OR ....you could just tell the Elders ,if they ask, that what you discuss within your own home is no one else's business ! End of discussion . It really can be that simple .
troubled mind
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need advice
by search4truth inmy spouse felt a need to tell to elders about me reading apostate websites and speaking against wt stuff , so they'll probably try to readjust my apostate thinking any time soon.
my spuse never see me reading anything but, during our arguments i did't keep my mouth shut and she knows that i had to read it somwhere and it wasn't jw.org.
could this get my in the trouble if my spose is the only witness and never spoke to another person about this stuff ?
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An update on shunning (at the store).
by quellycatface ini was called into a meeting by one of the department managers last week.
i had a meeting this morning.. anyway, to cut a long story short.
the people involved in this will be called into a private meeting and spoken to.
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troubled mind
In my local area it has always been the understanding among JW's that if you are in a business situation with a DFd person you could speak to them ,but just keep it about work . If you worked for a person that became DFd you did not need to quit your job over it ,the same advice applied just keep conversation business related .
I work in a couple of different jobs .One is a small gift shop. I have observed JWs looking in the window to see if I am working ,and walk on by if I am there.(or totally walk in the door and reverse right back out when they see me ) Then I have others that come in and act almost normal with me ,except them don't make common chit chat . The other place of employment had another Witness employee .During my fade she would notably shun me until other workers started noticing ,and asking her why she acted like that ...then she would at least acknowledge me .She finally quit working there ,and moved on to something else .
It will be interesting to see what happens at your job whether the witness will comply or quit .
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How old were you when you left the Watchtower - SURVEY
by usualusername ini believe that the older you are the harder it is to leave the watchtower.. .
i am attempting to get a list of ages people learnt the "truth" and what age they left.. .
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troubled mind
Born in ,walked away when I was 44yrs old .
It is hard ,but not impossible .and every year free gets better .
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Update about my Daughter In Law
by troubled mind ina few yrs ago i posted about my daughter in law ........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/202817/1/happy-and-nervous-for-my-daughter-in-law#.u2uf91fli-0.
she has been such an inspiration .
she has studied hard and next week will be recieving her associates of science degree with honors !
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Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say...
by NewYork44M ina new set of income statistics answers those questions quite clearly: yes, college is worth it, and its not even close.
for all the struggles that many young college graduates face, a four-year degree has probably never been more valuable.. here is the article from the new york times:.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/upshot/is-college-worth-it-clearly-new-data-say.html?hp.
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troubled mind
Good article .This has been on my mind .We just got back from celebrating our daughter in laws College graduation .
She was never given a primary education ,because her JW Mother thought she was protecting her children from 'the world ' by not sending them to school . The lack of education background meant my DIL has had to self teach herself everything ,it has taken long HARD work ,but she graduated with Honors !! She will now start in the fall at a University studying in a research program for cancer research .
When she called her Mother to tell her about the graduation ceremony ,her Mothers response was, " Well are you going to get a job at McDonalds now? ".......sadly the typical JW mindset that a college education is worthless ......
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I'm a target now
by Stirred inwell, it has come to another fork in the road.
i have been going to other meetings and skipping more.
car groups and two bros tried stopping by my house recently but i was not home or gates were locked.
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troubled mind
Fading means you just stop going . As long as they don't get you into a Judicial commitee meeting you could just go off the radar . It really depends on the local Elders ,some will let you alone ,others insist on tying up loose ends .
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I'm a target now
by Stirred inwell, it has come to another fork in the road.
i have been going to other meetings and skipping more.
car groups and two bros tried stopping by my house recently but i was not home or gates were locked.
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troubled mind
When you formally Disassociate yourself they make an announcement to the Congergation that you are no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses . Same as if you were Disfellowshipped . The congregation will shun you ,but you still can attend if you want ...it is a public meeting .
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In our local news... Jehovah's Witnesses LIED to Man with Brain injury
by Newly Enlightened inhttp://krqe.com/2014/05/08/family-of-man-with-brain-injury-fights-building-plan/.
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https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
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troubled mind
That is just so sad poor guy.....Witnesses masters at making the community hate them more !
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What is the biggest regret or source of resentment because of being a Jehovahs Witness?
by stuckinarut2 ini'm sure we could all write long paragraphs about this question, but in a few words, what is your biggest regret, or frustration in life due to being a witness?.
what missed opportunities did it cost you?
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My biggest regret/resentment was not going on to College . I was an honor role student all through High School ,and my Grandfather even offered to help me pay for College ....but the END WAS SO CLOSE !!! Instead I got married the day after H.S. graduation to another JW ,afraid if we waited the END would come before we had the chance .
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Update about my Daughter In Law
by troubled mind ina few yrs ago i posted about my daughter in law ........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/202817/1/happy-and-nervous-for-my-daughter-in-law#.u2uf91fli-0.
she has been such an inspiration .
she has studied hard and next week will be recieving her associates of science degree with honors !
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troubled mind
Thank you all for the kind responses .
The lack of education was not the only hurdle my daughter in law had to overcome . Her Mother ,how to put this in a kind way ,is very eccentric ,and is a hoarder . The children lived in a home of major disorder . Their Father died when my DIL was 2yrs old . The oldest child in the family has mental and severe health problems ,and took the majority of their Mothers time ,and attention .The children were raised with NO structure what so ever ....they slept when ,and wherever they wanted ,ate food as they got hungry with no planned meals together .
The really sad thing in all this is that her Father was a college graduate ,and a Teacher ! Her Mother was also a college graduate with a nursing degree . Her Mother became a JW about three yrs before her husbands death . I am sure the JW teachings fed into her already askew world view . To this day she has no regrets of not providing adequate education for her kids ......it is just a crazy situation .
My DIL wrote a communications paper on 'Hiding a Hoard' that gave an isightful view of how it was growing up in that type of atmosphere . One of her recollections as a child was of her Fathers urn, with his ashes, being stored in the trunk of the car under piles of newspapers .... It just breaks my heart sometimes ... I am inspired by her strength and fortitude .
