by TweetieBird 22 Replies latest jw friends
Matty, I had no idea sweetie! awwwwww hugs...
The chances of me going to a meeting is slim to none and the odds are even less of seeing me go "door-to-door." I would rather give each big toe than to go back, and that is not a joke!!!
Well, with the exception of last week when I went to the hall in a pink curly wig, black socks with nothing else on and sang "We Are the Champions," but that's another story for another time and place...
Kisses,
Moe
i was undercover until december 8th 2001, the day before my parents 41st aniversary, the day i moved out, and moved in with them.
i da-ed in march.
after 40 years "in" i can now start to LIVE!
life for me began at 40, and how great it is too!
That is AMAZING!!!! Undercover brothers/sisters -- I FEEL 4 ya!
I got the word [that this wasn't da trute] from the Holy Spirit at around 2:15 p.m. -- in the middle of the talk on the Tuesday (2nd day) of the summer convention. I picked up my 'bookbag' and headed for the exit.
That was 28 years ago, it was all I'd ever known for the past 23 years of my life; but I have never set foot in a KH since! Nor had any desire to ...
Heck ... it's hard enough trying to read that BOVINE EXCRETION for research purposes!!!!
I'm speechless. You guys are AMAZING!!!
Ah yes....
I remember well the faked service reports and the "having to work late" to miss the meetings. I am constantly amazed that no one cared to check if I was really making my 2 hours and 2 magazines a month, when I never went out in service.
Now, I'm a faking it Inactive person.
((((((((Zev))))))))
I've just got back from the Tuesday book study, where I had the privilege of reading the paragraphs in the Isaiah book. Thats Isaiah Book 1 (not Isaiah book 2, the return of Isaiah Isaiah's back, and now he's pissed!). We're at chapter 32 by the way in case you are wondering. And lookee here I've got some more mentions in the thread! Wow, I love you guys! . Thank you for all your kind words.
Joanna, I'm not planning on streaking naked through the kingdom hall at the moment like Mister Biggs will be doing (something for the photo's thread I think), but a simple letter of disassociation does seem a tad dull. I recollect we had a streaker at Twickenham convention in London once. He got a few of the sisters around where I was sitting in the West stand all of a lather, but alas he didn't get too far onto the pitch before a couple of attendants accosted him.
I'm with revdrjohnson. After a couple of months doing research on the internet, that was it for me. I remember the moment... I was sitting at my desk here at work and was reading something on Randy's website, after reading the article I started crying and I said to myself "I've been defrauded!". From that moment I could not bring myself to ever return to the KH or go out in service again.
I did gladly fake a service report for a few months to keep the elders off my back, though.
They threw my butt out so I didn't get the chance to fake it (ha ha ha ha).
Looking back now I realize that's the best thing that happened to me - I am now free.
Early 1996 - Found H2O. Started reading/debating on H2O...for the WTS.
Mid-Late 1996 - Stopped debating on H2O, just read. Tired of striking out everytime I stepped up to the plate.
All of 1997 - Read even more on H2O. Expanded my research to other sites.
Late 1997 - Stopped giving talks in TMS school. Field service dwindled to an hour or two a month.
Mid 1998 - Ordered Crisis of Conscience. Read it for about 15 minutes everyday before work, in the parking garage, until finished.
Mid-Late 1998 - Field service basically stopped. Lost priv's at hall, including no prayer at meetings.
Late 1998 to current - Try to use work as an excuse to work late on meeting nights. Works out pretty well in my field.
Early 2000 - H2O was breaking down, found this site. Been here ever since lurking and posting a little.
Currently today - ~Twice a month Sunday meeting attendance; one or two times per month service meeting attendance; practically nil on bookstudy attendance. No field service whatsoever. Wife is starting to miss quite a few meetings and has dropped her time considerably in field service too. Reasons? Little headache, tired, not feeling to good right now, (she feels better after the meeting starts though and she is at home). Basically, she is starting to come up with reasons not to go either. I think she is starting to come around, I hope. I'm not pushing her at all. I only drop little news articles on her every now and then that are on the blood doctrine, UN, child abuse, etc. I am letting her think for herself rather than me dropping bombs that would separate us even more.
I'm a inactive unbaptized publisher. Well I've been inactive for about 3 years. Recently moved. Family still think I believe it. My mum knows that I'm questioning but seems happy that I am. I think she wants me to decide on something rather than just sitting on the fence.
My only problem is that I'm currently, while out of work, relying on my mum and dad for financial support. But I don't know how they would react if I straight out told them I didn't believe it any more.
I've been to one sunday meeting since moving, my mum and dad came with me . Had a weird experience this morning. Two sisters from my new cong turned up on the FM. They didn't recognize me even though they were 2 of the only people who bothered to speak to me 2 sundays previously. So I just played along, accepted a couple of mags, saves me asking my mum for them and let them on thier way.
Unfortunately the P.O of my new cong told my mum that he would "look out for me", whatever that means.
Dam, if I had a job it would all be that much easier.
I'll get round to posting my story sooner or later.
Oh, one thing that struck me as odd, my new cong recently lost 30 publishers due to "moving out the area". Seemed a bit fishy to me. I'd hate to think this is one of those congs with a problem, although most from what I've read do.
Ignored One, (Iggy).
I had been pretending for years.
I wasnt attending the meetings anymore but I just wasnt being honest with my J.W. family about my disbelief in the organization.
I just cant do it anymore. I wont!!!
Thanks, I feel much better now!
