Posts by sparrowdown

72

The bridge burning has begun.

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....

i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..

so i texted her back immediately with fu..

sparrowdown

Go right ahead d4g, in fact drinks all round.

Hey bartender what are you waiting for splishy-splashy

72

The bridge burning has begun.

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....

i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..

so i texted her back immediately with fu..

sparrowdown

Thanks d, I feel stonger already!

72

The bridge burning has begun.

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....

i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..

so i texted her back immediately with fu..

sparrowdown

Oh, mark my words bn, there will be champagne, and I much prefer going "gangnam style" dancewise, but failing that the chicken dance is always fun after much alcohol!

72

The bridge burning has begun.

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....

i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..

so i texted her back immediately with fu..

sparrowdown

I was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole JWs being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ...

I rang my sister and told her that I no longer believe JWs have the truth and the phone went silent, when I asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up.

So I texted her back immediately with FU.

I figured to hell with the consequence, I need to be free, I need to live honestly.

I always imagined I would feel devastated when the time came for me to lay my cards on the table with her and the horrible truth of the witness conditional love was proved beyond a doubt to me, but strangely, I don't feel devastated I feel relieved.

Ok, so it may be the adrenaline talking, but I think many of us would like to believe that our loved ones won't respond like a rabid JW when or if we reveal our true selves to them, and it's very difficult to accept that our loved ones are indoctinated.

But indoctrinated they are, they are under the control of the WT and sadly you cannot reason with an indoctrinated person.

All I can do is speak and live the truth of who I am.

I am realistic though and I know that now the real "fun" is about to kick off as my sister tells everyone she knows about what I said to her. But that's ok, let her, after all "what can man do to me?" I am not afraid of them anymore.

I don't need the JW's permission to be me, all I needed was to give myself permission.

Whoever said that they would rather be hated for who they are than be loved for who they are not was right.

I have decided it no longer sucks to be me.

My thoughts are with anyone who reads this and is going through something similar

21

Are you "trained" to be loyal?

by DATA-DOG in

i went for the kh today for personal reasons.

it was pretty dumb, but not horrible.

anyway the speaker used a terrible, but accurate illustration in his gb approved outline.

sparrowdown

Well, if you are still feeling the pressure to go to meetings then you have a lot in common with that horse.

91

Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Blesses Obedience

by wifibandit in

http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.

obey.

sparrowdown

ToMo being dogmatic about not being dogmatic - classic ToMo.

Also, "the slave is a composite slave" ???..... Really, Tone, really?

Tony, Tony, you old dogmatic you 😉

16

September 2015 broadcast Mia ?

by hoser in

jw
friends

i tuned in to jw broadcasting to watch the september show and it wasn't there

sparrowdown

They could invite Vin Toole and conduct an "interview with a vampire."

16

September 2015 broadcast Mia ?

by hoser in

jw
friends

i tuned in to jw broadcasting to watch the september show and it wasn't there

sparrowdown

If there is a pile of clothes at the desk they must have gone to heaven already.

11

A Balanced View of Money. Sept Awake.

by ToesUp in

how do you view money?.

a self-examination might alert you to the need to acquire a balanced view of money.

for example, ask yourself the following questions.. am i attracted to get-rich-quick schemes?.

sparrowdown

Also

* Do I Iive in a theocratic "hotel" where all my meals, laundry, housekeeping and utilities are provided for free and completely paid for by contributions?

37

feeling of hopelessness and fear

by 060702015 in

jw
friends

do you have feelings of hopelessness and fear for not having a religion?.

do you envy happy jehovah witnesses and living their lives carefree?.

sparrowdown

No, I don't experience fear or hopelessness from not having a religion.

I experienced fear and hopelessness from having a religion.