Topic by Juniper

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Am I In A Judicial Loophole? - advice please....

by Juniper in

jw
friends

i hope everyone is doing well.. .

is there anyone out there well-versed in the 'shepherd' book and judicial proceedings?.

a wee bit o' background..... i have been 'out' for about 3 years now.

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Put me on the Awake - I'm an unwed mother now! :)

by Juniper in

jw
friends

ok all....here's my big news!

little old me, once-upon-a-time a 'need greater', a pioneer, an elder's wife......now i'm 5 weeks pregnant with my boyfriend!

:) my dear ma and pa have been hiding their heads in the sand and hoping for the last few years that i would go to meetings again.. i certainly hope that they'll be able to be excited about their first 'grandbaby'.

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So, why did I do this again? :)

by Juniper in

jw
friends

so, i've been in a fade for two years now.

i moved to a new area and never had my cards forwarded, so it's been an easy fade, apart from the family drama that comes with it.. my question is this: .

i left jw's (was a pioneer and elder's wife) because i knew i had never beleived it.

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HELP - my boyfriend's ex called and wants them to reconcile....what to do?

by Juniper in

i've been seeing an amazing man for a few months now.

i recently found out that before we met, my boyfriend had been thinking about getting back together with his ex-girlfriend.

(who is going through a divorce of her own right now) they have a two year old son together.. he says that if his child weren't involved, he wouldn't even consider going back to her.

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Breaking the news to my family this week....if I can get up the nerve!!!

by Juniper in

jw
friends

so, here's the deal....i've spent the last two years riding the 'inactive' train and it's gone pretty smoothly.

but it's gotten to the point where i have to tell my folks that i don't intend to ever go back.

i've been putting it off because i know my dad will want to hear exactly why i want to do this, and then (obviously) try and 'reason' with me to think otherwise.. i love my family a lot, but i can't lie to them anymore and continue to blame my lack of meeting attendance on fabricated excuses.. i'm trying to find a way to just say that i don't want to do it anymore without having it turn into a theological argument.

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Why would this even cross my mind?!?!?!?!

by Juniper in

jw
friends

well, after 10 years of being together, hubby has decided that he's found his 'soul mate' (the second time this year, neither of which was me) and is moving out.. i'm thirty years old and no kids, thanks to the fact that i spent 12 years in full time service telling everyone it's better to wait until the 'new system' for raising a family.

that's all beside the point - and perhaps better suited for my counselor.

:) anyway, the thought that keeps going through my mind is "this never would have happened if i didn't leave" and "how am i going to find someone to spend my life with at this age and who will understand me the way an ex-jw can"???