i called a guy i haven talked with for over two years yesterday.
i met him at bethel back in the 1970's.
david b was known as the g job king back then.
You all would be surprised at how many JWs inside could not care any less about doctrine, just going through the motions barely in order to keep the social interactions with friends and family.
Tonight's meeting is a drag and boring, but where we all meet afterwards for food and drinks is the real fun deal. It's Friday!!!!😜
DY
so since i have not been to any meetings in like 2 months because of health issues, i had to decide what to do about the memorial.
my health has improved quite a bit and i feel much better than i did 2 months ago.
i could still have used the "not feeling well" card and stay home.
I would not attend the memorial. What is the point? I would be considered 'lost/dead'. It would be a waste of time.
DY
ignorance really is bliss and reality is harsh.
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just having a bad, emotional day i suppose.
As a born-in, no choice. I must continue to play along to keep friends and family.🙄
DY
No hate here, just venting about problems inside the Org. really, no true hate.
DY
i just got the news from our former congregation in hollister, ca regarding a tragic event following the 'memorial' wednesday night.
we shared the kh with 2 spanish congos.. a couple from the spanish congregation were leaving the kh so that the next spanish congo could have their 'memorial'.
they exited the parking lot in their car when hit by an oncoming car right in front of the kh.
Sad.
DY
each of us have experienced the aftermath of being a jw.
we can all relate.
my heart hurts for this child and what she went thru.
Get this person's name out there, go to the police, to the media, place his name and picture in signs around the Kingdom Hall, his neighborhood, his place of work. Get him recognized as a child molestor. Who knows how many victims he has had.
God, how I hate these people!!!
DY
dear friends this is my first time posting.
i am not a jw and have never been one but i have a friend who married a jw and converted.
in spite of the bunk barometer going off in my brain over the years and never responding to her efforts to convert me, she just cannot stop preaching.
Send her links to this board and others and ask her to first check those out prior to continuing the JW recruiting efforts.
DY
tell me i'm not overly thinking this.. i'm 39 years old...still youngish...but i worry about getting old.
i look in the mirror and it depresses me.
i suppose i still cling to watchtower utopia when no one would age over 25.. i used to look forward to paradise earth because it meant all the evil in the world, nuclear warfare, terrorist attacks and sickos would be no more, but we are deep in the 21st century with no end in sight.. appreciate your comments.
39 is still young enough to start all over again. You're still golden for doing whatever you need to do in life.
Best of luck to you.
DY
wherever i go, i say "thank you" to clerks, servers, delivery people, hosts and hostesses and the response has become invariable: "no problem!".
have i aged to the point i'm now an old fuddy duddy who doesn't "get it"?.
is it counted mannerly to avoid, "you're welcome" in favor of "no problem"?.
I have come to believe the "no problem" response is used mostly by the 'selfie' generation.
What else is to be expected from a generation that no longer reads, cannot spell or use proper Grammar, texts and drives, and the worst punishment is taking their electronic devices away.
It is annoying.
DY
it's the forum's 16th birthday today!.
amazing that not only have we lasted so long but we're still thriving and growing.. thanks to all the people and often colorful characters who've contributed to the site over the years.
some are still here with us, some have since moved on, but all have touched each others lives in some way along our different journeys.. .
And no Armageddon yet!!!
Happy, happy, happy birthday!!!😀
DY
