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  An Elder's honest opinion...saw this on another site...thoughts?

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  by "shadow elder".

  before i express my opinion to the readers and contributors to this website (www.ex-jw.com), i would like to explain who i am and to present my bona fides as someone qualified to comment on this website and jehovah's witnesses in general.. first of all, i am an active jehovah's witness living just outside of new york city.

  being a large metropolis, new york has many kingdom halls located within the city and several more in surrounding boroughs, counties, and suburbs.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Sounds to me as if this poster is beginning to see the 'truth about the truth.'
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  Today he's a man...

  by mrsjones5 in

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  2. friends

  ...well that's what the law says.

  to today is my oldest son's 18th birthday.

  part if me is slightly incredulous cuz it really doesn't seem like 18+ years, they've flown by.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Happy Birthday to Shawn!! I, too, am in the "I can't believe my baby is getting so old" Club. It is crazy how fast time flies.
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  Tell me---We all have regrets about being in the organisation,what's yours?

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  what is/are your regrets?

  do u wish that you'd have pursued something or dealt differently with a situation?.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Learning from every experience in life-good or bad- is my goal. But.... I find that there are a few things that I just can't take back from those days:

  1. Told on some friends who were engaging in 'immoral conduct' that resulted in one of them being disfellowshipped. At the time, it was 'keeping the congregation clean'. I feel horrible about that now-still.

  2. Didn't get a college education. My oldest son is in college now and the younger one will go also. It's a requirement of ours as their parents for them to do better then we did.

  3. Shunned my aunt who had left and joined a new religion. We have since reunited and put the past behind us but the time we were apart can't be returned to us. Damn, Stupid JW's separating families. Shameful!!

  4. Can't share with my mom why I left because it would force her to choose the JW's or me. I would NEVER want to put her in that position.
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  How truly happy are you?

  by Freeof1914 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am just curious to hear of some you who have left the org completely, how happy are you?

  in my situation i feel like i am on a precipice and about to make a leap into the unknown.

  since i have told my family elders and wife that i will mo longer go to the meetings or out on service i feel as if a load has been lifted.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I am 100% happy as well. It took awhile for me to break free of the mental grips the WT had on me but, time made it better. Once I realized TTATT(the truth about the truth), I embraced life with everything.

  The most difficult aspect for me was dealing with my mom who is still in. It has been hard to deal with knowing that she desparately wants me to return and that is never gonna happen.
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  Gay and proud for a year

  by TimothyT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wow... i cant believe it has now been a year since i accepted that im gay.

  it has been the best year of my life for so many reasons.

  i have met my boyfriend who i adore, i have stopped lying to myself, my family and my friends, i am doing really well financially and spiritually, and of course, i am no longer a part of a deluded and oppressive religion.. it feels so good to be free!

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  QuestioningEverything

  I am so happy that your life has continued to get better and better! Isn't it wonderful?
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  I killed some Green Beans!

  by TimeBandit in

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  2. friends

  hi folks!

  i went out tonight and did a little night shooting, then i cleaned my gun and put it back together.

  i killed a can of green giant green beans, a jar of beets (i hate beets), and i took out a baking pan!

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  QuestioningEverything

  RIP green beans, beets and baking pan......
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  I went to a meeting 6 months after leaving

  by discreetslave in

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  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfthpwlk4lk.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdjvr8-ekl8&.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Loved your video! I can relate to everything that you said 100%! LOL at you telling the JW to "Scurry along." I hope that your husband and daughter are able to get out, too. It is truly wonderful to have your family on the same page.
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  Our latest "Gee it's great not to be a JW" moment. Share yours!

  by Open mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recently my son had a minor injury that required a trip to the emergency room.

  the admitting nurse asked us a ton of questions and then this:.

  nurse: do you have a religion?.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I, too, have many to choose from but this is one that makes me smile. When my son was accepted at a university and we went up there for the 'orientation'. It was exciting to hear about dorm rooms and campus activities that he would be able to participate in. He is getting to have the normal life that me and his dad weren't able to.

  And that makes me smile big time!!
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  File a lawsuit against a fellow 'Christian" and you may get disfellowshipped...

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  2. friends

  my very dear friends brother died tragically at work a few years back-the employer's were at fault 100%.

  my friend cindy, her mom lily and his wife tammy-(all witnesses-not their real names) filed a lawsuit against the company and won a judgment of $1.2 million dollars.

  the check was cut and cindy and her mom haven't seen one penny of the judgment.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Desirous of Change-I understand what you are saying and so do Lily and Cindy. Lily asked for a mere $35,000 of the $1,200,000 settlement to help settle her personal debts. Cindy asked for nothing. Tammy would still have $1,165,000 left. This greedy bitch said that she can't afford to give Lily anything-that she needs all of it to survive on. Tammy and the deceased had no children and no outstanding debt when he passed.

  Cindy and Lily are very humble, kind people. Tammy mislead them when the settlement papers were being signed. They are not selfish or greedy in any way.
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  I still miss Teena Marie...

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was 1 year ago today that she died, way too soon.

  she was a great singer and songwriter and i was lucky enough to see her in concert twice.

  unlike these no talent hacks out nowadays, she really could sing, write, and play instruments.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I LOVE TEENA MARIE!! Me and the husband went to see her in Detroit at Chene Park. It was a gorgeous summer night and she rocked the house! So glad that I was able to see her in concert before she passed. It was a performance to remember forever.

  RIP Teena Marie