Yes, I have seen this too! It's amazing how quickly they can distance themselves even when minor doubts are voiced. I'm trying to use it as a valuable life lesson; it eases the pain somewhat.
Posts by zoiks
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35How Much are Your Conditional Friends Worth?
by leavingwt inupon learning that wt was not "god's organization", i was devastated.
for two decades i had spent valuable time building friendships, mostly with jws.
during my stay at bethel, i made many fine friends, some of them very close.
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New Here
by CuriousButterfly inhi new to this message board.
i was trying to contact the admins or mods and the link at the botton if the message board does not appear to be working.
am i able to pm them?.
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zoiks
Welcome! Thanks for sharing, and I hope that you continue to do so. If you're afraid of being 'outed', just give as much or as little information as you are comfortable with. Also, the members-only sections are not subject to outside search engines, as far as I know.
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With Heavy Heart
by PSacramento insometimes we find a place and it feels like home, it is accepting and understanding.. then, sometimes, that place becomes cold and inhospitible.. when i first joined here i felt i have found a good place.. people like narkissos, leolaia and others impressed me with their knowledge of scripture and motivated me to learn more for myself.. others touched me with the stories of their pan and hurt, pain and hurt that i was feeling also.. i don't think i ever offended anyone with my views on christianity and if i have i sincerly apologise for that was not my intent.. but things change and sometimes home isn't home anymore.... this site had been invalable to me for my understanding what is wrong with the jw's relgion and the wt, it has strengthened my faith and belief.. here i found people of religon, faith and love.. here i found agnostics and athiest that challenged my views and made me question, they made me a believe via reason and not "blind faith".. for that, i thank all of you, especially the "jeff's" ( ak and alltime), i also say a special thanks to leavingthewt, many of his posts made me feel welcomed and made me think and be a better person.. chalam, bts, dd and so many others, i thank you from my heart for your kind words over these many months.. people like mary and sylvia and so many others filled my heart with love with their stories.. all the best to you my dear brothers and sisters.. .
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zoiks
I am sorry that home doesn't feel like home anymore. Please stop by again when you're ready.
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My hubby has just registered here
by Mickey mouse inhe's just waiting for his account to be activated.. look out for him.
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zoiks
welcome!
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How Did YOU Finally Leave The Organization?
by minimus inwas it a long process?.
is it still ongoing?.
did you have a long range plan?.
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zoiks
Welcome, Peaches! I'm sorry to hear that everything has been lost, including a child...
Personally, I did a quick fade. Fewer and fewer meetings over a couple of months, then cold turkey. The cold turkey happened once I was absolutely sure it wasn't The Truth.
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My Wife's SSD Got Cut Off
by Yizuman inthis morning, i came to discover in great shock that my wife's ssd has been stopped.. yesterday, i noticed her ssd wasn't automatically deposited as it usually does every 3rd of the month.. .
this morning i checked again and it still wasn't there.
so i got on vp and called to inquire what's going on with her ssd.
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zoiks
I am very sorry for your current hardship...best of luck to you and your wife.
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Please explain the point of being Good?
by Brocephus ini never understood the point of being good and righteous if the only punishment for not doing so was "nothing" i would die and nothing would happen.
just nothing, no hell, no pain, no regret... just nothing.. on the other hand if i am good.... i have to deal with the jw's and their rules and boring meetings forever!!!
no worldly girls to sneak around with on saturday night.. no keg parties to sneak off too on friday?....
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zoiks
The threat of nothingness is in some ways more scary than the threat of eternal punishment. Who wants to die forever? Who wants to not ever be alive again? The promise of living forever appeals to a base, instinctual drive for survival.
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Funny thing happened on the way to Armageddon
by 5thGeneration ini got old!.
feeling old today for some reason and thought i'd rant.. wasn't supposed to happen to me!
but then again, that's what my father, grand father and great grandfather thought!.
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zoiks
I know what you mean, 5thGeneration. While I am still relatively young, I am watching my parents as they age and look with increasing desperation towards Armageddon. It is so sad.
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Difference between "raised in the truth" and "converts" that are now X-JWs.
by Brocephus ini am noticing a difference..... "raised in's" seem to be a little more relaxed and better suited for their world after the kh.
"converts" seem to be a little disoriented.
maybe b/c they saw the truth as away out of this crazy world only to be massive dissapointed.
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zoiks
"Raised in's" seem to be a little more relaxed and better suited for their world after the KH
Maybe some of us are able to mask our inner turmoil with more success...
Not to sidetrack the discussion. I would like to see some converts' comments as well.
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A pic with all my love to all of you, my virtual friends!
by goldensky ini've been wanting to post a pic for so long.
i finally found out how!
here it goes: goldensky and daughter with all our love to you guys.
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zoiks
Thanks for sharing!