Posts by Louise

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If someone asked you, 'Are you a righteous person'? What would be your answer?

by Esse quam videri in

what would be your answer?

are you are a righteous person?

on a scale of 1-10, how righteous do you feel you are?.

Dating After Leaving?

by Garrett in

hey guys,.

this is going to be a topic of a different nature.

so, while i am not looking to date at the current moment since i'm still trying to figure out who i am and what i want life, i do want to start dating in the near future.. my issue is that i've been in for almost all my life and it's left a big hole when it comes to my romantic life.. i was wondering, after leaving, did any of you date?

Louise

Dating.......well being in the JW org for most of my life and being around JW boys who thought they were gods gift to us "sisters" - because there is a serious lack of males in the borg - I never dated in the org - gaaagh! None of them attracted me anyway - mommies'boys.

Afterward - well I did feel a bit at a disadvantage, because I didn't have the normal experiences as others.

I did try online - met a couple of guys - most wanted sex only. Tried dating a couple - but I don't know - found them to be boring, lacking in conversation and well nothing really came about.

I'm open to dating someone, but hell where do find people to date? At work - no one really here because everyone my age (38) is married with 2 kids, a fence, a house, 2 cars and 5 dogs. Clubs? Yeah I still pop around to a club now and again to dance - I"m not that hot to pull one of those chaps (not that I don't have confidence, but at those places it is mostly superficial - besides they younger) Church? I don't go to church.

So that leaves me with the one and only male in my life - Wilson. My gorgeous Daxie. There's no room on the bed for another male.

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"Millions Will Attend -Will You?" Mea Culpa!

by Joe Grundy in

dubs are working the housing estate where i live.

i was outside my house, applying some tlc to my old jag (worshiping worldly things?)..

one old guy, half a dozen middle-aged and upwards ladies.

Louise

Before, when I was in the faith the memorial held a special place in my heart, I would go outside, look at the moon and think 2000 years ago Jesus died and here we were looking up at that same moon........

NOW I forget that it's memorial time. It means nothing to me. The witnesses today are so half hearted in their service to their all powerful god that if they were my employees I'd fire them. Lukewarm water gets spat out - so said Jesus.

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The Jehovah's Witnesses a Pretentious Commercialized False Prophet, Yes or No ?

by Finkelstein in

doing some reflective research onto the jws and even further back to the ibsa, there is a lot of obtainable information about these organizations and the people who headed up these adjoined organizations.

i myself found many bits of information that were left blank, missing pieces that i may have assumed on speculation but upon reviewing those bits of information actually reconfirmed of what i had originally thought.

most of that involves the pressing agenda of the wts to proliferate its publications by using dubiously concocted but nevertheless alluring doctrines to promote literature which the organization and its head editorial writers devised on their own.

Louise

of course they are. Not one of their prophesies have come to pass.

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Need Help, what do you do when Elders try to bully you and your family with Lies and threats? I am inactive and hate them now!

by PokerPlayerPhil in

i have a elder trying to screw with me because he protects pedophiles and claims they can be rehabilitated.

he's doing his jw attacks while nobody is around because he knows he can lie about me and my family even if there are three witnesses the jw elders don't do squat!

they cower because all the elders are terrified of this bully, he brags about how great his business is but i know so many secrets about him and his wife.

Louise

So how would you approach something like this? I wouldn't do it maliciously - I would speak to the man one on one and take a minutes of the meeting, even recording it so that there can be no further lies or bullying tactics. Follow it up in writing. Explain that if he doesn't stop his actions then you'll have to use the law.

I find keeping emotions out of something and using facts instead help a lot.

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Shunned again, and you won't guess where. EVER.

by kwintestal in

jw
friends

well, we were going about our business today as we usually do on a monday.

mrs kwin went to work, kids went to school, i stayed home and made apple sauce and beer.

2:30 comes along and it's time to pick up everyone and, oh yeah ... we have that appointment today.

Louise

oooh shitzerringer - this is an old thread - still getting used to the new site and how it works.

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Shunned again, and you won't guess where. EVER.

by kwintestal in

jw
friends

well, we were going about our business today as we usually do on a monday.

mrs kwin went to work, kids went to school, i stayed home and made apple sauce and beer.

2:30 comes along and it's time to pick up everyone and, oh yeah ... we have that appointment today.

Louise

I would definitely bring that up with her boss. She is in a professional environment and she acted unprofessionally.

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Lost but now found : This site and update on life

by Louise in

jw
friends

i have been searching for this for ages.

it just seemed to have fallen off the net or was down in south africa - couldn't find links or anything.

was really weird.. the site looks clean, i miss the old site however.

Louise

Desirous of Change - Yes I am Loubelle :) The nut from SA. I wanted to change my name but I can't now.

To my fellow SA's - the cricket was nail biting. Man o man, how I wanted that 6 to actually be a catch! shheeeez

AS for the rugby - you know I'm a Sharks supporter all the way - was at the game last week with that hellofa lighting - was AWESOME - was in a box so remained dry and drank a Hansa beer!

As for the DUBS - well all I can say is tough. It doesn't even pull at my heart strings. After 10 years, that natural affection has died off I'm afraid - out of sight out of mind. Yeah I may sound very hard / harsh, but it's the truth.

And fellow SA's where are you guys - we need to get ourselves into gear and meet up or something. I'm in Durbs. So if any of you are around - drop me a mail - I have a pirate birthday coming up and you are more than welcome to pull in : [email protected]

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15 Years of Jehovahs-Witness.com

by Simon in

yes, today is the forum's 15th birthday!.

i never thought for one moment that it would survive this long or have so many people post so many great subjects over the years.. it is still humbling when i get pm's or emails from people expressing how the site has helped them and of course thanks goes to all the posters who have shared their experiences and make helpful and supportive comments to others who are in the sometimes difficult process of learning the real truth about 'the truth'.. the site has gone through several different incarnations over the last 15 years running on different platforms, different databases and different hosts but we've been able to keep all the old topics.

the current site is still being developed and i'm hoping to push another major upgrade soon.. i also may have some other news to share soon about the future of the site so stay posted.. until then, here's the the next 15 years!

Louise

If it wasn't for this site.....well I wouldn't have met some fabulous people, shared wonderful and sad tales or be sane.

It is a wonderful place where we all get it.

To infinity and beyond.

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Lost but now found : This site and update on life

by Louise in

jw
friends

i have been searching for this for ages.

it just seemed to have fallen off the net or was down in south africa - couldn't find links or anything.

was really weird.. the site looks clean, i miss the old site however.

Louise

I have been searching for this for ages. It just seemed to have fallen off the net or was down in South Africa - couldn't find links or anything. Was really weird.

The site looks clean, I miss the old site however. Such is it.

A quick update on where I'm at. My last job was to be a sales manager for a paper called Bayede - the position was very misleading and after 3 months of hard work, setting systems in place and selling 1/4 of a million rand I was told to leave. That was in August. Didn't have any work, and though applied for positions that I qualified for, didn't even get interviews.

Coped a hellofa lot better though. Did gardening, planted a vegetable and herb garden, which was extremely rewarding and kept me busy. Looked after the home and my family.

2015 rolled around and I have been temping at Independent Newspapers - I love the company and the work. The position I've been working in was advertised so I have applied for it and I know I'm the best person for it. I should know in about 2 weeks or so.

I'm not sure if I had mentioned it before I "lost" the site - my grandfather passed about last year - unfortunately it wasn't that sad. He wasn't the nicest man.

My JW gran is currently dying. I haven't spoken to her in 10 years, since I was disfellowshipped. I contacted her elder son in law and told him that I have hands on experience with cancer and can help her on a physical level so that her final days won't be lonely and she will have some dignity. I asked that she be told that it is okay to accept my physical help. Well as expected the answer came back that I need to respect her wishes and leave her be. She wants nothing to do with me.

On a personal front - I'm doing well. Exceptionally well emotionally. I have my family, my pets, my friends, my home. All my needs are met.