Posts by ducatijoe

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Female Attendants

by Quarterback in

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friends

the best thing to come from the regenal convention this summer, is to see women used as attendants at the end of the program.

they were used in distributing the new publications to convention delegates..

ducatijoe

They have always been used to pass out new releases. They are not attendants. Only men are used for that. However,, they do do most of the work !

It is a man run organization. What a shame

11

Need some help from you guys

by bobert in

so recently i've been preparing to move out of my parents house, and i've been seeking social assistance.

at my appointment, my social worker asked me for references to people who know about my situation at home.

i know probably nnone of you guys know me too well personally, or my home life, but i know all of you guys have been through similar situations.

If you don't like being a Jehovah's Witness then leave....

by Quirky1 in

jw
friends

if you don't like being a jehovah's witness or going to the kingdom hall or the society then leave.... it's as simple as that... .

i left several years ago and have not been hounded, bothered or sought out by anyone.

i still see them from time to time, and yes, they do pour out the love bomb when you run into them, but eh, you know what?

ducatijoe

e your problems with you.AMEN... Quit complaining and leave! If not... stay in.. you will not get in much trouble in there. Just like in East Germany... Safe, but controled.

Life on the other side of the wall is great. However I do feel many of you who are to fearful to leave but want to will take your hang-ups with you.

Find who YOU ARE inside first. It takes a lot of self will to get out. Be ready to lose your friends and family.

But you can fine much better friends out here.

And no FEAR!

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Need some help from you guys

by bobert in

so recently i've been preparing to move out of my parents house, and i've been seeking social assistance.

at my appointment, my social worker asked me for references to people who know about my situation at home.

i know probably nnone of you guys know me too well personally, or my home life, but i know all of you guys have been through similar situations.

Sorry... not all of us do! I worked hard from a young age as a JW. Started my own company and did very well. Do your parents beat you? Do the not feed you? oh.... they make you go to meetings? What a shame.

You may be better off staying in a free home until you have aquired skills to make it in this world.

If as an adult you still want to leave the JWS.. go for it. You will find a great and wonderful wourld out here.

However if you start out with the government supporting you.... not so sure of your outcome.

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I love my life, I don't want to die

by losingit in

hello everyone..... i've been thinking a lot lately, when i have a chance to be alone my mind immediately comes to the topic at hand-- i don't want to die.

what would happen to my precious little girls?

but i'm so scared that it's going to happen.

ducatijoe

Losinit...

In 06 I had a heart attac while riding my motorcycle. All I could thing of while in the hospital was "I can't die! What about my family, what about my secrets, what about my sins"

The following year I was DFed for living a double life. I had changed much of my life by then. No longer living a double life, got things is order, thought all was good. However my past was discovered and I was rightly DFed.

My world came crashing in! I lost all that was important to me. I would walk around Wal mart late at night just to get to the morning.

During this time I had a second heart attac. This time few were at my bed side. I thought I was not going to make it. However , this time I did not have the same fear. I did not care if I lived or died.

I recovered, was re-instated and life went on. But not the same.

Everything from the speakers sounded differant. The Brothers and sisters were differant.

I then decided to leave on my own.

Life has never been better. Please hang in there. Do not fear what will come. It will suprise you!

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New Tactic

by sprintcmp in

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28166192.

i had not seen much of this even in the chicago area, but in small town bloomington-normal, il (pop.

150,000) i have seen this new tactic for the last two days at a busy train/bus station which is located in the heart of town.

ducatijoe

OMG... Yesterday I was in the New York Subway.. There were 5 publishers with their lit. stand... just standing there... no interaction with people.

They needed a TIME PUNCH CLOCK next to them.

I however was enjoying my visit ti New York city!

So happy to be free

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Seriously considering stepping down as Elder

by fader77 in

i have been an elder for 6 years.

it's been the last 2 years or so that i've really seen the hypocrisy, but the ability to know the shenanigans of the society through the body of elders letters has kind of kept me in there.

i'm to the point now that i can't stand the hatred and bitterness that the body of elders has towards myself and my whole family.

ducatijoe

Difficult for me as to why you would even concider staying on as an Elder when you are ashing us on this site.

I can say , in my case, I was an Elder for many years and now have left and never happier.

Whhatever you think you may loose... you will find many times more friends and joy outside!

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Fading, Stopping Meetings, DA or DF'ing, Thoughts on Getting the Hell Out Of There

by OnTheWayOut in

so i read some threads about why someone remains a ministerial servant or elder, or why they are still active jw's.

others are telling stories about how they cut back slowly, and some of them got removed as ms/elder/pioneer or whatever.

yet others tell of how they just up and stopped going one day.

ducatijoe

This is up to YOU, and YOU alone.

I chose to leave. I too was an Elder for many years. I have no ill will for those who stay. It is a safe life.

I do miss my family, but it is they who will not talk to me.

Life outside can be great, however I do see many on this site that are messed up. No doubt they were taht way when they were in too.

Have no fear!!! Anyone who wants CAN get out!

Never been happier!

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Convention Hotel "list"- Free rooms for JW/WT "dignitaries"?

by Darth Fader The Sequel in

in all my years of being a jw, one of the more annoying aspects to me was each year sitting through the service meeting review part about what was expected (see: demanded) behavior and policies that the rest of us rank and file were ordered to comply with to attend a district convention.

the minutia in this part and the over-reaching set of rules were enough to drive me into a lather of rage at the audacity of these people thinking they could and should control every single aspect of my attendance to this "free" and voluntary convention.

from what clothing i can wear on my trip to and from the convention city, to what clothing i can wear before and after each day of the convention, to what i should be doing after each day instead of eating dinner and enjoying some good times with good friends, to insisting on wearing a ridiculous name badge, to what i should eat for lunch and where i should eat lunch and what is the appropriate container to keep my lunch in, to .................. the list is endless!!!!!!!!

ducatijoe

Comp rooms are part of the hotel system. I travel 275 nights a year. My Company gets Comps all the time.

If some poor family wants to go to a JW Convention... Who cares.

I would rather go for a long ride on my time off. But if they get a free room... who cares

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So Happy to Learn About Homemade Weed Killer

by Iown Mylife in

three days ago we mixed up the recipe and sprayed the driveway cracks and several places where the weeds have been hard to get rid of.. today the weeds are dead just like when we've sprayed commercial weed killer.. mix one gallon white vinegar, 1 cup salt, 5 to 6 tablespoons of dawn dishwashing liquid.

note: don't spray if it's fixin' to rain, wait for dry weather so the stuff will stay on the weeds.

and don't spray where you want anything to grow ever!.

ducatijoe

Cool!!! Weeds suck!