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What Ways Did You Rebel Against The Elders & The "Truth"?

by minimus in

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i used to get a kick out of how some people used to push the elder's buttons.

sisters would wear a dress that was 1 inch above the knee just to get the brothers going.

or brothers would grow something a little longer than a mustache......what did you do to exert your independence??

Tina_Belina

Oh I know because a little hole in my tongue makes me a bad person!

The elders read me all the "excessive adornment" scriptures. And then I simply asked where in the bible it says that ear piercings are the exception to that rule?

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What Ways Did You Rebel Against The Elders & The "Truth"?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i used to get a kick out of how some people used to push the elder's buttons.

sisters would wear a dress that was 1 inch above the knee just to get the brothers going.

or brothers would grow something a little longer than a mustache......what did you do to exert your independence??

Tina_Belina

Went to college. Got my tongue pierced. Partied hard and didn't deny it or feel bad about it.

After district conventions were always my favorite time. They were always in July and my best friend and I were always getting dirty looks for the way we dressed. The last year I attended a DC we got a hotel room and invited some good witness boys over to hang out with us. Little did we know an elder from our cong was a few rooms down. Boy did we catch hell for that.

I think the thing that always frustrated them the most was that I never once apologized or "repented" for anything I did.

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So the elders want to meet with me....

by Tina_Belina in

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friends

so here's the deal.

i have been df'ed for almost 2 years now.

the elders have not tried to contact me once within this time.

Tina_Belina

Thanks to everyone for thier advice. I've decided that I'm just not going to put myself in the situation to be manipulated. The more I thought about it the angrier it made me. The elders didn't even call and ask to see me themselves. Of course they have my dad tell me. Maybe they figured pulling at my emotions would help them meet thier quota. Screw them I've got better things to do.

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So the elders want to meet with me....

by Tina_Belina in

jw
friends

so here's the deal.

i have been df'ed for almost 2 years now.

the elders have not tried to contact me once within this time.

Tina_Belina

They already asked my dad to step down as an MS as soon as I was df'ed. Of course it was "his decision." Funny thing was at the time I was living on my own, so why he was punished then was beyond me.

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So the elders want to meet with me....

by Tina_Belina in

jw
friends

so here's the deal.

i have been df'ed for almost 2 years now.

the elders have not tried to contact me once within this time.

Tina_Belina

Actually my parents have been really good about not pressuring me to "come back." They have seen how much happier I am. And now I can be completly open and honest with them. Where as before 90% of everything I said to them was a lie. They finally understand it's my life and I'll live it as I please.

I just wish the elders could have been a little less obvious and brought this up maybe the week after the co visit.

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So the elders want to meet with me....

by Tina_Belina in

jw
friends

so here's the deal.

i have been df'ed for almost 2 years now.

the elders have not tried to contact me once within this time.

Tina_Belina

So here's the deal. I have been df'ed for almost 2 years now. The elders have not tried to contact me once within this time. I am currently living with my jw parents. My dad comes home yesterday and says the elders would like to meet with me. He says they just want to talk and see how I'm doing. He said it would be a good chance for me to say anything I didn't get to say before. I'm very skeptical though. I really have no interest in talking with them. I love my life right now, why should I be pushed back into the "I'm a bad person. I'm evil" guilt trip? I'm also very skeptical of this sudden interest in me knowing that the circuit overseer just visited and they probably have not been meeting thier "quota." Any advice on how to handle this?

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What Are You Thankful For???

by minimus in

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since today is the "worldly" day of thanksgiving for many of us, it is a good time to reflect on what we can be thankful for.....anything come to mind?

Tina_Belina

I'm thankful for the hot guy buying me jello shots last night.

But in all seriousness I'm thankful that I've been able to reunite with family who I had to "shun" years ago, and that we all got to spend Thanksgiving together today.

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