Posts by Ignoranceisbliss

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Any luck kicking the bottle?

by Ignoranceisbliss in

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as i continue my sllllooooooowwwwwww fade one of the things that i want to do is better myself as a person.

one of my biggest pitfalls has always been drinking.

i don't think i am an alcoholic but at the same time i've never been a very good drinker.

As I continue my sllllooooooowwwwwww fade one of the things that I want to do is better myself as a person. One of my biggest pitfalls has always been drinking. I don't think I am an alcoholic but at the same time I've never been a very good drinker. If I start to drink I usually will drink enough so that I feel rough the next day. I will usually only drink on Friday and Saturday but then I will feel rough on Saturday and Sunday. I'm tired of not using my weekends to the full. Quitting would also help me to lose weight. I need to drop about 35 lbs. I also have 2 little kids and as they get older I don't want them to view there dad as "a drinker". I have tried to be "moderate in my drinking" for 20 years now and so far it hasn't worked. I know there is a lot of wisdom packed into this site and any practical advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Iggy

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every meeting there's a new plea for money?!

by purrpurr in

wow!

i haven't been here for a while and everything's changed!.

anyway i've been really noticing how at every meeting it seems there's yet another new thing that needs funding or another reminder to donate.

Ignoranceisbliss

Kaik, How does anyone know how much your mom donates? I have never heard of a hall where the donations weren't voluntary and secret.

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Men are not looking forward to becoming Elders or Ministerial Servants

by Hidden-Window in

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i have noticed an apparently increasing number of men who are not interested in becoming ministerial servants or elders.

i also know of some that have voluntarily stepped down (which is my case) for no obvious solid reason.. i remember, during my teenage years or even during my twenties, the brothers were always looking forward to being appointed... although many still do, i have noticed there are many others with whom you do not know what the deal is.. since there is no freedom of speech within the organization, we remain in the dark about the motives and desires of everybody else.

i attend a congregation with only two ministerial servants, while it is full of men who do not seem to be willing to do more.. it is hard to tell exactly what is going on, since honesty is not possible while you are inside, but i am starting to think that more and more are becoming disillusioned.... .

Ignoranceisbliss

Very few family men (wife and kids) are reaching out for elder hood. I see alot of them appointed as servants though. If the Borg wants to stay strong it desperately needs these family men to become elders.

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Campaign to Israel

by humanperson in

i have been wanting to introduce myself but i don't know where to begin.

my husband and i are enjoying our third guilt-free weekend of our lives (both born-in, almost 30).

he has been out mentally for the last year and a half but patiently waited for me to come around.

Ignoranceisbliss

I know there was a letter read about this in the past year but since then I haven't heard any witnesses at my hall discussing it. Not even a peep.

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From 1 to 10, how do you rate the value of the Internet in your awakening?

by Hidden-Window in

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as we all know, the internet is a real game-changer in allowing us to know the truth about the watch tower and its history.

i always had doubts and it was the internet that presented me with the ever-growing number of individuals who were going through a similar struggle.. i give the internet a 9 in my awakening.

what about you?.

Ignoranceisbliss

10. I would note have awoken without it.

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Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine

by Tenacious in

i never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.

does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.

how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.

Ignoranceisbliss

I don't believe they have money. They probably don't care about that. What they have is POWER. Looking from the outside this generation of GB seems to be lording their power over the flock more than past generations. Some of them are probably truly genuine and nice people. Just clueless. Others are probably total pricks.

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2nd and 3rd Genners -- Did the passing of the 1st/2nd Gen. cause doubts for you?

by Apognophos in

i can't discuss my family history here in detail while i'm still fading, but suffice to say that i'm a third-generation witness.

my grandparents' generation of witnesses expected the end to come in the middle of the 20th century.

they led spartan lives and largely went without having kids, as they awaited the imminent new system.

Ignoranceisbliss

It's an interesting question to think about. A lot of us are actually fourth and fifth genners already.

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Do You Consider Jehovah's Witnesses A Boring Group of People???

by minimus in

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i think they are the most boring people on earth.

they are about as exciting as a dead ant..

Ignoranceisbliss

We camp, go to movies, enjoy a good meal out with friends , nice vacations, enjoy a good drink, etc... A dub can be boring but so can anyone else. Up to the individual. I think that if someone is a boring dub they will most likely be a boring ex-dub

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THE REALITY OF REFUSING BLOOD - as it happened

by Bloody Hotdogs! in

over the past couple years i have watched three young jw woman give up thier lives rather than accept blood.

the last was a new mother in her late 20s.

this is her story, as it unfolded on facebook:.

Ignoranceisbliss

These stories break my heart. It's good for me to read it. It reinforces how awful the effects of the organization that I am still in can be.

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life after the wtbts

by Hortensia in

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you can't move forward to a new, more interesting, possibly much happier life, if you're still looking behind at the former life.. there is so much obsession on here about what the wtbts is doing, and discussing all the forms of injustice and bullshit in the wtbts, or how to bring down the wtbts.

yes, their doctrines are crazy and they are a cult and cruel to boot.

move on.

Ignoranceisbliss

33 years out and your still here? Ragging on others for being here?