Posts by LongHairGal

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5 years ago they were 25, now they hit the BIG 30-----and still single---jw girls.

by pistolpete in

experience from reddit.

i’m in my mid 20’s but i’m noticing alot of sisters that are 35, 40 and just kind of lost.

single, still live at home or heavily dependent on parents because they have measly jobs.

LongHairGal

PISTOLPETE & DATA DOG:

Regarding ‘spirituality as currency’ mindset: I did hear plenty of talk about sisters looking for a ‘spiritual’ man.🙄..Such a silly word.

However, in my ‘unspiritual’ mind and heart I never truly ‘got’ it. Maybe it’s because I was not a born-in?? My values were shaped before I joined the JW religion. While I may have wanted a decent guy, I certainly wasn’t looking for an elder (or anybody there with a title).. I’m sorry if anybody was deluded enough to think they were hot shit because they were an elder.. I certainly didn’t think so.

Sometime ago, I read a post where somebody said something along the lines of: ‘being an elder was about as important (or exciting) as being the president of the local book club’.🤣 ..I certainly agreed with this. Sorry if this offends anybody.

Getting back to the point of the thread: there are too few men in the JW religion and far too many women there looking for any man who has a pulse. They should do themselves a favor and look elsewhere.

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5 years ago they were 25, now they hit the BIG 30-----and still single---jw girls.

by pistolpete in

experience from reddit.

i’m in my mid 20’s but i’m noticing alot of sisters that are 35, 40 and just kind of lost.

single, still live at home or heavily dependent on parents because they have measly jobs.

LongHairGal

RULES & REGULATIONS:

Of course it’s better to be single than married to the wrong person.

But, as far as your JW cousins in their 60s and never married.. I wouldn’t be sitting there if I were them!.. They are objects of ‘pity’ and are sitting ducks to be targeted by Users. This is the only use for single women there. I wouldn’t give anybody the satisfaction. I got criticized for my job so these hypocrites wouldn’t get the right time from me.

I walked away from the JW religion in my forties because of the 1995 teaching on Generation. I knew it was Over.. I didn’t leave because there were ‘No men’. Although looking back in retrospect I probably should have.

In time, I Retired. I will say this: I’m glad I’m not in the religion now after what has happened over the last two decades!!.. I’d never stand for being targeted to do favors and/or being asked for money in general - and especially for people who didn’t work. 👎

In short, I’m Glad I’m out.

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5 years ago they were 25, now they hit the BIG 30-----and still single---jw girls.

by pistolpete in

experience from reddit.

i’m in my mid 20’s but i’m noticing alot of sisters that are 35, 40 and just kind of lost.

single, still live at home or heavily dependent on parents because they have measly jobs.

LongHairGal

GREAT TEACHER:

That’s a sick story!

I agree with that ‘traditional method’ you mention. These Witness women have to look outside for a man!

Otherwise the young ones will be pursued by older disgusting guys. (I was once a young girl and would have never wanted an old guy to touch me 🤮.). And the older sisters there (no matter how beautiful or accomplished) would be passed over by these unattractive guys who must have a magic mirror it seems!

All these extra ladies (unclaimed treasures) would only be viewed as somebodies to ask favors from (or hit up for money). [They are degrading themselves just being there subjected to the attitudes and bullshit]..Some User/Loser types would try to befriend them to try to convince them into a co-dependent relationship.😮 No thanks! I’m not interested.

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5 years ago they were 25, now they hit the BIG 30-----and still single---jw girls.

by pistolpete in

experience from reddit.

i’m in my mid 20’s but i’m noticing alot of sisters that are 35, 40 and just kind of lost.

single, still live at home or heavily dependent on parents because they have measly jobs.

LongHairGal

PISTOLPETE:

Yes, I saw the Reddit thread. All those good-looking JW single women should look outside the religion if they want to get married or are worrying about their ‘biological clock’!

They shouldn’t be lowering themselves chasing the few Witness guys who aren’t worth it or are playing ‘games’.. Find a man more worthy outside and then come back with the new husband. After a while, all the busybodies will forget. Unfortunately, too many men are dysfunctional (in and out of the religion). But, at least a guy from outside isn’t mentally emasculated from a repressive religion!

As for me, when I came into the JW religion as a twenty-something, I didn’t see any brothers that were attractive to me. All the good men were taken..Some young guy had shown an interest but he was a born-in, younger than me. He was cute-ish but he wasn’t for me.

I wasn’t really keen on getting married anyway and didn’t want kids (otherwise I would have looked outside)..I saw desperate sisters settle for guys in the ‘Truth’ that either weren’t so ‘hot’ or damaged mentally..I couldn’t do that..As time went on I heard of pathetic older sisters chasing the few ‘available’ men in the circuit. To me, that’s degrading.

It’s true that I was one of those ‘picky’ sisters and thought very highly of myself..I had more than one person say this to me..But, that was my business and not anybody else’s.

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Why is God's punishment always nonsensical?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

leviticus 10:1-3. .

the death of nadab and abihu.

10 aaron’s sons nadab and abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the lord, contrary to his command.

LongHairGal

RULES & REGULATIONS:

I totally agree with you that what Jehovah’s Witnesses really have are their OWN literature studies - with maybe a look-up of a selected scripture here and there that seems to fit their agenda!!

In my opinion, these are not really true bible studies!! A true bible study would be using the Bible. Period.

With regard to the general gist of the thread, I think most of the Ten Commandments and the health regulations elsewhere in Leviticus are the rules (or general moral guides) in the Bible that I think are useful or important.. Everything else? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Isn’t JW’s teaching of “the abomination that causes desolation” wrong?

by Abraham1 in

what “the abomination that causes desolation” mentioned in mathew 24:15 means could be understood only by close followers of jesus because it was part of his personal discussion with them.

by stopping to greet those whom they consider as “their enemies” jws are identifying themselves as “pagans,” according to jesus.

(mathew 5:43-48) thus they cannot correctly understand what the abomination that causes desolation” that would appear as part of signs of “last days.”.

LongHairGal

CARLA:

I agree with you. I was brought up Roman Catholic and the cross was just a representation of Christ’s sacrifice. Same thing with other statues, etc..I certainly didn’t worship any particular item.

As far as I was concerned, the Witnesses just differed for the sake of being different. I let their claims of ‘idolatry’ everywhere go in one ear and out the other. Meanwhile I have seen photos of wearable items with their corporate logo (tie tacks, etc.) What do you call that??..This is the same as people in Christendom selling cross and medal necklaces!

When I first started my ‘Fade’ from the JW religion, one of the things I soon did was go into one of those Catholic stores and purchase a lovely set of rosary beads which I keep as a memento.

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Governing body member has nervous breakdown due to bethel workload

by Witness 007 in

karl klien life story from the watchtower.. "president rutherford had repeated occasions to reprove me for breaking some rule.

(under president knorr 1950) brother knorr invited me to join the writing department...when i told him it did not matter where i served he reproved me..saying when an added privilege is offered we should be eager to accept it...my attitude was due to my health which has always been a problem.

knorr was older we were like brothers with the older brother knorr prone to expressing inpatients to my short comings.

LongHairGal

FOOLEDNOMORE:

Yes, it was painfully obvious about the Witnesses’ terrible attitudes about women.

I really let this Old Testament stuff go in one ear and out the other.. After all, I wasn’t married to anybody there and only had to see these people in public, etc..I also was raised Catholic and had a fairly ‘normal’ life before I got involved with the JW religion. My self-esteem was already established. I knew who I was.

Nothing negative about women that was said in the hall really ‘got’ to me personally.. I also had a full-time job before I joined the religion which I held onto until Retirement. I knew enough not to allow any of these meddling fools or hypocrites interfere with my business or private life!

I guess this explains why they didn’t like me.☺️

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How many of you remember the "Pioneer Shuffle " and the special "time reporting" of pioneers?

by Foolednomore in

jw
friends

i started pioneering in my late teens an remember how slow pioneers would walk to the doors while out in circus.

also, they would not really talk to anybody at all.

they would start their time as soon as they got dressed an out the door, while us regular shucks started our time at the first door we knocked at.

LongHairGal

PONTOON:

Yes.. As I stated, only Retirees (because they are living off a pension) and schoolchildren (because their parents are still supporting them) should have been on the pioneer list.

Anybody else who had to work a decent job to support themselves and instead took the gamble and said ‘what the hell’ and pioneered/lived on the edge with crappy jobs for decades - is probably suffering this very day!

They fell for all the hype/Armageddon scare back then (encouraged in all likelihood by older JWs who were collecting pensions and who went to their graves after living a cushy life)…Whose fault is all this? It certainly isn’t mine. I was always the one who defiantly told younger pioneers privately they BETTER plan for their future!

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Governing body member has nervous breakdown due to bethel workload

by Witness 007 in

karl klien life story from the watchtower.. "president rutherford had repeated occasions to reprove me for breaking some rule.

(under president knorr 1950) brother knorr invited me to join the writing department...when i told him it did not matter where i served he reproved me..saying when an added privilege is offered we should be eager to accept it...my attitude was due to my health which has always been a problem.

knorr was older we were like brothers with the older brother knorr prone to expressing inpatients to my short comings.

LongHairGal

MARBLES:

I see your point. But, I did what I did because I wanted to highlight my experience as a woman in the JW religion.

I also saw too few experiences like mine as a single working woman on the forum. For the longest time I saw many experiences of men/elders who left the religion. I also was of the opinion that some of them left because their noses were out of joint over issues of perceived ‘disrespect’. It was a little more serious for me.

I also want to add that elders (maybe not necessarily anybody on here) were part of the problem I experienced in the JW religion. It was ELDERS who tried to target single women like me to do favors for some older people in the religion - maybe that older sister who regularly invited him and his wife over for dinner!

It seemed someone like me (single with no family there) was viewed as fair game in the JW religion by elders and other Users..Of course, they never got anywhere with me. 😉

Lastly, the elders were the biggest reason I was panned because of my full-time job. If I fell for their pressure to quit years ago, I would be in a predicament today. These people certainly would not be supporting me!!! This cannot be stressed enough!

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Governing body member has nervous breakdown due to bethel workload

by Witness 007 in

karl klien life story from the watchtower.. "president rutherford had repeated occasions to reprove me for breaking some rule.

(under president knorr 1950) brother knorr invited me to join the writing department...when i told him it did not matter where i served he reproved me..saying when an added privilege is offered we should be eager to accept it...my attitude was due to my health which has always been a problem.

knorr was older we were like brothers with the older brother knorr prone to expressing inpatients to my short comings.

LongHairGal

DISILLUSIONED JW:

Sometimes it’s hard to tell who is a woman because so many posters chose names that don’t indicate their gender. I made sure I chose a name that shows what I am because I feel it is important.

After all, my negative experience in the Jehovah’s Witnesses was directly because I AM a woman who held down a full-time job. That was a no-no in their eyes!.. They expected me to pioneer and pursue poverty and become a doormat for the old ladies and other Users in the religion. Instead, I became an object of passive hatred and semi-shunning because I did NOT listen to them. I chose the wiser course of looking out for my own best interest.

Like you, I also walked away from this religion.