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  ~ Just found out that my dad has died ~

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  my jw brother in law is one the phone with me right now.

  when it rains it pours when it comes to sorrow.

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  nameless_one

  I am so sorry for your loss
  
  I don't know you personally FHN, but I've read so many of your posts here and you seem to be such a sweet, strong, kind, lovely woman. I hope you won't mind some well wishes from a stranger.
  
  I have enjoyed seeing the pictures you've posted of your dad, that's an honor to him and a collage of his life that seems to be good for you too, to examine and share. There's a sweetness and a tenderness to many of the pictures you've chosen, and your descriptions of them. You've alluded to harsh problems and pain as well, but it seems you're engaging in some fond reflections and I'm glad you have that.
  
  As for the need to cry, that is a very real need and I encourage you to do it, for as long and as hard as you need. Shedding tears is cathartic in so many ways, and holding them in can harm you. I hope you will find a way that works for you to cry and to mourn, for all of the loss tied up in this.
  
  Sending you wishes for strength, peace, and healing
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  So, someone clue me in.

  by Blasty in

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  alright, so i'm reading on this site, and i'm not 100% sure what it's about.

  it appears to be a bunch of former jw people bashing everything they can get their hands on in relation to jw's.. .

  i was brought up as a jw, but when i got older and started to think for myself, i began to realize that i didn't agree with their teachings.

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  nameless_one

  Hi Blasty and welcome :-)
  

  Until one day I started to study physics, and well the laws of physics convinced me to believe in God. How many people could do a math equation and find God in it? Probably not many haha.

  
  I like you already LOL. I am one who doesn't fit comfortably into organized religion, and I don't want to. But I do see "God" in math and physics and biology, in nature and the world at large.
  
  Nice to have you here, welcome
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  For Yizuman's Wife

  by Sunspot in

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  hi folks....could we start a thread with cheerful thoughts and good wishes for her speedy recovery....and maybe yiz could print these wishes out and bring them to the hospital for her to see?.

  let's make this a good jwd effort!!.

  we are thinking of you and keeping you close to our hearts during this time.

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  nameless_one

  I don't know how to post a picture, but I am thinking of you both and sending wishes and prayers for health and recovery.
  
  
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  If this is true, I swear to god I want off this planet.

  by IP_SEC in

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  honest to god true story.. i went to the groc store saturday.

  of the items bought was mayonaise.

  (dont eat the shit myself but someone had to have it).

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  nameless_one

  Wow, that is really stupid. And why restrict it based on age? I didn't realize most mad bombers running around the US were children.
  
  Maybe the manager just didn't know how to override the register thing and was trying to look smart (mission not accomplished LOL).
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  SCANNED ARTICLE ON BLOOD FRACTIONS 'WORKBOOK'

  by Mary in

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  i'm not sure if this has ever been posted, but here's the uh "workbook" that all jws are given regarding blood fractions.

  of course, the hypocrisy shines through as when it asks "are fractions also covered by the command to abstain from blood?

  we cannot say" and "your decisions should be your own and should not be based on someone else's conscience.

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  Marking for reference. Thanks for posting this.
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  I need some input (Migraines)

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

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  does anyone know of any documented proof that long hair causes migraine headaches?.

  the reason i ask is because my 16 year old son has this head full of curls.

  he also has what we believe to be bad migraines.

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  nameless_one

  He told my wife that between our skull and our scalp we have nerves, and long hair traps heat and burns the nerves, thus causing the onset of a migraine.

  
  I'm no doctor, but this sounds absurd to me. Rather than trying to disprove this wacky theory, I would instead ask him to PROVE it. Can he provide one shred of credible documentation to back this up? I seriously doubt it. Or you could run the "theory" by your son's doctor and ask him to share his professional opinion on the matter. Surely your wife would give more credence to an informed medical opinion than to some crackpot third-hand rumor.
  
  Sorry to hear about your son's headaches.
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  Newbie here

  by CAL69 in

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  i'm new to this site and just thought i'd share a little bit about myself.. i was born and raised in los angeles, grew up as a jw and left the org when i was 22. i wasn't df'd or da'd, i just faded (very quickly).

  i left the org 10 years ago and never looked back....or so i thought.

  it wasn't until recently that i realized how much of a hold they still had on me.

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  nameless_one

  Welcome
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  A JWD poll - Using the Forum

  by Lady Lee in

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  i'm interested in why you came and why you stay.

  searching the net for info about jwscame from another websitefriend told me about otheron an emotional level where were you when you first came here?.

  frustrated or fed up with jws and wts needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same waywas dfed or daed and felt lost and alonewas involved with a jw and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationshipotherhow long did you read before you started posting?.

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  Why did you first come here?
  1. searching the net for info about JWs
  
  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?
  4. was involved with a JW and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationship
  
  How long did you read before you started posting?
  4. a year or more
  
  If you go back in your history what was your first post?
  4. other (a brief hello on a "welcome newbies" thread, then back to lurking)
  
  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . .
  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS
  3. used the Best of . . . section to research various topics
  
  If you have been here for a while why do you stay
  3. research
  4. need support during the rough times
  5. helping others
  6. other
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  Would you wear a tracking device?

  by sammielee24 in

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  like the one in this article?

  from the washington post or times - it seems that some bright star is thinking that we should all be electronically monitored while flying.

  good idea?

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  nameless_one

  I'd wear fifty of them 'cause I'm super patriotic.

  
  LOL!!
  
  To answer the question: Hell no.
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  You will never overcome your Witness past...

  by JimmyPage in

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  ... unless you read apostate views.. you may become inactive, like i did, and find a way to assimilate yourself into the normal world.. but you will always have at your core a view of the world that the witnesses gave you.

  their basic teachings will still be your world view.. you will never realize you were indoctrinated by a cult.. for those poisoned by jehovah's witnesses there is only one antidote.. there is only one way to understand your life and progress from there.. the only true cure for jehovah's witnesses is apostasy..

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  nameless_one

  I fully agree. In JW-land the term "apostasy" encompasses so very much, so I'm not sure that's the way I would have worded it exactly, but I think the idea behind what you're saying is dead on.
  
  In dealing with my own JW, and his journey away from the WTS, it has become crystal clear to me that one can live under the illusion of wandering far and wide but still be strangling on a very tight leash. Over time I have become absolutely convinced that the only way to become truly free is to pull back the curtain, shine a bright light, and examine what's there, painful as it is. Until one actually SEES with his own eyes the little man behind the big curtain, and the mundane mechanics of the magical machines, the spell won't truly be broken.
  
  Good post JimmyPage, thanks.