Posts by Hecklerboy

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Faders: When You Left, did Anyone Give a Damn?

by shamus100 in

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it seems funny to hear how some get love bombed, others get left alone when they fade.

i moved and told nobody - by the time they figured i was 'weak', it was too late - i was gone.

so honestly, what was it like for you when you left the 'organization'?

Hecklerboy

I made my decision on day at a CA. Just got up in the middle of the session and walked out. Greatest feeling ever. I remember it was a beautiful sunny day and I smiled all the way to the car. I've never been back. A couple of people have ask about me and my family tries to get to rejoin from time to time but no one seems to really care if I'm there or not. Which is just the way I like it.

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Wow!!! How my life has changed...

by Hecklerboy in

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friends

it's been about a year now that i've posted on this site.

so i thought i would catch you all up.

my life has been a rollercoaster the past year.

Hecklerboy

No, my wife never was a witness and I was fading when we met.

She is actually a baptist. Adultery seems to run in her family. Her grandfather, dad, mother, and twin sister have all cheated. Her twin sister was cheating on her husband at the same time my wife was cheating on me. Weird huh?

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Wow!!! How my life has changed...

by Hecklerboy in

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friends

it's been about a year now that i've posted on this site.

so i thought i would catch you all up.

my life has been a rollercoaster the past year.

Hecklerboy

Hello all,

It's been about a year now that I've posted on this site. So I thought I would catch you all up.

My life has been a rollercoaster the past year. Last year about this time I came home from a camping trip and found out my wife had been cheating on my for about 3 months. I was suspicious and eventualy found proof of it. We decided to try to save our marriage and went to counseling. It helped me find out allot about myself and my wife. However in March she handed me divorce papers and we filed them. So after 8 years I'm on my own again. I'm living by myself in an apartment and trying to enjoy life again.

It's really hard getting used to being alone again. Especially coming home to an empty apartment every evening. I'm staying busy with my karate classes (I'll get my blackbelt this fall) and working out at the gym in the evenings. I also bought myself a Harley Davidson and I'm riding it allot as well. Still doing the mountain biking however with gas prices it's cheaper to ride the Harley than haul the mountain bike to the trails.

I've been catching up with old friends and even had the chance to visit with an old witness friend that I haven't seen for 17 years. We talked allot about the organization and how we are both much happier now that we are out. I faded and he got disfellowshiped.

Not sure if I want to start dating anytime soon but I'm pretty lonely so I might give it a try.

Hope everyone is doing good and I hope to talk to some of you now that I'm back on my feet.

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 6-24-07 WT Study (Youths Goals Honor God)

by blondie in

comments you will not hear at the 06-24-07 wt study (may 1, 2007, pages 24-29)(youths goals honor god)(notepad).

review comments will be in red.

wt material from today's wt will be in black.

Hecklerboy

I was around in the 80's when they were really slamming education. Thank God my mom was wise enough to make sure i get some kind of education. She made sure I went to a vocational school to study drafting which has given me a nice career. Now you have to have a 4 year degree just to get an entry level office position at my company. In contrast, on the production floor you don't need an education. However, it can get to 100 degrees in the summer and it's very hard labor. Everytime I walk out onto the production floor I remind myself of how fortunate I am to have a good education.

Usally once a year I go to the local high school on career day to speak about engineering and drafting. I encourage all the kids to go to college and get some kind of degree. Some will come out and say they don't want to go to college, so I encourage them to go to the local vacational school to get training.

All of the lurkers out there: it's very, very, very, hard to get a good paying job (above poverty level) without some kind of extra education. Please make sure you or your children get the education needed to live good lives.

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Kansas City DC summary

by stillajwexelder in

ok just got back from the dc in kansas city.

i know there has been a thread on the dc already but i will post "highlights" or lowlights depending on one's opinion, of the dc in kc on this thread.. 1) bethel speakers so far 1 from patterson bethel, 1 from brooklyn bethel and 1 from walkill bethel + governing body speaker anthony morris 111. friday major talk on christ on last talk by morris.

illustarted earthquake in armenia few yaers ago.

Hecklerboy

"Bachelors, masters no good." -- that's why I got my Doctorate. smile.

At the company I'm employeed at you can't get anywhere without a Bachelors degree. They won't even look at you resume' if you don't have one.

Fortunately I was hired before they set this standard. However, I'm having a hard time getting promoted because I only have a technical degree from a vocational school. Even though I do the same job as the other's with a Bachelors degree. You really need a degree in today's society.

Oh yeah, and let them tell my wife this BS about not being able to find a job in you field of study. She just got her Master's in Nursing Science to be a Nurse Practitioner and has 3 doctors actively recruiting her for their different practices. Her salary will literally double next month. Also a friend of mine who is a Nurse Practitioner had 9 clinincs recruiting her to practice at thier facility. It's great when you get to interview your potential employer.

I just feel sorry for the rest of my family that's still in the cult. Theywork for very low pay at very hard jobs. They have no retirement and no health insurance. But hey, they are told they are happy people so I guess it's OK.

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