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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
"I'd rather have a buffalo take a dump in my ear than to do that job again."
That's great!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thanks for the report.
Did they read the accounts report? You know how much this assembly cost us. We have a deficit?
march 11, 2016 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: 2016 bethel visitors information
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!
ralph and pam candelario were active jws in colorado.
ralph murdered pam.
professor jim penton was invited to appear at the trial last month by the prosecution as an expert witness to answer questions about jws.
we have the circuit overseer’s visit this week, and my folks are having him and his wife over for lunch today.
of course, i’m making it a point of hightailing it out of there to have my lunch elsewhere.
when my mom asks me “why don’t you stay and meet him,” i just say, “well, he’s just a man like everybody else.” she says, “well, of course.
I always wanted to invite them over and have Hot Dogs, beans and some off brand potato chips and see how that went over. I just couldn't bring myself to spend the 8 bucks on the food. lol
I figured he wouldn't come over anyway. They never show up at the "losers" homes. So glad we were "losers". What a blessing from Jehovah!
