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Religious and cult ideologies often use the practice of shunning to silence their critics and to control their members through fear. This podcast sheds light on this practice through real life stories as told by the people that have lived through it. Learn what their lives were like and where they have ended up in life after shunning. Featuring stories from Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientology, Amish, Mennonite, FLDS, the Moonies, and more, you will learn about the real lives of former members that have been shunned.
192 - Unconventional Convention Activism - Dino's DIY Activism - Anyone Can Do This
Dino, a Shunned Podcast veteran, came up with an idea to reach out to convention locations for Jehovah's Witnesses to challenge their messaging that is featured, at times, even on the campuses of institutions that they condemn. You will learn who to contact and we're even including a downloadable sample letter/email that you can use directly. This is something that anyone can do from the comfort of their own home to get involved in activism. At a minimum this is an educational campaign, but it could have impact that creates real tangible change as well.
You can find more activism options, and an email that you can literally copy and paste for this project, at the following link (this proje...
You can find more activism options, and an email that you can literally copy and paste for this project, at the following link (this proje...
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191 - ExJWs Helping ExJWs - ExJwHelp Day 2024 & Garden of the Gods, Rim Rock, Cave In Rock Illinois
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Thank you to all of the wonderful people that donated this year for our "day" of giving. Because so much is received, it takes more than a day, but we were able to do the following in September and October 2024. An accounting is below, and mirrored in the video: Amount Raised - $1525 plus $10 for $1535, explained in video (Thank you soooo much to all of you that gave generously!) Accounting: $4...
190 - Stalked by Elders - Running away from Jehovah's Witnesses
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Imagine feeling that you have to run away from your family, leaving them physically, so that you can hope to continue to have them in your life through the bond of a cult. For Jodi, this was a reality. She knew that if she stayed where she lived and with the person that she was falling in love with, a person that was not one of Jehovah's Witnesses, it could cost her relationship with her family...
189 - But I'm The Good One - An ExJW Attorney Tells Her Story - Jehovah's Witnesses Shun Kenesha
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Young Kenesha knew from the time that she was a teacher's pet in school that she wanted to be "the good one". Growing up in a life that she hated as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Kenesha continued trying to be "the good one", but somehow found herself in situations where she was being backed into corners by people seeking to punish her, both at home and in the cult. Over and over again she would ...
188 - An Autistic Bipolar ADHD ExJW Comedian Tells His Story - Shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
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Today we meet Mikey, aka Mikey J Havoc on the comedy stage, a stage that is very new for him in his life as he explores his past as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. In this episode we explore that past together, from the "divided household" that he grew up in, to growing up having to mask not only the fact that he didn't believe, but also masking his autism while in the Kingdom Hall. Despite his obs...
Oops! Rolled up on Jehovah's Witnesses with my ExJW Cart and disrupted their preaching.
Просмотров 3 тыс.2 месяца назад
For a playlist of other cart encounters and to learn how to start your own cart, go to this link: ruclips.net/p/PL22RVnuOCWvC9qymdIediQ2DQx-s0fliQ&si=PnPT3Myo22v-8Swl Please subscribe to follow the journey, and like these videos to help expose the cult even more. These projects all have real costs attached to them. Parking, tolls, gas, cameras, equipment, carts, and so much more time than you w...
187 - The Strength To Take A Stand - Kelsi is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
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When Kelsi was a young girl growing up in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, her head was filled with fears of great tribulations and doomsday scenarios. As most faithful Jehovah's Witnesses would, her mom let her know that there would be no compromise, and that if push came to shove, she would choose her faith over her children. As she grew into her own person, Kelsi would realize that she would...
186 - I Did Something Good - Megan is shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses
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After a life growing up in the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses, where she thought she was going to do something good but only found pain, Megan made changes. Today she may be shunned by a group that holds women down, but she has done something good with her life and wishes to inspire women to see the good that they can do too. Earlier this year she was recognized by Women’s Magazine as one of 70 Wo...
Would You Like To Help Others? - September 2 is ExJwHelp Day 2024
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To participate by donating to the cause, you can donate here (I will personally match the first $200 dollar for dollar): www.paypal.com/paypalme/shunnedrecovery You can also Venmo to @michael-shemwell-1 (last four digits of phone are 3279 if needed) To learn more about this day and how you can go out and participate on your own visit: exjwhelp.com/exjwhelpday/ #exjw #jehovahswitnesses #exjwhelp
Episode 185 - It's Too Bad, So Wrong, So Long - Jason is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.3 месяца назад
Jason describes his life like a cult version of the Nickleback song Too Bad and the accompanying video. The house was a bad day away from being condemned. Home was a place where his parents hated each other. His dad had an affair, got disfellowshipped, and took off. Mom was working at a cafe. Jason had to go fend for himself, and eventually his 15 year old brother was shipped off to stay with h...
Episode 184 - Announcing Becoming Jehovah - A NEW Free ExJW Book
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It all started in 2017 when I first told my story as the podcast This JW Life, the podcast that kicked off everything that has happened since, including this channel. Now, years later, that podcast has been turned into the book Becoming Jehovah, a book that can be read online at becomingjehovah.com/ in both English and Spanish. In this episode I talk about how this came about, the work that wen...
183 - Black Sheep - The Worst Judicial Committee Ever? - NOBODY Should Be Treated Like This
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Shayna was a person that stood up to bullies in school that were hurting other kids, but unfortunately the biggest bullies were the adults in charge of her care in life. A mother that left her with her alcoholic dad and that took the other kids when they split is just a small glimpse into what she was facing at home. But the later judicial committee discussing rape encapsulates why Jehovah's Wi...
182 - Layers Of Shame - Hali is shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Hali grew up in the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses, but also in what was thought to be a trap house. One of her first memories, at just 5 years of age, was a SWAT team breaking into her house, taking everyone out, and holding her father at gunpoint to arrest him. So she experienced the shame of being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and having to be different from other kids at school, but she suffered ...
181 - Trojan Horse ExJW Activism - Engaging Active Jehovah's Witnesses
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I have created a website with a trivia quiz to help reach Jehovah's Witnesses online. The goal of the quiz is to get them sharing, talking, and above all, thinking. Through carefully crafted questions and answers, where even the wrong answer can introduce a person to something that they never knew, my hope is to help people have fun while learning about the very destructive thing that they are ...
180 - How DARE You Make Me Look Bad - Daisy and Jehovah's Witnesses
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.4 месяца назад
In the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses, appearance means everything. It is your credibility, your social status, even your standing before god in their congregations. So when Daisy had moments that mirrored the pain she felt inside that manifested in a way that could be seen outwardly, her mother took that very personally. In fact, time and time again throughout Daisy’s story the need to look the p...
Takeaways & Tips From My 2024 One Man Protest - Evansville Indiana Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses
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Takeaways & Tips From My 2024 One Man Protest - Evansville Indiana Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses
178 - A Cult Blind To Abuse - Felicity is shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses
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178 - A Cult Blind To Abuse - Felicity is shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses
Day 3 - A New Type Of Protest At The Evansville Regional Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses 2024
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Day 3 - A New Type Of Protest At The Evansville Regional Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses 2024
Day 2 Protest - Wild Goose Chases, Impenetrable Walls & New Friends - Jehovah's Witnesses Convention
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Day 2 Protest - Wild Goose Chases, Impenetrable Walls & New Friends - Jehovah's Witnesses Convention
Day 1 - A New Type Of Protest At The Evansville Regional Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses 2024
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Day 1 - A New Type Of Protest At The Evansville Regional Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses 2024
177 - Hypocrisy - Greg is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
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177 - Hypocrisy - Greg is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
176 - How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control - Controlling Your Relationships
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176 - How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control - Controlling Your Relationships
175 - An Overseer Found Dead, Secret Memos, CSA Exposed, & A Brave Couple - Meet The 2x2s
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175 - An Overseer Found Dead, Secret Memos, CSA Exposed, & A Brave Couple - Meet The 2x2s
174 - How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control Part 5 - Patterns, Positivity & Projection
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174 - How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control Part 5 - Patterns, Positivity & Projection
JW Red Flags #9 - Kentucky Derby 150 - Jehovah's Witnesses Getting Decadent And Depraved
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JW Red Flags #9 - Kentucky Derby 150 - Jehovah's Witnesses Getting Decadent And Depraved
173 - Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places - Catherine is shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses
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173 - Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places - Catherine is shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses
172 - How Jehovah’s Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control - Part 4 - “The Truth” Creates Liars
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172 - How Jehovah’s Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control - Part 4 - “The Truth” Creates Liars
171 - Child Custody - Waking Up In Court On The Witness Stand - Darrin is shunned
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171 - Child Custody - Waking Up In Court On The Witness Stand - Darrin is shunned
170 - How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control - Part 3 - Weaponizing Your Desires
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170 - How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control - Part 3 - Weaponizing Your Desires
169 - There’s Nothing That Jehovah’s Witnesses Can’t Make Worse - Cherie Is Shunned
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169 - There’s Nothing That Jehovah’s Witnesses Can’t Make Worse - Cherie Is Shunned
Jehovah's Witnesses are the true worshippers of YHWH
Wow great convention
I wasn't brought up Jehovah Witness but I was brought up in a very tight knit non denominational Christian church group. We weren't really allowed to watch t.v. or listen to music if it wasn't Christian in nature. I remember when Amy Grant all of the sudden was on the list of things of what not to watch. So besides the whole thing that it wasn't a Christian cartoon we especially weren't supposed to watch the Smurfs. This was of course because of the fact that there was a sorcerer in the whole mix of the cartoon. So I've never heard this very specific story about Smurfs, but the prevailing thought of Smurfs bad is pervasive into many sectors of these religious groups. I just now found this channel kind of on accident but I was also shunned from my church as a child after my mom decided to "come out" at our church campout. We were promptly asked to leave and I never again saw or talked to any of the only people that I had known growing up after that day. So just know that it's not only Jehovah Witnesses that shun. Lol. Have a good day:)
Most evil cult in the world
What? What happened? 😢
This video is awesome!! You do amazing things for people! Thumbs Up all the time and shared and Much Love to you and Jenny and Mad respect to you. A+++++++
💯💯💯that was a good point they go to prison and preach to killers in jail but shun their own people!
Many years ago I heard of gay bethel orgies. Are there any truth to it?
Thanks for the hike! What a beautiful place. Thank you for going to the trouble to do something nice for others. Blessings will come back to you. 🦋🌠
Hope all is still going well for you.
It's always in the back of your head this is very cathartic those books gave us all nightmares.
I hear that same voice in my head.
Similar situation happened to my mother in the mid to the late 60's. Two Witnesses knock on my mother's door engaged her in conversation regarding this system of things and that this world is passing away. This meeting lead to her starting a Bible study using the Truth Book. Eventually she was baptized and brought myself and my three siblings up in the Truth. I was baptized and grew in the Truth, however eventually I was disfellowship for being homosexual. I had went to counseling to change my thoughts I prayed I tried to not have impure thoughts. I was bringing my self to the point of ending my life. I told this all to the Elders they told me that I was not repentive enough and that the only recourse was to disfellowship me. My sister had no contact with my mother had limited contact, I was not allowed to know my nieces and nephews. The guilt this cult pours on you is really impossible to put into words.
Lady you are so brave to leave... congratulations! Having been down a similar path, I can't wait until you reach a point in your discovery of self that not only JW is total baloney, but ALL religions are, and all about control. I couldn't believe some elder picked you up from school, alone, and talked with you in the car.... not happening today! My only advice is "onward, every day".
You have an amazing story. Thank you for sharing the ugly truth about this satanic cult.
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a Gospel rejected by the Catholic Church, talks about Jesus as a 6 yo creating sparrows out of mud , Jesus gets roused on for working on the Sabbath, causes his accusers to drop dead the Gospel dates to the 3rd century CE ,there are over 60 different gospels rejected by the Catholic Church at the council of Nicea after 325 CE. The oldest complete gospels date to around 325 CE ..
I noticed the congregation never seemed to help your mom who was in a bad state of health & economy. They couldn’t chip in a few euros? No, they left your mom to the German State aka Babylon. The most happiest people on earth.
I heard alot of roumers maybe 10 years ago about secret gay orgies in bethel. Do they hold any truth?
Brilliant
Imagine living all your life trying to please everyone else just to blow your head off in the sofa. God have mercy!
Yup the father sent his kid to be slaughtered, why ? well apparently this father is really into blood sacrifice
What year was it when your Dad sai that about your dog?
Fascinating story that needed to be told....I am so glad that things worked out with Chad.... Saddened to hear that your brother was cold.... But happy your parents received you as they should have done...
I’ve known Jehovah witnesses for many years I’m not one myself but they have been visiting me often I thought they were my friends but recently I spoke up and asked a couple questions did not get an answer and they took it offensive and now I haven’t heard from them since I’ve seen one of the families shun their own daughter it was awful, but I’ve also seen one of the families get drunk all the time it seems they have a double standard, recently they came to my home and I asked a couple questions and they said they would like to read something to me I said don’t read it to me because I won’t understand the words just tell it to me and explain it but they wouldn’t do that they had to read it and I didn’t understand it, it comes down to the teacher who is teaching and if they can’t teach they shouldn’t be out there and they should be held liable for being such a lousy teacher especially when they destroy families and now after watching this I see what a disgusting organization they are, not the individual people and not the people that I’ve known I think they’re good people but the whole organization the way they put this together it’s really a joke what a terrible way to live your life. I’ve been watching other individuals that have become X Jehovah witnesses and it’s the same story for everyone it’s awful, and the reason I looked into this is because I wanted to find out what wood pool people into this type of cult, they’ve never convinced me of anything but the people I’ve known I really liked and again I thought they were my friends but they can’t be my friend because I’m not part of their stupid cult
I fully believe JW is a cult. However I was confused no one’s mentioned Col 1:15.
Jodi, I want you to know that the parts of your brothers' stories you were able to tell and share were very moving. What happened was too tragic and difficult and you, as a youngster, to see your brother David treated so badly by the JW organisation in his moment of greatest need as a teenager himself, having made a terrible and tragic mistake, which teenagers are prone to do and then him being unsupported by them again at the end of his life... that is all very difficult to digest. I hope you're able to give yourself the love and acceptance you're giving others that you truly deserve and also that you can find a creative way to do the eulogies for David and Bob that you know they deserve. ❤❤❤
I just think her story is amazing but I ddnt enjoy him interrupting her and at times seemingly argumentative about things in her story. It's hers.
Jenny, I know how hard it is for a JW to break away from their beliefs. Some of my siblings are including my mother who was in that cult. At her funeral they never said a thing about her, but used that time to expound their beliefs. It is all about a devotion to an organization which has little time for the true love of the people. God is a love that frees us to share with others each in our own way. You are God's blessings to all your family and all of us who heard your story. the tears that you shed now will be replaced by the joy of the Lord when God's love will be the rule of the day. May God bless you and all your family.
Congratulations for breaking free from the Disgusting JW Watchtower Religion
RIP Raymond Franz JW Watchtower Religion Disgusting LIES is DANGEROUS SCAM
Sadly JW Watchtower Religion Disgusting LIES Abuse and Hypocrisy has Destroyed so many lives SCAM
Congratulations on breaking your generational trauma. Very good interview, thanks!
This is almost identical to my childhood. Everything! It's like it was a cookie cutter pattern! Many thoughts running around in my head right now😅.
Most truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.q John 13:16 . Jesus was SENT BY GOD - and called as SERVANT OF GOD. Acts 4:27 WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5 Jesus in FACT mentioned the FATHER IS GREATER than I am. JOhn 14:28. BEFORE he WAS SENT, the Father is ALSO GREATER than Jesus. Most truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.q John 13:16 . Jesus was SENT BY GOD - and called as SERVANT OF GOD. Acts 4:27 AFTER his resurrection the FATHER IS STILL GREATER than Jesus - WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
Well what about the first creation on day 5, (Genesis 1:27)where God (not Yah not jah) made male & female at the same time? I don’t need your answer. Your indoctrinated/programmed not to be able to think, but you could at least read the Bible WITHOUT the aid of the watchtower, just once in your life..☄️☄️☄️☄️😊
Nice JW sermon full of the usual misunderstanding and twisting of scripture.
I have to ask you: does using Bible quotes and all caps... is that working for you to change minds? It just makes you look desperate and weird, just my opinion.
@@augiemusky just your false opinion
@@mr.d.c.1914.1 not my opinion; the opinion of Greek and Hebrew scholars.
From a little girl who wanted friends and to be accepted honest and innocent to a grown women that never lost that love for her family no matter what such an inspiring lady would be a pleasure to know and be around thank you for you for sharing your story.
"Late night witnessing". I'm dying 🤣 What an amazing story though
Wow, what a story! What an incredible lady. Thank you for sharing.
Jesus didn't die for an organization he died for all peoples
Spot on. I was going to say you totally nailed it and I feel terrible for having even thought that so I am sharing it so it is out there and please feel free to roast me 😢 It only occurred to me after I nearly put it.
I am going to shut up.
What a fascinating interview. An amazing story ❤❤❤
Escaping any cult, you are not allowed to leave honorably. So, they go after you so as to "keep the congregation clean" looking to corner you in some way in order to give them reason to remove you (dishonorably) and announce to the congregation (publicly) that you have been removed for: "Unclean conduct" or "Unchristian conduct" or some other vague smear to spark speculation and rumor. The Elders try to get you to vocalize your belief or feelings that quite often are viewed as "apostate" thinking. If you don't "repent" or "humbly" relinquish your attitude or beliefs you are labeled an "apostate" and removed. The best strategy if confronted by this Elder ambush is to state that you do have some questions and concerns but that you have decided to "WAIT ON JEHOVAH". Now they have been checkmated. They can't say you can't wait on Jehovah because JW's are constantly told to patiently wait on Jehovah by their Organization. Do NOT go into WHAT your questions and concerns are. Tell them they are not important and Jehovah will eventually clarify things as "the light gets brighter and brighter". Their visit may be full of smiles and compliments but know it is a trap. Don't give them the information they need to remove you.
Nejlepší je odejít ze svojí vůle. Udělala jsem to.
That's exactly what happened to my single mother in 1974. 25 yrs old 3 kids. (Older sister was 7 I was 5 and little brother was just born). Scared her into joining.
Kenesha, I remember hearing about your heartbreaking story with Steven years ago- Who’d think you’d be tied in with this group too? You’re incredibly strong. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
I needed that!
Thanks for sharing your story, Kenesha! I hope your grieving heart is comforted and that you are continuing to heal ❤. Thank you, Michael, for the excellent interviews.
Love and LIGHT to Kenesha. I can relate coming from a strict non witness family to meeting a witness guy and becoming a witness later. When you are abused sometimes you don’t recognize abusive situations. Same thing happened to me after my first talk. Keep the stories coming. This is my fav channel.
This was a great story - thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your story Kenesha. I can really relate to when you said you left but hadn't processed it. I felt like I just accepted I was a bad person that couldn't live the JW way and I was going to be destroyed sometime in the future. I also relate to being treated like a trophy to my parents. The way your mom reacted when you started to rebel a little bit was selfish. I have realized that a lot of jw parents view their children as extensions of themselves and are more concerned about how you make them look and the embarrassment they could face from the cong. I'm so sorry for the way your family treated you. Calling the police on you was crazy. I would have loved to hear how they explained that to the police. Knowing what I know now, I would have said, "Let's do that, let's call the police. I want you to explain to them what's going on here." I'm happy you've broken the curse.
The closest thing to Toms in Phoenix is Jimmy Jacks on west Van Buren.
Yea what you’re supposed to have for your kids is called unconditional love lol. Sister C was absolutely correct. They’re her kids!
Who made the rainbow, Jehovah ! 😂😂😂 Hell ya. Damn them reused answers for every thing