Posts by ToesUp

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Grandma's Guilty Conscience

by m3tadata in

for the holidays my girlfriend and i had planned to travel home and enjoy some time in our home area and visit with all our families.

she has several siblings and both our parents are divorced and living separately so it was a really busy time traveling around visiting each home.

my girlfriend was never a jw, but as for me i have been df'd for about 7 years now.

ToesUp

I'm sorry that happened to you. It hurts. Congrats on the baby!

Yes, WT is really pushing the shunning. They are afraid of all the damage us "evil apostates" can do. It is sad the damage WT and the GB have done to the family unit. I hope that I live long enough to witness the demise of this disgusting cult.

Enjoy your life and your new family. We are! Those who choose not to associate with us are the ones missing out. You sound like a very nice person. It is your Grandmothers loss. Sad is that is to say, it is true. You can't change how people treat you. Hang in there! Enjoy your freedom!!

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Wave your phone lights and dance at the Assemblies!

by days of future passed in

my sister sent me this youtube.

in it are witnesses waving their phone lights and dancing in the aisles.

sorry if this vid has been posted before.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k7iw-zisgw.

ToesUp

Batsh*t crazy!!! Nutters!!!

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Annoying jws

by Jrjw in

jw
friends

a 'concerned' jw in my congregation rang me earlier and said she's noticed my daughter sits miserable at the meetings and said she's a right miserable girl in general.

i said she's happy and hyper when she's not at the meetings they're just really boring and she doesn't want to be there.

apparently i'm a bad parent coz she feels that way.

ToesUp

Oh yes! I had an Elders wife who constantly wanted to tell me how to raise my kids. Of course, they had NO kids, so she was a friggin expert. She also liked to criticize my hair, make up, etc. I gave her a talk that was long over due. My tone was firm and I gave her a piece of my mind. Interesting....she NEVER bothered me again. It's funny how that works.

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Just a story I found of how one family left.

by days of future passed in

while wandering on youtube, i came across a user named trueface.

perhaps you have already watched it.

i liked it because they describe their thoughts on how events and research led them to leave the wt.

ToesUp

Great interview. This young man and his lovely wife were also interviewed by JT and Lady Ce on Critical Thinker. He talks about how his in laws exited the cult.

One person from the congregation showed up at the Sisters memorial? Nice! What a disgusting cult.

I believe we will see more and more of these interviews in the near future. WT and JW's are really showing the public their true colors.

Keep it up WT and JW's, you are doing a great job in sinking your own ship.

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Dumbstruck!

by Lost in the fog in

i am absolutely dumbstruck and lost for words.

one of the elders who criticised me over my use of social media rang me up to ask how i was doing.

after the usual blah-blah-blah i asked him if he had attended the recent elders one day school.

ToesUp

Legends in their own minds. I'm surprised you did not laugh out loud. lol

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Life after jw

by Jrjw in

hi has anyone still kept searching for the truth after leaving wts?

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ToesUp

No. I don't trust any man made organization anymore.

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How do I handle this?

by Phoebe in

jw
friends

a little advice please.. it's now 7 months since i stopped going to meetings.

we still get regular calls by elders - at least every 2 weeks.

i can handle them.

ToesUp

Ignore it! If you don't want to out yourself, don't respond. I know it is hard. There are a lot of good people in the org but they will rat you out in a heart beat. Ignore it and any calls, visits, etc. They will forget about you eventually. Sad but true.

You gotta make a clean break. Once you start opening up to them, they will report you. If you don't care about being DF'd....talk away. Good luck!

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Can't believe we are still here

by moreconfusedthanever in

just this week i had the jws knock on my door.

sisters from my old congregation.

we exchanged the usual polite conversation.

ToesUp

I thing the JW's are starting to see it. They are depressed because of all the broken promises. Sad

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Do you or did you experience too much intrusion into your personal life by the elders in your congregation?

by UnshackleTheChains in

i ask this question because i have personally experienced first hand the control and intrusion into my personal life by the elders at our hall; and for virtually trivial things or non issues!

what's more, i regularly hear of individuals moving to other halls because they were stumbled by the thought police....er, i mean these elders.. have you had any such experience?

have your elders been a bit ott over trivialities?.

ToesUp

" My wife and I have a time set for mid-afternoons on Saturdays."

I bet this guy is a real kick ass in the sack. lol

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Positive Topic - ‘Good Elders’ or Extra Special Kindness shown by elders

by Farmer Jim1 in

jw
friends

after the last topic getting me mad, does anyone have a positive experience of dealing with an elder or a particular favourite elder that was a top bloke?.

ToesUp

Yes, we new some good Elders but as one poster said above, in the end they will tow the party line. A cult has a tight grip on people. Even good people. These Elders THINK they are doing the right thing and that Jah is watching them. Like I said...It's a tight grip. TRUST NO ONE!!!