Topics Started by pajaha

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Jeremy Vine Show (Radio 2) discussing JWs
by pajaha in
1. jw
2. experiences
for those in the uk, note they are discussing jws on r2 (shortly after 1pm) today.

they were asking to hear from those brought up as jws but i guess too late now.you should be able to listen on catch-up afterwards at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio (look for the jeremy vine show), but not sure if you can get it if you're overseas..
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interview with: pajaha
by pajaha in
1. jw
2. experiences
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. single, middle-aged, raised in newport (wales) and now in peterborough (england).. .

were you a born in or a convert?.

are your parents / family jws?.
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What's It Like To Be Normal
by EmptyInside in
1. jw
2. friends
yes,that is a strange question.

but,i always felt like the odd one out.

and as a witness,i felt like i had some secret from all the "worldlies" about the big secrets of the universe.
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does anyone dream they are on the ministry?
by pajaha in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
or maybe that should be "nightmare" - not dream.. it happens less and less, but still does now and again after 10 years.

it's always associated with a great feeling of dread and going from door to door knowing you do not believe what you are saying (i should point out that, while i was in it, i pretty much did believe it).. i guess it shows how big a part of our lives it once was - a bit like you often dream of being in school or of long-departed relatives..
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"Must you stop?"
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
no, that's not a line from a rude film.

it's the title of a brief article on page 3 of the latest february 2013 kingdom ministry, which reads as follows... .

"when sharing in field service, some publishers customarily stop at a certain time, perhaps at noon.
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the Service Meetings didn't prepare me for this
by stillin in
1. jw
2. experiences
naked ladies at the door!

various stages of undress, including absolutely nothing on.

my response was to be cool, go into my presentation and sneak a peek when i thought it wouldn't be noticed.
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Should pranksters be held responsible for results of their pranks?
by Satanus in
1. jw
2. friends
two djs, posing as the queen and prince, prank a nurse into divulging info on kate.

nurse is later found dead, apparently suicide.. -----------.

'jacintha saldanha, the receptionist who was duped by two australian djs who were pretending to be queen elizabeth and prince charles in order to get information on the duchess of cambridge's pregnancy, has been found dead.. the woman's body was found at an address close to king edward vii hospital in london, where the duchess was being treated, according to the u.k.'s daily mail.
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I have become a return visit!
by pajaha in
1. jw
2. experiences
just for background, i da'd 12 years ago and i'm now an atheist/agnostic.. i normally avoid answering to the jws (i can usually tell it's them because i hear two sets of incredibly moving footsteps coming up the stairs to my flat) or they do a quick "magazine presentation" and then they're off.

on one occasion a few weeks ago i answered and the guy seemed up for a discussion.

i said i was an atheist, a lengthy discussion ensued and he "placed" a creation /evolution leaflet with me.. i was expecting a call and, after avoiding them a few times, i finally answered.
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"newbie" post - after eight years registered
by pajaha in
1. jw
2. experiences
actually, this is my second post as i replied to a thread a few moments ago, but it turns out i originally registered eight years ago but had never posted.. i left in 2000 (from a newport, s wales, congregation) having been brought up in it from about the age of three.

initially, i was obsessed with research and posting to forums but got over it after a few years and just rediscovered this site a couple of days ago.

i just thought it would be worth posting my account of leaving in case it helped others.. i always considered myself to be "strong in the truth" and genuinely believed it,, but i suppose the amount of suppressed doubts had been mounting up and i think it was the summer of 1999 when i first thought of leaving.
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Disfellowshipping/dissassociating vs. fading?
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, advise needed my friends!

the idea of fading sounds really nice to me and i would love to do it, but i'm just a big "chicken" and can't bring myself to stop all the jw nonsense.

i continue going to meetings and service out of some sort of fear, i know if i start missing too many people will be bothering me with phone calls and visits and such and they will sucker me into toing back.