Yes, the boredom. Most of my childhood was spent at those miserable meetings and now as an adult, I'm still attending them. The information they give at the meetings is almost exactly the same as it was when I was a child. Its different when you're an adult though, beacause now I understand that this religion is bunk. All I do nowdays is sit there and try and ignore all the obnoxious ranting that regularly comes from the platform.
Generic Man
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KH meeting - boring!
by jstalin ini'm not a jw but a friend of mine who is a jw invited me to the memorial service at the kh this year.
i was raised catholic but now i'm agnostic/atheist.
one thing that struck me was how horribly sterile and boring the memorial service was.
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Trouble for Richie?
by RichieRich inso today, after the meeting, one of the elders from my jc walks up to me and my mother and asks if we had time to talk.
thankfully, i had to get to work, and mom wasn't feeling great.
we said today wasn't good.. so basiccally he said that he and another brother want to meet with us on wednsday night, after the tms, to "see how things are going".. so here's quandry:.
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Generic Man
Thanks jgnat, that was an interesting development. He has them in his pocket now.
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You Won't Believe....
by RichieRich ini don't have much time but... .
i met with the elders, and they restored all my priviledges!!!!.
haha!!!
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Generic Man
And you thought it was going to be a judicial committee.
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SHOULD I PIONEER OR COLLEGE?
by stillAwitness indo you think the wt has become more lenient or stricter over the year?.
i am 21 and i remember just 4 years ago going to college was looked at as something negative.
girls my age, we had plans to be ft pioneers and become secretaries.
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Generic Man
I'm 22 and going to college while still a baptised and considered 'in good standing' with the congregation. Don't let them con you out of your dreams.
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Hi im a new member!
by skinnyboy inafter several attempts to log on, im finally in!
woohoo!.
well my story goes as follows, grew up a dub, in northern england, mum, dad, and the rest of us brood, dad becomes an elder sisters pioneers, and me and me brother were regular "publishers".
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Generic Man
Sorry to hear about all your troubles. Welcome to the board.
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I saw a man on a bridge....
by SeymourButts ini was walking across a bridge one day, and i saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump.
i ran over and said: "stop.
"well, there's so much to live for!".
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Generic Man
That was funny. I believe Emo Philips thought that one up.
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Trouble for Richie?
by RichieRich inso today, after the meeting, one of the elders from my jc walks up to me and my mother and asks if we had time to talk.
thankfully, i had to get to work, and mom wasn't feeling great.
we said today wasn't good.. so basiccally he said that he and another brother want to meet with us on wednsday night, after the tms, to "see how things are going".. so here's quandry:.
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Generic Man
Hey Richie,
It's been awhile since I've posted here. Anyway, congratulations on going to college. What are you majoring in? Whatever it is, I'm sure you'll do well at it. As for your "check up" with the elders, you don't seem to be bothered by it, and whatever happens, we'll be here rooting for you.
-Gman
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I'm Fed Up!!!!!
by RichieRich ini just worked with a bunch of chicken-cooking retards for 8 hours.. then i come home and get no love from my jwd compadres?.
what is this world coming too?.
and btw, i am thoroughly pissed off that one my adorable self was not mentioned once on 4 pages of jwd love talk.
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Generic Man
Hey Richie,
I believe I did pm once at your request. I didn't get an answer though. Also I've been pretty busy lately.
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Why are honest questions considered apostasy?
by Rayvin inthis is why as i was growing up (raised in "the truth") i never asked questions.
i never understood the birthday issue among other holidays.
i never asked because i was scared i would be looked at as an apostate or as someone being worn down by the wicked association.
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Generic Man
Leolaia,
You've basically described my teenage years. I never wanted to became baptised, but I felt obligated to do so by my parents. So I got baptised when I was about 17 or 18, even though I never had any faith and I always doubted the authority of the "faithful and discreet slave." Needless to say, I never dared to share my doubts and I was always felt forced to keep my feelings to my self. Because I had to be so secretive about my feelings, I never felt like I was one of the Witnesses, but a pretender. I thought that maybe I could go through my entire life pretending, but then I came to that point when I knew that someday I have to leave this religion and live my life (this was partially because of reading Crisis of Conscience and mostly because of experience). Now I know why I was so miserable during my teen years. It was because of this double standard where people who study with Jehovah's Witnesses get a choice, but people like me who were born into this religion don't.
Rayvin,
Welcome to the board. I understand how you feel.
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WT advice on "If Your Child is Abused"
by undercover instraight from the wt website.
to stop abuse, you must know it when you see it.
in the numerous books on the subject, experts have listed dozens of telltale signs of abuse that parents can watch for.
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Generic Man
"Help your child rebuild his or her shattered self-esteem through a steady outpouring of parental love."
Assuming that the parent is not the on doing the abuse and it is common knowledge that it is most likely going to be someone close to victim who does the molesting.