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  Hey There, so...what have I missed in the last couple of years?

  by PSacramento in

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  hi everyone,.

  so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.

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  bigmac

  errr--did you miss the AAWA thing ?
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  Hey There, so...what have I missed in the last couple of years?

  by PSacramento in

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  hi everyone,.

  so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.

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  bigmac

  lady lee aint a mod no more.
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  Introductions

  by Onager in

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  i've made a few posts here already so i thought i'd introduce myself.

  i'm an ex-jw from cheltenham pittville (uk) congregation.

  i've been free and clear for a few years now so i'm through the anger phase and in the happily getting on with my life phase.

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  bigmac

  so thats 2 of you fascinated by that cult. that IS fascinating. i cant imagine anything more boring .
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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

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  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  bumped for Onager
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  Introductions

  by Onager in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've made a few posts here already so i thought i'd introduce myself.

  i'm an ex-jw from cheltenham pittville (uk) congregation.

  i've been free and clear for a few years now so i'm through the anger phase and in the happily getting on with my life phase.

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  bigmac

  hi Onager--welcome to the site--i'm in the UK---isle of wight

  heres a link to other brits on here

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/197364/1/ex-jw-uk#.U_3hg_ldX8Y
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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

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  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  bigmac

  @crazyguy-----i'm not sure what you mean by that--can you clarify ?
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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

  1. jw
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  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  bumped for new UK member
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  A new member

  by LP97 in

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  i'm a 17 year old from scotland.

  can i just say this site is absolutely brilliant.

  finally found people with open minds and free thought that doesn't just consist of "well the wt told me this so it must be right".. my story is that i'm just like any other child of a jw...brought up into a life of indoctrination where "the world's" thinking is automatically wrong.. that is until i was 14 - a light turned on in my head.

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  welcome LP97--heres a link to a few more in the UK:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/197364/1/ex-jw-uk#.U_zyq_ldX8Y

  we also have a couple of lively--secret--FB groups if youre interested--please ask
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  Telephone Conversations Today with 2 Elders Re: Shunning - Or Not?

  by abbasgreta in

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  2. beliefs

  my alcoholic and aged jw mother is now extremely ill and is being cared for in every respect by my non-jw brother.

  3 sisters visited him yesterday and were adamant.

  that i (disassociated and shunned by her for nearly 3 years) was able to 'visit her any time' and that ' there was nothing to stop me seeing her' as long as i. didn't discuss spiritual things with her.

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  bigmac

  a bit like my situation.

  my jw dad used to be an elder--but has never shunned me---( i resigned 40+ years ago )

  he is now 93--and in a care home. he now gets NO visits from any jw's--the last one was a frail elderly sister he had known from 40 years ago. but she has now died.

  NO elders go near him. my jw daughter has NEVER visited him--yet lives half a mile away.

  i visit him every other day.
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  Smiling at a Disfellowshipped JW instead of Completely Ignoring him

  by ProfCNJ in

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  2. beliefs

  i was driving our car going to our assigned territory for our sunday field minsitry (was with jw 2 sisters) when i saw a disfellowshipped jw riding his motorcycle heading towards us.

  the guy was df'd around 2 months ago only (won't delve much on his case).

  approximately about 10 meters, we saw him smile.

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  bigmac

  i got a good idea----when a d/f person sits in a KH--put a cardboard box over their head so no bruv can see their face--and thus be tempted to smile at them.