Posts by LongHairGal

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Pimo's walking out

by Foolednomore in

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is it possible that jw's would get so worn out by watchtower 's bullshit that they would stand up gather their stuff and walk out of a meeting or a convention.

i can see a small number doing it..

LongHairGal

FOOLEDNOMORE:

The answer is Yes, but it is something different for everybody.

Speaking of 9/11: I heard conflicting stories. The religion says they opened their doors. Other people (insiders) say No. I also heard they were told to stop looking out the window. There was also an awful rumor going around that a person/persons made cruel remarks about JWs who died in the collapse saying “that’s what they get for not being out in the ministry” or words to that effect..(Guess whoever didn’t know where money came from.)

With regard to PIMOs walking out suddenly: when I heard that 1995 teaching on Generation, I almost physically walked out. But, I got hold of myself as the reality was sinking in. There were a lot of things I felt were wrong with the religion. But this did it. I decided then and there my time in the Witness religion was Over and I planned my ‘Fade’..I felt they were insulting people’s intelligence and leading everybody on!

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Rutherford and dinosaurs

by jhine in

sorry if this has been discussed before but on quora someone asked if rutherford had said that dinosaurs had been taken to venus .

i assume that the questioner had heard it somewhere and wanted to check it out.

i've never come across this before is it true ?

LongHairGal

VANDERHOVEN7:

Wow, I don’t remember hearing that one about the dinosaurs and Venus.. What an embarrassment the teachings of this religion are. No wonder they don’t want JWs reading their old books and publications.

NATHAN NATAS:

I like your last paragraph..It wouldn’t surprise me if ‘Listen, obey and die’ is probably somebody’s hidden feelings about the rank & file. I also think people in the religion have wasted the only life they were given. I’ll bet some suspect this but they are hanging on because of the sunk cost fallacy.

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Who says the Pandemic didn't wake up a lot of people!

by pistolpete in

there are actually tons of these experiences.

i wanted to post this one because it involved all the family of born in jws.. post;.

all my freakn dreams came true.

LongHairGal

FOOLEDNOMORE:

I remember reading somewhere about the analogy you mentioned. Hypothetical person/persons invest their life and their time (the most valuable thing they possess whether they realize it or not).

These persons would expect a ‘payout’ (the promised ‘paradise earth’, and all the pretty perks: bodies growing to perfection, resurrection of dead loved ones).. They are led to believe they wouldn’t need to think about things normal people do like getting good jobs and preparing for retirement.. They are told ‘Armageddon’ will come so there are no worries if they have ‘faith’.. However, their retirement age arrived first and they are unprepared! Some Do end up dying.. So, did these people get the payout they expected.. Or did they get play money??

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Who says the Pandemic didn't wake up a lot of people!

by pistolpete in

there are actually tons of these experiences.

i wanted to post this one because it involved all the family of born in jws.. post;.

all my freakn dreams came true.

LongHairGal

DIOGENESISTER:

Yes, I don’t think people noticed that.

MIKRONBOY:

I am glad the person quoted in the OP PistolPete’s story landed on their feet. I was older when I ‘Faded’ and at least had a pre-JW life.. Even then it was emotionally rocky for a while.. I can only imagine how difficult it would be for somebody raised in the religion that knows nothing else!..It is a shock!

Anyway, it is nice to know that the pandemic has opened the eyes of many JWs.

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Elders hounding members to quit their jobs due to missing too many meetings

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

how many times did you see elders hounding congregation members to quit their jobs due to missing meetings?.

my brother worked at a grocery store at 16 years old.

he would miss tuesday's ministry school due to his work schedule.

LongHairGal

RULES & REGULATIONS:

I’m glad types like these hypocritical hounders never swayed me!

In addition to all the things I mentioned in my previous posts, I also had to deal with envy and being scrutinized over dress!!! There were some older married types there who acted like I “owed” somebody something. (Yes. Me, who worked full-time.) I never asked anybody for anything. I busted my a$$ and got to weeknight meetings on cold nights. Meanwhile, these delusional farts just came from their nice dinner table.

There was a very ignorant element of older married ladies in the hall who had no idea what it was like for a single person who worked. These fools imagined people who weren’t married had no problems. Meanwhile, I had to do everything myself. Because of these attitudes, I made sure I never did favors for them or any other Users in the hall.

After I ‘Faded’ from the JW religion I always regretted that I missed the opportunity to tell some of these people off. .But, I was glad to be done with it all…I did run into several around town over the years and was cordial and told them I was Retired.

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Elders hounding members to quit their jobs due to missing too many meetings

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

how many times did you see elders hounding congregation members to quit their jobs due to missing meetings?.

my brother worked at a grocery store at 16 years old.

he would miss tuesday's ministry school due to his work schedule.

LongHairGal

THOMAS MORE:

If you didn’t get college or a decent job with benefits…just WHO would be supporting you today??…..(Nobody.)

This is why I’m SO thankful today I ignored all these hypocrites ..For everyone’s information: a woman either needs to get married OR get a career to support herself or she ends up poor in old age. It’s as simple as that.

Anybody pushing poverty for somebody ELSE when they are living an affluent life should rot...There is No forgiveness for them.

PISTOL PETE:

It’s true that many JWs had lower paying jobs. They were in many cases low paid partly because they wanted work that was ‘close by’ so they wouldn’t ‘miss meetings’. 🙄 So, they made this useless sacrifice and today in their old age they have a lower SS benefit!

Too bad many Witnesses have piss-poor knowledge about necessary things like how the world works. This is why I am so glad I was raised a non-JW ‘worldly’ person because at least I learned practical things that would benefit me in life.

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Ok...so then here is my 'proper' intro ;)

by Rubyvixen in

i actually have been reading these forums for about two years now and just decided to finally register.

where does one go to make a proper intro post?

edit: alrighty then, i guess i will do my little intro here.

LongHairGal

Welcome to any Newbies….In looking through this thread, a lot of these posters don’t post here anymore including the OP.

A lot of time has passed...I hope they got on with life in the Real world after their unpleasant JW experience. I wish them the best.

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Happy Easter Everybody .

by smiddy3 in

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friends

ok i`m not religious anymore but i do like any excuse to indulge myself with chocolates whatever form they come in ,eggs or bunny`s or even rabbits..

LongHairGal

SMIDDY3:

I have memories of Easter when I was in grade school. It was somber and happy. Somber because of the death of Jesus Christ and happy because of his resurrection.

I remember all the decorations, my new Easter Sunday coat, etc. church with my siblings and Mom (Dad not a church-goer) and the feeling of Spring.

Happy Easter everybody!

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Memorial Invite Letter

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

have you received your 2022 memorial invite?

here is one sent to my friend from his witness neighbor!

what are the odds that after receiving this invite, someone will attend the memorial?.

LongHairGal

RULES & REGULATIONS:

I don’t know but am I getting the sense that these letters and Memorial invitations are stepped up more-so this year??

It sure seems that way at least from what I’m reading on here! I know there was always a campaign before the memorial but I’m getting the sense it’s more frenzied this year….If so, I wonder if it’s because the JW religion has lost members during the pandemic and they are frantically trying to make up for it by attracting potential new studie$… Also, I suppose it cannot be forgotten that those old faithful in the religion are passing away. When this demographic is gone, that’s it. There’ll be fewer people left in the religion with any disposable income to go up to with an envelope!

Just a thought.

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Who is partaking of the upcoming memorial in April 15, 2022

by bola in

i am plan to partake of the emblem for the first time.

i have informed my elders of my heavenly call during the time they met with me for my reinstatement last year on june, 2022. i informed my congo secretary also.

who else is intending to partake.

LongHairGal

OZZIEPOST:

I agree with your post. Many of us are long and happily gone from the JW religion.

We come on here out of curiosity and also because there are many Newbies leaving the religion who deserve to hear our stories. We have felt everything they are feeling. The religion would love if ex-JWs went away silently and didn’t speak of their experience! Also, some ex-JWs are hung up on proving how ‘over it’ they are!

I don’t have to prove anything to anybody. I like talking about my negative experience in the religion because I don’t think it’s talked about enough. After what I have read about what’s happened in the religion in the 21 years I’m out, I’m very Glad I’m no longer there. If I were there now I would be a target of too many desperate fools waiting for Armageddon to solve their problems because they were led to believe they didn’t need to work to plan for retirement.👎 I’d run in the opposite direction from these people.