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  DAing within the next few weeks!

  by be wise in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  glad to say my internet connection is still up, my parents phoned to disconnect it on monday but its still going.. i havent officially dad yet but it will happen within the next few weeks.

  i will also be sending the da letter to all my immediate family.

  as soon as they announce my da my parents will be chucking me out but are helping me get sorted for my flat.

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  Emma

  I didn't DA but I felt free - liberated - when I realized I was never going back again!
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  JW friends, did you keep any?

  by Victorian sky in

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  2. friends

  just wondering.

  how many of you have kept any active jw friends?

  i have a few i've known for years.

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  Emma

  Not even one, and I faded away. Several years latter I met a face from the past; she'd DA'd years before and we see other now. She's my "oldest" friend and the connection is sweet. (I was in the org. for decades.)

  Emma
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  Today was our Granddaughters first birthday...

  by jaded in

  1. jw
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  we are having her party tomorrow.

  we love this baby so very much.

  she is our precious little angel.

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  Congratulations on the birthday celebration and to You for getting your family out. Just think, your kids won't have to go through the feelings that you are experiencing now. You've done a good job and can enjoy these precious grandchildren.

  Emma
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  Question: Beware the voice of strangers talk

  by Water in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for some unknown reason i decided to torture myself and attended the july assembly.

  i found the talk "beware the voice of strangers" particularly interesting.

  although it seems, according to my jw mother, that i got the wrong message from the talk.

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  Emma

  I can't get it to play. The screen says media player can't find it. Suggestions?
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  *sigh* is it over yet?

  by arrowstar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  before i begin let me just say that this is just a rambling from a tired and scared gal, who in her heart knows that it's all going to be just fine.

  i just need to babble for a bit and get it out of my system.. as some of you know, i'll be moving to a new apartment on saturday.

  this came about because where i'm currently living has raised my rent beyond my means.

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  Arrowstar, I feel for you. Moving is hell to get through. Even knowing there is light at the end of the tunnel doesn't seem to help when you're in the middle of it all. Hang in there, it will all be worth it in the end. Someday, when you're settled in the new place you'll be able to forget about this. I'm thinking of you.
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  well shes reinstated :(

  by WuzLovesDubs in

  1. jw
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  yep...my mother in law is officially reinstated.

  they made her wait one solid year before they "allowed" her to join their twisted ranks again.

  and she called here at 11:30 at night probably after going out and celebrating it after the meeting to tell her son about it.

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  Emma

  ((((((((((((WuzLuvsDubs))))))))))))

  I'm so sorry you're stuck in this ugly spot. Hopefully there will be someone with similar experience that can help you. In the meantime, take care of yourself. It's so hard to see what's happening to your kids but I think time is on your side. I'm wishing you the best.

  Emma
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  I'm new here. I just found this site.

  by Brandy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just wanted to say hello.

  i am an ex jw.

  i walked away in the mid 80's.

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  Emma

  Brandy, welcome to the forum! I'm still new and caught somewhere in the learning curve. There's lots to learn here, and every once in a while, a good laugh!
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  Most of you are just pitiful whiners. !!

  by avengers in

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  2. friends

  but not according to me.. for the number of jws still going strong the ones here is but a handful, so mabye most of you are just pitiful whiners who should accept a little personal responsibility for your lives and quit trying so hard to blame someone or something.

  northern girl.. .

  and is the following reasonable?you have the right to do anything you want on this board ... it would be 'nice' if the name didn't say 'forum for jehovah's witnesses' though.

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  Emma

  What if everyone just ignored northern girls posts? At least the inflammatory ones?
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  Shunning your Children

  by missylissy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i dont know if im putting this in the rite place.... .

  when a young jw teen ( 13-16) disassociates themselves, or is disfellowshipped, will the parents kick them out of the house?

  or are they required to let them stay?

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  Emma

  would it be any different if someone just sory of faded away from the witnesses without being disfellowshipped or formally disassociating themselves? would they still be shunned?

  As others have posted, it depends on your family. Though I faded, mine treats me as disfellowshiped or DA'd, but they have always been fanatical about "being righteous." Other families are not such zealots. How has your family reacted to other families in this situation? Maybe you can try to figure out how they might react to you. Please take your time in figuring this out and know you can come to the board at any time.

  Emma
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  My Wife is Graduating from College Today

  by Undecided in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  she will get a degree in accounting and human relations.

  i think it was just to prove she could do it or just to help get a better job if she chooses to work for a few more years.. i will take a picture or two if i can get close enough to the stage.

  she was asked to give the invocation and i told her to say,"god you know what we need, just do it.

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  Yes - many congratulations!