Dave,
I'll be blunt.
People bullshit on this board and I'm not talking about just the unknowns that mosey in from time to time and go on their way. This very Danni episode is representative of that fact. I don't bullshit—not here or in real life.
Weeks ago I told you that I had not followed the Danni thing from the onset of her arrival. Remember? You told me to go back and read all of her posts and I'd "understand." I had zero interest in doing that and I didn't do that. My interest was piqued only when she went to the Hall and posted her account, denigrating elders (albeit men unknown to me). I happened to be off work for those days and was able to follow the shit as it hit the fan here on the forum. There was a lot about her story and the ready acceptance of it (from some of the folks here) that didn't rest easy with me. I didn't like it, frankly... simple as that.
I emailed you as you seemed to have the inside scoop and I wanted to cut through the nonsense. It was no big deal that it was you that was closest to the heart of the story. As far as I was concerned, it could have been Little Bo Peep.... I couldn't care less. I wanted the truth, that's all.
Alan, with his dumbass self, comes along and says I'm a hypocrite. Whatever.
I want you to know that I've been straight up with you. Email me if you want. Call me if you want. Furnish me a phone number and I'll call you. Point is, I'm here and ain't going nowhere. When I said earlier that it was funny, I wasn't laughing at you. Believe me.
The funny part... it's a long story, but it goes to what it takes to be a Witness... and some of those very qualities (good and bad) are in full display among ex-JWs.
THAT is what's so funny. Sad. But funny.
I meant you no harm. None. No one has gained anything of value from this whole affair. If I'm laughing, it's only thru tears.
Peace,
tj