Your Feelings On Getting Reinstated For Family Considerations

by minimus 102 Replies latest jw friends

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  Mary

  Gum-Dub said: My main reason for doing this was because I feared I would take my life since I was close to that point until my daughter came over and had a long talk with me with the end result being ....."

  Hey sweetie.....I'm amazed (and impressed) that you posted this admission and it shows your true depth of character. I of course, knew this, but I don't think too many others realized how depressed you were not having your family in your life. See all the support you got on here? Everyone still luvs yer Dub ass!!

  If I write anymore on this....it's gonna cost ya all 2 bucks plus tax.

  Bullshit.....I'll spill the beans on ya fer a mere buck fifty with no tax.
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  Highlander

  When you think about it, what's the big difference when someone remains a JW, doesn't get df'd but remains a Witness in name only----maybe because they don't want to be losing their family and someone who goes back WITH THE VIEW that it's only being done for family considerations??

  In a dub's mind, the shunning doctrine is meant to strengthen the congregation by removing the unrepentent one from among them. Honestly, I do believe this doctrine is backfiring on them. It forces many dubs if not a majority to be j-dubs in name only as mentioned above. This, in my opinion, merely dilutes the j-dubs organization as we know it and weakens it more and more as each day passes.
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  Odrade

  Bullshit.....I'll spill the beans on ya fer a mere buck fifty with no tax.

  cheapskates everywhere cozy up to Mary...
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  gumby

  Hey sweetie.....I'm amazed (and impressed) that you posted this admission and it shows your true depth of character

  Either that, or it shows I have no self respect. After bein a nutsac polisher for so long, your self worth kinda goes down the tubes.

  Seriously....thanks me favorite concubine...that was a sweet thing to say.

  Off to bed for my early mornin paper route

  me's
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  cruzanheart

  Dear old Gumbastard, I heard about this from Big Tex and my thought is that you must do what feels right in your heart. Who knows what wonderful influence you can have on your grandchildren by just BEING THERE, where they're allowed to talk to you.

  Whatever you do, wherever you are, you have friends who do not judge you on the basis of where your butt is parked on a Sunday. We all know what a charming reprobate you are inside.

  Lots of love,

  Nina
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  oldflame

  Gumbernut !

  Just because your a dubber now does not mean your a better golfer !
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  KW13

  Gumby i wanna give ya a manly hug
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  Mary

  Yer not foolin anyone Karl......I knew all along ya had that hots fer Gumbers.
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  minimus

  By the way, how's GUMBY doing???
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  144001

  Gumby,

  I could not personally do what you're doing, but I was born into this control group and had more than a lifetime's worth of it by the time I was a teen. My parents tried everything they could, but I wouldn't even attend the memorial. It's about principle for me; making my parents feel better is not worth the cost to me of allowing them to impose their religious views on me even one more time.

  Since my teens, I have attended the hall on occasion, but such occasions have been limited to funerals for family members and friends. Each time I have attended, I quickly revert to old habits; staring at my watch, wondering when it's going to end, observing any overtly peculiar characteristics of the robots present, etc..

  The only event that "is just around the corner" and is appealling to me at a hall is the end of the meeting. I can even endure the singing just knowing that the meeting will be over momentarily.

  Nevertheless, Gumby, I do respect what you're doing. It takes a special person to stomach the discomfort you're likely experiencing for the sake of preserving your familial relatationships. I wish you the best of luck and hope the discomfort is minimal!