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  Fark, looked all over for YK's "apology"

  by Tallyman in

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  ...but can't seem to find it anywhere - for all those insults he hurled.. has your patience run out?.

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  i kindof feel sorry for "You Know". i think he's one of the "weirdo's" at the hall. he probably has no friends in the congregation and is lonely. at least he doesn't try to come across like a Christian. what you see is what you get. i wish i would have met a JW like you 10 years ago. I wouldn't have any regrets now if i had. keep up the good work "you know". by being yourself you'll save countless from being caught up in a cult.....jurs
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  I'm going to be a father!

  by dedalus in

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  i've been a sorry excuse of a poster lately, so i'm not really in tune with what's going on with the board, but i still know enough people here to make an announcement: foxy, my fiancee, is pregnant!.

  so it happened a couple of years before we were planning it, before we could even get married, before i've finished my postgraduate degree -- but so what?

  we're financially sturdy enough to pull it off, i'll be able to complete the degree and get a good job, and no amount of financial anxiety seems to offset the excitement i feel to be having a child.

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  congradulations!!!!!! being a parent will be the best job you'll ever have! cheers jurs
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  Do they try too hard to be 'normal?'

  by LDH in

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  it has occurred to me recently, that a lot of the behavior of jws in good standing is done to trick themselves and others into thinking they're normal.

  when in fact, they're not.. example:.

  when a young jw man goes to a 'gathering' he will drink one beer loudly and proclaim how good cold beer is!

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  i disagree with joelbear. JW's are not normal. when i first started to attend meetings, i thought that many JW's were strange but i focused on the ones that seemed normal. over the years of being a JW i found that people seemed less strange and that there were fewer weirdos. my guess is, is that i was becoming a little odd myself and that is why others seemed less so. i was one of those that tried to "look normal". for example, my parents and my husbands parents were upset when i became a JW so i did my best to make them think everything is normal. one time i was going to go visit them (they live in a different state) and a sister wanted to go with me. i made up some excuses to her so she would not go. i knew if my parents met her that they'd be more upset. she wasn't the sort that tried to be normal. she said odd things about demons being in yard sale stuff and had a very sensitive conscience about t.v. programs. she wouldn't hesitate to point out that smoking was a sin. my parents on the other hand like to drink, gamble ect. they would think she was out of her mind and i didn't want to have to defend her or admit i agreed. i was stessed about what this sister would say. another example : once i went on a bible study with a pioneer sister and the gal that was studying was being opposed by her husband. the pioneer sister strongly suggested she leave her husband for her spiritual safety. i tried to take over the conversation by changing the subject.. i could tell that the bible student was uncomfortable and i was upset with the pioneer for scaring her off by acting so extreme. now looking back at it all , its the "normal acting ones that are the real danger" at least with the extreme JW's your getting a more accurate picture of what the group really thinks......jurs
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  beth sarim

  by jurs in

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  i've been reading up on beth sarim.

  once, when i was out in servive, a householder mentioned that rutherford had lived in a mansion.

  i thought it was a lie that some evil apostate made up.

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  i've been reading up on beth sarim. once, when i was out in servive, a householder mentioned that Rutherford had lived in a mansion. i thought it was a lie that some evil apostate made up. the pioneer i was with thought the same. had any of you heard about beth sarim before leaving the organization? jurs
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  When JWs come here

  by larc in

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  some thoughts about jws who come here:.

  i have been here for six months now.

  in that time, i have noticed a certain pattern to the conduct of jws who come here and are true believers.

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  friday
  i wasn't raised a JW so i was able to go to school. jurs
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  When JWs come here

  by larc in

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  some thoughts about jws who come here:.

  i have been here for six months now.

  in that time, i have noticed a certain pattern to the conduct of jws who come here and are true believers.

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  friday,
  seventh day adventist do not fight in wars. i don't think quakers do either. recently i came across a list ( a small list) of religions where the members will not fight in wars and guess what, the JW's are NOT the only ones.... by the way you are not a JW. if you don't go out and witness (inactive) then you aren't considered one by your ever so loving brothers.
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  those NOT raised in the truth

  by jurs in

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  i was married with 2 small children (an adult) when someone came to my door.

  i can't figure out how i ever got invoved !!!

  i can completely see how one can be easily brainwashed being a child and raised as a witness, but i'm angry at myself more than the organization that i was so easily duped... i feel i lost 9 years of my life and missed out on so much for being stupid.

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  i was married with 2 small children (an adult) when someone came to my door. i can't figure out how i ever got invoved !!! i can completely see how one can be easily brainwashed being a child and raised as a witness, but i'm angry at myself more than the organization that i was so easily duped... i feel i lost 9 years of my life and missed out on so much for being stupid. when i try to explain to family members why i'm not a JW anymore, i'm embarressed by telling them what i use to believe. thank God Heaven's Gate or a member from Waco Texas cult didn't get to me first. i feel incredible guilt with my kids. i've told them i'm sorry and they are so sweet that they say its ok but i worry about when they are adults and are angry for never having believed in Santa, being freaks at school for nothing......all because i didn't check things out....
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  When JWs come here

  by larc in

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  some thoughts about jws who come here:.

  i have been here for six months now.

  in that time, i have noticed a certain pattern to the conduct of jws who come here and are true believers.

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  hi larc,
  i've wondered why they come too. i think intially its probably curiosity. i can't figure out why some keep coming back. for example "You Know". my guess is that they are the mentally unstable ones. every hall seems to have them. they are usually pioneers and ones that rarely miss meetings but brothers and sisters try to avoid anyway..... jurs
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  My Story******Short Version!

  by think41self in

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  i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

  i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

  he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

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  i'm glad you posted your story. i've enjoyed your comments to posts as well. i'm glad things have turned out so well for you. its encouraging and nice to hear when someone really does find a nice guy and be happily in love. you seem like a nice gal. i'm happy for you. jurs
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  Good Afternoon!

  by VeniceIT in

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  well i know this isn't like my usual posts but bear with me.

  i know there are blowups on this board, and i guess not everyone gets a long 100%, 100% of the time, but we all have a bond that keeps bringing us back--pain.

  we here have all suffered at the hands a merciless cult, and i know many have sufferd more then the rest of us can ever comprehend.. i miss my family and friends, somedays it's almost more then i can bear, but get by.

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  venice,
  i can't imagine how it would have been to have left the organization and have no one to talk to and not realize that their are many others going through the same thing. this site has been helpful beyond words. i'm grateful for the information, the humor, and knowing that their is a listening ear that really understands . i know its not much but i wanted to let you know my heart goes out to you. jurs