do you have the same vision for the future? Take lots of time and get to know him a lot better. In my humble opinion, it takes more than love to build a happy life together.

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Are All Non-JW's "Worldly"

by Double Edge in

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after speaking with my jw friend, i asked "do you consider me a worldly person and not a true christian?".

they asked "what do you mean and where did you hear that".

i said that i had gotten into a conversation with some former (you all) jw's and they said that even though i attend church, jw's don't accept me as a 'true' christian and i'm called a worldly person.

concerned mama

Double Edge,

I have experienced something very similar. I was also told that "we don't consider ourselves better than anyone else, just different". Thanks to what I have learned on this forum, I could tell when so many meanings were being shaded.

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Bible: Women are Inferior

by JosephAlward in

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no teaching in the bible is clearer and more consistent than the one which holds women to be inferior to men.

below i show that it is taught that the woman was created from man, for man, that man--not woman--is the glory of god, and that women are not allowed to teach or control man because the woman, not the man, is the one who was deceived by the serpent.

" (1 corinthians 11:2-9) "for a man...is the image and glory of god: but the woman is the glory of the man.

concerned mama

Francois, that is what I have always thought. Those men couldn't imagine a time, and wouldn't want a time, when men where not the "boss". I personally think that the biggest changes in society came when women could control their own fertility.

I remember reading "the cows in heat" thing on the forum earlier and being firmly insulted. Is that the same one that insinuates we are incompetent during PMS?

Excellent thread!

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Jehovahs Witness Thanksgiving

by Beans in

first i would like to say to all the canadians "happy thanksgiving" !

now for some reason the jw`s don`t celebrate thanksgiving because apparently everyday they thank jehovah and they don`t need a special day.

to me it is a family event and a good excuse to sit down together and relax.. now this gets interesting, my mother always buys a turkey the week after because they are cheaper and has us over for dinner the week after "jehovahs witness thanksgiving"!

concerned mama

The soup pot is bubbling at our house, too.

Happy Thanksgiving, Beans!

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding

by Mulan in

has anyone else seen this movie?

dave initially thought it was a "chick flick" but so many men recommended it, he decided to go too.

he died laughing all the way through it.

concerned mama

I just loved the movie. As a matter of fact, everyone in my family, cynical teenagers included, loved it. Wonderful film.