Posts by JWdaughter

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Talk with a witness, my " Final Showdown"

by The Rebel in

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yesterday a witness friend asks why i don't attend the k.h anymore.. me:- " i don't say this often but your j.ws opinion is wrong" .

the end.. my reasons for this simple reply were:-.

a) i have grown tied of reading j.w crap.

Royal Commission National Redress Scheme. Average of $65,000 per victim, not including psychological fees and admin costs.

by Lemonp in

the royal commission published it's redress report today.

it is a 668 page document, but it is very interesting.

all the recommendations they make are in harmony with what all other institutions will accept.

I think the concern was less about who did it, than the institutional response towards the child and the law. There did not seem to be a lot of focus on the criminals as much as how the WT treated the victims and the reporting issues. I think the redress will be directed towards the current reporters although one hopes that the commission, if they can, will try to approach the earlier victims of the 1006 abusers.

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Lumbar Puncture

by azor in

i hate spinal treatment days.

my son is in sedation right now getting chemo into his spine.

the hospital and people here are amazing.

JWdaughter

It is insanely difficult to watch ones child be in pain. Knowing that they are and you can't end the pain, knowing all the implications of what your child is going through is just added heartache. My thoughts are with you, your child and family.

My newborn had to get tons of invasive treatments 27 years ago. He is fine and ornery now, but just seeing the words "lumbar puncture" brought me right back to that day when he had to get one to check for a sepsis-which he had and overcame!! I only experienced 2 weeks of hell with that one (until he learned to ride motorcycles, but that is another subject).

I know cancer is a long term stress on you both. It won't ever really go away, even after remission. Hopefully that awareness will make you grateful for good things. I always hope that our struggles are recompensed by perspective to some degree. I don't know if that really happens, but I'm an optimist.

May your sons doctors have wisdom and compassion. I hope soon to hear that he is "in the clear"!

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Royal Commission National Redress Scheme. Average of $65,000 per victim, not including psychological fees and admin costs.

by Lemonp in

the royal commission published it's redress report today.

it is a 668 page document, but it is very interesting.

all the recommendations they make are in harmony with what all other institutions will accept.

JWdaughter

This is interesting.

Plain facts remain-still in JWs won't EVER ask for "redress", even if they claim that they were abused.

The WT will use this as a tool to claim persecution-it will be going to all churches, right? (other orgs too, but that is peripheral to their agenda). Yes, it is a skanky claim, but seriously, they have made those before, haven't they? They turned imprisonment of WT leaders into a fulfillment of bible prophecy! They have NO shame. Too, other churches/religious organizations may make similar claims.

This may indeed tie in with the new teachings about the rapture of the FDS and their tax free holdings in the cayman islands. Its all very convenient, is it not??

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Watchtard Dancing Around the Word "Rapture"

by freemindfade in

there were so many things wrong with this weeks watchtower, its hard to pick one, but one that really bothered me was this watchtower business and their delivery.

i have never seen them quite have to explain something away like this in a study article like this before.

shows me they are battling people feeling confused.

JWdaughter

I remember bible study with other christians. . . it never seemed like they were constantly revising and developing new doctrine-making it up as they go along-as the WT seems so inclined to do. Does it occur to them that stopping and thinking about the crap they spew so much would result in less crap spewing and "tacking"? They seem to be more confused than their followers.

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Today's Special Day Assembly Expenses and the $10,499 Deficit. Silent Majority?

by Tenacious in

today i attended a one-day assembly in my hometown.

i knew when it came time to read the afternoon expenses that it would be an incredibly high and ridiculous amount that was nowhere near the real expenses for that day.

sure enough, after lunch came the announcement.

JWdaughter

I am soooo impressed by the members of the circuit or whatever. 1,700 of them and only 500 donated? That means probably more than 1500 of them are waking up or at least not total idiots. If I'm not assuming too much by the utter lack of donations. JWs maybe are donating to actual needy people or taking care of their families an buying their kids some ice cream!!

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NOW THAT I AM OUT.

by Guy Montag in

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i used to be jon preston.

now that i've escaped the watchtower i have much to report on.

in just a year i left the cult, started living, reset my kids' brains, had my spouse cheat, move to a new location, and started a new job.

JWdaughter

Enjoy life without others influencing the way you look at it. Take off all the lenses of the world, WT or politicial or philosophical or ideological and just observe with normal, natural eyes. Its kinda crazy wonderful!!

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FAVORITE DRINK....

by brandnew in

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me personally.....i think....if it was meant to be mixed ...it would come in the bottle that way.. that said...bacardi gold.

JWdaughter

When I was in Cairo, I used to order the best thing from a local sushi place. It was a frozen watermelon slushie-just real watermelon, frozen and then blended. In the summer, in Cairo, there is nothing better to ask for. Its easy enough to make, I wonder why more folks don't make it?

Edited to say: No alcohol was used, but I imagine that someone could do so if they were inclined.

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Bethel Provides Excellent Clarification of "This Generation"

by berrygerry in

bethel clarifies "this generation" via letter.

/s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctzzxpiqj2w.

JWdaughter

prove? there is nothing scripturally evideced or even vaguely INDICATED. This is very disappointing-as a JW, I could argue scripture about things that mattered. It might be a unique interpretation or "take" on a subject, but at least an arguement could be made (mostly). This one is just so far removed from having any reasonable explanation that it seems like a waste of energy to finish reading what it is that they say. It is just so much NONSENSE. No point. Just an excuse for their continued existance.

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The Heartless JW

by babygirl30 in

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soooo...i have recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, and am scared out of my mind.

in a weak moment, i called my parents and my mom answered.

i start crying as i tell her about my disease, and this woman says to me:.

JWdaughter

Babygirl, I'm sorry. It is funny how we used to call ourselves brothers and sisters but in situations like this, how many of us feel that we literally have the same mom? Truly we have become sisters in this. I'm sorry, sweetie. Sometimes people are so blinded by false things that they can't see truth standing in front of them. Truth is your child crying in pain and needing comfort. If that isn't 'family business' then I sure as hell don't know what is. I am on the west coast and will soon be driving to E. Texas. If you are somewhere in between, message me and I will stop by and meet you for some coffee and a hug from a mom that has enough love for you in her heart.