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  What On Earth Makes The Watchtower Organization Think That Inactive Ones a Would Ever Want To Go Back To The Vomit?

  by minimus in

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  do they actually believe that if they tell you that you are "missed", that you will desire to return to the sheepfold?

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  losingit

  About the loneliness- - I often have dreams that my old jw friends came over to visit and talk. It's usually very emotional for me, and I wake up sad bc I miss them so much. It's hard for me to mae friends, always has been, so being shunned by ppl I've known for 10+ years hurt a lot.

  However , nomatter how much I miss them I will never go back. I don't miss the meetings at all. I don't miss the assemblies at all. The "information" spewed is boring and... dangerous! I actually prefer knowing I'm a good person bc I make a point of being good to ppl (being loving, caring, considerate, kind,giving) not bc I have the title of being a jw. I have freedom to be ME now, and if the price is loneliness, that's okay. I WILL NEVER EVER GO BACK.
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  OMG I'm so happy!!!!

  by Julia Orwell in

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  yup, the apostate is happy.

  i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

  the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

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  Yay! Congratulations!

  Could you please send some luck my way-- looking for a job as a summer school teacher to complete my internship requirement!
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  What is the biggest regret or source of resentment because of being a Jehovahs Witness?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  i'm sure we could all write long paragraphs about this question, but in a few words, what is your biggest regret, or frustration in life due to being a witness?.

  what missed opportunities did it cost you?

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  losingit

  Biggest regret: raising my oldest in the cult. She's 10, but 10 years of being a born-in has to be awful. We are making up fpr lost time now. Thank goodness she has a forgiving heart and is full steam ahead about getting on with her life.

  Second regret: not cultivating friendships outside of jws during my time in. Now that my ex and I ate divorcing I have NO NETWORK of friends to help me thru this time. And I'm not the type to make friends easily. So once those jws left, I knew I would be flying solo with my girls for a long while.

  Here's to the rest of my life!I'm looking forward to the next 15 years of freedom and beyond! !!
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  Traumatic memories never grow up, neither does the person

  by wanderlustguy in

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  my mother has been through a lot in her life, some bad before the truth, then following through during and after.

  almost all of which she never shared with me until the past few months when i had to have my questions answered to get past the events i was stuck on.

  i feel i am aging in years every month now, and was curious as to why.

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  Strike 3 for the elderette and me! (???) I never heard a JW talk SO much about Jesus!

  by Faithful Witness in

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  2. bible

  miss k and her friend miss w arrived promptly today.

  our scheduled topic of discussion: jesus' claim to be "the way, the truth and the life..." john 14:6 since she was basing this topic choice on the fact that i had quoted that verse, i'm not sure why... she spent what seemed like a very long time, hopping through scriptures that all said that jesus was the truth, the way, or the life.

  ok, so we agreed... i kept waiting for her to get to a point, or sway from this principle.. of course, she summed up with scriptures that show how jesus submits to the father, and what does that mean we should do?

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  losingit

  Armageddon used to scare the crap out of me and I was a young adult when I joined the damn cult. I hated thinking about it after I got baptized because I would have so many nightmares. I can relate to Miss W-- after a while, signs of the end take their toll on your mind and weaken you. If you don't learn to push them away or just flat out reject the notion that a loving God would destroy billions of people, you'll go crazy!
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  How Do Elders Feel About Their Position In The 21st Century?

  by minimus in

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  when i was appointed as an elder, i was very proud of my accomplishment in the theocracy and actually believed that jehovah god appointed me and that i would prove to be an excellent society man and maybe even make it to circuit overseer!.

  how silly, huh??.

  fast forward to 35 years later, and i wonder how many appointed men truly love their positions and duties.. any appointed men want to give their opinion on that?

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  losingit

  Elders still love their positions- - it's all about power and being in the 'in crowd.' Now with the COs hand over their appointment, elders will feel thrice blessed. Never met an elder I liked-- they all turn on you in the end when the cult persona comes out.
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  New Job

  by LouBelle in

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  i was fortunate to be recommended for a sales position by a former colleague.

  the company phoned me and we set up an interview.

  i accepted their offer - it is nearly double what i earn at the moment.

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  losingit

  Hey! Congratulations! Good news! Excited for you :-) :-)
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  Are we seeing the beginning of the end for Kingdom Halls?

  by nicolaou in

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  after all, "at this time,over 13,000 kingdom hall projects and 35 assembly hall projects are needed worldwide.".

  hmmm, not too sure about that but all the recent re-branding seems to be heading .

  could this be the long game?

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  losingit

  Some KHs in poor areas have their windows bricked up bc they're afraid that people will go in and steal the tech equipment. At least, that's what I've heard.

  Twice shy-- your assessment seems pretty accurate. I can see that happening so clearly! Andwith forced donations coming in,the finfinancial outlook doesn't have to be so bleak! It's a whole new JW setup for modern living- - that's how they will sell it.
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  BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?

  by Black Man in

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  2. friends

  i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

  while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

  a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.

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  losingit

  Why were they refusing to flush?
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  WOULD YOU...??????

  by DATA-DOG in

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  would you peek in your wife's field-circus records and get the address of her bible study for the purpose of sabotage?!?!

  i am thinking about it.

  here is my dilema:.

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  losingit

  I think if i were still in with full knowledge of TTATT with my ex still as hubby, then probably... YESSSS!!!!