Way to go bay!!! Welcome to the board. We need brave ones like you!
Strawberryfieldsforever
Strawberryfieldsforever
JoinedPosts by Strawberryfieldsforever
-
30
My blood boiled!
by baysixforme inwhere shall i begin?
i once spent some time living in a womens refuge with my four children escaping from the domestic violence and emotional abuse that my husband deemed to be appropriate to bestow upon us.
apparently he had the blessing of my congregation to do so.
-
-
-
13
What does everyone do on the forth of April after sun down?
by PinTail ini think i should do something to remember jesus and his faithfulness to the human family.
i don't know if i should drink the wine and eat the bread or not.
i am only fifty, but something has moved me to this hope for about twenty years.
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
Carmel, I like your idea about random acts of kindness to "one of His". I plan to take that to heart on the 4th of April. I'll start my own tradition. Thank you for the suggestion.
Strawberry
-
22
Did You Ever Wish That The Truth Wasn't True?
by Englishman ini did.. there wasn't any aspect of jwism that i actually really enjoyed apart from the "apres ski" when the meeting had ended.. meetings bored me silly.. i couldn't abide door to door work.. i never studied voluntarily, just a 5 minute skim the through the watchtower before the meeting started.. worst experience ever was door-knocking on christmas morning.
god, i hated that!.
as for the restrictions as to what you could and couldn't do....ye gods!.
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
I hated being a witness. I hated being a witness. I hated being a witness. I hated being a witness. I hated being a witness. I hated being a witness. I hated being a witness. It wasn't for me............I hated being a witness
An unhappy Strawberryfieldsforever
-
19
Witnesses Are Always Made To Feel They're Not Doing Enough
by minimus inone way the watchtower gets into people's heads is by making them feel that they're unworthy, not good enough, inferior.
" that is the chant of circuit overseers and elders all around the world.
nobody could keep up the pace that the watchtower has given its followers.
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
I remember when we would come home from assemblies and everyone was so depressed. One of the sisters had said "It's because we are all so sad to see the assembly end...". BULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's because they made us all feel like crap cause we never seem to do ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the vent....
-
35
A lot of new people lately
by Elsewhere in.
is it just me or has the last six months or so brought in a very large number of new users?
simon, are there any stats to show if this is true or not?.
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
Wecome Maya!!! I'm so glad you joined us! I love this site and have found it to be sooooo healing. I hope you feel that way too!
Strawberryfieldsforever
-
31
About To Read Some Apostate Stuff.
by Corvin ini just purchased, at amazon.com, and i am anxiously awaiting the arrival of, two of raymond franz's books, crisis of conscience and the other one .
christian freedom i think it was called.
for those who have read them; would you please give some sort of brief review of these books and rate them either "
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
I loved the book CoC. I didn't read the Christian Freedom cause I found out what I needed to know from the first book. The fact that the JW religion is full of lies and I'll NEVER go back EVER!!! Thumbs up to a humbly written book.
Strawberryfieldsforever
-
23
Shouldn't the "Truth" be easy to find?
by JH in.
with so many religions, and only one bible, why is the truth so hard to find?.
.
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
I just don't understand why we have to "find" it.....whats the purpose in that?
-
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
Welcome Olsoddy! What is the meaning behind your name? I like it!
Strawberryfieldsforever
-
27
What's The Most Traumatic Thing That's Ever Happened To You As A Witness?
by minimus inwhen you look back at your witness life, you probably can see that you were regularly exposed to traumatic conditions and situations because you were a jw.
thinking back, was there anything that stood out in your mind that especially wounded you?
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
When my Dad was in the military and I had to go to school on the base, I couldn't salute the flag and they all kept making fun of me. The other time was when my Mom went to pick up my Dad at the base and they were saluting the flag. One of the men told her to get out of the car cause they were saluting the flag. She tells them that she is one of Jehovah's wittnesses and refused to do it. He was quite upset with her and I remember hiding behind the back seat....crying. I'll never forget those years as long as I live.
-
22
BUMMED>>>> but it's ok..
by Sassy ini was so excited because i was to have a job interview near where i moved today!!
i thought awesome.. i am sooooo tired of my long commute ............and if i get this job i am going to stop hiding who i am (because my working with a jw will be out of the picture).. and timing was so good because i had already taken part of today off... so i would be able to get the interview in w/o taking a vacation day!!
woo hoo.. on a roll.. .
-
-
Strawberryfieldsforever
Good luck Sassy! Don't you just hate interviews tho....I always did. I was sick to my stomach days before!