Name Things You Can Do Now That You Couldn't As A Witness

by minimus 41 Replies latest jw friends

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  purplesofa

  When did you quit being a witness stilla?
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  BabaYaga

  Think for myself

  DOUBT

  Wonder

  Explore possibilities

  Discuss said doubts and possibilities
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  minimus

  Stilla's a Witness and he gets blown.
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  purplesofa

  Well, I am blown away!!!!
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  oompa

  hahahahaha.....ya right.......like i could go there....oompa
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  chickpea

  study for a degree!

  participate as an activist
  in policy issues that affect
  the LGBTQ community in
  support of my transgender son!

  take my son to drag shows!

  accept all my children for who they are!

  vote!

  smile for absolutely no reason
  (i find myself doing this a lot!)

  financially support causes like kiva.org!

  stand up at the 4th of july concert
  when they play the song representing
  the branch of service i was enlisted in!

  live in THIS moment, instead of
  waiting for doomsday to arrive!
  ( it is however getting close)
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  minimus

  stop taking anti-depressants
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  OnTheWayOut

  get blown

  It never stopped someone on the Governing Body. It even made it easier to find victims participants.
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  B_Deserter

  I blogged about this but I'll repost here:

  15 Freedoms I’ve Gained From Leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses

  1. Not having to schedule my life around the meetings. No more turning down a job because it’s 2nd shift, requires more availability, etc.
  2. Not having to think about what a movie is rated and if I’m “allowed” to go see it.
  3. Being able to keep books that disagree with the organization on my bookshelf.
  4. Being able to say “Happy Birthday,” “Happy Thanksgiving,” and “Merry Christmas” to people at work.
  5. Not having to force apathy when a political conversation comes up.
  6. Being able to vote and take part in the political process.
  7. Not worrying if I’m going to need blood if I’m in an accident.
  8. No more feeling guilty about missing an opportunity for informal witnessing.
  9. Being able to go out to a bar once in a while.
  10. Being able to join clubs and associate with groups of people who share my interests.
  11. Being able to suggest the governing body might be mistaken about something without being branded a “bad associate.”
  12. No more feeling guilty because I missed the meeting.
  13. Being able to ride in a car alone with my girlfriend.
  14. Being able to just go see a movie on the spur of the moment with my girlfriend without having to spend 3 hours calling around for a chaperone.
  15. Being able to read any book I want to or have a magazine subscription without feeling guilty because I’m not caught up with the “greatest magazines on earth,” the Watchtower and Awake.

  Someone also added these in a comment:

  16. Having extra cash in your pocket that would of went on that third suit in a lighter shade of grey
  17. Being able to watch a movie with friends and not feel a drop of cold sweat roll down your down your back when somebody swears
  18. Being able to watch a nature documentary and not have to switch it off when they start talking about evolution
  19. Making friends that are actual real friends and not ones that judge you by your monthly service report
  20. Meeting with people to share ideas, instead of just gossip about other brothers and sisters because that is the only new information you have acquired that week.
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  stillajwexelder

  I am a witness in name only - I emotionally and mentally left them a few years ago