Posts by kairos

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I need a good cry but I can't. Please help?

by ohnightdivine in

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friends

besides being overworked and overstressed almost everyday in the past few months,.

i've had to deal with a 'broken heart', insecurities with my physical appearance (gained a lot of weight),.

and being lonely because i started distancing myself from the 'congregation', i just want to cry, sob, and bawl out here in my bedroom.

kairos

A DF'd relative just shared this short mantra/affirmation:

I love you

I'm sorry

Please forgive me

Thank you

_

Said to who/whatever you need it to be, aloud or in your mind/heart.

Calming and refreshing.

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Examining the Watchtower daily

by kairos in

...i mean scriptures.. .

wow, how did i miss this.. open up you examining the scriptures daily ( "daily text" ).

the booklet is about 80% watchtower comments.

kairos

...I mean Scriptures.

Wow, how did I miss this.

Open up you Examining the Scriptures Daily ( "daily text" )

The booklet is about 80% Watchtower comments. Maybe more.

15

Proof and Evidence

by Coded Logic in

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we can't explain something - therefore god.

checkmate atheist!.

kairos

Using the WTS publications to prove wrongdoing, false prophecy and promotion of human ( GB ) worship not good enough.

New Light trumps all...

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Reject "worldly" fantasies, pursue Kingdom "realities"!!!

by DATA-DOG in

have you had the pleasure of hearing this doozy??

i believe it was presented at the circuit level first, it has filtered it's way down.. the poor eldub opens with this definition of the word fantasize:.

"to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, ect.

Reject "worldly" fantasies, pursue Kingdom "realities"!!!

by DATA-DOG in

have you had the pleasure of hearing this doozy??

i believe it was presented at the circuit level first, it has filtered it's way down.. the poor eldub opens with this definition of the word fantasize:.

"to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, ect.

kairos

I remember this.

It's like a slap in the face.

Thank you!

18

Welcome to all "lurkers" and new forum members!

by stuckinarut2 in

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it seems like we have had quite a few new members join up over the last few months!.

has anyone else noticed this?.

i guess that most of us "lurked" here for some time before we got the courage to actually join up and start as a proper forum member?

kairos

This forum has been everything needed to convince myself with PURE evidence that I made the right choice to exit a mind control cult.

Everyday there are new threads that confirm this again and again.

So useful!

18

Friend Told Me To "Get Over My Doubts & Keep Going Like Everything Is OK!!

by NoMoreHustle in

had a coversation with a very close friend (of 15 years) and understands how i feel about the wt org.

he himself is a serious doubter.

i on the other hand am not a doubter, i know with every living ounce of myself that this is a cult!

kairos

I reasoned in my mind that there would be no point to continue in service, inviting people to the meetings I wouldn't be attending.

Parting thoughts, I guess...

9

Reverse Disfellowshipping

by ctrwtf in

i'm into the 7th year of a successful fade.

when i'm at the market i still see some of my former "friends" trying to avoid eye contact.

although i'm not df'd i may as well be in their eyes.

kairos

I may have to resort to this tactic as well.

I have some relatives that are all bent out of shape, even to the point of no longer willing to visit me unless I assure them I won't be awkward.

They require me to censor myself in my own home to accomodate their twisted "consciences".

I'm getting to the point where I don't need any of them.

They want to demonize me and I won't have any of it.

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Family Gathering ( or the day also known as Thanksgiving)

by Theredeemer in

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friends

every year on a certain thursday in november my family and close witness friends would get together, eat menudo ( hispanic stew) and other foods, watch football and then get dressed to go to the meeting.. sister so and so would bring her famous pie, bro and sister so and so would bring their gross punch and bro and sis so and so would bring mexican sweet bread.

sometimes we would go to "worldy" aunt's and pick up plates of turkey and fixins.. this was every year on a certain date, on a certain thursday in november.. this continued until my mom got alzheimers.

by that time i was married and had my own house.

kairos

I've experineced "JW Thanksgiving" on the Friday after. ( then it's OK )

Same everything, just 24 hours later, so it's not wrong...

We were on a family trip one time. About ten of us at a coastal rental house.

We brought everything to make a traditional turkey dinner.

It was the week of Thanksgiving and we were going to make the dinner on Thursday.

My Uber Dub ( Ex bethelite/elder ) nephew started to freak out, as if we were preparing to do devil worship.

We agreed to make it on Friday. Problem solved.

Dummies...

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Feeling sad over a wasted life in watchtower

by wannaexit in

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it's been 12 years since i first read ray franz's books and the scales came off my eyes.

by that time i was in my forties.. since 2002 i went back to school and have worked with 3 very professional organizations.

but my biological clock is ticking away and while my peers are looking forward to retirement, i am only beginning.

kairos

Out for nearly 2 years, but 25 years was lost.

It stings. I can't explain how I fell for the deception.
It's all so clear now. I thought I was smarter than that.

Mind control is powerful.

Also starting over in my mid 40's.

50 seems so close.

Focus on living a happy life and be there for those that need help.