Ha! I'd love catching elders watching me out of my appartment! I'd make sure they see me as I take a look out at them, point a finger and laugh! I'd perhaps lift a finger too, if I felt real pissed.
Lilycurly
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Elder Horror Stories
by Saoirse inozzie suggested we get all these stories together so i started a new thread.
post yours here!.
i have a friend that hasn't been to a meeting in over a year.
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Does your JW baptism still mean anything to you?
by JH in.
all i know is that jesus said to get baptized.
he didn't say in what religion though.. although i don't go to meetings anymore and don't plan on going anymore, i'm still glad that i was baptized.
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Lilycurly
Even when I got baptized it was more because I felt like I HAD too. It never really meant anything to me except the trauma to have to walk in front of thousands of people in a bathing suit (as a teenager, it`s a huge deal, lol, even when the bathing suit has a little skirt)
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What names have you been called?
by onesong infor those of you who are out (or going that way) are there any names or terms that dubs have used to describe you that you make you laugh?.
my personal favorite (out of many) is that i'm an "enemy of everlasting life" .
by a former elder and friend.. yup, that's me...i want to see everyone die!!!!!!
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Lilycurly
"Spiritually weak"...wich is kind of funny because I consider myself way more spiritual now then when I was in. And I made sure I told them that in my DA letter.
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Taboos
by slugga ini don't want to start a thread judging people here i'm more interested in your experiences and beliefs without people starting to fight.
do you still hold certain org views, are certain things taboo to you even though you may be out and have been out for years?
think they will handle it the same way all of us are handling it.
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Lilycurly
Demons, spirits...whatever you want to call them. The strange thing is, I never really had a demon-craze when I was a JW.Never beleived those smurf stories or garage sale crap. But when I came out, I started to act on my interest about all things pagan. And I have no problem about it except when I go see movies like "The Exorsism of Emily Rose" or "The Grudge". Then all of a sudden I'm very afraid at night and can't sleep, it's out of control!
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angry or sad... which are you?
by daddys girl inwow!
i just found this website and excitedly registered as i am df'd, and missing my family terribly.... i was hopeful that i might find a place to talk, share concerns and maybe vent occasionally.
i'm finding as i read however, that some people are incredibly angry and bitter and some of the comments seem mean and hurtful.
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Lilycurly
Yes, it a mixture really...I'm incredibly sad because my father decided to listen to some men in Brooklyn when they tell him not to talk to me because I wanted another religion. I love my father very much and it's the saddest thing for a child to realise that your father could do that.
And that makes me angry, mostly at the WT society, but I try not to let that lead my life. I don't want to be a bitter person....but it's hard when you see all those wrong things going on.
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Did a lot of your health problems clear up after you left the JW?
by Check_Your_Premises ini notice that so many at the hall have these vague, chronic diseases or afflictions that make it hard for them to go to all the meetings or out in regular service.
some get all sorts of sinus problems.
others have chronic fatigue.. did these clear up after you left, indicating that in many instances these were psychosomatic?.
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Lilycurly
I have spent all of my youth and teenage years being asocial, extremely timid, to the point where I would get rashes and shake before talks and would be close to tears everytime I had to speak in front of one or more persons. I could not meet the eyes of anyone talking to me, and could barely get in a conversation at all. I was very closed up. No self-esteem.
Since I've left, everyone has noticed the changes, I even see JWs that knew me as a young adult and don't know that I've DAed, and when they talk to me, they just can't beleive how much more articulate I've become. It takes all my will not to tell them something like "Yeah, coming out of a high pressure cult makes that to someone."
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Where's all the apologists gone?
by ozziepost ini dunno, a guy goes away for a few days and people disappear!!.
i'm looking over the last ten pages and i can't see them - where are they?.
here's me thinking dialogue was replacing polemics!!.
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Lilycurly
Lets not forget icare4u...Hey! They could almost form a little study group on here.lol
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Are we starting to 'Come out'?
by Honesty induring the past few weeks i have noticed a lot of people sign off their posts with their names.. does this mean that we have no fear of the evil wt empire?.
bob evans.
walland, tn..
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Lilycurly
Ha! NO FEAR!
--Liliane Grenier
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Where's all the apologists gone?
by ozziepost ini dunno, a guy goes away for a few days and people disappear!!.
i'm looking over the last ten pages and i can't see them - where are they?.
here's me thinking dialogue was replacing polemics!!.
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Lilycurly
I know...I miss the bickering and talking to walls and ignoring of valid points and questions.lol I guess the whole lot got a particularly guilt-tripping talk about apostate groups...
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New light re: talking to DF'd persons
by caryl ini was df'd in 1985 and have not been back since.
of course disowned by my family.
at that time they rarely called or came over because i had small children and they called just enough to semi maintain a relationship with them.
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Lilycurly
Yeah...it's pathetic. He asked the elders and they are divided. So he wrote a big fat letter, detailing our relationship. I'll let him know about your 20 years long wait.lol
Somehow, I don't think going to the movies can be considered " NECESSARY FAMILY BUSINESS".lol And I sure as heck will not abstain from letting little spiritualy-related notes on his desk.