just learned today direct from my beloved daughter that she has been abused between 5 and 12 years old by 2 brothers (her own cousins) and 1 family "friend".
she has attempted suicide a few days ago.
luckily she is living and she is not physically injured.
I am so sorry... I really am. I know how you feel. My 2 sons were drugged and molested by a family 'fiend', an elder in our congregation. It almost destroyed me. It's been 17 years and that, and the events that immediately followed still haunt me and my sons. I was like you, I never dreamed this could happen with JWs...but it did, it does and it will.
Time and therapy and someone who honestly cares about you and your daughter will help.
Take Care,
AB
i wasn't at the study at the weekend, the reason was family health problems, but even if that had not been the case i wouldn't have been there.
has anybody else who was there or read the article noticed the unbelievable begging bowl being produced for the pioneers and cos and bethelites, etc?
maybe this has been commented on already but in effect witnesses are being asked to financially support, not only pioneers, but circuit overseers if they need medical help, and to fill in with dealing with aged parents if missionaries are abroad.
I love to give and to help, but when I do, I want to know where my money is going. I don't want to pay for attorneys, I don't want to pay for stocks to suppport tobacco, and armament construction. Before I was df'd I gave to needy families in the cong, and of course in the contribution box. But knowing what I know now, I couldn't contribute unless it was to a needy family.
I would love to learn what is done with all of the money, and I wish I knew what the gigantic construction was in NY. I feel so sorry for the R&F, many of them are so poor and need help. It makes me so sad when I see on tv, people volunteering to feed the homeless and needy, and the food drives, and toy drives, and companies buying shoes and backpacks at the beginning of the schoolyear for underpriviledged kids, and the WT, and the religion I loved for all of my life not do one thing, not give one cent to any of its own needy people.
It makes me sick.
Take Care,
AB
so a local needs talk was lovingly given at our hall last week that i'm positive targeted me specifically.
it had to do with missing meetings for work.
they even had a demo on what we should do if our boss asks us to stay overtime on a meeting night (basically say "no" and risk losing your great job which you have no desire whatsoever to lose)... so i'm aware that there's a sort of protocol the elders follow when someone in the hall needs to work on something.
Jobs are hard to find. Personally I wouldn't risk losing my job. There are many ways to make up meetings and a couple of times a month is nothing to get shook up about. Don't lose your job over this....because no one will pay your bills. Maybe the special needs talk wasn't directed to you, maybe it was a general needs talk for the whole congregation. Balance in all things.
Take Care
AB
so many witnesses lost the opportunity to pursue higher education in their youths.
perhaps it took decades for many here to leave and now feel it is too late.
degree you will also earn multiple certifications from other agencies:.
I am 63 and attending a university studying Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic and Spanish. In my state, South Carolina, tuitution is free at all state universities for those 60 and over. I believe the same is true in Georgia. I don't know about other states, but I would guess that the same is true elsewhere.
The only way this will stop, is when the parents of an abused child, or an abused (sexually or otherwise) adult by-passes the Elders and goes directly to the cops.
Don't even mention it to the BOE.....go directly to the police station, and direct the officers to the KH to pick up the perv. Let that happen a few times.
There won't be any hiding of anyone after that.
Take Care,
AB
i certainly wouldn't.
and if the elders wanted to have a meeting with me, i would respectfully decline.
if the elders wanted to deal with you, would you talk with them?.
NO!
now i know they have always discouraged marrying outside of their so called 'truth' but since when has it been a punishable offense?
my sister recently married and they are discussing wether her being married to an outsider will stumble others and if they need to reprove or disfellowship her for it..
Her husband ought to go with her to one of the meetings look those creeps in the eye and tell them to leave his wife alone. She's married, let them deal with the 'head' of her house. It's really none of their business anyway, and I believe that the elders will do anything they darned well feel like.
i have just had a radiology appt where i was told i had fibroids.
great.. i had a mirena coil fitted 2 months ago to control heavy and prolonged periods, suffering for about 14 months.. i wonder what my gp will suggest now??.
i'm gutted.. thanks for listening.
My daughter has fibroids and has lived with them for 10 years, my sister had fibroids and had a hysterectomy. I hope you will be feeling better soon, it's not fun having 'female' health problems.
i remember being at the assembly in 1988?
when this was released.
everyone was so excited that we finally had a simple explanation of revelation with pictures.
I went through it 3 times in my old congregation...by the third time it was torture to sit through, seriously, but at least I had the answers from the first two go-arounds.
I couldn't understand the - sting of the locusts representing the stinging comments in the watchtower - or something like that.
Anyway,
Take care,
AB
under news alerts on the borg website, i noticed 2 stories, 1 about the bus crash in honduras, and it's interesting that it seems that non jw agencies have helped out when you see this statement...."we appreciate the outpouring of support from the community and the various agencies that have come to the aid of those affected by this tragedy.
so on this instance, it seems the wt welcomes aid from outside sources.
now the 2nd story, is about the hurricane in mexico, and we have this statement...."in the aftermath of hurricane odile, which hit the coast of baja california sur on monday, september 15, 2014, jehovahs witnesses from the surrounding area provided food, water, and medicine to their members affected by the storm.
If Armagedon is the worst thing that will ever happen on earth....there won't be any of mansions/houses standing. That's what I used to thein when sisters said they wanted this or that house.
Take Care,
AB
