Topics Started by Wide Awake!

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What is the best advise you have ever been given?
by new hope and happiness in
1. jw
2. friends
awhile a go i was uptight about a matter i can't remember now and my friend said to me " give the other side the victory".

a while ago my little boy was getting uptight and argumentative with his mum i asked him " to let it go" in effect i suppose " giving the other side the victory".

anyway i am sure our life exsperiences have allowed us both receive and give good advice.
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For those who have been out for 5 years or more.......
by Phizzy in
1. jw
2. friends
........... do you find you are now far more relaxed about things ?

things in general, and things wt/jw related ?.

i find i am much more relaxed and pragmatic about life in general, mrs phizzy and i do what we can, but we don't get overly upset at what we cannot do.
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I was told...
by molybdenum in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i am inactive for about 10 years now..
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It is so obviously a lie......now
by snare&racket in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
once the spell is broken, one you take a deep fresh breath outisde of the watchtower camp, the amazingly obvious realisation becomes clear.... of course this is a lie, of course this is ridiculous!

you find you have memories of really believing the claims and promises, but it seems like another life, another experience.

it seems so incredibly false once you leave and it is very difficult to belive you even once accepted it!
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Angry Health Care Rant
by ctrwtf in
1. jw
2. friends
for those of you who live in truly first world countries (uk, australia, canada, etc etc) you can skip this.

for those of us stuck in the usa, not a first world country at all, please feel free to read on.. i've done my best to be fiscally responsible my whole life.

i bought my first house at age 25. and because of having a little loot to protect and not wanting to end up in some overcrowded emergency room waiting hours to be seen by doogie howser, i purchased health insurance.
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The Masters of Spin--Local numbers from your Apostate Account Servant
by suavojr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ytd average.

yearly contribution.

$ 2,625.85. donation resolution .
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That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in
1. jw
2. friends
leaving the university with my degree!.

exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!
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A serving elder's take on the new "tithing" arrangement
by TTATTelder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the gb can kiss my ass.. i'm writing "0" on the little slip of paper they pass out.. hey here's a thought:.

you know that "widow's might" stuff they're always talking about?

well i'm pretty dang sure that the lady was giving from the heart not because she filled out some dumba$$ piece of paper pledging two small coins several months previous!.
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Ever feel guilty for learning the TTATT?
by cognac in
1. jw
2. friends
i feel like i've always been a bit of a selfish person.

i try to be loving and humble, but i really have to work at it and am usually not successful.. anyways, tonight i watched my younger sister.

she is the most loving person i have ever met it my life.