Posts by Wild_Thing

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The Kingdom Hall
by TheLiberator in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know i have mentioned this on other posts.

as a born-in, i was obsessed with the watchtower.

it was god's organization.
Wild_Thing

After I left, I told myself the same thing ... I would never step foot in a Kingdom Hall, but I did ... for a funeral. And I regretted it. The brother read the newspaper obituary word for word, and then preached about "paradise" for 30 minutes. What a dishonor to the person that died and a complete waste of my time!
On a side note ... I WAS LOCKED IN A DARK KINGDOM HALL! When I was 3 years old, my family turned off the lights, locked the doors, and hopped in the car to drive home. (My dad was an elder and we were often the last to lock up and leave.) Even my 2 sisters sitting in the back seat didn't notice they forgot me. How does that happen? I have no idea! I don't think they got very far before somebody realized it. My mom said when they came back, they could see Kingdom Hall door moving in and out because I was on the other side beating on it so hard. It was pretty traumatic. I think it was the first sign that being a JW was not for me.
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB in
1. jw
2. friends
he seemed like a decent fellow.

i miss his talks.

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Wild_Thing

There are several decent JWs that I miss seeing (by their choice, not mine). I do not miss any of their talks.
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Going to meetings to "save face."
by Darkknight757 in
1. jw
2. experiences
going to make this short and sweet but i need some advise again and i kinda need to vent a bit so sorry.😢.

so it has been weeks since the wife and i have been to meetings.

it has been nothing short of wonderful!!!
Wild_Thing

The love bombing is a strong force. Resist the dark side. The more the miss, the better you'll feel.
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Model Jw family?
by MrTheocratic in
1. jw
2. experiences
i would like to get the opinion of those on this community.

does serving as an elder make one a bad family man.

with all the demands placed on those serving... how can one make time for family life?
Wild_Thing

I can guarantee you that our "model family" ... elder father, pioneer mother ... was completely phony. Maybe they are not all that way, but mine definitely was.
In order to be an elder, I think you have to be willing to sell a piece of your soul. Becoming an elder changes a person. When they announced at the Kingdom Hall that they appointed my brother in law an elder, everybody else clapped and congratulated him, and I sat there and cried. I really liked him.
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Any here who didn't rebel as a teenager and were a goody two shoes instead?
by purrpurr in
1. jw
2. friends
when i was a teenager in the borg i was a dyed in the wool, goody two shoes, squeaky clean,"spiritual " sister.

alot of my peers around me were rebelling and going off the rails but not me.

i was constantly praised for this and even felt a little smug about it ha!.
Wild_Thing

Yep! Completely a goody two shoes until I was 16. I even regular pioneered for a year when I was 14. I was the youngest one in my pioneer school.
The shit hit the fan at home with my abusive father when I was 16. My mom FINALLY decided she was strong enough to escape from his abuse, and the elders decided to protect him, rather than us. That's when I saw them for who they were and never wanted to be a part of them again.
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One Person Baptized at Circuit Assembly
by Simon Templar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i went to the circuit assembly with my wife yesterday.

i have to keep peace in the family.

there were less than 1,000 people for both the morning and the afternoon sessions.
Wild_Thing

You would think it would be a wake up call to her when she looked around and realized she was the only one.
I would have gone to the bathroom to "put on my swimsuit" and slipped out the backdoor!
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If jw.org had memes...
by rebel8 in
1. jw
2. friends
...what would they be?

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Wild_Thing

I sort of get the idea but what exactly is 'memes'.
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Live in the U.S.? Tune into Dateline Friday evening, April 15th, to see a report about the Colorado Candelario murder trial (he's a JW).
by AndersonsInfo in
1. jw
2. friends
ralph and pam candelario were active jws in colorado.

ralph murdered pam.

professor jim penton was invited to appear at the trial last month by the prosecution as an expert witness to answer questions about jws.
Wild_Thing

When I was watching it and they said that the JW daughter basically shunned her mother for the three years before her death for marrying that creep ... I wondered if she regretted shunning her. That's the thing about shunning. You never know when will the be the last time you see somebody.
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If jw.org had memes...
by rebel8 in
1. jw
2. friends
...what would they be?

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Wild_Thing

Here's another one she posted. I am pretty she'll be out as soon as she grows up! LOL!
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If jw.org had memes...
by rebel8 in
1. jw
2. friends
...what would they be?

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Wild_Thing

My JW family has entire Pinterest boards devoted to JW memes. Most of them make me feel ill when I read them, but some of them are pretty accurate and funny. Here is one my niece posted.