DisArmed

Joined

• started 3 topics
• posted 94 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by DisArmed

• 
  76

  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  
  

  "And you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner,

  What went through you mind?"

  Damn
• 
  25

  John Denver hates JW's

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember this making the rounds and people swearing by it.

  knew someone at the concern and whatnot.

  how does this crap come up?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  Isn't it funny how most of the urban legends mentioned in the thread are decades old? I remember the Johnny Carson JW jokes, the Saturday Night Live JW skits and others that made fun of JWs. Except for very rare occasions nowadays JWs aren't relative enough to merit a joke or be made fun of. The last I remember is when Tony Soprano said to an associate, "That guy is more boring than a Jehovah's Witness." that was about ten years ago.
• 
  62

  Hello, just introducing myself

  by Miss Behaving in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've just signed up two days ago, but i've been lurking for about a year and a half.

  here's my story if you're interested:.

  my parents converted when they were in their first semester of college.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  "But what I'm discovering is that the world I had been taught to hate can be incredibly kind. I'm learning the extent of my ignorance." - Miss Behaving

  An essential step for my own exit.

  Welcome Miss!

  
  
• 
  8

  Thoughts on My Exit

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been some time since i last posted or even visited the site, and i wondered why that was.

  life continued to be difficult without a network of friends to look forward to seeing.

  the novelty of being disfellowshipped wore off, and the mundane advanced as it did every day.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  losingit,

  Your writing about your pregnancy was beautiful. Hopefully these divorce proceedings won't last too long and you won't have to revisit Wally World for any length of time. Great job getting your master's degree. Good luck and keep forging ahead! Please keep us posted.
• 
  15

  New to all of this

  by Ghiagirl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in the truth my whole life, my immediate family are jws and my moms mom is a witness as well as my fathers mom.

  other than that the rest of my family are non jws.

  i was raised very balanced, my parents never forced the truth on me or my siblings like most of my friends parents did getting baptized at ridiculous ages!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  Ghiagirl,

  Great read, I enjoyed reading your experience. Welcome to the forum. Don't you feel better after writing that? I recommend every ex-dub do that even if they don't post it in a forum.
• 
  23

  Help! I'm drowning!

  by vinman in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife and sons don't know how far i have gone in withdrawing from the organization in my heart.

  i've been faking family worship.

  i got angry and almost showed it while watching the march tv.org.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  Vinman,

  Welcome. No way around it, you have some decisions to make. From my own experience the choices are not as ominous as they first appear. Take your time. You'll find there are many good people outside of Wally World, people that will become genuine friends not conditional regarding your personal beliefs. Others will notice as you begin to thrive. Don't be surprised if they follow your example.
• 
  28

  For all still in.... fakers. Help.

  by Sofia Lose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  am i alone in this feeling?

  i wish i could muster the cojones needed to tell my husband "i want a divorce, move away, not be a jw anymore!".

  i find myself screaming these same words over and loud inside my mind, several times a day, and yet on the outside my actions could not be more opposed to these inner feelings.. sometimes i worry that this internal conflict will cause me to go crazy.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  Sofia,

  Don't let the the craziness of Wally World dictate how you live your life. I understand wanting to support your husband but supporting him because he will lose his "privies" in a cult will only bring you misery and that kind of support always collapses.
• 
  29

  I Haven't Missed a Meeting in Years!

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i recently ran into a jw i knew from a few years back.you know how it goes, a few pleasantries that always seem much more awkward than they really should (not for me, mind you--for him).and then the question, "so what congregation are you attending?

  are you able to make the meetings?

  "i'm thinking: do you always start conversations this way?so anyways, knowing full well the jw-mindset, i decided to have a bit of fun.furrowing my brow, i said, "that's an odd question!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  That was great! Good for a chuckle, I'll have to use that time.
• 
  36

  Devouring the Forbidden Fruit - Higher Education

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, i told my wife over the weekend i was going to go back school to finish my degree.

  she is 100% supportive of it!

  apparently she doesn't think higher education is so evil either.. since my former major was computer programming and that was in the late 1990's, i was told i'd have to retake a bunch of classes since times have changed.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  Congrats Cappytan,

  Sounds like a good plan. Keep us posted.
• 
  48

  Just woke up

  by Doctor Who in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  new to the site.

  currently i am a ministerial servant and was told i was appointed to be an elder.

  i told the brothers i was not ready for that assignment.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  DisArmed

  Welcome Doctor Who!

  The ride gets smoother as time goes by. Then the real ride begins, life! Hang on, you'll love it!