Posts by animal

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JW Rules That Are Just "Too Much"!

by Ephanyminitas in

i'm curious: what rules have you dealt with that were just "too much" -- whether they were "official" (i.e.

in print) or not?.

i think a good, general one is r-rated movies.

animal

1. I had to wear straight-legged pants when bell bottoms were the rage.This was so we stood out as being different.

2. I had to have VERY short hair. This was so we stood out as being different.

3. We had to eat everthing on our plates... everything... and sweet mom would make foods we didnt like over and over, so we would "get used to them and learn to like them".

4. We had to sit in the 2nd row at the KH.... all the good people satup front. Fall asleep and get slapped on the back of the head during the meeting.

5. Being forced to give talks, from 9 yrs old on... or being in the little skits they did.

6. Not being able to bang the hell outta any of the girls in the KH

(#6 was sort of a joke)

I could go on....

Animal

9

My district overseer in Arizona

by Preston in

brother emsahw (i think that's how his name was spelled) was my district overseer.

he was also the most flamboyantly effeminate higher-upper of any witness i came across (yeah, yeah...i know).

for many witnesses he was eccentric, from my standpoint, well, you know...

animal

I lived all over PA... Lancaster, Upper Darby, Philly, Pittsburgh.... and more.

I hate snow (hard to ride motorcycles in it) and love AZ...

Animal

16

227 Baptism Questions - Makes Your Head Spin

by Amazing in

jw
friends

optional questions no optional questions on this part.

[optional questions no optional questions on this part.

optional questions none for this part.

dammit... I wish they had these when I was 12 and got baptized. I woulda failed bigtime. All I had to do was have a small meeting with the elders, and since my moms husband was "up there" in the org, it was a no-brainer..... say what they wanna here and your in.

Animal

9

My district overseer in Arizona

by Preston in

brother emsahw (i think that's how his name was spelled) was my district overseer.

he was also the most flamboyantly effeminate higher-upper of any witness i came across (yeah, yeah...i know).

for many witnesses he was eccentric, from my standpoint, well, you know...

animal

I am in Mesa, a new transplant from PA.

Animal

51

'Experiences' in Gay Nightclubs, Part One!

by SYN in

subject shoulda tipped you people off!.

couple of weeks back, i was busy winding up my evening at a gay nightclub near my home in johannesburg, when across the room i notice this drop-dead-gorgeous woman sitting there with her obviously gay friend.

so i stare at her a bit, get some eye-contact going, and i reckoned i was making some decent progress!

animal

My first time in a gay bar was funny, looking back. I was 16... living on the streets... hanging out with guys 25 or so yrs old. I had a big old beard and they told me I could get served beer.. to go get some. They give me money to go get 2 6-packs of Pabst (blech). I go in, and everyone looks at me at once.... like I had a sign on saying NEW MEAT. I walk to the bar, still not figuring it out. order the beer, then I proceed to get hit on by 2 guys at once.... being young and dumb, I turned my back to them. Not a good move, trust me. Luckily, my beer comes, I go, and all those guys are out in the street laffing thier asses off.
That was Lexington, Kentucky circa 1972

Animal (lesbian from the neck up)

32

What did/do you most look fwd to?

by SPAZnik in

after 29 years of bondage.... i'm loving living it up.. and wondering.... when you first left,.

what things did you most look forward to doing.

or, for that matter, what things do u still look forward to?.

animal

one of the first things I did when I was free (at 15) was buy a motorcycle.... and have had one since. Could you see a witness ridding up to a meeting on a 47 Harley chopper?

Now, as an adult, I love my freedom to do or not do what I want, or what I feel is right for my wife and kids. They are the only future I have, I have to make it good.

I dont miss the rigid rules and hypocritical people. To this day my first response to someone telling me what to do is to rebel.

And last but not least, I do not miss the life under the ultimate threat......

Animal

16

I won! Not an April Fools post either

by WildHorses in

jw
friends

i played the poker machines today at work.

i put in $5 and at first played for a quarter.

well, i was down to my last dollar and thought,(i'm going to lose anyway, might as well go for broke.

animal

Lilacs... buy a cheap motorcycle (small honda). Take a riders course, then get out there and ride. I have ridden since I was 15 and only wrecked when I was drunk. I solved that problem and its a blast.

If you need any pointers, email me.

Animal

23

Life at School - as a Witness

by trevor in

life at school.

as a schoolboy i lived a double life.

in the evening i would go from door to door with my father or attend a meeting.

animal

thats exactly right about missing out in youth. Many people, JW or otherwise, stopped growing emotionally at a young age.... usually when something dramatic happened in thier life (death, divouce, etc). That is why many when leaving on thier own do stupid shit and get into trouble.

I use my past experiences to guide my kids in the right direction....

Animal

23

Life at School - as a Witness

by trevor in

life at school.

as a schoolboy i lived a double life.

in the evening i would go from door to door with my father or attend a meeting.

animal

back in the 60'and 70's, the same thing held true for us kids.... no sports, no clubs, no friends... other than JW's. I was a big kid, over 6 feet in 9th grade. I was always asked to play football or basketball, but made up excuses rather than saying I wasnt allowed. Looking back, I was embarrassed to admit to being with JW's.

I missed out on learning team playing by not being allowed in any of the activities. Since we were told college wasnt gonna happen, I did manage to get into Vo-Tech, with the "bad kids", and had a blast... and learned lots.

My own kids now can do any activity they want, in school, as long as they finish it. They do goo, for the most part. Raising kids properly can be tuff when you had shitty parents.

19

where were you when the world ended?

by animal in

being raised by a single mom was bad enuff for me, a hard headed boy.

add to that a mom that was in and out of the jw's all my life and you can see where the potential for disaster for me came from.. none of you know me, i just found this site while doing research on the death of someone in california (ex-jw).

i like what i see, for the most part.. i was raised from a young age with the threat of death in 1974-75 if i wasnt a good witness.

animal

sheesh.. I forgot about being knocked out..... but not running away. I look back and never regretted a thing I did.