let's call him "dave".. dave: hello?.
dave: we dont have to tell you how she is.
dave: <her mother> has custody.
its all about control freakery. dubs just love shunning--it really strokes their self centered attitude. so if they can rub your nose in it--by excluding you from their sweet little holier than thou family get-togethers--it bloats their religious cult mindset.
just let them get on with it..dont do anything that sets them against you even more. your daughter is right in the middle of it. not her chosing..not yet.
let's call him "dave".. dave: hello?.
dave: we dont have to tell you how she is.
dave: <her mother> has custody.
my son--42 this year--d/f'd some years back--we have since developed a close relationship...
-----fought tooth and nail to maintain contact with his 2 kids from his first marriage. by all accounts his ex is a serious nutter--ideal dubette. he maintains his kids...courtesy of the child support agency ( widely hated in the UK )
i recently found out he has spent £40 grand !! all told in legal fees court costs etc.
his ex sold their house--and moved a fair distance from him--making access visits a real problem; then a few months ago his kids ( now 15 and 13 ) have told him they dont want to see him any more.
the only positive thing about this is he can see all too clearly the problems i went through..a case of history repeating itself.
let's call him "dave".. dave: hello?.
dave: we dont have to tell you how she is.
dave: <her mother> has custody.
i totally sympathise, Emperor.
but--in real terms theres nothing you can do. ive been there myself--30+ years ago. no communication whatsoever. i had joint custody of my 3 kids. waste of time that was.
i’m told that facebook has lost its luster.
twitter is pretty popular as well as snapchat and others.. which type is your favorite to use?.
Facebook.
I had one account closed down..Stan livedeath..100' s of xjw friends..I suspect some Nigerian elder complained about it.
My real name account..purely for family and friends I know well. I use it most days
Another account..used for trolling and shit stirring on various local groups mostly populated by ignorant low life....great fun.
i was in a suburb of cardiff, capital of wales where it was difficult to get near to my customer's offices to deliver and install what i do.
i had my car parked about a hundred yards away and had to make several trips with goods and tools past a local jw trolley cart.
as i was working i didn't stop but observed much of the time from an upper floor office window.. in the hour or so i was there, on a warm sunny (for late february) lunchtime/early afternoon - right by a bus stop and several local shops, cafes and banks with plenty of people about - not one person stopped at the cart.. the two women at the cart i guess were about 50 and 75 respectively - pleasant looking motherly/grandmotherly types.
I suppose you've earned yourselves an extra day of everlasting life haven't you ...
ha ha--i like that
jw funeral last night.
it was about half an hour from start to finish.
they opened with basic facts about the person.
when my jw dad died--2 years ago..i organised the funeral..after checking his will for any specific funeral requirements. there were none.
so i arranged a very simple non religious commital in the crematorium. just me and a couple of ex jw friends to " comfort" me.
i forgot to tell his jw congregation about his passing. whoops.
kenneth cook was a "helper" in the writing department, which is apparently a role for those of the great crowd.
watchtower 15/10/15 p.3 states that helpers are of the great crowd.
"since 1992, the governing body has appointed experienced, mature christian elders to help its committees carry out their work.
how does it work--becoming one of the annointed ?
what i mean is--supposing someone has the flash of enlightenment--or whatever----on say--the first of june ? does he /she have to wait till the next memorial before they are regarded as a sky pilot ?
i was baptized at 14 and finally had enough at 50 years old.
i tried my best but being in jehovah land you are never good enough.
i'll be honest in rating myself: from a low score of 1-10.. donations: 2.....donated around $80 a year...our kingdom hall paid for too many remodels and always paid for c.o.
I'm so glad I left before that was an issue for me. The idea of no sex before marriage is dangerous as it leads to mistakes like that, not that being in the religion would have stopped me doing it
i totally agree. but dont worry--ive made up for it since i left !
speaking to two jw's, separately and days apart, they both weaved in to the conversation the phrase " it is the true religion " .. now in neither case was it possible for me to do my usual thing, piling in with both guns blazing and pointing out that it is impossible for there to be any such thing as "the true religion", unless by "truth" you mean that which is true in your opinion and not supported by facts or reality etc etc.
my question is : is this mere coincidence, or has there been an article or something telling them to say this ?
if there is, could someone point me to it ?
if a dub said to me the phrase " It is the true religion "
i would simply ask them--"how do you know"? see where it leads...if anywhere.
oh--by the way.."we just know" doesnt count.
notice the use of the word "we" there. its their defense mode.
my boyfriend, who is a disfellowshipped jehova's witness, asks me to study the bible for 3 months or he won't marry me (i'm a muslim woman).
he loves me and really wants to marry me but he is doing a passive blackmailing: if i don't study for 3 months, 1 time per week, in my home country, and without him, there will be no marriage... as a muslim, i believe the bible is god's word so i look at the bible from time to time and would be happy to study with him.
but the fact that he is kind of saying "study the bible or bye bye no marriage" is really hurtful.
what Dubstepped said---but add to it--kids ! 2 of mine have totally shunned me for 30+ years now--i was never invited to their weddings----never met their children. can you imagine that!
THAT is the reality of the watchtower cult.
