Outlaw - as usual, you sum up a whole thread into one or two brief comments perfectly. It's so true! Life isn't fair. Sometimes we have to just put on our big girl panties, take a deep breath and deal with reality.
laverite
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Looking for advice
by Liveandlearn inhello, i've finally been approved here so it's time for my first post.
i got disfellowshipped a few months ago as i was unrepentant in my judicial.
i'd lived with a situtation for a long time.
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Looking for advice
by Liveandlearn inhello, i've finally been approved here so it's time for my first post.
i got disfellowshipped a few months ago as i was unrepentant in my judicial.
i'd lived with a situtation for a long time.
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laverite
I hope my post above does not sound too harsh. But it's honest. Liveandlearn, you sound very young from your posts. I'm guessing you are an adult, as you have been married. There is most assuredly a maturity issue here. Try to grow and develop as an adult and work on becoming a more mature person who isn't so concerned about what others are getting to do vs. what you get to do. Greater happiness and personal fulfilllment become more possible and you will be more likely to find peace.
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Looking for advice
by Liveandlearn inhello, i've finally been approved here so it's time for my first post.
i got disfellowshipped a few months ago as i was unrepentant in my judicial.
i'd lived with a situtation for a long time.
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laverite
Liveandlearn - who cares what others are doing and what they can get away with. Worry about yourself. That's the kind of mentality one finds among elementary school children. It does not reflect a mature way to go through life as an adult.
You will have to figure out how to balance the lies, knowing you could get caught (by family, friends, elders, etc.) at any moment. You will live a double life. You will be a person with dual identities. Do not think for a moment that you will escape unscathed from living like that.
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Billy the Ex are you
by laverite in...going into your last academic year for your bachelor's in engineering?
or is it 1.5 years still?
anyway, it's that time of year (or quickly will be).
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laverite
...going into your last academic year for your bachelor's in engineering? Or is it 1.5 years still? Anyway, it's that time of year (or quickly will be). Are you excited? Can you start to see the light at the end of the tunnel?
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Looking for advice
by Liveandlearn inhello, i've finally been approved here so it's time for my first post.
i got disfellowshipped a few months ago as i was unrepentant in my judicial.
i'd lived with a situtation for a long time.
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laverite
Liveandlearn - There aren't any magical quick and painless answers to what you want to do. You have someone you are "living" with, don't want to marry necessarily (but don't want to give up "living" with your partner), don't really want to go to all meetings and maybe lie about where you go, etc., etc. etc...but want to get reinstated quickly and painlessly.
No magical ways to get this done, I'm afraid. Figure out what hoops they want you to jump through and do it if you want back in. If you want to live with your sweetie, perhaps move 30 miles away where they won't drop in on you, and commute to meetings. Get creative if you want to do it, but it will not necessarily be quick or painless. It will be pretty tough doing all this work necessary to get back in IMHO.
Best of luck to you as you seek your reinstatement.
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My Jimi Hendrix experience
by confusedandalone inas a 13 year old a friend of mine had a jimi hendrix record and told me if we play it backwards that they said words.
he bought the record from a shop not far from where we lived and we were the only family that still had a record player.
so we played the record and i spun it backwards andnothing happened.
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laverite
Let's face it, as born-ins we did NOT have normal lives. My father had MAJOR freak outs over all kinds of things. I remember he had a seriously major freak out over the Flashdance song. He thought the singer was saying "Take your pants down. And make it happen!" instead of what was actually sung..."Take your passion" (not take your pants down, for heaven's sakes!!!). Gawd.
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hi everybody..
by americanboy inhi friends,can i introduce my self?
i am luca from italy,31 years old,first off all be patience with my english....i'm working on it.... i write here cause i would like to know someone from usa e canada,my life project is to immigrate there..my collection of informations is just started,it's seems very difficult,but ,who know....maybe it could be possible :).
so,anyone want to greet me and help me?
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laverite
Americanboy,
Welcome! As I am sure you know, there have been and continue to be many problems with the Watchtower religion that need careful examination. This is a wonderful place to learn from each other and discuss all things Watchtower. All are welcome here -- current and former witnesses and certainly those who the Watchtower Corporation would term "human apostates."
Read and learn as much as you can. Again, welcome!
La Vérité
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The Confessed Pedophile Who Raped Me Is Going To Be Made A Elder Again, Need Help Please!
by Bubblegum Apotheosis inyears ago you read my horror stories about being raped by a jw.
i was nine years old when this took place, now the man has been getting all his works in order.
what do i do to stop the seventy-year old pedophile from getting his position back?
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laverite
With three young children, this is an issue that makes me very emotional. To think that this happened to a 9 year old!!! The fact is that the Watchtower Corporation cares only about the Corporation.
I don't know what to say other than please hang in there. My thoughts are with you.
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2014 Event
by enigma1863 ini know its a year away but i wanted to inquire about the hundred year anniversary of 1914. it would be amazing to have a world wide event reguarding all exjws.
i am nowhere near capable of putting this together but i'd like to propose the largest assembly of exjws ever on october 1st 2014. can it be done?
am i the first to bring this up?
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laverite
If nothing else, an Apostafest locally would be nice!
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The final chapter in the confusedandalone story...
by confusedandalone inthis morning i get a frantic call from my sister (who has been baptized 1 year and one month and never attends meetings anymore).
in tears she tells me that this morning my father picked her up in the car and told her that i was am apostate.
that i no longer loved jehovah and that i was going to be disfellowshipped.
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laverite
Wow, what a wild ride. But you took the bull by the horns and did it your way. Nice job!!!!