Posts by troubled mind

growing up attending meetings there was a constant stream of children being taken out & hit, as well as all the whispered threats, arm squeezing, pinching etc.

I have been out for almost seven yrs . In our old hall when our children were small there was a time when we had fifty kids under the age of 10....There were LOTS of crying children . The Elders made an announcement not to take a child outside of the hall for a spanking ,because the neighbors might not understand 'spare the rod '.

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It's a miserable life --- Really?

by Lady Lee in

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i was at the check-out counter sitting in my wheelchair, listening to the customer behind me talk to the cashier.

he looks at her and says she looks tired.

she rings through one more of my purchases and she it has been a long day.

troubled mind

when I see myself acting negatively, I do my best to exchange the acts for something positive.

I do this too ,PaintedToeNail ! Happiness has to come from with in ourselves . Change your thoughts ,change your world .

I struggle to do this ,but I know the effects of negative thinking ,and I do not want that for myself anymore .

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How many of you followed the WTS direction on education years ago and have been screwed by it?

by Julia Orwell in

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i'm really interested in this question because i've heard for years that if you forgo further education and go pioneering, when you have a family down the track you will get a good job because jehovah will provide for you because you pioneered.

as long as i was a kool-aid drinker, even then, i thought, "how does pioneering pay your bills?

surely education should come first.

troubled mind

Yes ,I am one of those feeling the effects of the wonderfully wrong Watchtower advice on education. I was always a good student ,and loved science and art . In High School I was an Honor student ,and graduated top of my class . Teachers tried to convince me to go on to college ,my worldly Grandfather offered to pay for school . However my Witness Mother had always drilled into me the end was near ,and a career would be a waste of time . I was afraid the end would come ,and at 18 all I wanted to do was get married have children before it was too late .My husband became a witness in his teens and because of other family problems had to start working as a teenager.

Now we are in our fifties ,and still work physically demanding jobs . I work three part-time jobs with no benefits . None of my jobs pay well . My husband is very smart and mechanically inclined .He has taught himself so many things, yet he is stuck in a job that exposes him to harmful chemicals and exhuasting work . We feel trapped because we are too old to change jobs now .

I would just burn up when they gave parts at assemblies about some kid being glorified for giving up a scholarship in order to pioneer....

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Deepest undersea vents discovered by UK team

by cantleave in

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i have just read the book, life ascending by nick lane, which discusses the possibility of luca originating in alkaline hydrothermal vents.

then this morning i heard about this story.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21520404.

troubled mind

Very interesting ,thanks for sharing !

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How to tell family why you are no longer attending meetings?

by El_Guapo in

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so it has been over a month, maybe closer to two that i haven't attended a meeting.

my stress level has gone way down, and my life is pretty good right now.

well as you know, there are tons of nosy witnessess.

troubled mind

I told my Mother in Law that we were not attending because I needed a break . I was not happy ,and needed time to sort out my feelings and thoughts . She asked me if it was because of something someone in the hall had said or done ,and I told her no . She became angry and wanted to know if I had disassociated myself ,and I said No . Then I just told her it was personal ,and a private issue that I wanted to work out on my own .I told her I would appreciate her keeping out of it .( I didn't want her sending in a rescue squad of Elders ) I refused to elaborate on it or go into details .

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Non JW involved with a JW

by LostInTranslation in

i am a non jw who has been doing a fair amount of research on my own in hopes of finding some answers and understanding for my current heartwrenching situation:.

i have been dating a man for the last while, and we grew very close, very quickly.. .

suddenly he has pulled away from me, gotten very skittish and says he feels like he is leading a double life, and isn't ready for a relationship.. all the while stating that his impending divorce is the reason for his cold feet, which could be understandable except the marriage was very much "over" long ago.

troubled mind

RUN ! Seriously run .... He is toying with you and you will get hurt .

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Looking for a partner.....

by LouBelle in

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righto, so who would like to get married?

i'm a great cook, good with kids, can clean and am currently in the process of losing weight.

in 6 months i'm good to go.

troubled mind

Hope you find a better position soon ,it sucks to be stuck in a job you hate .

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Looking for a partner.....

by LouBelle in

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righto, so who would like to get married?

i'm a great cook, good with kids, can clean and am currently in the process of losing weight.

in 6 months i'm good to go.

troubled mind

.......oops

.....sorry son .......move along now nothing to see here ,nothing at all .....let's just all concentrate on the Meteor that exploded in Russia shall we .