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UPDATE ON MY MON MUST READ
by josephus inwell as you know ive got my mom out.
the day before i went on holiday i was talking about my upcoming marrige and i mentioned that jws didnt have to marry in the past.
she wouldnt beleive me so i lent her the big penton book to prove it.
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UPDATE ON MY MOM. MUST READ
by josephus inwell as you know ive got my mom out.
the day before i went on holiday i was talking about my upcoming marrige and i mentioned that jws didnt have to marry in the past.. she wouldnt beleive me so i lent her the big penton book to prove it.. i left the country and phoned when i got to the hotel i was staying at bout 5 hours later.. "ive read 155 pages son" ................. i came home 2 weeks later to hear.. "im not going back to the tuesday group study son, thats it".
"do you want ray franz book mom ?".
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CANADIANS ONLY
by josephus inive been threatening to move back to canada for years now.
and i finally picked a date of next year with me and the (then) new wife.. however im getting a lot of talk from people who have been outtheir recently, and still live their that its very hard.
ive seen houses for sale at about 60 percent of northern ireland prices and jobs seen available and pretty well paid.
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I GOT MY MOM OUT
by josephus inive sent this in again as i dont think it showed up when i tried.. well ive been out for about 4 years now, and have heklped 7 other people to leave.. last week i finally got my mom to read franz and penton.
she is not going back to the hall again!.
thanks to many but most notably simon and farkel who helped me.
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GOT MY OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
by josephus inive been here for around 5 years, but rarely write these days.
well i had to tell everybody the good news.. since i drifted away (thanks to many but mostly simon and fakel) i have helped 7 people leave.
today my mom has told me shes never going back.
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ANSWERS ON A POSTCARD TO A NEWLY ENGAGED MAN
by josephus inits been a while but i wanted to tell you that ive just got engaged to a great girl.. while i love her, her family are pressuring me to set a date and book a hotel!
im only engaged 4 days so i think its out of order.. please give me suggestions on how to deal with mother in laws without ending relationships.. her mother is insisting on church, cake, food and tells me her son has to be in the bridal party.
they want me to go to thier church sio i can get married thier , but as you kinow im not keen to join another church so quickly.. i only wanted to show her i loved her and was serious, but not this serious so soon.. am i wrong ?.
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kindom hall "clicks"
by josephus inwhen i was a jw a was lucky enough to be in a hall with a "click" you know the type.
they all hung out together.
went to quickbuilds together and ensured that they were the ones with power in the hall.. i remember trying to join the quickbuild team as a 14 year old, only to be asked by the elder in charge of it (and allso in charge of the click), what building qualifications i had!.
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HOW "TRUE" ARE JW HOURS ?
by josephus inas a jw i admit to "massaging" my hours nearly every month to keep up with the expected amount.. my brother never put in hir report for nearly 2 years.
i was amazed when i asked the secretary he told me "i allways put a few hours in if people forget" !!!
so my brother was a regular publisher despite not going out on service.. he was one man.
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HOW MANY MINUTES TILL MIDNIGHT ?
by josephus ini have been thinking back this week on life growing up as a jw, and i remember the constant unceasing parade of apocalyptic images to enjoy.
the magazines with missiles on the covers telling us about certain war with russia, and how we would be dead 70 times over.
the big clock and its countdown to midnight, and thus destruction.. i remember being told a million times i wouldnt see 25, im 28 now.
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GROWING UP AS AN EIGHTIES WITNESS
by josephus ini was my nephews birthday party tonight.
my sister (who i didnt speak to for 15 years because she was dffd was the hostess).. all was well, and we got to talking about growing up as a kid in the truth.
my mum was there and i admoitted to thinking from as early as i could remember till i was about 20 the "the end" was coming any minute.