Posts by Lynnie

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How many here gave up having a family for the sake of the "truth"?

by stuckinarut2 in

this is a sensitive topic for many of us i know, but i am wondering how many here actually gave up the idea of having a family "in this system" for the sake of "kingdom activity or service"??.

start the count here with my wife and i.

Lynnie

Funny as usual it depends on who you are in the org and if you decide to follow that "advice" of no kids! My uber elder cousin couldn't figure out the birth control thing after he got married and they ended up having 3 kids very close together and then his wife finally got her tubes tied. HA! Several couples that I used to know had kids all in the '80's and basically ignored the advice of the org which I found very interesting! But that is still the party line, wait until the new system to have kids.....

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Hospitality hour?

by Lynnie in

so i just talked with my jw mom and of course she had a very busy weekend with the memorial and then sunday meeting.

then she said that she went to a hospitality hour after the sunday meeting.

has anyone heard of this?

Lynnie

So I just talked with my JW mom and of course she had a very busy weekend with the memorial and then Sunday meeting. Then she said that she went to a hospitality hour after the Sunday meeting. Has anyone heard of this? Apparently they do it by groups and someone offers up their house and people come and eat and probably drink too! I've never known them to be so organized for something like that. I know that people do that on their own among their own little cliques like going out for drinks after the memorial. And I've always wondered why the Kingdom Hall can't possibly have a kitchen and an area for people to have coffee or brunches or whatever. Most churches have some sort of facility like that. Then people could stay after the meeting and have coffee or whatever and socialize. Of course most people probably just want to get home as soon as they possibly can!

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Memorial Invitation printed in Canada?

by Lynnie in

so i got my invitation yesterday that was left in my door.

i noticed it said "printed in canada" i'm in seattle, do they all say this??

?

Lynnie

So I got my invitation yesterday that was left in my door. I noticed it said "printed in Canada" I'm in Seattle, do they all say this???

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Disfellowshipped for Tattoos??

by Lynnie in

are getting tattoos a disfellowshipping offense?

i know several jw's that have them but i always thought they were totally taboo.

what do you guys know about this?

Lynnie

Are getting tattoos a disfellowshipping offense? I know several JW's that have them but I always thought they were totally taboo. What do you guys know about this?

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Assembly in Seattle this weekend?

by Lynnie in

does anyone know about an assembly or convention or whatever they call it now in the seattle-tacoma area in the last couple of weeks?

i have a ditzy cousin who posts on fb that the assembly was "promoting peace and the sun.

i'm sure they were really promoting money and the gb but my cousin is so newly brainwashed she has her own twist on everything.

Lynnie

Well my cousin acts like a hippie, hiking all the time, always in the woods. She was born in and never went for it until her early 30's when her grandma died and now she's the uber witness that her elder father is oh so proud of. She's VERY popular now in the org and seems to do whatever she wants, almost a double life. Even went overnight camping with single male and female friends and no chaperone! WTF? But yeah I was wondering what convention she went to that proclaims "peace and the sun." HA! JW's do not promote peace at all!

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Assembly in Seattle this weekend?

by Lynnie in

does anyone know about an assembly or convention or whatever they call it now in the seattle-tacoma area in the last couple of weeks?

i have a ditzy cousin who posts on fb that the assembly was "promoting peace and the sun.

i'm sure they were really promoting money and the gb but my cousin is so newly brainwashed she has her own twist on everything.

Lynnie

Does anyone know about an assembly or convention or whatever they call it now in the Seattle-Tacoma area in the last couple of weeks? I have a ditzy cousin who posts on FB that the assembly was "promoting peace and the sun." Really? I'm sure they were really promoting money and the GB but my cousin is so newly brainwashed she has her own twist on everything. Oh and she's an elder's daughter that really doesn't have to play by the rules but does whatever and people just fawn all over her! Puke!!!

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JW's and the care of the elderly

by Lynnie in

i've been df'd for 35 years and my uber pioneer mother is getting on in years, 84 to be exact and starting to have signs of dementia and the social worker is worried that she can't be left alone at all anymore.

she just had her second hip replaced and is in rehab.

my uber elder cousin is the power of attorney since my mom was told i couldn't be trusted since i'm df'd.

Lynnie

Funny how the rules can become so "flexible" when an elder is applying them! Now that this situation with my aging mother is getting more serious and her care is in question they have no problem thinking they can just dump this all on me even though my elder cousin still has the power of attorney. I'm going to step back and let them do whatever. I'll visit my mom in assisted care wherever she lands but I'm not helping with the decision making of where! They didn't want my input for 35 years why now??? He could have changed the POA to me 8 years ago if he didn't want to take responsibility and told my mom I should be the one to do it but he didn't! Now that he's dealing with his aging wealthy non witness dad there's "no time" for his aging aunt that is poor! '

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JW's and the care of the elderly

by Lynnie in

i've been df'd for 35 years and my uber pioneer mother is getting on in years, 84 to be exact and starting to have signs of dementia and the social worker is worried that she can't be left alone at all anymore.

she just had her second hip replaced and is in rehab.

my uber elder cousin is the power of attorney since my mom was told i couldn't be trusted since i'm df'd.

Lynnie

Yes my mother and my cousin's family have shunned me for 35+ years and now all of sudden this is MY responsibility when I'm not even power of attorney! They are so brainwashed that they can't quite see why I wouldn't be on board with any of this! Oh and when I asked about help from the immediate congregation or others in the circuit that was met with a big NO people are too busy and stretched too thin to help with an elderly old lady that pioneered for most of her adult life. Thanks a lot WTBTS!!

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JW's and the care of the elderly

by Lynnie in

i've been df'd for 35 years and my uber pioneer mother is getting on in years, 84 to be exact and starting to have signs of dementia and the social worker is worried that she can't be left alone at all anymore.

she just had her second hip replaced and is in rehab.

my uber elder cousin is the power of attorney since my mom was told i couldn't be trusted since i'm df'd.

Lynnie

I made another suggestion to my uber elder cousin about perhaps reaching out in the circuit to see if anyone could visit my mom on a daily basis and here's the loving reply:

here's what he said "the primary responsibility lies with you and myself. This is going to be such a long term thing it falls under the category of a Christian load and not a burden (huh?) If it was a week or two we could find people but we can't expect this kind of help, especially when your mother has the resources (really?) to provide that help. We did not expect any help from you or your mother or the congregation with my mother or my father at this point." His mother had several strokes and was in a wheel chair for many years but her husband still had his wits about him at that point so there was more care there for her. My mother is all alone since her husband died 7 years ago. Oh and his father is NOT a JW so no you wouldn't ask the congregation for help for a non witness! So even though I've been shunned for 35 years and they won't even eat a meal with me it becomes MY responsibility now? I don't think so folks!!!

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JW's and the care of the elderly

by Lynnie in

i've been df'd for 35 years and my uber pioneer mother is getting on in years, 84 to be exact and starting to have signs of dementia and the social worker is worried that she can't be left alone at all anymore.

she just had her second hip replaced and is in rehab.

my uber elder cousin is the power of attorney since my mom was told i couldn't be trusted since i'm df'd.

Lynnie

Okay so I just emailed my uber elder cousin to see if he could get a schedule of pioneers to visit my mom on a daily basis and his answer was "Good idea but most have their own family obligations and are stretched pretty thin" Really? So much for brotherly love and taking care of the flock!!! Unbelievable!!!