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  I did it !!!!

  by snare&racket in

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  7 years ago i started on a path i had long ago given up on as impossible.

  i met with my elders and told them i could not justify carrying on as a jw.

  i went and got my high school qualifications and my higher education diploma (a levels with distinction) in just 12 months.

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  Great news. Congratulations!
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  I should'nt let them get to me, but.......

  by quellycatface in

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  one day, i'll have the courage to ask why she looks at me like that..

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  dazed but not confused

  That is essentially what happened to me the other day when I saw an elder in the local market. I posted about it here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/275776/1/JW-encounters-How-about-you#.UxsyT4USWHc

  It shouldn’t get to us, but it does. I just wish they could see how much like the Pharisees they are. Fu*king hypocrites.
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  Were you a minor when you were baptized

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  https://www.facebook.com/groups/xjwrg3/permalink/10152034643265835/?qa_ref=qd.

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  dazed but not confused

  I was 13 when I was dunked. I didnt realize the full weight of what I was getting into.
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  JWs no longer taking the Governing Body seriously.

  by kneehighmiah in

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  the recent letter being us to come to detroit shows that jws are beginning not to take the gb seriously anymore.

  the buzz following the meeting was that the letter was unprecedented in its tone.

  this coming from long time jws of 30 years plus.

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  dazed but not confused

  I also hope you are right.
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  Once Again: It's Okay for JWs to Rip-Off Non-JWs

  by Iown Mylife in

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  today i heard from the owner of a small restaurant, the story of how a brother in a local congregation ripped him off for thousands.

  the restaurant owner is not a jw but totally familiar with the cult, as his mother is a long-time baptized sister.

  she asked him to hire this wonderful brother from her congregation to do construction work he needed at his house.

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  dazed but not confused

  Wow, your not in Colorado by chance? That story sounds like it came from someone I know.
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  JW encounters.... How about you?

  by dazed but not confused in

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  looking back, were there witnesses that you secretly hoped would never learn ttatt, never wake up?.

  i had two polar opposite encounters this weekend.

  the first was a sweet sister that saw me and my wife at the grocery store and gave us both big hugs and asked how we were doing.

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  dazed but not confused

  EOM - That sounds like someone who I would not want to learn TTATT.
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  JW encounters.... How about you?

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. jw
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  looking back, were there witnesses that you secretly hoped would never learn ttatt, never wake up?.

  i had two polar opposite encounters this weekend.

  the first was a sweet sister that saw me and my wife at the grocery store and gave us both big hugs and asked how we were doing.

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  It would crush my mom to learn TTATT. Her whole world is JW. She would be lost. At 62 after coming into the cult in 1974, she would have a lot of difficulty making new friends. A bit antisocial.

  What I meant in the OP was a bit selfish. People you don’t really like and would not want to learn TTATT to spite them. I was in a bit of a snotty mood when I wrote the OP.
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  The Hunt

  by tijkmo in

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  has anyone seen this movie..starring mads mikkelsen...(tv's hannibal).

  not an easy watch..but really quite interesting....the little girl is a brilliant wee actor.

  get it on netflix.

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  dazed but not confused

  I like him and just saw the Oscar nomination the other day for that movie for best foreign film. I just added it to my Netflix que. I will watch it this weekend. Thanks for the reminder.
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  hello

  by fakefading in

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  hello my fellow "apostates".

  just wanted to say hi.

  i'm still in the borg but mentally out.

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  dazed but not confused

  Welcome. Looking forward to hearing more of your story.
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  Weekends Are Wonderful Since Leaving The Cult

  by minimus in

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  no silly meetings.

  no wasting time knocking on doors, bothering people.....life is good..

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  dazed but not confused

  Lots more free time to spend with the kids and wife. Virtually no stress… stress preparing presentations for Saturday service and then the WT study for Sunday. Then getting up early for Sunday meetings or ruining the whole day if we had a mid or late Sunday meeting. Growing up, I always hated Sundays. Now I realize it was because they were ruined by meetings, not being able to relax before going back to school or work the following day.

  I hated Sundays. Now, love em.