Posts by ToesUp

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The Challenges and Benefits of Home-Schooling

by pale.emperor in

a pro jw forum.

interesting reading, very one sided of course:.

https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/23726-the-challenges-and-benefits-of-home-schooling/.

ToesUp

If done right, home schooling can work for some. It was not an option for us.

We have family members and friends who have home schooled and are still home schooling (all JW's). The trend I see with the JW's is public/private school cramps their style. They like to travel and have a flexible schedule. They also do not like to get the kids up and ready for school. Let's face it, school is a lot of work for parents as well. School shopping, packing lunches, help with homework, getting the kids up early and on the bus or driving them, etc. One of our friends kid came home and said a bad word and they had the kid home schooling toot sweet. What do you think, your kids are never going to hear a naughty word in life? They will hear it at their job. You can't hide your kids away from the world. They will not be able to handle anything when they get out in it.

Everyone has to do what works best for them but home schooling was not an option for us.

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So today this happened...

by Phoebe in

jw
friends

you all pretty much know my story so i won't repeat it but.... to say i'm being hounded by my local congregation is an understatement.

today the cobe finally found us in.

well, i refused to answer the door but my husband did.

ToesUp

If you ignore them and don't give them ANYTHING, they will eventually give up on you. They are loosing interest in us because we are boring and they can't get anything from us. JW's love knowing everything about you, you don't owe them anything. YOU ARE IN CHARGE!!!!

My spouse found a great quote the other day: "silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted."

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An honest question for those who were "born-in"

by stuckinarut2 in

just wanted to ask a question of those who were born in as i was.. how did you feel to have been "privileged to have been born into the only true faith - the truth"?.

did this make you feel confident, or proud - or perhaps arrogant?.

how did you reconcile the fact that 99% of the earth's population was not born "into the truth"?.

ToesUp

Blindly went along. Never complained. I had a horrific time in the congregation as a teenager. It has affected me to this day.

As I got older (late 20's), I started to feel something wasn't right. I did not feel the love and saw the hypocrisy. It was all downhill from there.

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Be loyal when a relative is disfellowshipped

by UnshackleTheChains in

well.....they showed that shunning video again.

you know...the one where goldilocks gets disfellowshipped- and the parents look across the hall at her with disdain.....yeah that video.. i was interested to see what kind of answers would be given during the discussion after the video and some of the reactions.

everyone sat there gormlessly staring at the video.

ToesUp

God, I hate, hate, hate that video. The hateful looks on the parents face when the announcement is made that she is DF'd is disgusting. I have mentioned to a few (still in JW's) that I hate that video and would NEVER EVER do this to my children. They don't say much but they don't disagree with me. WT is a bunch of dirty rotten pricks for coming up with this video. Show's the true color of the cult. If you could do this to your children, shame on you!

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Special Talks now via video

by AverageJoe1 in

tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?

well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).

here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.

ToesUp

"Don't forget to hit the donate button after you view." lol

61

Saying hello for first time

by pimojw in

i have been sneakily looking at this forum, almost every day, ever since it began!

it has taken me till now to actually register and contribute.

(actually i did register with a different name in the beginning but never commented).. i am a pimo elder with a fairly long history of senior "positions" in the organization.

ToesUp

"I am happier than I ever was whilst being an "uber dub"

Welcome! We are happier out than we ever were in. My spouse and I are born ins and faded 4 years ago. We have been told our life will now fail because we left the org. Not so, freedom is fantastic.

We don't know what to believe anymore either. It's tough to realize everything you have been taught is not true.

This forum has been a great help to us. We hope it will be for you as well.

Move slow. You will be surprised where you may be mentally in a year or two. We are in a totally different place than were we were 4 years ago.

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New "Annointed" Brother In My Old Hall...

by pale.emperor in

i've only just stopped laughing.. in my old hall there's a brother who's now claiming to be of the anointed.. he's 28.. i do wonder if he's doing this for attention, if he's awake and messing with them, or if he really is that deluded.

when i was in he was an ms. which surprised even me because only a year earlier than that he was "a bit of a lad", is rubbish at talks and relies on his elder uncle to get him out of trouble all the time.. i guess this now means he's get his pick of jw sisters.

he's been after the same one as the rest of his peers since 2014..

ToesUp

We had a "brother" that claimed to be of the anointed. Uber dub family. They moved away several years ago. Now he and his family can be found on Facebook in front of their Christmas tree. You just can't make this stuff up. lol

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New "Annointed" Brother In My Old Hall...

by pale.emperor in

i've only just stopped laughing.. in my old hall there's a brother who's now claiming to be of the anointed.. he's 28.. i do wonder if he's doing this for attention, if he's awake and messing with them, or if he really is that deluded.

when i was in he was an ms. which surprised even me because only a year earlier than that he was "a bit of a lad", is rubbish at talks and relies on his elder uncle to get him out of trouble all the time.. i guess this now means he's get his pick of jw sisters.

he's been after the same one as the rest of his peers since 2014..

ToesUp

And I'm the Queen of England! Lol Another JW misfit! Laughable!!!!

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My Father has brandished me with the "APOSTATE" word for talking about the BIBLE!

by stuckinarut2 in

so after three years of fading, my elder father has never really asked why we have chosen to stop attending.. today, after a mixed discussion, he starts talking about the "solution to all the world problems" and says "i don't know what you now believe, but i believe gods kingdom will fix everything" i let the comment go, and didn't respond.. then he goes on about the video "remember the wife of lot" because he just came from the convention last weekend.

"don't get caught up in this system...blah blah".

i couldn't help myself, and said one thing "dad, that video failed to show the next chapter of that account.

ToesUp

Great comments Vidiot! I loved your hypothetical. Never thought of using that. I always appreciate your posts. Thank you

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The Golden rule (Matt 7:12) - Do JW's apply it?

by doubtfull1799 in

there is no doubt (in my mind at least from my own personal experience) that in day to day matters most witnesses are genuinely loving and kind (or "nice") people (though their indoctrination and fundamentalist mentality often inhibits their natural kindness and tolerance and often gets in the way of fulling showing it).

however i would like to put the case that when it comes to their ministry and theological/scientific discussion of any type, they fail to apply even the most basic of bible principles that they claim to espouse - the golden rule!

here is what occurred to me.... some things jw's would like men to do to them:.

ToesUp

"most witnesses are genuinely loving and kind (or "nice") people (though their indoctrination and fundamentalist mentality often inhibits their natural kindness and tolerance and often gets in the way of fulling showing it)."

Only when you are towing the company line. Once you decide to no longer participate in the cult, you are as good as dead. Conditional love all the way!!!