Posts by JWdaughter

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Pledge for Global Assistance Arrangement - $15 per publisher!

by nmthinker in

last night our congregation read a letter for the global assistance arrangement combined with the traveling overseer assistance arrangement.

the "recommended" amount was $15 per publisher, which was well over $1000 for our hall.. it seemed steep.

our congregation does not have this type of money.

JWdaughter

any copies of the GAA letter in the US?

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Caleb and Sofia used to brainwash children

by shattered_origins in

okay, i need to vent.

as a newly awoken individual, i have yet to "come out" to my hard core jdub parents.

my plan was to lay low and use my unbelieving husband and baby as an excuse for my "inactivity", it has worked for the last few months.

I had to put my foot down with my mom regarding issue with my kids-not all were JW, related-I had to fight for her to use the stupid car seat! There is nothing wrong with her just having supervised visitation if she defies you on this.

I would not let the shows go past one year of age. Kids start getting attached to (stupid) shows. They have no discretion, or Barney would not exist. Just a friendly warning.

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Forgiving Loans the Watchtower Way

by cofty in

bank - thank you for maintaining your loan repayments for the past 3 years.

to show our appreciation we are forgiving the balance of your loan.

borrower - yeah!.

JWdaughter

"Kingdom Halls will continue to be built or renovated in proportion to whatever the brothers are able to contribute for this purpose."

I think this is an intentionally vague phrase. It can be assumed by a loyalist that the plan remains the same. Others would ask what happened to all the money in the money grab? Does that figure into the peoportion referenced? The cynic wonders if congregations will now be awarded new hall's if they are very generous(you know how some hopeful idiots keep buying more magazine's thinking they will be more likely to win publishers clearinghouse sweepstakes?)

Any fading elders want to call for clarification?

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Suicide or Real Freedom? - My Story As One Of Jehovah's Witnesses

by dubstepped in

"sometimes i think the only thing i could do that wouldn't upset someone would be to kill myself.".

those were the frustrated words of my friend as we stood out in his large yard in the country, just about to enjoy a nice bonfire on a beautiful night.

what was it that could have been a lesser evil than killing himself?

JWdaughter

Great post. You should write a book. You are an excellent writer. Very engaging.

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My experience with religion

by Cota Samuel in

hello, i am sam(samuel).

i am 18 and i live in romania.

my english is not that good and i find it hard to express myself even in my language xd.. i'm not an open person and i would've probaly never talked so open of my life but this "event" had so much impact on my life and it damaged me so deeply that i do now write this.. i came to this site to help myself fight the problem that destroyed my life for the past 2 years.

JWdaughter

Welcome. Thanks for sharing with us. Try to enjoy the journey, tho it's a struggle.

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Took my 11 yr old trick or treating this year. saw first hand his cognitive dissonance. had to show him nothing is wrong with halloween

by goingthruthemotions in

i know there was another thread about halloween, and i was going to post on it.

but, thought i wanted to make a couple of points on mine.

so.... here it is.. i took my 11 year old trick or treating this year.

JWdaughter

I mentioned to my mom that my 2 year old grandchild had a bad night last night. She has only just started sleeping through the night well about 70% of the time. So, mom blamed Halloween. Where the church allowed animal and bible character! Not anything scary. First thing she jumps on is Halloween though she e knows sleep is a work in progress for her.

My sis had same problem and never went trick or treating g, even at a churchy, indoor event. I blame Armageddon talks!

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I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...

by Luge62 in

jw
friends

we are madly in love with each other and she is in the process of being divorced.

let me make one thing clear i'm not the reason for the divorce.

she attempted to reconcile with him but to no avail.

JWdaughter

If she fades away, her exhusband remarries and you don't get caught as to any aspect of your relationship, then quietly marry, she will be considered weak, not necessarily wicked.

Fading is her best option until then as well as a civil marriage with no family involvement in your relationship until after the marriage.

Good luck and don't get sucked into the Borg, friend.

Welcome to the site.

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Headline: "Islamic Invasion: Europe now scrambles for guns." How true is this?

by cappytan in

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friends

a year to a year and a half ago, i would have taken this article at face value and believed it.. now, i realize this article comes from a dubious source.

world news daily has a die-hard right-wing bias.

so, in an effort to get real information, i'm asking my european exjw's, is this article all true?

JWdaughter

Having a lot of family and friends in the medical profession, medical professionals are subjected to a lot of unspeakably yucky crap from patients and families.

I have been a patient subjected to things by other patients and once a medical professional that would and have made for interesting or gross party stories, but none made the news. Most doesn't unless it fulfills an agenda.

Years ago I worked in medical billing. Some get dangerously irate at getting bills for relatives that die in hospital. They don't make the news, just the gossip rounds at hospitals and billing centers.

Crises and overburdened systems add to normal drama. I don't envy the medical professionals or the scared and ill immigrants. What a nightmare.

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WT Mtg "read scriptures" are only to be read by a 1 brother???

by Olivia Wilde in

we had co visit recently & it appears that the co told the elders of the congregation that the scriptures indicated on the wt to be "read" on the watchtower study are only to be read by 1 brother in the entire study.... the elder conducting the watchtower announced that at the wt mtg... i was like what???

only men?....

has anyone else had this occur in their congregation?

JWdaughter

Yeah, they only read(past tense) the usually out of context scriptures if someone brought it forward in an answer. I wish they would skip the entire charade, but I'm not a factor in decision process. I love hearing that the congregations are defying the direction from bethel, though!!!Rebellion!!!!

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The Irony of JW's on Halloween

by Simon in

isn't it ironic - the one day of the year you can pretty much guarantee that most people are not only home but anticipating people people calling at their door ... and jehovah's witnesses don't go out that day.. heck, if the householder isn't receptive they even have the get-out option of claiming it was a joke and they dressed up as jehovah's witnesses for halloween!

:d. of course we know the aim of the ministry for most is to avoid talking to people.

that's why they do it during the day midweek or on sat morning or sun afternoon when people are most likely out..

JWdaughter

My JW self did not hate Halloween. Or feel ripped off. We always had a skate party and mom's gave treats. Most Sun nights we went skating, so not deprived of fun. I felt gypped about family dinners on thanksgiving and Christmas. My mom would make turkey later. We might go for dessert, but it was a denial of extended family time and I loved seeing everyone together. By dessert they start heading off on dates, movies or sleep. Not the same. Miss the lively time before meal. Before the dinner drugging effect.