Posts by sass_my

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JW Convention week...pure hades.

by Sparkplug in

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the jw lady i work with went to summer convention last week and the following days were pure sheeeeite.

all week i could hear her a row over trying to fill everyone with her crazy spirit.

i could not find my mp# until thursday and by then i was totally pissed off.

sass_my_frass

Be careful re anything that would embarass her; workers rights include freedom from religious persecution. Handle the situation maturely and professionally. If it comes to it, be the first one to file a complaint to your boss. If it gets worse, tell him that it is not appropriate that you should have to face her religious intolerance in the workplace.

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Ridiculous "Revelation Climax" Book interpretations

by Black Man in

i used to be so into prophecy and actually loved the climax book when it first came out.

now, i can't believe i bought into that bs.

anyhow, name a ridiculous climax book interpretation.

sass_my_frass

This thread has reminded me why I don't have any particular passion to rescue the average JW stranger from their delusions: they read this crappy book, and at the same time that they tell themselves that they don't think they really understand "the deeper things" they also tell themselves that one letter that a man in prison wrote 2000 years ago was a complex code about a bunch of conventions and bail hearings. Each of them wants to "understand it", by which they mean, remember every little thing that's written in there in case they have to regurgitate it at the door one day, but none of them do, and deep inside they know that's because if they looked into how absurd it is, they would have to leave. It's gutless and pathetic.

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JW Jargon

by Scully in

i mentioned in an earlier post that i had a visit the other day from a former friend, a jw woman, who wanted to invite me to the district convention on the weekend.

i almost got the impression from her casual dress that it was a social visit, until she whipped out the tract.

one thing that i noticed was her trying to soft pedal the jw jargon that is practically second nature to jws.. she talked about how one of her kids was "gone" for a few years, but had recently "come back to us" and that she was happy to have her child's company again.

sass_my_frass

There must be a word that psychs use to describe that feeling I get when I face some form of JW reasoning and know that what they're saying is crazy, but I can't fight the maddening, frustrating emotions that the memories bring back. At least, not enough to counter the argument with the cool perception I have of it when they're not around. Maybe I'm just not that bright. Anyway, this situation you described, I wouldn't have known what to say to her, and that's why.

btw congrats on 13K! (And thanks for being here).

34

Out of the Family...

by saywhat29 in

literally and figuratively.... if you don't know my story, its the basic "i'm gay and from a family of jws" and lately it hasn't been going well.

i'm still saving up to move out, but that "meeting" i was suppose to have with the elders is scheduled tonight.

it was scheduled tuesday night but i dodged that bitch hard.

sass_my_frass

Yeah, my gay friend happened to luck upon JW family who seem to be the type willing to let it wash over, and not talk about it. One brother is a wannabe elder and he seems to want to report it to the elders for points, but none of the others are willing to talk about it and be the 'second witness', so my friend might be left alone. Not that, though, it makes much difference; my friend has had no contact from their family for years anyway. They're just all too different and don't like each other much.

My mum was the biggest voice in my life for years too. I stayed a JW years after I had starting thinking that it might all be bollocks, just because I didn't want to hurt her and I was afraid to look outside the little bubble I lived in. That was a waste of many years of my life. I have tried very, very hard to please mum, but she will only love me if I'm a JW, and that kind of love has no value to me. It hurts to lose them all, and in some way it probably always will. I don't ever expect the hurt to disappear, and that's why they do it. I know that they do this deliberately to control me and make me do what they want. Knowing that makes me love them very much less. I don't hate them, but I don't want them back.

I wish for you many years of (safe, please) self-discovery and that sooner or later you find love.

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Fighting dogs/brothers/my babies... Big dog owner suggestions?

by restrangled in

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friends

i was out for a walk with my 2 dobies.

i always stay on my block because they are too large, too strong and have aggressive tendencies(both in different areas) they get walked in harnesses connected to each other.. they don't get walked often enough because they are powerful, frightening beasts, but after a few glasses of wine i got up my nerve and took them out yesterday.

(we have walked this route many times before with no problem).

sass_my_frass

Have a look at an egg. That's about the size of their brain. As much as you fight it, they're really not that bright. You have to do the thinking for them, such as, say, not letting them out of the yard.

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How sad... Jehovah has no friends....

by Scully in

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friends

really.... i looked him up on facebook:.

http://oxford.facebook.com/friends.php?id=36801869.

pity.

sass_my_frass

Everyone needs a friend they can have killed and make it look like a good thing.

ROFL. Ah, you slay me.

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I can't do it

by Nosferatu in

this was a bad idea.

a really bad idea.

my inlaws are in town for the convention.

sass_my_frass

I'm so sorry nos. Your wife is no doubt ensuring your childrens safety.

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Two JWs showed up at the door

by sass_my_frass in

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... well, at the driveway actually, i was getting into the car.

i recall that when i was out on the preach and people weren't where they were supposed to be (opening the door, surprised to see me, where i can catch them off guard) i didn't start by having complete control of the conversation.

these guys came around the corner and saw me and i had a few seconds to calm myself and try to remember what i'd intended to say to the next jw who calls by, and i nearly got all of it.

sass_my_frass

you may be a return call soon

heh, I doubt it. They seemed the type to just be out counting time, trying to place mags. I don't think they are especially concerned about the human condition and interested in saving anybody, especially not me, as I came across as somebody who had clearly had enough of JWs. They'd have to be very defensive to want to try to convince me. Still, hopefully they'll think about it just once. For me, it took a few dozen little events like that to get me thinking. If they were to come back I'd find it harder to hide the disfellowshipping, which means that they'd just dismiss everything I say and put our house on the records as a Do Not Call or something.

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When Did You Start Feeling Uncomfortable In The Truth?

by The wanderer in

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friends

when did you start feeling uncomfortable in the truth?it started out for me by asking questions out of curiosity, which eventually led me.

out of the organization.

my history as a jehovahs witness could easily be summed .

sass_my_frass

I think the first thing was my best friend being disfellowshipped when I was 15. I didn't question the brutality of a young girl being abandoned by her family and friends, but it was the first really bad thing that had happened in my life and it stayed way in the back of my mind for many years.

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Would there be a backlash if the Blood Ban was lifted?

by Gill in

would there be a backlash from current jws if the blood transfusion ban was lifted and made completely a conscience matter?.

i suspect, that only those who had lost a close relative would be bothered.

the others would just be relieved that they didn't have to worry about this traumatic issue anymore and they would carry on as ususal.. so, what is it, except for fear of legal action, that is stopping the ban being lifted?

sass_my_frass

The organisation knows that it can't admit that they're wrong about this due to the risk of liability. They will continue to be vague and pretend that it's entirely a conscience matter, knowing that the average JW schmo is now so convinced that blood is useless and high-risk therapy anyway that they still won't use it. If they reverse their stance, every ex-JW who has lost a relative due to the blood issue will sue.

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