Is it realy the worst thing one can go through? Are you afraid of it?? Has being disfellowshipped actually turned into a "blessing"?
Does The Thought of Being Disfellowshipped Bother You?
by minimus 38 Replies latest jw friends
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95stormfront
Not officially DF'd that I know of, probably DA'd in absentia based upon my last meeting with the two stooges that came by the house to call on me last year.
but, even if I were, I wouldn't give a $&it.
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Englishman
It was exactly what I had planned.
An end to the shepherding calls, an end to unwanted admonition, an end to being "upbuilt" (who the hell invented that word?), an end to waiting for the end.
Englishman.
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scootergirl
Doesn't bother me one bit..not in the least. In fact, it is a prideful word to me..very empowering.
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blondie
Should a DFing JC loom on my horizon that I can't sidestep, I would just DA. I plan on posting it in the newspaper, the largest space I can afford; followed by letters to the few people I care about in the WTS.
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unique1
No it isn't the worst thing that could happen. But I love my parents and would like to keep talking to them as long as possible. They are my only immediate family aside from my husband. I would also miss my friends two young children, but I could get over that. Not being able to talk to my dad, don't know if I could deal with that.
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Purza
I was DF'd when I was a teenager (19) and yes, that is the worst thing that ever happened to me at that point in my life.
I was reinstated a year later.
Fast forward ten years and I am not DF'd, but I have not attended a meeting in about 3 years. I could care less if I was DF'd now because I have matured and I know what is really important in my life and it does not include being a dub.
Purza
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franklin J
after the 20 odd years I have been away, the years have provided me with a comfortable buffer...I have "come into my own" so to speak....
If the JWs called me now to say I was going to be disfellowshipped; I suppose my wife and I would crack out a bottle of merlot or perhaps champagne and toast to the event; and we would use the good waterford crystal.. It would be a few good laughs....certainly NO reference point in my life.
....although AT ONE time with the elders I had gone to the length of hiring a lawyer to sue them to prevent a disfellowshipping.... my perspective of what is IMPORTANT in life ( my life) has changed.
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Mulan
If my mother is still alive, when it happens, I will be sad for her. It won't make any difference to our relationship, but her pride will be injured................with her congregation.
If it happens after she dies, it won't make a difference to me in any way.
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Evesapple
to me it was another way of spelling 'Freedom', but of course w/freedom their are consequences, that being shunned by family...nonetheless.....doesn't bother me one bit.