When i was a teenager my friend and i were working D2D together on a hot summer day . As we walked up to a house we noticed the inside door was open ,and when I knocked on the screen door we could hear a couple moaning and groaning( in a good way) on the couch just inside the door .... then we heard ,"oh shit ....GO AWAY ".......
troubled mind
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Tell us your strangest, weirdest, funniest encounters going D2D
by BluePill2 inif you where a brave little witness soldier, or even a pioneer (gasp), you must have seen a lot of strange shit.
the probability of encountering "interesting" people or getting yourself into weird situations is pretty high.. i'll start.
i have to get them together, but today i remembered this ones:.
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Out with the old....
by wha happened? ini purchased a condo late last year and due to my personal schedule, i wasn't able to redo it to my preferance until a few months ago.
all the heavy work is done.
now just replacing electrical outlets, fixtures and such.
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troubled mind
I threw out all 32 yrs worth of bound volumes and couple of yrs ago . It was city wide clean up and people were dumpster diving big time . I saw some young twenty somethings going through my trash so I went out and warned them that they probably wouldn't want those books . They asked why so I told them the whole sorted JW story ...One of them slammed the book back in the trash and yelled "those A-holes " They ruined my friends life !"...Gues he had a Df'd friend that was being shunned .
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I just informed the parents about me and the TTATT... heart wrenching
by sosoconfused inwell first i want to thank everyone here for the good points etc... i have received over the last few months.
you guys have really been helpful!.
so the other day my mother wrote me a 3 page letter telling me how she was so scared for me because she could tell my love for the truth was gone etc.. so i decided i wanted to totally rip the band-aid off and get this matter over and done with.
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troubled mind
Your Dad is an awesome Dad .....
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My JW best friend is bringing a 'heavy' around to my house to talk some sense into me.
by Julia Orwell ini agreed, if only because i want to see my friend of many years.
the 'heavy' is a large, imposing man with a booming voice and is a creature of the gb through and thru (eg only visited his dfd dad on his death bed because it was a 'good witness' to the hospital staff) and i'm feeling stressed about seeing him.
i so badly wanted to see my friend though, i agreed without thinking and now wish i hadn't have.
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troubled mind
Julia , I have just finished reading through your experience ,and it all sounds so very familiar . I can relate to how your mind is reeling right now because you are coming to the reality that your "old Pioneer friend" is really not who you imagined him to be . When we were active we truly thought we were among 'brothers and sisters ' a family ,but once you leave that illusion dissolves very quickly .
Know this Julia ,you will rebuild new relationships ! You will be wiser the second time around . You will recognize users and people that are not genuine . It takes time ,but you can do this .
Please do not put yourself through anymore JW emotional pain ! You may start receiving calls for invitations to a JC in order to address some of the things you mentioned to the CO ....if you do ,calmly tell the person on the other end of the line to never call you again . If you recieve a certified letter from the Kingdom Hall ,do not open it have it returned to the sender . Your emotional health is being compromised and it is really ridiculous to allow them that kind of influence over your life . The only power they have over you is what YOU allow them to have . You will never convince them that you have valid reasons for leaving ,so don't waste your breath . Be free ,live your life and be happy . Thankfully you have your parents and husband that is a great support system right there so many never have the privilege of having any family left ,count yourself fortunate .
When I first left there were times I really wanted to just hear another ex- jw's voice, and I did reach out to a couple of people from the board . It helped to get me over the hump of losing so much personal contact in the beginning . If you need someone to talk to I will pm you my phone number .
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JW teens and "scouting" for prom dates? 70's & 80's
by sir82 inposted this on the "school and jws" brochure, which got buried pretty quickly, but i wanted to see if anyone else remembers this, from the 70's & 80's, so i'll start a new topic on it.. .
that ("school and jws") brochure put the kibosh on high school proms in the usa.. in our area at least, going to prom was perfectly fine - as long as you went with a fellow jw.
children of elders, pioneers, etc.
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troubled mind
Oh I remember this very well ! In our area my husband went to his prom with a witness group in 1977 ,and it was just fine . Then two yrs later they were already starting to say negative things about it so I didn't get to go to mine (I am still not over it LOL) Then the brochure came out in 83 and it was forbidden officially .
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DF ones can now choose where to sit...New WT Policy
by Quarterback inaug wt q and a has now stated that any df'd person can sit with anyone, anywhere at a congregation meeting.. before, they had to sit at the back of the hall.
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Well isn't that special ....
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Suspicious
by Suspicious ini guess i'm new here.
born in and an ms. things just hasn't been making sense the more i think about it.
i'm starting to get suspicious.
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troubled mind
What kind of things are sending up red flags for you ? JWfacts.com is a great site to start with ,it is not sensationalism just facts using the Watchtowers own published words .
The book Crisis of Conscience helped very much too .
Good luck on your research and journey
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Please explain why the elders are doing this to us
by label licker ingot a phone call today from a couple from our ex congregation.
he was visited again by two elders(one in training) again.
third shepherding call within two months.
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troubled mind
Label Licker this is the note I sent to the local Elder body after we had been harrassed by them ,hope it helps you .
We had been inactive almost four yrs when two Elders came by for a' sheparding call ' (fishing expedition) all of the sudden they started calling ,and stopping by without warning . I told them twice to stop calling ,and that if I needed anything I would contact them ,but they ignored my advice . So my next step was to visit the local Police and ask for a suggestion. The Officer told me to send a certified letter to the Hall and file a copy with the Police .... It was short and sweet and to the point .
That was two years ago and we have not heard a word from them . Of course I am sure the congregation has been gossiped to about us ,but I really don't care about that anymore I just want peace and quiet and to be left alone .
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Attention to the Elder body of the ***** Congregation Of Jehovah’s Witnesses
I specifically requested D S*** to inform the Elder body to stop calling, and stop coming to my home uninvited . My request has been ignored .
I consider these repeated phone calls ,personal questions and uninvited visits as Harassment .
Disrespect of my personal privacy is unacceptable . These intimidation tactics must come to an end .
You are hereby notified to immediately terminate any contact with me ,including phone calls ,home visits , mail or electronic mail ..
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HI! im new here...
by outofthelionsden ini have been reading post on this forum for many months and i wanted to thank you all for all the great posts and comments that have really helped me get through this hard year of fading.
my husband and i where born in jdubs and almost 1 year ago we started to fade , now that we think about it has been a few years that we were suffering from cognitive dissonance without knowing it.
we feel that finally we have our life back , a life that is just starting.
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troubled mind
WELCOME ,WELCOME may you find the support and comfort here that your family has unlovingly withheld from you . When I first came here I learned the term 'emotional blackmail' ,and how our JW family uses this technique to guilt us into behavior that they wish .
You are making the best choice for your children to live a happier ,free life .Just remember that when the road seems to be getting rough.
My husband and I walked away from the religion a few years ago for similar reasons as your own . I had known for a few years that things were just not right ,but conintued to believe it was just me ....until I found this site and hundreds of other people that shared my same feelings and thoughts . It did seem like an emotional roller coaster for a while especially when friends and family began the shunning actions . But honestly it does get better and especially if you jump right in and start living life !
Good luck with the transition ,and don't be shy to post when you need a helping hand .
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LOTS of JW books in local charity shop.......
by Pams girl inwent to my local charity shop the other day and while i was looking through the books, i happened upon at least 7 books (the name escapes me) that only elders use, several nwt bibles, and many other books, (paradise book?
) plus the smaller books, questions young people ask etc.
in total, i counted at least 80 jw books/bibles.
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I just cleaned the garage and tossed a tote full of JW old books from 1976-2006 . I held on to a few older ones from the 1960's ,and the ones my Mom had from the 1930's.