newbie-australia

Joined

• started 1 topics
• posted 6 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by newbie-australia

• 
  26

  Brought up as a Witness

  by newbie-australia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a newbie to anything like this.

  are most people here ex-jws?.

  anyone brought up as witnesses from birth?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  newbie-australia

  Brummie,

  When disassociated, did you do it technically (like a letter and they announced), or you just never went to meetings again?
• 
  26

  Brought up as a Witness

  by newbie-australia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a newbie to anything like this.

  are most people here ex-jws?.

  anyone brought up as witnesses from birth?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  newbie-australia

  Brought up from birth and baptized very young.

  Was a total witness nerd until 17 or so when I started getting bored. DF's at 21 and that was 8 yrs ago.

  Got totally dumped by my family.

  Is it just my zealous family, or does everyone get TOTALLY dumped when DF'd?
• 
  27

  Don't wanna be a JW...Don't wanna be ex-JW

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok...i definitely don't want to be jw any more.

  i just want to be me.. on average, how long does it take to give it up?

  to move on?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  newbie-australia

  I think if your situation requires a lot of contact with JWs you think about it more. The quicker you cut off, the quicker you' get over it'.

  My family dumped me 8 years ago when I was DF'd and only Mum keeps contact. I am fine until I go to see her, then all the pain floods back, including memories etc...
• 
  26

  Brought up as a Witness

  by newbie-australia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a newbie to anything like this.

  are most people here ex-jws?.

  anyone brought up as witnesses from birth?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  newbie-australia

  And are most here DF'd or disassociated themselves?
• 
  8

  Appeals against disfellowshiping - EVER gone in complainants favour??

  by steve2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hear a lot of talk about the watchtower's provision of allowing appeals of local elders' decisions to disfellowship fellow witnesses.

  but does anyone know if such appeals have ever gone in the complainant's favour?

  i very much doubt if anyone who has been disfellowshipped has ever successfully appealed the decision.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  newbie-australia

  I've been DF'd for 8 years or so now, and I tried to appeal recently by letters- stating that I was too young to know when baptized.

  Wrote to local society as well as Brooklyn. No luck with letter. THey want to meet to discuss.
• 
  26

  Brought up as a Witness

  by newbie-australia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a newbie to anything like this.

  are most people here ex-jws?.

  anyone brought up as witnesses from birth?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  newbie-australia

  I'm a newbie to anything like this. Are most people here ex-jws?

  Anyone brought up as witnesses from birth?