i finally figured out why i'm so socially retarded...it just hit me.. here i was sitting and wondering why i have such a hard time meeting new people, making friends, thinking of relevent things to say, and so on.
it really is painful and scary for me.
i was told who i could talk to, who i couldn't talk to, what i could say, what i couldn't say.
He says that he can see that JW would be socially stunted because of their entire friend/social/religious/family base being wrapped up in the JW religion and then once you leave or are df'ed, it is all gone. Where does that leave one that is thrown into a world that they do not know how to cope in? He says that living in a fantasy world can wreck havoc on a person's social life because even if one ever did exist, it was fake.
I agree with your husband! He sounds very smart!
some things will never change and some things will never surprise me!!!!!!!!
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Some things will never change and some things will never surprise me!!!!!!!!
Edited: The wrong story seems to appear! Scroll down to read it!
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I wonder how ManofTrueGod and MerrDawg are doing? Do you think they're still Witnesses?
they said it would come in 1975. they were wrong!
just like moses at the waters of meribah they presumed to speak for god when they had no business.
god made israel wait 40 years until moses died, and he is doing the same today!
Here comes the fuzzy math again!!!!!
as a kid i remember reading a peanuts cartoon where woodstock is telling snoopy a dream he had, and snoopy rolls his eyes and said, "i hate it when people tell me their dreams.
" so with that in mind ...
http://josh-joplin-group.lyrics-songs.com/lyrics/20265/.
Does anybody remember that odd show called Twin Peaks? Your dream sounded like it came straight out of one of those shows! Just thought I'd share that!
It sounds like it is full of symbolism and meaning, but I think only you can decide what that is.
So ... when is your book coming out?
i finally figured out why i'm so socially retarded...it just hit me.. here i was sitting and wondering why i have such a hard time meeting new people, making friends, thinking of relevent things to say, and so on.
it really is painful and scary for me.
i was told who i could talk to, who i couldn't talk to, what i could say, what i couldn't say.
Another problem that I personally experienced growing up as a witness is that you had to be a certain kind of witness in order to be accepted into the social activities as the JW, as well. If you do not come from a strong spiritual family who are elders, pioneers, and servants, then you are not as easily accepted. And if you have problems in your family that do not reflect the perfect JW family lifestyle, forget it!
I experieced both. I was an elder's daughter and my mother was a regular pioneer. In fact, I was a regular pinoeer myself when I was a teenager. One day, our family double life was exposed and everyone found out we did not have the perfect family home life that everyone thought. After that, things changed and we were treated as social rejects, even by JW standards.
I see the same thing happening now with my teenage neice. She is not accepted by her supposed peers at the Kingdom Hall because they all come from two parent strong families, and most of them are homeschooled. At the same time, she is not allowed to have friends outside the org, so where does that leave her? As a social retard ... that's where.
i finally figured out why i'm so socially retarded...it just hit me.. here i was sitting and wondering why i have such a hard time meeting new people, making friends, thinking of relevent things to say, and so on.
it really is painful and scary for me.
i was told who i could talk to, who i couldn't talk to, what i could say, what i couldn't say.
You are spot on, Merry!!!! Folks like us that were raised in the org have a tendency toward social retardation. People who have never experienced it have a hard time understanding! You mean we can just go out and TALK to people?!? Gasp!
And if you were one of the many who were homeschooled as a witness, it only perpetuated the problem. JW kids should learn to interact with all kinds of people and they don't.
the watchtowers call to all congregations for accountants and lawyers especially those familiar with tax laws makes me seriously think they may be in hot water.
since the watchtower organization has been very vocal especially in the past about its anti-government stanse and its df'ing of persons that join the military,or other government jobs, i'm willing to speculate that the united state counter intellignece agency has seen the need to sneak some of its agents inside the wt, for internal security purposes.
also i'm sure that the internal revenue has been keeping a close eye on the gb,, the reason being that they are a huge cash cow, and a dishonest coniving mind control cult.
That's just crazy talk!
I would hope that the CIA have bigger fish to fry. I know the org would like to think that they are that important, but they aren't!
does the org "trust in jehovah" only when it can't control everything itself ?
a stranger they will not follow.....they do not know the voice of strangers
so why the savage fear of "apostate" information ?
"Trust in Jehovah" and "Wait on Jehovah" are both cop-outs to release them from doing NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!
the following is quoted in it's entirety (excepting cited scriptures after each question) from the new release organized to do jehovah's will, pages 182-218.. .
questions for those desiring to be baptized.
part 1 elementary bible teachings.
I would love to see Quotes put this section up on his website. In fact, I think all JWs should present this list of questions to everyone they ever place a mag with! After looking at that list, I do not understand how they continue to acquire converts! (Except for those poor kids brainwashed since birth)
