Posts by jessthebull

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The Unkindest Cut: Hateful Words from JWs that Show Their True Colours

by Scully in

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i decided to start this topic when ozziepost shared the experience of a bethel representative telling him and mrs. ozzie "and don't forget, we've got your children!

it's important for us to hear these experiences and to share them with each other.

it helps us tear down the mistaken beliefs that the incidents that happen to us are not isolated ones, but are in fact par for the course when one parts ways with the jws and wts.

jessthebull

so many horrendous experiences here

my most recent bad JW experience happened just after my mother had re-entered the work force after 20 years and during a very difficult time for our family. My mothers best friend (also a JW) had atempted suicide following the breakdown of her marrige.

Our book study conductor and elder (my guess, he is in his late 20's) annouces that we will be recieving a sheparding call. Of course my mum is greatly heartened by this believing that we will be recieving much needed spiritual encouragement.

When the two elders turn up my mum lets them know how she is feeling and the diffuculties we are facing at the moment as a family. And what do they do?? Reveal that they had not infact come around to offer encouragement or spiritual advise but instead to inform my mum that as our family are not spiritual enough (read not out in FS enough) the book study will no longer be held at our home.

Then after my mum had left the room in tears they left.

How loving.

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Just want to gain insight on the overall attitude of most on here.

by stillAwitness in

i am on here a lot.

leafing through posts, taking the time out to read individuals' profiles, their topics.

i like to gain insight, get perspective on what it is like to be "on the other side" i guess you can say.

jessthebull

Hey Stilla

I guess resentment is a better word for my feeling regarding the WTS

Mostly because i feel they have robbed me of one of the most important relationships i had. Although me and my mum are in regular contact we interact on a dont ask dont tell basis. I guess she feels this is necessary as any knowledge of my numerous indisressions would put her in a tricky position with local elders etc.

That pissses me off. I dont know how many times i have wanted to share someting with her or ask for advice (im only 21) and have stopped short out of fear of losing the relationship we have.

hmmm maybe i am a little bitter...

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convention freaky memories

by joelbear in

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sucking on lifesavers to stay awake.

watching families eat meals during the session.

the smell.

jessthebull

Killing time locating friends with binoculars

Killing time locating hot boys with binoculars

Writting notes to my mum insiting on pink lamingtons at lunch

I was so gutted when they stopped having food. I was 10 or so and the loss of iceblocks and lamingtons was chrushing.

Going to toilets on the other side of the stadium to maximise time taken out from the program.

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Do you have a biblical name?

by ButtLight in

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or know of people that do?

i wonder how many out there have named their kids from names from the bible.

two of my kids are on the list, but it wasnt done on purpose.

jessthebull

Jessica, I suppose you could say that it's biblical being the femine form of jesse

but any biblical ties would have been accidental, mum not becoming a witness till i was three

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The "Infidelity" test

by JH in

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http://www.queendom.com/tests/minitests/fx/infidelity.html .

my result .

results of "the test" do you have a cheating heart?.

jessthebull

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Clearly I expect high standards, this moslty includes infidelity involving real people (wether that be in person or over the internet).

I would not consider more fantasy situations (porn, strippers) to be cheating - as long as it did not affect my every day life.

occasional porn - im fine with

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Anyone got their meeting tonight?

by stillAwitness in

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well i got mine at 7:30.

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jessthebull

Friday night in NZ now (for your benifit stilla ), no meetings, obviously, but best of all no field service tomorrow!!!!! Yay, yay yay!

Good luck with sorting everything out, a year ago i was still at home and still at the meetings, but now im in my own place and waking up the the truth about the "truth".

man i'm so stoked i dont have to go out bothering people tomorrow...

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Service Meeting Week Starting January 2, 2006

by TheListener in

song 5. note: congregations are not to move their service meeting for the week of january 2 to an earlier night unless the circuit overseer is visiting.

in every congregation, the convention insert should be considered on the service meeting as scheduled.

if there is a circuit assembly this week, book study overseers should announce the convention location and dates at their regularly scheduled book studies.

jessthebull

This whole idea of booking hotels from an aproved list is news to me, this is one idea that never made its way down here. If you had to travel to the convention city then some from the cong got together and booked at the same place, but im not aware of any group bookings or approved lists. Crazy!!

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