What Advice/ Counsel Are You Glad You Didn't Listen To?

by cognac 22 Replies latest jw friends

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  chickpea

  be in subjection ( to an alcoholic, emotionally detatched
  selfish and self serving man who would know the how to
  "take the lead" if ya handed it to him with instructions)
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  wifekeepsmeinit

  I had an Oral Sex is bad shepherding call about 8 months ago, because it says so in the Insight in the Scriptures. Im really glad that happened as it spurred me to find this site. Oh im also very glad my wife and I have decided to reject that counsel as they couldnt find a decent Biblical reason for it - frankly its none of their business.

  Edumacation is bad, I went to college for 3 years.

  Meeting Attendance...I have for the most part withdrawn from the TMS. - Ive been counseled on it several times now, you know the scripture. `do not be forsaking the gathering of ourselves`. - Still hasnt gotten through.
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  The Oracle

  beksbks: hee hee. You caught me. I think the Great Gazoo is one of the all time best obscure cartoon characters.
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  beksbks

  Oracle, I have to agree.

  Do you see any resemblance to HS????
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  parakeet

  "Don't marry an unbeliever."
  
  
  Married him anyway. We've been together more than 35 years.
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  The Oracle

  haha...why yes I do.
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  BFD

  So I'd have to go with self abuse.

  Not sure I understand...

  Flogging the bishop, cognac. teehee.

  BFD
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  GentlyFeral

  • Get your kids baptized as soon as possible.
    (If I had, they'd both be DF'd now, and I would have wasted years not being "able" to talk to them.)
  
  
  • If your spouse is "unfaithful," the "theocratic" thing to do is divorce him as fast as possible.
    (What a stupid reason to break up a happy marriage.)
  
  
  • Don't plan for retirement or for a career; Jehovah will provide.
    (That's why we're living in a trailer today, dammit.)
  
  
  • Only spiritually weak people read non-Watchtower books on a regular basis.
    (Fringe scholarship, anyone? Illiterate pseudo-science? Rehashed platitudes? I didn't think so. Hand me that copy of Steel Beach, please.)
  
  
  • Don't allow your children to associate with "worldlies."
    (Yeah, confine their associations to kids with self-righteous parents who won't allow them to come over to our house anyway.)
  
  
  • "Mental health professionals" do not have your best interests at heart. Avoid so-called "therapy."
    (Yeah, suicidal post-partum depression is such a good witness, and so good for your marriage, too.)
  
  
  • Attend every single meeting.
    (Much more important than making sure your children get their homework done and get enough sleep. A peaceful evening at home does nothing to "honor Jehovah." Right.)
  
  
  • Don't give to worldly charities; it's like polishing the brass on the Titanic.
    (No, it's like making sure people aren't unnecessarily miserable.)
  
  
  • Stay politically neutral by not voting, not saluting your country's flag, and not singing your national anthem; otherwise you are a traitor to God's Kingdom.
    (Voter registration workers have repeatedly told me that "non-voters have no right to complain against the government" if they can't be bothered to help select that government.

    Besides, if you aren't a lockstep jingoist, singing your national anthem is one of the most subversive "loyal opposition" things you can do: "This is my song, too, dammit."

    Didn't realize any of that till I left.)

  gently feral
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  stillajwexelder

  dont let your wife perform felatio on you - tis the debils work (and besides us old farts on the GB dont know what felatio is and have never had it and we are all jealous)
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  WTWizard

  The hounders never left me alone to ignore "counsel". They were so bent on owning me that they kept following up on "counsel" until I went along with it--especially in areas involving appearance matters. Those shoes needed to shine (yet I could not take time from field circus to fix it). Suits needed to be dry cleaned frequently (even after I found a Consumer Reports article detailing that doing so was wasteful and needlessly polluting--if it didn't come from the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger, it was not valid). White dress shirts only. Collar button done up no matter how hot it was out.

  Of course, I did manage to sneak on a few. First, they wanted me to throw away my records--I only put them aside (and gained most of them back as CDs). They also wanted me to regular pioneer, and would not leave me alone on that issue (several contiguous years of being told that Jehovah's blessings started with pioneering, knowing that if I did that, they would only push it back to the next level). Good thing I never once pioneered (however, I have worked with the pioneers enough to know what it was like, and put in 20+ hours a month in field circus).