I love posting and it's the first time I've ever been involved in anything like this on the computer or related to JW's. But it does take up a lot of time when I'm at work. And at home--I don't feel like using the computer, partly because I have severe tendonitis in my arms and using the computer makes it worse. But I can't imagine not posting at least once in a while.
love2Bworldly
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What is it that makes posters leave?
by Es inwas just reading the topic "its time to say goodbye" and it makes me wonder what is it that makes people who have been here for a long time leave?
i couldnt imagine leaving this forum i love it and the people in it :) es
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embarassing things you did as a child...
by candidlynuts inok spill it... its good for you..let it all out.. tell us..what embarassing things did you do as a kid?.
i have many many many many stories.. ( you dont think i got this disfunctional easily did you?
lol).
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Here's one for you ladies--when I was 12 I tried to wear a tampon for the first time but didn't read the directions thoroughly. I left the cardboard in! Ouch--and we were on a long drive and picnic to the mountains. LOL I kept wondering how ladies could stand using them. LOL I finally told my older sister about it and she told me to take out the cardboard, but she was cracking up!
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JW Sister On My Nerves
by love2Bworldly ini need to vent.
i have a sister who is not only still a jw, but she is nuttier than a fruitcake.
she calls me at work and at home (long distance) to give me a play-by-play of some real estate we are trying to sell--it's in escrow but tied up in legal bs.
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Sometimes I do avoid her calls, but she'll keep calling until she talks to me. I know I should stand up to her, but I really hated it when she used to shun me--and I have 2 other non-JW siblings that also get on my nerves. I guess you can't choose your relatives. My other sister is even more nutty and should be on meds & is preachy Pentecostal, and my brother does nothing but sit around and feel sorry for himself and smoke pot. I've often been told I'm the only normal person in the family. I guess the older I get, I really don't want to be around people that drag me down emotionally. I want to be around people who make me feel good.
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JW Sister On My Nerves
by love2Bworldly ini need to vent.
i have a sister who is not only still a jw, but she is nuttier than a fruitcake.
she calls me at work and at home (long distance) to give me a play-by-play of some real estate we are trying to sell--it's in escrow but tied up in legal bs.
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I like Gordon Lightfoot too, but you have to understand that my sister and I used to fight about music when I was a JW. I was listening to The Pointer Sisters and Michael Jackson--that bothered her conscience, and she was listening to bagpipe music and Irish Folk singers. My daughter likes her aunt, but she gets tired of not being able to relax around my sister--my sister might get offended at something, you know like the R rated movies my daughter likes, things like that.
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Name Some Trivial Things That Are Big Deals To JWs
by minimus inso many things come to mind to show how silly jws sound in reality.
for example, being allowed to pass the microphones is a big deal, especially to a young brother.
or being given the "privilege" of cutting the grass or working on a "quick-build" is really something special to a jw.
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Ok what's the story with confetti? Don't tell me, it must be Pagan? Bunch of dopes.
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JW Sister On My Nerves
by love2Bworldly ini need to vent.
i have a sister who is not only still a jw, but she is nuttier than a fruitcake.
she calls me at work and at home (long distance) to give me a play-by-play of some real estate we are trying to sell--it's in escrow but tied up in legal bs.
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I need to vent. I have a sister who is not only still a JW, but she is nuttier than a fruitcake. She calls me at work and at home (long distance) to give me a play-by-play of some real estate we are trying to sell--it's in escrow but tied up in legal BS. There are several lawyers involved, some family members are pissed off that the property is being sold--at twice the value I might add. Anyway--every week I either get good news that escrow will be closed soon or she tells me negative stuff that we may not get our money for a while.
My husband keeps telling me to let her have it, because her phone calls are really starting to stress me out. Imagine being on a roller coaster ride every week--expecting a lump sum of money when you have kids to feed and growing bills, and being very very stressed already about needing the money. Not only do I have to watch what I say because I'm 'worldly', but she is on medication, flighty, high-strung, and extreeeeemely sensitive to criticism. So--I am afraid to stand up for myself because I don't want to cause her to flip out, and she isn't shunning me like she did years ago.
Anyway--I've been biding my time. She knows I'm not thrilled with her phone calls because today my monotone voice said it all. I told her I really don't want to talk about the property in escrow any more unless I have a check in the mail, because I'm so stressed out. I'm not sure if she got the message. Then she started asking me if my 18 year old daughter would like to go to a Gordon Lightfoot concert with her. Pleeeeease--my daughter likes Alternative music, and not JW approved music and entertainment.
Sorry--I am totally rambling on and on but my sister is on my last nerves right now. I feel like intentionally blurting out that I'm an Apostate so she'll leave me alone.
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Name Some Trivial Things That Are Big Deals To JWs
by minimus inso many things come to mind to show how silly jws sound in reality.
for example, being allowed to pass the microphones is a big deal, especially to a young brother.
or being given the "privilege" of cutting the grass or working on a "quick-build" is really something special to a jw.
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Let's not forget the way one is supposed to act in another person's home who says a non-JW prayer. I think the rule was that you were supposed to sit there without bowing your head or closing your eyes. How rude!
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first post, need to purge my feelings!
by Krista inthis is my first post and here's my story.. my father became a witness long ago and my mom remained a lutheran.
our attendance was sporadic due to mom's opposition.
they knew our mom was lutheran and that she kept us from attending many meetings.
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Welcome--I hope eventually your husband sees the light also.
"love looking for vintage clothing and antiques at second hand shops and they love second hand shops for digging in musty boxes seeking rare "gems" of complete sets of moldy "pyramid" books."
LOL--you better watch out for the JW's--they'll say your second hand items are demon-influenced.
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My First Post
by Stress Free ini have been a regular visitor to this forum for the past 2 years or so, finally i got the courage to register.. you guys are an inspiration , your stories and experiences have helped me to take a stand against this controlling org.. in short, i was raised from birth as a jw, parents are from the old school very much hard liners, the society is their god.
is expected of you, get baptised as a teenager become a ms then elder.
i always had my doubts about the society and its teachings but was.
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Welcome StressFree! You are so lucky that some of your family has also seen the LIGHT! Maybe the extended family will wander onto the Internet one day and also see the light. I am so happy when I see people leaving the evil WTS. I have been out of it for many years, but just started researching the last couple years and boy what an eye opener!!!
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If The Elders Wanted To Disfellowship YOU, What Action Would YOU Take?
by minimus inwould you go?
would you hire a lawyer?
play cat & mouse games?
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LMAO Disfellowshit me--that is a good one!!!
I'm thinking that if my sister one day finds out I'm apostate and attend other churches, etc., she may have the elders call me even though I haven't stepped foot in a KH in 14 years. So I think I am going to plan ahead and find a local reporter that is willing to do a story on it, so if they do make an announcement--I want my whole town to know the stupidity of that religion. No one in my family or circle of friends associates me with the JW's because I have been away from it for years.