Posts by MissFit

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Reflections on 1 year WT Free-breaking the chains...

by MissFit in

hi everyone.. i just realized that it has been over a year since i discovered this site and started to recognize i was shackled by invisible chains.

i am still in the process of chipping away on those chains.. i posted on another thread how these threads here are like little time capsules.

the moment, the emotions, the attitudes are all there frozen.. .

MissFit

Quandry: yes. It is wonderful to think for myself.

This site opened up a new world for me.

I can't describe the feeling I had when I realized for the first time the Bible Stories were not literal.

Noah's ark... I had accepted all the WT explanations without question.

When I started reading threads here about the flood, and started to do the math, I realized the

WT explanations did not make since.

I talked it over with my non JW daughter.

She verified what I was learning and gave me more facts to think about.

I was astounded. I looked at her and asked her how long had she figured this out. She said since high school. She told me she didnt tell me because she knew it would upset me.

I could not believe how gullible I was.

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How do we set up a "Used New Bike Fund" for Terry?

by BucketShopBill in

jw
friends

is there any way we can try to start a crowd-fund to help terry get some wheels quicker than he currently can?

with craigslist and a couple of bucks from a few members we can help terry get moving.

does anyone have any ideas how we can do a "theists for terry" bike fund raiser and challenge the atheists to a bucket-head challenge?

How do we set up a "Used New Bike Fund" for Terry?

by BucketShopBill in

jw
friends

is there any way we can try to start a crowd-fund to help terry get some wheels quicker than he currently can?

with craigslist and a couple of bucks from a few members we can help terry get moving.

does anyone have any ideas how we can do a "theists for terry" bike fund raiser and challenge the atheists to a bucket-head challenge?

My JW friend turned down the "privilege" of working the literature table at the park. Why?

by MissFit in

i have written before about my jw friend that plays hookie with me on sundays.

we skip the meeting and go straight to lunch and margaritas.

she converted later in life and has been a jw for over 25 years.. she is in her late 70's and has had heart problems.

MissFit

Thanks momginny. We had another fun lunch today. She seems content with her life. We enjoy each others company.

I hope she lives a long life. For a while there she sure how long she had because of her heart problems.

She is trying to keep stress out of her life. That is why she has not been going to meetings.

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Reflections on 1 year WT Free-breaking the chains...

by MissFit in

hi everyone.. i just realized that it has been over a year since i discovered this site and started to recognize i was shackled by invisible chains.

i am still in the process of chipping away on those chains.. i posted on another thread how these threads here are like little time capsules.

the moment, the emotions, the attitudes are all there frozen.. .

I had lunch with my JW sister. I am so glad I found the TTAT. The difference in our outlook towards life was staggering. She is fighting some kind of mysterious illness her doctors cant figure out. She hasn't been to a meeting in a while because she was so ill. She is just now bouncing back.

I spent half of lunch time biting my tongue. Some of the statements that just trip out of her glibly just had me shaking my head and realizing that a year ago I probably would have been saying the same things.

What a difference a year makes.

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More friction with jw wife regarding moms bday bbq.

by marriedtoajw in

the wife is starting to pull away from my family.

its my fault but i couldnt help it.

my fault because for years my sistets were indifferent to my wifes jwness.

MissFit

Married: did your wife enjoy herself?

Hang in there.

Miss.Fit

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My JW friend turned down the "privilege" of working the literature table at the park. Why?

by MissFit in

i have written before about my jw friend that plays hookie with me on sundays.

we skip the meeting and go straight to lunch and margaritas.

she converted later in life and has been a jw for over 25 years.. she is in her late 70's and has had heart problems.

MissFit

Bttt

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My JW friend turned down the "privilege" of working the literature table at the park. Why?

by MissFit in

i have written before about my jw friend that plays hookie with me on sundays.

we skip the meeting and go straight to lunch and margaritas.

she converted later in life and has been a jw for over 25 years.. she is in her late 70's and has had heart problems.

MissFit

Hi everyone... I just had to tell you I stumbled across one of those literature cart things at the I park.

I was with some co- workers at the park on a work related errand. I walked past the display and did a double take... I just noticed it out of the corner of my eye before I registered that it was a WT display. At first I thought it was a promotional brochure display for the city. Then I noticed 2 elderly people sitting on a bench off a little from the display. They did say hello as we walked by.

As my co-workers and I got into our vehicle I heard one co-worker ask another

🙍" were those 2 people with that display?"

🙇 " yes" 😱

🙍"oh , I wasn't sure at first, What group are they from?"

🙇" Some Christian group? "

👴" yeah, I'll think of their name in a minute. Those are Watchtowers."

*I am completely silent. I have absolutely nothing to say. I am wondering if she will think of the name. I will not volunteer it. *

👴" I remember, 😧 Jehovah' Witnesses."

End of conversation.

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How do we set up a "Used New Bike Fund" for Terry?

by BucketShopBill in

jw
friends

is there any way we can try to start a crowd-fund to help terry get some wheels quicker than he currently can?

with craigslist and a couple of bucks from a few members we can help terry get moving.

does anyone have any ideas how we can do a "theists for terry" bike fund raiser and challenge the atheists to a bucket-head challenge?

MissFit

Dismember: give me a break. " high horse" really😅?

Pot meet kettle.😳

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Reflections on 1 year WT Free-breaking the chains...

by MissFit in

hi everyone.. i just realized that it has been over a year since i discovered this site and started to recognize i was shackled by invisible chains.

i am still in the process of chipping away on those chains.. i posted on another thread how these threads here are like little time capsules.

the moment, the emotions, the attitudes are all there frozen.. .

MissFit

Thank you for the well wishes Lisa Rose. I have always enjoyed your posts. I have learned alot from them.

Humbled: I too have sensed a kinship with you. I have followed some of your journey and have been fascinated by your story. I have seen a shifting of your viewpoint since the first thread a I got to "meet" you on. ( the prayer thread .. concrete proof that prayers are answered. People who felt their prayers were answered were constantly asked for concrete proof). I enjoyed your posts on that thread.

Prof: this site has enabled me to look at the Organization in a different way.

I did not realize that we were being asked to substitute the Organization for jehovah and Jesus. But now I can tell that in the publications and talks they interchange God with the F&DS.

When I told my husband ( who is not a JW) That now the GB (8 men) were the ones that were in charge and were said to have the spirit direction, he said oh now JWs have 8 popes. Catholics only have one.

smiddy: I agree.This site showed me that I wasn't alone. There were so many people here that were posting my thoughts and experiences similar to mine.

Sometimes I had to check to make sure it wasn't my avatar just in case I was sleep posting.😞😉