Posts by ToesUp

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Did any of us ever enjoy meetings?

by stephanie61092 in

this is a legitimate question.

did any of us ever find real joy in being at the meetings?

did any of us ever finish a meeting and think "i feel so enriched"?

ToesUp

Heck no! Funny thing...I couldn't get to the liquor store or home fast enough to have a drink. Hmmm....don't feel that urge anymore. Wonder why?

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A faded JW about to see the Circuit overseer

by pleaseresearch in

so my mum who is in and really is finding it hard that i have left and faded.

shes asked me if i want to the the circuit overseer next week.. i have never met him and this is more my mum wanting me to get my problems i have with the organisation out.

but should i share everything i've learnt or what?.

ToesUp

Great decision Pleaseresearch.

An Elder (COBE) tried several times to "meet" with us. I guarantee you, he had a bundle of rope in his rolley bag with the noose already set to go. No way, no how!

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A faded JW about to see the Circuit overseer

by pleaseresearch in

so my mum who is in and really is finding it hard that i have left and faded.

shes asked me if i want to the the circuit overseer next week.. i have never met him and this is more my mum wanting me to get my problems i have with the organisation out.

but should i share everything i've learnt or what?.

ToesUp

DON'T DO IT!!! SAY NOTHING! PLEAD THE FIFTH!

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jw family loves to ask df'd ones for money!

by Ghiagirl in

well it finally happened!

we have been waiting about a year for this, my dfd husbands family asked us for money.

even though his own father hasn't met our 8 month old son.

ToesUp

They have no shame.

Sorry you are getting treated like this.

I wouldn't give them a dime. If they treat you like this they don't deserve your respect. Like someone just said, let their JW family help them out.

40

Closer/death/Funerals

by Leela1 in

hello all i am fairly new to this site even though i have been da since i was 16 years old i am now 35 years old.

i have had very little contact with my family since i left maybe a handful of times over the years.

i thought i put the past behind me and moved on i have 4 amazing kids of my own really supportive partner and great friends who have become my family.

ToesUp

"However, for those of us with estranged parents, the grieving is different. We grieve for the parents we should have had and didn't. Be prepared to miss the father you didn't have."

Great way to put it OrphanCrow. So true!

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Where's my invitation to the Memorial? What the hell!

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

a carload of jw's worked our street today.

obviously they are doing the invites to the memorial.

of course, we didn't answer.. 1 ring, 2 seconds at the door (that's all we get?

My spouse and I watched them out of our window. As we watched them unload the car, we discussed how we DO NOT miss the "tasks" this organization puts on its members. You know...the burdens the branch (Jehovah) does not want to put on the Brothers and Sisters. What a joke!

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Where's my invitation to the Memorial? What the hell!

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

a carload of jw's worked our street today.

obviously they are doing the invites to the memorial.

of course, we didn't answer.. 1 ring, 2 seconds at the door (that's all we get?

ToesUp

Hmmm...good to know. Thanks DY.

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Where's my invitation to the Memorial? What the hell!

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

a carload of jw's worked our street today.

obviously they are doing the invites to the memorial.

of course, we didn't answer.. 1 ring, 2 seconds at the door (that's all we get?

ToesUp

A carload of JW's worked our street today. Obviously they are doing the invites to the Memorial. Of course, we didn't answer.

1 ring, 2 seconds at the door (that's all we get?) and when we checked later....NO TRACT WITH AN INVITE LEFT IN THE DOOR? What the hell. They are doing all of this invite work but leaving no invite in the doors? How is anyone going to find the date, time and location to the Memorial? I'm so hurt.... NOT! (Sarcasm alert!)

19

Word spreading back home

by BeautifulMind in

you all know how much jws loooove to gossip.

so...i just finished a email conversation with one of my self-righteous, super jw relatives back home.

let me preface this conversation by saying this relative is someone i don't communicate with, at all.

ToesUp

I had exactly the same thing happen to me. It was also a relative and we had no (zero, nadda) relationship with this person.

The interrogation is incredible!

You did the right thing. You know how to drive a JW crazy? DO NOT give them anything (no gossip) . They thrive on gossip. They will just make up sh*t anyway. I think they actually enjoy the thrill of the kill. Let em enjoy that ride.

Sounds like you have your hands full with little ones. Enjoy em...they grow fast.

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March Broadcast - Remove the Rafter - Adjust Your attitude

by helpmeout in

if you have watched the march broadcast you will understand the topic title.

another propaganda piece intended to subtly blame the victim.

i would like to see them present a clip showing an arrogant self righteous elder interfering in the personal affairs of a family.

ToesUp

Some may ask, why do we watch these things (broadcast).

It reinforces and confirms we made the right decision for us and our family. Once you know TTATT, you can't go back.

It's a cult!