Posts by JWdaughter

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Give me a reason not to go back

by chukky 594 in

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been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

why shouldn't i consider going back?.

JWdaughter

There are some nice JWs, but just because your life is going in a bad direction does not mean that being a JW is right. Did you leave because someone pissed you off or did you leave because you could see the teachings were not even biblical? I am not a Christian, but just on the Bible side of things, I can show you how their critical drawing point is totally off. The "fresh start" semi resurrection of 1000 years of not really being alive until judgement as offered in the WT literature is totally unbiblical.The scriptures they cite to support it are not only NOT supporting it, but they don't even seem to try to apply (even if you accept the out of context bit-even out of context,they don't apply!)

If you want truth-it isn't a place to find it. If you want to be popular and love bombed after leaving for a few years and coming back as a returning prodigal-well, you might get married to a pretty JW, you might get offered a marginal job, you might eventually get to passthe mics around and go door to door telling people pretty lies to tickle their ears. Is that how you want to spend your life?

As to your quality of life-I don'tknow what you had or what you expected, but education matters. Attitude matters. Think about the things you are doing to sabotage yourself and remember that there are successful and unsuccessful people in the org. Usually fewer of them are successful (your neighborhood may vary).

If you left the JWs and played the game as they expect that you will-with a dissolute lifestyle-that won't help your career any. That's not usually the problem (though they would love for it to be) If you are just having bad luck with jobs-we live in a sucky economy and few seem to be getting keeper jobs without a professional background of somekind. You may need therapy generally, you may need career counseling, a better work ethic or a different part of the country to live in.

I hope you find what you looking for, but if you honestly believe in God, do you think he will be championing your telling people lies at the door because you think it will improve your economic and social life?

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WOW. Sorry Its been so Long! Update:After i declined the shep call

by Jon Preston in

i dont know if anyone forgot me or remembered.

but lets start where i left off.

sooo.

JWdaughter

Thanks for the update! We try not to pester you cause we know you will come to us when you are ready. :)

I'm glad your family is putting kindness ahead of popularity in the congregation. Kind of cold for the sisters to give a bad time about that!

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Do you know your neighbors? Is it just me?

by neverendingjourney in

i'm a single hispanic guy in my mid 30s living by myself in suburban america.

i own a home in the kind of neighborhood where you have to get hoa permission to do just about anything, including chopping down a tree.

i'm a white collar worker and lead a pretty boring life.

JWdaughter

I am the only 'white' person I have seen in my neighborhood. My husband is brown and our neighbors are hispanic, black and vietnamese. My husband delivered some homemade muffins to the neighbors a few days ago for me, and introduced himself. Most were pretty nice, onetook one look at him and slammed the door and another asked how much he wanted for the muffins-even after his spiel about howdy, just getting to know our neighbors. . . . No one seems unfriendly, but we are on the inside of a culdesac and the house on the outside corner has a rottweiler/pitbull mix and I am afraid to even walk by there, especially when they are home-since they let the dog out w/o a leash. My husband makes friends with all the neighborhood dogs,but I have my limits!

Our hispanic neighbors usually have parties or family gatherings on the weekends,but while they don't invite the neighbors, they aren't too loud, too late or in any way obnoxious (except for someone parking in our driveway once,but there was room for us to park so we just stayed silent on the matter)

I guess it is kind of middling as to friendliness. If anyone is up for stereotyping, one of the Vietnamese family is the friendliest. Theother one is theone who slammed the door in hubby's face. So, stereotyping is probably not a great idea!

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9yr old girl kills her gun instructor with an uzi

by EndofMysteries in

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.

"a 9-year-old girl learning to fire a submachine gun accidentally killed her instructor at a shooting range when the weapon recoiled over her shoulder, according to arizona authorities.

another reason to go against those arguing that young children should be taught how to use guns.

JWdaughter

Poor little girl. What business anyone has teaching a 9 year old to use an automatic weapon-its a mystery to me.

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My summer camp job experience

by d in

this summer i met a russian women i worked at a summer camp for people with developmental disabilities and she is going back to russia in september.

i grew to really like her as a person.

i just feel empty that she is now gone to new york heading beck to moscow we hung out on three seperate occasions and i enjoyed myself and her company .

JWdaughter

International relationships are fraught with problems from the legal to the cultural. Stay friends, but don't obsess and don't cut yourself off from others. That would be a big mistake. Good luck (anti-JW phrase).

I had a crush at day camp. I was 13. When school started the next fall, I resumed my crush with the basketball scholar athlete(not interested, but always nice-still crushing on that nice boy who was kind to the homely fat girl).

Enjoy school. You will be meeting all kinds of interesting people in the years to come. I hope that you have a lot of very positive experiences and cherish the memories, even when nothing 'results' from them. Everyone we meet changes us a little, helps us grow.

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ELDER LIES AND GET'S PRAISED FOR IT! FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ME!

by BucketShopBill in

want to know how a lie can turn into a compliment?

only in the jw mindset!!!.

we got called into the dreaded back room after meeting to find two elders wanting to discuss a 'serious' matter with us.

JWdaughter

Go make the acquaintance with the family and see how they're doing. The elders won't soon be accusing you again and you already had to sit though the trial once.

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ELDER LIES AND GET'S PRAISED FOR IT! FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ME!

by BucketShopBill in

want to know how a lie can turn into a compliment?

only in the jw mindset!!!.

we got called into the dreaded back room after meeting to find two elders wanting to discuss a 'serious' matter with us.

JWdaughter

I'd be indignant that I was lied about. Subject notwithstanding!

Then I'd ask the elder how it is that HE knows where this x JW family is living and start accusing him of associating with them. He started it.

I mean REALLY!

I guess no one would write to HQ or th CO/DO whatever and ask the about the appropriate response to the elder who flat out slandered you and lied about you and tried to get you into trouble? He may have admitted in the end that he was just trying to help but the reality is he didn't tell the elders that, he just maligned you to them and tried to get you busted for it.

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Hey you guys...is someone at Bethel having a laugh?

by wizzstick in

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friends

has anyone else noticed the below?.

the mountain on the front cover of 'god kingdom rules' segues beautifully into the mountain on the front cover of 'crisis of conscience' (with a bit of cropping):.

coincidence?.

JWdaughter

God's kingdom rules but satan is the ruler of this world? What should we take from those two seemingly conflicting statements?

And if in 1919 Jesus BECAME the king, who was running the show before then?

I wish the JWs would ever stop by for a conversation! So far all we get are invitations to the memorial and the JW.org brochure. No time to talk! Takes all the fun out of it!

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New Bethel Conspiracy Theory

by kneehighmiah in

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i know someone who has been at bethel 2.5 years as a temporary worker.

he recently recieved a 3 year extension through 2017. i read his letter.

he is being extended as a 3-year temporary worker, even though he's already been there nearly 3 years already!

JWdaughter

Is this a temp volunteer job or a paid job? I know they must have some actual employees. . . right?

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Westboro Baptists to Protest ISIS

by JeffT in

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get some popcorn, this might be entertaining.. .

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/22/this-should-go-well-westboro-baptist-church-says-its-going-to-iraq-to-protest-isis/.

JWdaughter

My atheist bro says: "Wow, I guess it won't do anything about ISIS, but it might end the problem of Westboro Baptist."

Bad as WB is, I don't think they will accomplish anything by this latest stunt, other than some kind of willful martyrdom. Maybe thats the only place left for them to go after all the nonsense they have started.