Posts by troubled mind

this morning, i came to discover in great shock that my wife's ssd has been stopped.. yesterday, i noticed her ssd wasn't automatically deposited as it usually does every 3rd of the month.. .

this morning i checked again and it still wasn't there.

so i got on vp and called to inquire what's going on with her ssd.

I'm sorry Yizumen ....it is just so missed up ..... Give your wife a hug and tell her to take care it will do no good to make herself sick over this . I just hate to hear such bad news for you two . You have both been through so much already .

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The reality of Satan worship

by Weeping in

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a fascinating video that adresses the reality of satanism.

for those who doubt what i've said about my experiences with satanic cults.. .

this was done by one of the most repected investigative journalists working today.

troubled mind

there is no satan there is no satan there is no satan

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Sitting on the Fence....to believe or not to believe, that is my dilemma.

by tootie in

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i was raised by a "strong" jw single mother.

she was very very strict but i loved her then and always will.

after the death of my mother i waivered back and forth with my spirituality only because this was my first chance of "freedom" and being in the world to do things that i never really got to do.

troubled mind

Hi welcome Tootie ,

Yes I can relate to what you are going through and I am sure others here also understand . I was raised a JW and after forty yrs decided four yrs ago to walk away from that lifestyle . I didn't leave because I wanted to do anything wrong . I didn't leave because I hated the witnesses or the religion for that matter . I left because I was so unhappy .For many years I just never felt good enough in the organization . I was active and faithful ,but never felt I belonged . I left because of many small questions that built up over the years and which I felt I had no way to find answers to because we just don't question "the truth ". I began to feel as if I didn't really know what or who I was because for so long I just did what I was told to do and thought what I was told to think .

Around this time in my life there were some triggers that I can only say Woke me up . One day I was watching a Dr Phil show and he was talking to a couple of girls raised in a cult . They kept repeating how afraid they were to leave that cult because if they did their families would shun them and they were so afraid of dying outside their religion at Armegeddon . Dr Phil made some very valid points to these girls that FEAR was the overpowering feeling in their religion and how awful that was because God would surely want them to feel love over anything .

I thought WOW that is how I feel .....fear and guilt has been my whole life as awitness .

Then a serious health issue arose with my MOm and sister and I had to do some serious research on the Blood issue . For my Whole life I was well rehearsed in how to explain the No Blood stance ,but then the Awake came out showing with graphs what fractions of blood were allowed and which ones were not ! It was like a slap in my face . I had put my life and my childs in jeopardy when we had surgury because i stubbornly thougtht no blood meant No blood and now here they were saying BUT we could use some parts of blood . It became so clear to me that what we believe is based on imperfect mens opinions and those opinions can and change .They are not special elite voices from GOD .

We just stopped attending .We did not tell people my beliefs or questions . After attending the same hall for thirty years you would have thought someone would care enough to stop by and ask what happened .......that did not happen .......So I also saw the so called love and brotherhood we supposedly had was also false .

At first I was sad , then I was mad ....now I am glad and just want others to know it is not 'the truth ' , and that you can have happiness on the outside if you want ,it is up to you and only you can decide .

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How do you handle JW encounters?

by Girlie in

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so this past saturday, i stopped over at my parents' home to take care of some business.

as my brother dropped me off in front of the house, lo and behold, the witnesses from my previous congregation were parked right in front of my parents' home.

damn..... they were in a car group working a frequent rv who lives next door to my folks.

troubled mind

It depends ,but most of the time I put on my biggest smile and say "HI, how are you ?" when they ask how I've been I always say "Great ! never better " . It always throws them for a loop .

One pioneer sister ,everytime she sees me she puts on this mournful face and asks in a consoling voice " Oh how are you doing ?" Like someone has died or something .....I always return the greeting in a cheerful voice and tell her how happy I am now. Poor thing I wish she had some happiness too.

The witness I work with has attemted to ignore me for over a couple of years so I ignore her right back . The other drivers have noticed her coldness and I have explained why she treats me like this . So now i think she is under pressure to be more "christian " like because lately she is waving and including me in conversations ....so I go with the flow .....I can be nice as long as I am treated like a normal human .

One of the Elders and his wife will turn stone cold to me if they see me at the store . They advert their eyes and take all expression from their faces . I usually just walk by and say HI anyways .

Another Elders wife and her daughters will do anything possible to avoid running into me at the store . Like sitting in their car until I leave or quickly turning down another aisle to avoid my apostate cooties . One of these times I am going to quickly run down the aisle and follow them asking them if they know where I can find DEvil's food flavoring ...Bawhaha

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"I'm on a Horse"

by leavingwt in

this video explores how the old spice commercial was made.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdk9jjdixjq&.

troubled mind

I LOVE THOSE COMMERCIALS !!!!!!!!!!! Whenever they come on I tease my husband by looking at him then the TV ....he hates that

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JW concerned about my tattoo.

by skywho in

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my jw friend (that i still talk to) saw on my facebook that i got a tattoo.

emailed me very concerned about my spiritual health and offered to come to my town to take me in service and to the meetings 'cause "we're getting close to the end of all of this, earthquakes in one place after another.

" she is so indoctrinated.

troubled mind

oops to late already matched up (damn) I mean ...oh sooo happy your both out

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JW concerned about my tattoo.

by skywho in

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friends

my jw friend (that i still talk to) saw on my facebook that i got a tattoo.

emailed me very concerned about my spiritual health and offered to come to my town to take me in service and to the meetings 'cause "we're getting close to the end of all of this, earthquakes in one place after another.

" she is so indoctrinated.

troubled mind

WAIT UP there notverylikely !!!! SHE is way cute AND I have a single EX-Jw son !!! He is kind of dorky too IT could be perfect ! hahaha