Posts by ToesUp

I find it sad that so many couples, that would have made wonderful parents, skipped that part of their lives because a bunch of out of touch with reality old men said so. It truly is sad!

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Bringing children into this System of Things.

by Nihilistic Journey in

before i left a number of years ago i remember getting bombarded with the message that we shouldn't have children as it wasn't fair to them.

they would have to grow as conditions got worse during the end.

is there anything in the literature or was this just through talks.

ToesUp

They don't really say too much about it anymore. Although, we have not been to the hall in 3 years. New light may be in play (who knows).

I remember years back they had a talk, "responsible child bearing." After the talk was given, it seemed like we saw more pregnant sisters than ever. lol

Now we see many couples in their 50's who thought the new system would be here and forfeited having kids. Now I believe they regret it.

Thanks WT! Just another rule/opinion from Mother.

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Hubby got asked the loyalty questions

by atacrossroads in

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friends

after hubby skipped out on the memorial his parents and close friends started getting more assertive with him.

before they took on the role of the concerned let me rescue you from your apostate wife's clutches.

it's 100% my fault he stopped being a witness according to the inlaws.

ToesUp

When they ask you the loyalty question, they smell blood. They HAVE to "out" you. It's almost like they WANT you out.

If you don't care, answer honestly. If you have too much to loose...don't give them anything. Play the game YOUR way, not theirs.

Like you said...."it's a cult." It's what they do. Sad but true.

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Fade question: New Cong or stay.

by Darkknight757 in

i have a question with regard to fading.

the wife and i have plans to move to another hall and continue our fade from the organization.

we are already missing quite a few meetings and we are not reporting time.

ToesUp

No matter what your decision is, eventually they will leave you alone. Once the cat trys to play with the mouse and the mouse plays dead (no fun), the cat will move on.

This is what happened to us. Give em nothing, they will move on in time!

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Fade question: New Cong or stay.

by Darkknight757 in

i have a question with regard to fading.

the wife and i have plans to move to another hall and continue our fade from the organization.

we are already missing quite a few meetings and we are not reporting time.

ToesUp

"I'd rather have a buffalo take a dump in my ear than to do that job again."

That's great!

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Fade question: New Cong or stay.

by Darkknight757 in

i have a question with regard to fading.

the wife and i have plans to move to another hall and continue our fade from the organization.

we are already missing quite a few meetings and we are not reporting time.

ToesUp

I think it depends on the hall you decide to move in. Some halls have lazy elders who could care less that you left, so they won't bother you. Some halls have Nazi Elders.

We had lazy Elders, so for the most part they left us alone. Our problem became that we could not stomach the hypocrisy anymore so just started missing meetings and assemblies. It took us about a year to stop reporting time. Wow...life if now good and it is great to make new ("worldly") friends that like you for who you are and don't judge.

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what do you think is the main reason why so many young ones are waking up?

by Crazyguy in

seems as though the number of baptisms even for the young ones is down from what people report here.

at my former hall the young ones are all in totally sheltered even while going to school.

expressing thier desires to pioneer etc.

ToesUp

We have a high schooler. The schools are teaching critical thinking skills, something the JW's don't teach.

The kids also see straight through the JW hypocrisy. These kids have been born equipped with a laptop/I pad. Telling these kids not to go on the worldwide web is like telling a fish it needs no water.

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One Person Baptized at Circuit Assembly

by Simon Templar in

i went to the circuit assembly with my wife yesterday.

i have to keep peace in the family.

there were less than 1,000 people for both the morning and the afternoon sessions.

ToesUp

Thanks for the report.

Did they read the accounts report? You know how much this assembly cost us. We have a deficit?

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2016-03-11 US BOE Re: 2016 Bethel Visitors Information

by wifibandit in

march 11, 2016 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: 2016 bethel visitors information

ToesUp

Maybe ToMo will give us all his permission and "blessing" to go to Disney. The place the kids REALLY want to visit. Not a printing facility with cardboard cut outs of Caleb and Sophia . GAG!