Posts by sweet tee

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just got df'd

by susu812 in

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20 years ago

i am very nervous about being in here.

i just got df'd last week and am unsure of how i feel about it.

i feel guilty but at the same time not.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

Welcome to the board SUSU! It's wonderful having you here because on this board, you are among 'true friends'. People who don't judge others based on their beliefs or lack thereof.

Also, you are truly blessed to have this 'break' from the troof at such an early age. Take advantage of the down time to do some research on the org and decide for yourself whether it is THE TRUTH, and if you want to spend your life dedicated to an organization. Many on this board have wasted their youth in the org only to find out that the truth we were taught to believe in, wasn't really the truth at all.

Warm hugs susu ... you're going to be fine. You have your whole life ahead of you and now, the decisions are in YOUR HANDS, not the hands of some impersonal body of governors who are far removed from the realities of life.

sweet tee

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Are you posting from your job?

by jt stumbler in

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20 years ago

i keep jwd up at work all day.

i frequent this site throughout the day.

when i get home at night, the last thing i want to do is look at a computer screen.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

I'm glad to know I'm not alone . Even when I take my laptop home I rarely go on-line. I get enough computer eye/back/wrist strain in my 8 hours of plurk (play + work).

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is this a good idea?

by tsunami_rid3r in

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20 years ago

i need to get these professional prom pictures to the girl i took to prom and i'd like to leave some kind of impression like "it was a fun night" since we don't really talk much..being she has a boyfriend now.

i still have our tickets....should i staple one to the envelope and just hand all of it to her at lunch?

orrrr...should i hand it to her while she's walking with her boyfriend?

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

I think it's a nice gesture to send her a picture along with the ticket. She should have a momento of her prom night. Don't do it in front of the bf, might get her in hot water. She'll appreciate the gesture without the drama.

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There is no graceful way to back out ...

by ljwtiamb in

20 years ago

i find it interesting that the chickens have come home to roost for wts.. just as they have allowed no dignified way to exit the org, without disgrace, there seems to be no way for them to gracefully apologize for past (errors???).

just think of the recent mass exodus of faithful that has come about with each major doctrine change.

so many have been ruined by devoting their lives to the gb, that even if there was a sincere effort to correct things, i believe that the vast majority of the current membership would just revolt.. it's just a matter of time before the entire house of cards comes tumbling down.. so, whaddya think?.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

Amen u/d! The wolf cry has gone out way too many times to be ignored and/or blamed on the R&F. People are getting tired of waiting for the end to arrive.

And for all you doubters answer me this:

What's going to happen when the last member of the pre 1935 GB is gone?

Besides 'new light' from the writing dept. that is.

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Field Service is a Farce

by swiftbreeze in

20 years ago

i touch on this subject in another post but i felt the need to take it further...back in the day jw's went out in fs but i don't know about today.... i live in a big city....the territory my congregation has is small because there are so many cong.

here.. our bookstudy only had maybe four blocks at the most to work.

my ex husband and i would go to the meetings and hear talk about fs and all the wonderful and experiences and the joy oh joy in being out in the ministry.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

Why did we pretend to enjoy field service

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the reasons why we leave makes a difference...

by littletree in

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20 years ago

i have a dilemma (did i spell dilemma correctly?

): i am the only person i know, of any of my former witness associates, who left because i started doubting/stopped believing the teachings.

i did research on the internet, read books, talked to people from different religions, etc.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

Hey loves2B - like that new acronym

I left the borg for morality reasons myself, even though I had doubts too. I was just tired of slaving for the BS'ers in Crooklyn and decided to jump off of the treadmill - come what may.

Now that I've been enlightened I could never go back and I don't want to hear any of that BS anymore.

You should help your friends open their eyes and see the light so they can live without fear. What else are friend's for? Meanwhile, widen your circle (ugh ... that sounded too much like 'reach out' )

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Field Service is a Farce

by swiftbreeze in

20 years ago

i touch on this subject in another post but i felt the need to take it further...back in the day jw's went out in fs but i don't know about today.... i live in a big city....the territory my congregation has is small because there are so many cong.

here.. our bookstudy only had maybe four blocks at the most to work.

my ex husband and i would go to the meetings and hear talk about fs and all the wonderful and experiences and the joy oh joy in being out in the ministry.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

I can't believe the dishonesty (really ) I was such a ~~faithful~~ sucker I never lied on my FS report. Plus I felt like crap when I didn't get at least 10 hours. I fudged a little bit about the family study - I can't believe I spent all those years feeling guilty when I could have just doctored my report .

To the subject though, it seemed like folks in my area were pretty well trained on the FS issue. Saturday morning there would be a decent group at the book study. Weekdays it was mostly pios. and auxs. We had a large territory but worked it over pretty good. I hardly see anybody out these days though.

The worst of the worst was 'holiday' witnessing though. I had a regular RV tell me off in good fashion for intruding his Christmas celebration. He said they never read the magazines I left and they just took 'em to be nice to me (that was sweet wasn't it LOL). Anyhow - he sure got rid of my arse. Good for him!

(sweet tee of the 'I don't get any respect' class)

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There is no graceful way to back out ...

by ljwtiamb in

20 years ago

i find it interesting that the chickens have come home to roost for wts.. just as they have allowed no dignified way to exit the org, without disgrace, there seems to be no way for them to gracefully apologize for past (errors???).

just think of the recent mass exodus of faithful that has come about with each major doctrine change.

so many have been ruined by devoting their lives to the gb, that even if there was a sincere effort to correct things, i believe that the vast majority of the current membership would just revolt.. it's just a matter of time before the entire house of cards comes tumbling down.. so, whaddya think?.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

I think the WT will go on but their membership will dwindle in developed countries where people have access to more information whether it be the internet or the media.

My mom has a friend who watched every TV show about JW's and Ex-JW's. She believes they are a cult and wanted so much for me to find out what was going on but I refused to listen to her. It wasn't until after I left and was thinking about going back that I began to uncover the real story behind the tower.

The truth about the troof is already out, and they have and will continue to lose members and it will be much more difficult to bring in new recruits. IMHO.

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So how do I do this & get it right?

by Why Georgia in

20 years ago

tomorrow i will be mailing my special do not call, come by, or mail our family anything letter to new york.

i was told i should also send the same letter to all the local congregations we were once affiliated with.. i did this when we lived at our old address and the letter to the local kh came back returned for having no mailbox.. so how am i supposed to get the letters to them?.

any idea's?.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

Train your dog to attack when he hears the name Jehovah. That way when they knock on the door and say 'Jehovah's Witnesses' he/she'll go crazy and scare the bejeezes out of them!!

I'm so glad they don't bother me. Seven years out and no visits or phone calls. Sweet bliss.

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Use of money collected for assemlies........

by jula71 in

20 years ago

i went to the sun.

session of a "circuit assembly" this past weekend.

and the weekend's accounts report was read.

20 years ago

sweet tee 20 years ago

It's called 'fleecing the flock'!

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