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  Today my son told me that he can't stand this religion

  by hardtobeme in

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  i have talked to him ttat.

  and he understands.

  he doesn't wanna be a jw.

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  hardtobeme

  My son is not baptized yet. He has been just an unbaptized publisher for 5 years. Elders and other family members have questioned me why he is not baptized yet. I have told them that I'm not gonna push him, that is a personal decision that he has to make. I have explained to him what baptism is and specially the two questions that they ask before baptism. I have told him that question number two is a contract that he will be making with the Watchtower Society. I told him too that when I was baptized nobody told me I was signing that contract.

  Regarding education, my wife and I agree that they need to go to college. I told her that I have wasted a lot of years cause Armageddon was just around the corner since 1992 when the old generation was supposed to pass in 1995. I wasted a lot of years pioneering for nothing. No college education, no career, not a least a certificate and broke living off from welfare. I told her that I don't want the same for our kids. And she agrees to it.
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  Today my son told me that he can't stand this religion

  by hardtobeme in

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  i have talked to him ttat.

  and he understands.

  he doesn't wanna be a jw.

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  hardtobeme

  Thanks everyone!

  You see, my wife is emotionally unbalanced. She takes medicine for anxiety. When she gets mad, she always tends to harm herself (like biting herself, pulling her hair, hitting herself). Once she tried to commit suicide. We have been to the doctor several times even with a psychologist. She is just under prescription drugs. I try not to worry her about anything. I mostly do all the shores around the house. I cook, I go grocery shopping. Of course, I take her with me the whole time. We spend a lot of time together.

  On the car we usually talk about the meetings. I have tried it to think for herself. Like for instance, I asked her last tuesday: "did you notice something about the watchtower study?" She asked me: "what?" I said to her: "in paragraphs 12 by the end it says: " Such a clear and simple comparison has the hallmark of divine teaching". Then asked her: "if this is now the hallmark of divine teaching, who was teaching us before?". She asked me: "Do you have an issue with doctrine then?" I told her: "yes, cause one day they tell us one thing and another day another thing. If the org is truly guided by holy spirit, then the spirit must be playing with us. I don't know what to believe anymore". (I know that the GB is way to wrong in most of the teachings and all practices they do. I don't even read any magazine anymore cause I know it is just all BS, there is nothing honest in there).

  Then she told me as usual: "wait on Jehovah, he has done many things for us. Let's just concentrate ourselves in the kids".

  Knowing all of this, what other ways can I try to get her into thinking?

  
  
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  Today my son told me that he can't stand this religion

  by hardtobeme in

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  i have talked to him ttat.

  and he understands.

  he doesn't wanna be a jw.

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  hardtobeme

  Thank you guys.

  My wife tells me that we have to "help" him. That she has seen that he prefers friends outside the congregation, that those kids are bad association and that someday I will regret it if he leaves the truth. ( She doesn't know that that is my plan with the whole family).

  I have tried to talk to my daughter too. Once I started a conversation using the movie Divergent, which she likes a lot. I asked her what she thinks about killing divergents. She told me that that is totally wrong. I asked her what she would think if that was going on in real life. She told me that she would stay away from those people. I asked her: "What would you do if you found out I was a divergent?" "Would you turn me in to the leaders to kill me?" She told me that she doesn't know. I asked her: "Faction before blood?" She said: "I don't know".

  I asked her all those questions before my other kid. He told her: "you are stupid, how are you gonna turn in your own dad?". I had to stop him and told him: " be gentle with her, if she doesn't know, she doesn't know it. I will always love her no matter what". She just told me: " I love you dad, sorry".

  I know as a fact my two kids love me. I'm always there to support them in anything they wanna do, as long as I know it won't cause them harm.
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  Today my son told me that he can't stand this religion

  by hardtobeme in

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  i have talked to him ttat.

  and he understands.

  he doesn't wanna be a jw.

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  hardtobeme

  He is 14 y/o. I have talked to him TTAT. And he understands. He doesn't wanna be a JW. He told me that he has done some research about JWs on the internet and youtube after I talked to him.

  He told me today that he wants to get out. That he has cried with friends. I told him that we have to keep it low. That his mom, my wife is still into it even thought I have talked to her. That I have family in there and that we don't wanna be shunned by them.

  He told me that he loves me a lot. I told him that we will always be father and son. I told him that I will never leave him and that we had to wait till his mom and sister wake up.

  I'm lost here. I don't know what to do. Please everyone help me...
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  On the subject of Child Baptism - Video

  by cappytan in

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  so, the latest "kids" kingdom melody video is out.. here are some screenshots:.

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  yep, that's right, they showed a kid with a teddy bear getting baptized.. here's the video in full for documentation, if you can stomach it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ellrtyj_maq.

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  hardtobeme

  What is the origin of the snowman?

  What is the origin of the diamond ring you get when you get married?

  Aren't both pagan?
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  'Anointeds' Do you know any and if so what are they like ?

  by Introvert 2 in

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  would like to hear about any experiences anyone has had with the so called ' anointed ' .

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  hardtobeme

  I was 28 when I started partaking. Everyone would look at me weird. Everyone would criticize me cause I was too young back then. Even one elder said that I couldn't be one of the anointed because of the way I partook my 4th time. I passed the emblems around then I sat in front when we were sat at the beginning. Then the speaker passed the emblem to us. I took a little piece of the cracker and ate it. The elder said that because I only took one little piece I couldn't be an anointed. He said that he was an expert, a know it all about the anointed. Now a take a big piece and I don't care who sees me. ( I don't wanna stumble anyone for taking a small piece)... lol...
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  'Anointeds' Do you know any and if so what are they like ?

  by Introvert 2 in

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  would like to hear about any experiences anyone has had with the so called ' anointed ' .

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  hardtobeme

  I am one myself. I started partaking for almost 15 years. I don't feel anything special. I'm still a human with all imperfections. I'm a sinner. (probably I'm the person that has committed more sins than others). I don't believe in the GB. I believe all Christians should partake of the bread and wine per Jesus' command and have the heavenly hope. If there are some so called anointed ones out there that believe that they have special insight or that they are so spiritual (including the popes from Brooklyn), they are assholes. There is nothing special about being anointed.
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  What is the truth?

  by hardtobeme in

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  that is what my professor of philosophy asked us last night at class.. he said that pontius pilate asked jesus that question and that it was a hard one that jesus couldn't answer.. what do you think about this question?

  what is the truth?

  does the gb has any truth?

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  Truth about what specifically?
  

  About the question Pilate asked Jesus....
  
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  What is the truth?

  by hardtobeme in

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  that is what my professor of philosophy asked us last night at class.. he said that pontius pilate asked jesus that question and that it was a hard one that jesus couldn't answer.. what do you think about this question?

  what is the truth?

  does the gb has any truth?

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  hardtobeme

  That is what my professor of philosophy asked us last night at class.

  He said that Pontius Pilate asked Jesus that question and that it was a hard one that Jesus couldn't answer.

  What do you think about this question? What is the truth? Does the GB has any truth? Many would say that Jesus is the truth.

  But If Jesus is the truth, what is the truth?
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  Rumor: April 3, 2015 start of Great Tribulation?

  by Londo111 in

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  on another forum, somebody mentioned that there is a growing belief with those high up in watchtower hierarchy that the great tribulation will begin april 3, 2015. evidently, one has to check the skycharts for that date and compare with 33 ceand also compare with the history of jws for past 40, 80, 120 years.

  dont ask me to verify the rumor...these things come and go.

  im sure lots of people in hq believe all sorts of things.. .

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  So, has the Great Tribulation started yet???