Posts by dubstepped

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Episode 3 of "This JW Life" is now available.....

by dubstepped in

episode 3 is now out and available on itunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below.

this one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a jw.

i even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen.

dubstepped

mentalclarity - I think there is a big spectrum in the hall of JW's - looks like your family was definitely on the more fanatical side.

I've joked before that my family were JW extremists, and they kind of were, but lots of them were. In any fundamentalist type religion you seem to get a higher concentration of extremes. There were certainly congregations that had different personalities, so to speak. Most that I ever went to were quite fanatical. It can also be a regional thing, and I grew up in the "Bible Belt" of the United States where people tend to be more extreme.

Like you said, and I think I even said on one of the episodes, it is kind of a spectrum. In the end though, at both ends of that spectrum is crazy. Whether fanatical crazy or just your everyday run of the mill crazy, it's all crazy.

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Reunited With My Brother

by pale.emperor in

my little brother on the left exited the cult after 29 years.. me in the middle.. my older brother on the right stopped his bible study after discovering ttatton youtube videos.. never lose hope guys!.

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dubstepped

Great pic man, thanks for sharing that!

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Episode 3 of "This JW Life" is now available.....

by dubstepped in

episode 3 is now out and available on itunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below.

this one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a jw.

i even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen.

dubstepped

@ Libby - Oh wow, your mom certainly had a different reaction to the food than we did. WTF? That is crazy. Being upset that someone embarrassed you by giving you food is the height of ego. You must have had a rough childhood too. I'm so sorry.

One day in my journey of waking up I looked around the Kingdom Hall and asked myself, are these God's chosen people? Are these people capable of making good decisions in life? Good grief, so many around had lives that were an absolute disaster outside of the KH. These weren't people known for making good decisions. The same went for my own family. They were not good at life, relationships, etc. Why would these people have stumbled upon "The Truth" when they lived lives that were such lies and so crazy? It didn't add up.

I'd love to rip my parents in ways, but I have to temper that with the knowledge that they had good intentions. They weren't nefarious, were likely doing the best that they could with the tools that they had and truly believed they were doing the right thing. I can't fault someone for that completely. I do have resentment and anger, as I am human. However, I too did a lot of dumb things because of the cult and treated people badly, and I would want people to give me the dignity of realizing that I was caught up in something bigger than me and not quite myself, wrapped up and driven by a cult ego. Of course, I was humble enough to look for real truth and my life has flourished because of that. Anyway, that's kind of the reason that I don't simply "slag them off" (I like that term), even though I do feel that way deep inside. I'm trying to be better than what I was raised to be and not let base emotion define my reactions as much as I can. Forgiveness is something you do for yourself, not for them, and I'm trying my best at that.

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Episode 3 of "This JW Life" is now available.....

by dubstepped in

episode 3 is now out and available on itunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below.

this one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a jw.

i even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen.

dubstepped

@jambon - Hope you find something in it that strikes you in some way.

@WGO - My mom actually said aloud that she wished my dad would hit her so that she'd have proof. I, on the other hand, was glad my dad didn't throw that bonus in. I'm so sorry that yours did. I'm glad/sad that you can see yourself in my story.

My goal is an episode per week, released on the weekend. I had two ready to go when I launched, and the third was nearly done so I finished it and released it early. I'm going camping this weekend and wanted to make sure it was out. So next weekend there should be another new one if I can get it together by then.

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Episode 3 of "This JW Life" is now available.....

by dubstepped in

episode 3 is now out and available on itunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below.

this one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a jw.

i even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen.

dubstepped

@jambon - Yes, it is available. I can't speak for every app because I don't know where all of them pull from, but I know it is on the iTunes app and Podcast Republic, and you can stream it from my site or download it.

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Episode 3 of "This JW Life" is now available.....

by dubstepped in

episode 3 is now out and available on itunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below.

this one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a jw.

i even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen.

dubstepped

Thanks Cofty! This particular episode means a lot to me. It's very personal. Oh man, I could have said so much more and just scratched the surface of crazy, but it was enough as it related to the JWs. It wasn't just one JW family, but two (mine and neighbors), and the crazy was real. Yet everyone was seen as a good JW in good standing.

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My Younger Brother Has Left The Witnesses!! :-D

by pale.emperor in

absolutely thrilled to give you the news that my younger brother, a zealous full-time pioneer has left the witnesses!!.

i haven't seen or spoke to him in a year.

i'd lost all contact with him, no facebook, no mobile number, i didn't even know his address because he'd moved house.

dubstepped

If I could like this post a milion times I would. This is an awesome way to start my day. The old cult of "never good enough" loses another sincere person. I'm so happy for you two!

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Episode 3 of "This JW Life" is now available.....

by dubstepped in

episode 3 is now out and available on itunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below.

this one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a jw.

i even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen.

dubstepped

Episode 3 is now out and available on iTunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below. This one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a JW. I even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen. I'm hoping to have number 4 out in a week and a half or so. It will be about life as a JW, the meetings, field service where we knocked on doors, what we were taught, etc.

If you subscribe on iTunes (I use Podcast Republic for Android) or somewhere else you'll automatically get each episode as it comes out. I'll still announce it though, and it is available on my site to listen to.

http://thisjwlife.com/episode-3-life-at-home-as-one-of-jehovahs-witnesses/

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How do you get over all the things that you missed? The stuff you can't get back

by JW_Rogue in

look my life is not bad but sometimes i just think about all the normal things i missed out on.

and no i'm not talking about christmas and birthday parties.

i'm talking about your first kiss happening in your twenties instead of your teens.

dubstepped

Live in gratitude and be present and it's easier to accept the past. If you're grateful, it's hard to simultaneously feel regret. I still have my days where I feel regret, but then again we always look back with the most optimistic eyes, and things wouldn't have necessarily worked out well. Who knows.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

dubstepped

@WGO - Awesome! Now time to get it shared out to people and get some good reviews so that more people can find it.

I have been getting interest on Facebook from people that have never been JWs and that's my goal. I'm not a person that gets excited about much, but I'm genuinely excited about this. People need to know what's up. Knowledge is power and I want to imbue both.