The Girl From Oz

Zshot pretty much answered my question, thank you. ;)-->

Now that is just plain silly!!! ;)-->

Apparently so, exy Either that, or they have silly sex

This thread is just plain silly. :P-->

This thread is just plain silly. :P-->

Sex is "just plain silly"???? Sex is wonderful, sex is normal, sex is fun, sex is exciting. I love sex. :D-->

Sex is a part of life, isn't it? I was amused, for lack of a better term, by the fact that sex is never mentioned on this forum. Does anyone have sex, or aren't we allowed to talk about it?

How come sex isn't ever mentioned on this site? :P-->

Doug can put his healing hands on me any ole time!

Hi Wacky, Yes, I did know Jan, and had the pleasure of meeting her a couple of years ago when I had recently exited the JWs. Her experience in dealing with exit-counselling and cults was incredible. She is greatly missed :(--> I was living in Sydney at the time of the 2000 Olympics. It was a fantastic time - everyone was in such a happy, joyful party mode. I'm glad you had such a great time!

Ditto. :)--> I have sometimes thought about fostering short-term, but I work full-time and don't feel I could give the necessary attention to a young child, particularly the kind of attention these kids would need.

1974 huh? I'm sorry that they'd had to endure this condition for so long. I personally don't believe in "healing" coming from God, but I wish this family all the best in finding some relief from this condition.

My estimated Ideal Net Worth is far greater than what it is in reality. As JWs we weren't encouraged to save for retirement. After all, the "new system" was "just around the corner" and a young chick like me would never get old enough in this old system to have to retire.Armageddon and the Paradise would be here before I reached retirement age. --> Thus, I am 30 years off retirement with less that $15,000 saved in superannuation trusts. :(-->

I'm drinking Sprite at the moment, are you House? (apologies to Doug for hijacking this thread. But at least we are getting along)

Lemon things?

hehe.... Goes to prove we can't be the same person. ;)--> (or are we????? )

Well said, Doug. :)-->

Sorry, forgot to mention... I was 29 when I started to fade away. I hadn't even been on the internet or knew anything about JW history, but had felt for a long time that there was something wrong, but could never put my finger on it. I could tell the JW organisation was ignoring many of Jesus' commands (such as making up unBiblical "rules") yet felt it was still God's organisation. I wanted to leave, yet didnn't know why. So I gradually faded, missing meetings and stopped going witnessing completely. I used the excuse of working long hours (which was true) as well as "illness" (the elders shy away once you mention illness, especially if you are a female ;)-->). Then I found the internet!!!! I read Ray Franz's book, "Crisis of Conscience" and never looked back. This all happened in the space of a year. So by the time I was 30, I was out of the JW organisation. I'm now 34, going on 35, so it's been a remarkable 5 years in my journey out of "the Truth".

In the JWs, there's no way of leaving honorably. There are 3 ways to go: Disfellowship - where you have committed some sin or wrongdoing, and thus are expelled by the congregation. If you are disfellowshipped, other JWs will/can not talk to you. This includes family, although family members are allowed to speak to them if absolutely necessary. Disassociate - you voluntarily leave by writing a letter, stating that you no longer wish to be a Jehovahs Witness. You will be treated the same as a disfellowshipped person. Fade - This takes time, often called the "slow fade" where you gradually miss more and more meetings, and become slacker in the field ministry, until you stop going altogether. It's a way of leaving without causing a commotion or having to explain why you've suddenly stopped. Thus, because you aren't technically df'd or da'd, you can still talk to friends and family. Some will move to a different suburb/town in order to get away from the local elders' radar. When I left the JWs, I took the last option, the slow fade. I still have close family members who are JWs, and although they still talk to me, their perception of me has lessened considerably. I'm now a "worldly person", because I have left "God's organisation" in favour to "become part of the world". When in reality, all I've done is stop going to meetings and witnessing (field service) and now live just like any other normal person. Now that I have left, my family won't discuss JW matters with me. It's for the best anyway, because when I have tried to discuss the real reasons why I have left (JW doctrines), they get upset, taking any criticism of their beliefs, personally.

Happy Birthday George!!!

Jim, I was one of those who had JWs in their family for 3 generations. My sister and I were brought up as JWs, and I am still regarded as the black sheep of the family for leaving.

Well said, Mark. :)-->

I like boxers on men. The silky smooth ones I like best. I also like the ones that are close to the skin, sort of like an elongated brief that goes down the leg slightly. Personally I like to wear satin and lace undies. (omgIcan'tbelieveIjustsaidthatinpublic )

You trying to tell us you go commando???

*blush* You sweet-talker you. :P-->