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I'm sick of...

by freemindfade in

jw
friends

i'm sick of.... ...having an elder i barely know invite himself over to my house, and bring another asshole elder with him, you know, to "see how i'm doing" f-ck them.

...having same elder with all insincerity approach me at the beeting and before inviting himself over, ask, "how are you doing?

" then when i say everything is great, go ahead and invite them selves over anyway.

Twitch

What Great Teacher and others have said. In the immortal words of the Lord Humongous, "just walk away"

The only power they have is that which is given to them.

41

Are you angry for having been a JW?

by Half banana in

i remember seeing the ex-jws parading around outside the assembly like lepers holding placards of hate.

we were the righteous and enlightened ones... and they were lost in outer darkness.

just dont look at them was the standard response to their unwelcome presence..

No, I don't feel anger anymore at being a JW, at Christianity or religion in general. I spent too many years being angry and resentful and the only person that was affected was myself, sometimes to my detriment. The people and entities I was angry with don't give a shit anyways.

Anger is a natural response to being lied to and manipulated, and a part of the healing process. As my psychologist (may he rest in peace) said many years ago, "Anger is a good motivator and useful in forging new directions but not necessarily a healthy long term practice. It tends to feed upon itself and over time, one may forget the original reason for being angry. It also may prevent one from healing and moving on"

It's better to forge a new life and be content, not as revenge (which seems contradictory) but rather more to enjoy the time we have.

56

JW Threatened me with Violence Today :)

by cofty in

i popped into the supermarket for a few things after work today and found myself walking up an aisle alongside a couple who used to be in my tuesday group.

i see them reasonably often and always say hello much to their obvious annoyance.

i noticed that ian was sporting a shaggy beard.

Twitch

Seems like the other guy was minding his own business. I gotta admire that at least.

I find the statement that its ammunition for future taunting rather revealing, and kinda sad actually.

Live and let live I say. Who knows what steps he has/hasn't taken or may yet take.

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Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

so i was fooled by the witnesses.

what can i learn from that?

not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.

Twitch

indeed

579

Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

so i was fooled by the witnesses.

what can i learn from that?

not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.

Twitch

I suggest it was Miss Scarlett, in the Kitchen, with the Lead Pipe.

29

Do video games cause bad behaviour in children?

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

my boy is 10 and has got very interested in pocamon cards.

( a game way to complicated for me to understand) but i've also noticed it's linked to a computer game, which seems harmless enough but i also noticed advertisements for more violent games appear.. i would value people's opinion on whether, you think video games cause bad behaviour in kids.

i should mention my kid says i limit his time on these games, much more than other children's parents, and i was thinking of reevaluating that rule.. thanks.. the rebel..

Twitch

I dunno

If I ever saw aliens descending from the sky, I might wanna have a laser cannon handy, just in case...

Twitch, of the Atari 2600 Combat class

6

Convention Video System

by wifibandit in

convention video system

Twitch

lol

I must say though, as an "Intro to AV" brochure, it's pretty good. Covers the basics.

But what kills me is that they appear to send out some rather specialized gear and workflows to branches and get volunteers to setup/learn/work it. No road crew? Seriously? I wonder how well that goes. I suppose there's a pool to draw from with various levels of technical aptitude for such things.

Twitch, of the "I've screwed up bigger shows than yours" AV Specialist class

100

Exposing one's identity. When?

by kairos in

jw
friends

i've been toying with the idea of just coming out and posting my name and location as an attempt to be available to locals that secretly browse the forum that have known me for up to 25 years.

( "reaching out", so to speak ).

i'm not da'd or df'd, so this most certainly could end in a dramatic confrontation.