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changeling
Do You Have The Desire To Move On From Your JW Past?
by minimus 32 Replies latest jw friends
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CommonBondTim
I was raised a JW and baptized in 1975. Pioneered out of high school, served as a MS, came close to being appointed an elder. I left the Organizaition in 1992. It was a very painful time since I was disfellowshipped and lost family and friends. My family has been supportive over the years but I know they would love to see me come back. I consider the years spent as a Witness as my spiritual heritage. Just as I can't change being part Irish neither can I change how I was raised. Over the years I've come to see some of the good that came from being raised JW and have put into perspective the issues I had with the Organization. My big thing was this notion of being God's Organization. I remember how some truly considered themselves superior because they were JW's. In reality many were a-holes. And there were some truly special people I was privileged to know over the years. And certainly I've learned the same about "worldly" people. Some are great and some watch out for. People are people. But this mentality of being special because you were a JW really really bothered me and still does. I am thankful that God has given me time to see both sides of life - as a Witness and many happy years out.
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FreeGirl2006
I agree with Hortensia, I have moved on and have no desire to go back. I like coming here though and interacting with the kind and thought-provoking folks here. It is entertaining and reinforces my decision to move forward dub-free.
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Blueblades
I have moved on. From fading to moving out of state. I have one contact who is close to headquarters and keeps me in the loop about what is going on with my old comgregation. What the brothers and sisters are doing, who got what postion, who slowed down, who moved, who is sick, what the elders are doing / not doing, who the new circuit overseer is etc.
The reason I stay here at JWD, is for #1) To be as helpful as I can to others who come here. #2) For information purposes on what the Watchtower is currently up to.#3) To continue to receive support and help from all of you.
So, while I have moved on from my JW past, this place is what helps me to heal and go forward.
Reading about the life experiences of others helps me to put my own life in perspective.
Thanks to all of you. Mini.. Don't you go and leave us, you have been one of the many who continues to be a help in a large way even when you yourself were and are in the line of fire.
Blueblades
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nvrgnbk
Until the summer and fall of 2006, I was deeply immersed in the JW world.
Almost 34 years.
It was who I was, what I was. I had other interests. But I couldn't make a move or go for more than a few moments without wondering if I was good or bad, pleasing Jehovah or disappointing Him.
I was born.
Joined the TMS and became a publisher at 8.
Baptized at 14.
Started auxiliary pioneering almost immediately.
Started working on Quickbuilds. It was before you had to be 16. Over the years, I've worked on dozens, in several countries. Donated the equivalent of tens of thousands in free labor.
Started regular pioneering when I got out of H.S.
Bethel at 19. Assigned to Spanish where I spent the balance of my "theocratic career".
Married at 20.
Regular pioneering again.
Ministerial servant.
Given a public talk outline after my first instruction talk(#1).
Father at 21.
Went to Pioneer School.
Quit reg. pioneering.
Gave dozens of public talks, in several states, while an M.S.
Appointed elder at 26.
First circuit assembly part assigned within weeks of my appointment.( I wont get into work with Dept's at CAs and DCs)
Lots more public talks, nearly 200 total by the time I stepped down.
Always a part on the circuit assembly.
Appointed service overseer.
Resume regular pioneering.
Quit reg. pioneering.
Start lurking on JWD.
First district convention part( baptism talk).
Start losing my mind. LOL!
Hard to sit through meetings.
Assigned second district convention part( WT review).
Called to turn it down. Guy at Bethel was a real prick.
Finally step down as an elder.
Move to the English.
Fade away.
Start posting on JWD Feb, 2007.
Obsessively, I know.
But it's cheaper than therapy and just as effective.
I'm not afraid of Jehovah or demons anymore.
Do I Have The Desire To Move On From My JW Past?
Hell yes!
I'm working on it!
Love you all!
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minimus
OTWO, what I meanis that I don't walk around feeling pissed because I was a JW.
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minimus
THANK YOU, BLUE.
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tan
It's tough...especially since that religion was part of my life for the majority of my life so far....I'm adjusting though. Actually, associating with others that are leaving or that have left helps. We're able to relate better to each other.
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Cindi_67
Like some of you here, if I didn't have my mom (very active, and quite a believer) in the Org., I probably would. I would check what's the latest, but that's about it.
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OnTheWayOut
OTWO, what I meanis that I don't walk around feeling pissed because I was a JW.
Okay, you just post threads constantly about your issues. I am happy you aren't
walking around pissed. I am bitter, I admit I am bitter, but as I go about my daily
life, I don't really think much about JW issues, either.You still have some issues and you want to think you are above that. It's called denial.
Denial, denial, denial. It's a stage you must get through.