ive been fading for a year, we moved, so i am starting to make new friends (still feels a bit strange) anyway, when or if do you tell them you belonged to a religious cult, in my case over 20 years.
should i bother, is it more important to me than them.
will they think im wierd if i do tell them, or if ive been friends for a long time, will they think it strange i never mentioned it.
Through the years of my life as a JW, I have come to know a lot of non JW's and they were in my life to one extent or another. And..oh yes, they all knew that I was a dub!
Since my leaving (fading), just about everyone of my non JW acquaintances has gotten a thourough anti-witness and how my eyes are now opened.
To any new people I meet, I say nothing about my past life as a JW, but if the subject ever came up, then they would be told my story.
HappyDad
why the hell did this crap make me like i am?
all the years of abuse going on.
i'm angry and very confused.
Welcome Angry.......
think I'm going to cry now! you dont know how much this means to me. I have been so lonely for years. I've been very suicidel for along time and i havent told anybody untill now. Please bear with me its been a long road and i need some good advice. and excuse me if i'm paranoid i'm trying to work on that,lol.
You came to the right place. Let it all out here because we all know what it is like. Some to a larger degree than others, but all have felt the pain and anger of the WTBTS.
The help here is wonderful!
HappyDad
well, for those interested in my situation.
after a very long week of meetings with mayor, council, business association, etc (boy was that ever an eye opener) the needle exchange is going to be moved,,,,,,,,.
and, as i said in first post, it definately was not the place to be and the manager 'snuck' into that location, against regulations laid out for them before hand re locations, etc.
Orbison11......
Good go on this one!
I cannot understand why some of the posters from your thread on this lambasted you for your wanting the needle exchange taken somewhere else. I "DO" understand that these addicts need a place for this, but not in the neighborhood you explained.
Would said posters want this in their neighborhood.....next door to their grandmother in the senior apartment...........next door to their house where their little child plays in the yard...........next door to their place of business where their life savings have been invested? I bet they would answer with an emphatic "NO".
From my viewpoint, it seems that people who feel that entitlements and matters of this nature are necessary, think it should take place at someone elses expense. But if the dirt was dumped in their own neighborhood, the bitching and moaning would be very loud. I wonder how many of the ones against you are business or property owners?
HappyDad
"but you, daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.".
"therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand), "then let those in judea flee to the mountains.....and pray that your flight may not be in the winter or on the sabbath.
for then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.. "the sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
She must have been released too soon and given the wrong meds!
i remember so long ago i thought elders were like a god and would always make sure i smiled at them and put on my innocent act in front of them .
even being out of the cult it took me years to finally get it through my head that they are human and not a god as they themselves think.
then one day a jw elder came to my door and at that time i had a newborn baby that i had been up with all night .
I don't shudder nor do I fear them. I used to be one so I know they are full of doo doo. They have the same bodily functions as I do.
Gary.....................I like elders, they're delicious grilled with a little barbecue sauce.
Ok Hannibal......phht...phht...phht...phht. "Hello Clarisse."
HappyDad
i was there 10 1/2 years.
it's still bugging me...what can i do to get rid of the blahs!
Tres.............
I once heard many years ago that we go through several emotional "trauma's" in our life. They are...graduating high school.......getting married...........getting divorced (if that happens)...........losing a job (because we wonder if we will get another)........death of a loved one.......
Hang in there. I once thought I had a job for life in the major steel industry. Worked 20 years and thought I had it made until they all closed up in this area. From 1984 to 1994 I had over 13 jobs ranging from janitor, termite inspector and cockroach killer, courier driver, security guard, machine operator, carpenters helper, hod carrier (mixing and carrying mortar for bricklayers), plumbers helper, painter, wallpaper remover, machinist and plastic injection mold repairman. At that time, if someone offered me a nickel more, I quit one job and went to the next. In 1995 I was able to get back with the steel company I worked those first 20 years for. They still have a couple of plants open and I was very lucky. Today I am retired and am only 58 years old.
I went through many emotional turmoils and even had a nervous breakdown in the 1980's because of all the worry of providing for the family. I still like to think that I was provided for just as the birds of heaven are!
One thing I always say is.........."I never lost any weight from going hungry."
It takes full time footwork and searching on your part to find another job. I'm a firm believer that you have to look constantly because the job is not looking for you. At least today we have the internet to search also. Just go to your state employment web page and you may find many jobs you are quallified for.
Good luck and please let us know how it turns out.
HappyDad
hey!
my name is minister rat, and i just happened to be in your neighbourhood.
have a look at this cool babe on the front page of this june awake.
A lot of real gems here!
SNG................."Perhaps we can chat again sometime"
Oh God how I hate that word! And I had to be one of the biggest offenders by using this word so much back when.
HappyDad
hey!
my name is minister rat, and i just happened to be in your neighbourhood.
have a look at this cool babe on the front page of this june awake.
Said while holding up 3 different hard cover books.........."Hi.....we're selling these books for the Watchtower. Would you like to buy one? They're only $$". This was actually said by a 13 year old I had to partner up with one Saturday years ago.
I was embarrased then! Never....I say....NEVER AGAIN will I be "selling" pubs for the dubs.
HappyDad
are there any other people here who are into bicycling or handcycling?.
last year, my husband got a handcycle (he can't use a bicycle due to handicap) and i got a new bicycle and we have been enjoying cycling.
last september, we went on our first cycling tour and did the 20 mile.
I do a lot of biking myself and it is good for these aging bones. Love my Trek! Some day I'd like to get a recumbant.
Satanus and Purplesofa........same area? Could it be in HappyDad's area?
I like to cycle along the river to a park that juts out into the water. I often do that in the evening and watch the sunset over the river.
wonders if you live in my area..........
http://www.youghrivertrail.com/
HappyDad
i'm preparing some information for my wife and kids, and would appreciate if someone was able to post a scan of these pages:
watchtower, august 1, 1926, p. 232
rutherford 'beating his slaves' just because they believed his crap:
I would suggest going to Quotes site..........
Check out the site map there and you will find all the info you need. What was actually said back when.......and the hem hawing lies when the WT tries to BS their way out of it in modern times. LMAO
HappyDad
