Oh good grief there will be no getting near the Donut Shop in April !
I have been thinking of setting up an information table @ Walmart to counter the JW table they set up there in summer ......maybe April would be a GOOD time :)
troubled mind
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CO's putting the screws on elder bodies, and ministerial servants to auxilliary pioneer this April.
by miseryloveselders ini have such a love/hate, 50/50 relationship with this organization any more, but a letter was read to the elders and ministerial servants that has pushed me to the 30/70 range in favor of hate, if even momentarily.
most of you if not all are aware of the auxilliary pioneering initiative for this upcoming april.
it's no secret that i'm not real fond of pioneering as its unscriptural for one thing.
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England is poisoned for me
by highdose ini used to live in a part of england that was popular with tourists.
the kind of tourist who wanted to experiance the "real" rural england.
they would come to my town and thrill at the quaint old shops, delight in afternoon tea at the many little tea rooms.
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troubled mind
What a wonderful descriptive way you have with writing . I can feel and understand exactly what you mean . A shame such a beautiful countryside has been tarnished for you by the JW experience .
The small town I live in is considered idyllic by many .....but at every turn I am only reminded of the shackles and oppression I felt under the Wtbts thumb. When the weather is nice here everyone enjoys walking their dogs along the park like streets .For me it is not so enjoyable ....to walk my dog down my street I have to pass by six different JW homes all former friends that will not even afford me a wave hello . Two of those homes are occupied by my husbands nephews ....one never even informed us of his blessing of a child ,the other would not even call to say he was getting married . When I do venture by and any of these former friends are outside they turn their heads in glorified shunning or quickly walk in the opposite direction . It is hard to be reminded everyday I was raised in and wasted over 40 yrs in a CULT . I would love to move on and pretend it never happened ,but how do you do that with daily reminders like this ...?
I am so happy for you that you were able to move away and start fresh ! Bask in the sunshine Highdose and soak in the freedom you now have .
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Seeker4 Here - Anyone on Who Remembers Me From H20 & JWD?
by Seeker4 inseeker4 - robert smith from vermont.
former jw, elder, pioneer, etc.
i've got a few thousand posts on these sites, but haven't posted for a year or two.
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troubled mind
Hi Seeker4 , I also remember you !
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So Caitlin isn't ignored as the other kids pass Valentines at school
by cabasilas ini'm getting my education degree this year and am working in a practicum placement in an elementary classroom (5th grade).
it's a very practical way to see first-hand how teachers teach, discipline and help mold their students.
one student is a jw.
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troubled mind
What a great Teacher ! It is a good lesson for her students too . It is good for them to think of ways to show acceptance and kindness . I hope the JW little girl will be thrilled and happy to know her classmates love her too .
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JWs Celebrating Brithdays
by Franklin Massey ini keep hearing of more and more jws that are celebrating their birthdays or, doing "special days" for their children on the day of their birth.
i'm sure this has always been done but what interests me is that many people aren't ashamed to admit it since they have used their own fully functioning minds to figure out that the society's birthday ban doesn't hold up.
one young couple with two kids (he's an ms, she's an ex-pioneer who dropped off the list to tend to the kids) explained it to me this way.... "the happiest days of our lives include the births of our children.
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troubled mind
It is great some are using their thinking abilities ......but it is too bad they have to do so quietly and in secret . I imagine they have to tell the kids not to say anything at the Kingdom Hall about it ?
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SPAWN
by White Dove inwhat would you do if your 19 year old son announced to everyone on his fb list that he was engaged to be married, and this is the first you ever heard of it?.
how about if that same spawn told his fiance, who you've never met or talked to, that his whole family is dead and that you are not his real mother (or father)?
also, what if she told you through pms on fb one by one what he was claiming, and you explained each one in detail, and she didn't believe you?.
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troubled mind
Okay I will try , White Dove I have three sons and I would be devastated if any one of them treated me this way .
However in your case it makes no sense to us readers that your son just out of the blue has chosen to be so hateful . There must be some personal issues you two have gone through to cause such actions on his part . I am sorry ...
My advice would be to back off give this situation space and time . Do not make a bad case worse . He is 19 .....is he really financially able to marry and provide for a wife ? If not maybe he knows you will oppose his decision so in his immature way is cutting off communication to get his own way ??
Only you know the whole story .
I am sorry this is happening and causing you pain . Be the adult ....even though you are hurt ....remain calm cool and collect and let him reap the consequences of his actions .
I hope he will mature come to his senses and be happy he had a loving mom that didn't stoop to his level.
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No chance of going back now!!
by sinis inwell, it was hard but after a few years my sig other is pretty much out.
we celebrate the holidays, and they are very enjoyable.
i was shocked, though, that last night she pulled out a lottery scratch card!!
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troubled mind
I agree buying a lottery ticket is just one of those FU moments I get a little kick out of too. Finally after almost six yrs of being out , my husband is starting to participate in little guilty pleasures .....he buys lottery tickets now, brings treats to work on his birthday and holidays ,and is getting more comfortable with me decorating for the holidays .Baby steps .......maybe one day he will even vote
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So which makes more sense? Sex or no sex in the "new system"?
by stillstuckcruz inobviously jah wouldn't allow for millions of pregnancies in the new system for fear of the same problem today of overpopulation.
so would he throw in sex but not allow for the women to become pregnant?
or would there be just no sex at all?
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troubled mind
I no longer worry about things that are never going to happen ........all I know for sure is sex is still happening
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Would you say anything to someone that is accepting JW literature ?
by troubled mind inthere is a woman at the place i work that has studied off and on for several yrs with one of the jw employees .
today i was in her office and i noticed in her bookcase a collection of jw literature .
she has the insight books , a revelation book and some other brochures .
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troubled mind
It seems to me this woman is not interested in joining ,just curious about what JWs do believe . Otherwise she would have already been going to meetings . She has studied and taken magazines for over seven yrs !
I would like to just ask her opinion for example Does she think the Witnesses are the only true religion ? She has read enough literature she has to know that is what THEY think .
I can imagine she has had it all sugar coated to her about how wonderful the witnesses are ,but I wonder if she is aware they have problems just like every other religion .
She is a facebook friend of mine . Maybe what would be better is to start a blog on there sharing my forty yrs experience growing up as a Jehovah's Witness . That way she can at least see a different perspective .
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Note to Self
by mrsjones5 inavoid abortion threads.
they're only for folks to piss on each other.
now i'm off to watch "modern family".
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troubled mind
snoozy i am very sad .....i just saw next weeks TV schedule and there is a basketball game on instead of our shows .....