Posts by badwillie

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Ain't Karma Grand?

by Low-Key Lysmith in

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i just found out that the po of my old cong who presided over my disfellowshipping meeting was just disfellowshipped himself for a long history of horriffic physical and emotional abuse of his wife and family.. while i feel terrible for his family, i can't help but crack a smile when i think of him sitting in a cell (he was incarcerated for his evil deeds) stewing in his own juices.

when i was a kid in the cong, this guy was the most opiniated, judgemental, hateful asshole i have ever known.

i feel to some extent that justice has been served.

badwillie

Karma rules. My old pompous book study conductor was also jailed - for raping his wife.

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I didn't even know that my sister was married yesterday.

by badwillie in

sucks.,..just venting.

i changed that little girl's diapers too, and still love her.

badwillie

Thanks guys for the comments and support, it does help.

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I didn't even know that my sister was married yesterday.

by badwillie in

sucks.,..just venting.

i changed that little girl's diapers too, and still love her.

badwillie

sucks.,..just venting. I changed that little girl's diapers too, and still love her.

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Your favorite quote about religion/God?

by formerout in

i was going to add this to a comment to a post of mine in rune's topic "why?

" (if anybody was paying attention to it) but i figured i would start my own thread on it.. i have always liked quotes, especially very profound life lessons revealed in a short quip.. one of my favorites is by michel de montaigne: .

"man is surely stark mad.

badwillie

"Religion is opium for the masses"

- Karl Marx

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Leaving the Watchtower -- Prolonged Adolescence?

by logansrun in

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greetings folks,.

i'm in a bit of a fritz so bear with my free style.... sometimes i feel that, for the last two years since leaving the organization, i've been in a period of prolonged adolescence, filled with the confusion, second-guessing, mistakes and insights that go along with it.

i'm now 28 years old and feel like i'm in my early twenties sometimes.

badwillie

Bradley,

I can relate to all of what you said too. I'm 37, married with 2 kids, and even though I've only been out of the cult for just over 3 years I still am learning so much about myself. The frustration comes now a little because I have so little time to explore my interests. On the one hand I want to just be complacent, but then again I love life and living it to the fullest. oh well. one day at a time I guess...

- BW.

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Letter to my mom

by DIM in

here is a letter i'm sending off....let me know if you have any suggestions, i want it to be to the point and also positive:.

dear mom,.

i now realize that i can never be the son or person you want me to be.

badwillie

Very firm but loving letter DIM! I wish I could say I have as many good memories as you. It's nice that you acknowledge that to her too.

Ultimately, if you just keep on doing what you are doing (building a TRULY successful family), they will be forced to recognize all of your achievements. People only respect people who stand up for themselves...this letter shows you can do that very competently. I congratulate you on this big step.

Glad you are enjoying life with baby too!!!

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District Convention vs. Democratic National Convention

by Funchback in

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well, this was my first ever glimpse of the dnc.

too bad i was still a loyal dub in 2000 because my hometown of philadelphia hosted the event.

i must say that if the district conventions had live musical guests, or energetic speeches, or if guests were allowed to bring in colorful signs in support of their state and nominee (or, favorite speaker and congregation), or if the brothers giving talks used a teleprompter instead of paper, or if they just made the convention both and educational and fun event, i might just think about going.

badwillie

Hey Big Bri-Bri -

I thought the same thing as I watched some clips from the DNC. JW conventions were/are ass numbingly boring and repetitive.

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how does everyone else cope with being shunned by family?

by nb-dfed in

i am a newbie to the site.

i was born an raised a jw.

shortly after marriage, my husband and i decided we no longer wanted to be part of the organization.

badwillie

Excellent Gary! That is the approach I have eventually settled on too. I think many of us have over time graduated from the sadness of being rejected to the "screw 'em" philosophy. It works for me. I have a beautiful little 3 year old son that they will never get to play with - it's ALL their loss. Sure, I still get a little down sometimes, only because I am very sociable and I wish there were more people to share these things with. That's another thing I have found since leaving the JW's .. real friends don't come easy or fast out here in the real world. I try to be patient. I will never settle for conditional love and phony friendship again!

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Which Way Did You Choose To Leave The Organization?

by minimus in

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for me it was the slow, purposeful fade....and you?

?

badwillie

After only about 3 weeks of seeking out and reading "apostate" literature, I was publicly reproved at a Thursday night meeting for showing someone the UN's website where the WT was listed as an NGO.

.. that was my last meeting, I gave them the finger as I drove out the parking lot. Most of my family are JW's. We have not spoken in over 2 years. Totally their loss..in my opinion. I pity them now.

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Is there anything worse than.........

by ozziepost in

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.....crumbs in your bed??!!!!

!

badwillie

A hair caught in your teeth or back of your throat. how it got there is my business.