i hope all of you genx-r exjw will get a kick out of this story from my childhood.
i was just talking to jt and he says i should post it..... my daughter is studying wwi history in school.
i told her that when i was in 10th grade, i had a social studies teacher named nancy galbraith.
LDH:
How painful! And you were so proud of your little JW masterpiece and sure that Teach would swoon over it and come to Jesus (aka WTS)! Say Halleleuia!
Isn't there something in the Bible about "your children asked for bread and you gave them stones"? Or was that Shakespeare? Anyhoo.........the approved publications we were given really hung us out to dry.........
i have a science and math background so i naturally want to quantify things, model things, and analyze things.. i have heard folks here frequently discuss the pendulum swing of the jw.
for awhile they are full of zeal.
they perform all their duties flawlessly.
CYP - this narrows it down! Lots to say on this, but for now - "nature abhors a vaccuum" - and humans are natural creatures! As pointed out in this forum many times, so many JWs confronted with the real truth about the bOrg take the position that "if this isn't the truth, then what is?" or some such variation on that theme. Obviously, the prospect of being left with a vaccuum makes them very uncomfortable.
It is usually more effective to fill up the jar with something else rather than dumping out the WTS contents and having an empty jar.
Make sense?
i am friends with a divorced woman.....(true to myself, because i have once been one i share my time with one so she isn't so blue and "alone").
she visits me and shows me her online dating sites and the things "guys" say about themselves.
it's quite entertaining and we laugh together as she shares me her online "winks".. one was from a guy that is "fiesty and sassy".............
If you happen to fall in love with a person who is overweight, the weight will not be a turn off.
Very true. However, we don't just "happen to fall in love" - physical attraction is a huge part. And there are certain preferences that have nothing to do with being prejudiced. I'm 5'8" - so I have always liked men who were fairly tall. Not only am I not "prejudiced" against short guys, I dated a guy who was 5'2" for awhile. Quite frankly, it was not a good feeling for me when we walked down the street - we couldn't hold hands because his was too close to the ground for me to reach! Ten years later, we are still very good friends.
according to our new co, elders nor their children are allowed to go to college.
my dad is being deleted.
evidently new material was presented at the elder school.
It has been a long time since I was around the borg or read any litertature -
could someone explain for me the use of the word "delete" in the WTS context?
i have a science and math background so i naturally want to quantify things, model things, and analyze things.. i have heard folks here frequently discuss the pendulum swing of the jw.
for awhile they are full of zeal.
they perform all their duties flawlessly.
One could probably develop a formula that gave a number value to such variables as family structure, education, current age, age of coming into the borg, past experience with religion, economic situation, etc., then put it on a graph along with the trajectory of the WTS' "present truth" and come up with some fairly accurate indicators.
If the WTS is in a downswing, such as right after the 1975 debacle, or the child molests, etc. or in an upswing such as capitalizing on tragedies like Katrina, that would have an effect on individuals who are disposed to be swayed by such.
Interesting notion and with enough information gathering, I do believe it is possible to make predictions for individual responses as well as trends for larger societal groups.
It would be vital to have a thorough understanding of neuroses and the concept of cognitive dissonance, as well as algebra.
i am friends with a divorced woman.....(true to myself, because i have once been one i share my time with one so she isn't so blue and "alone").
she visits me and shows me her online dating sites and the things "guys" say about themselves.
it's quite entertaining and we laugh together as she shares me her online "winks".. one was from a guy that is "fiesty and sassy".............
Well, I feel rather strongly about this - I met my Significant Other this way.
He is wonderful! Handsome, generous, funny, smart - everything I wanted and more! Had I not weeded through the rest (no one awful at all) I would never have found him.
Importantly, we were both very honest about ourselves because we were both seriously looking for our last relationship, not just dating.
You can meet liars and losers in church, through mutual friends, at the grocery store - so why is on-line considered so risky? I really don't understand why, if you have a disappointing "meet" that the whole concept of on-line dating is blamed. You have a chance to meet so many more people to choose from than the traditional ways of meeting. I thank my lucky stars that I did not give up before I met "the one."
let's say you go back to your hometown for a family funeral.
you're not df'd or da'd, but most haven't heard from you for many years.
you know you'll get the inevitable "so are you going to meetings?
Hope all goes well and remember, it may have been so long they'll hardly recognise you.
You might help this along a bit with a fake nose and eyeglasses.
i hate to see so many of the movie stars that i sort of grew up with dieing now.
it reminds me that i'm next and i like living too much to die now.
i just can't feel comfortable with that idea.
And who can ever forget the pope? God, he was funny.
LMAO ROTFL!
i made the most awful mistake when i posted a comment about spelling and punctuation on the "bible research etc.." forum.
i learned that i can't just post comments about things when people are unaware of my sense of humour and my general nature.
i have spent the day in tears.
Bigmouth,
Does this mean we are now free to play fast and loose with punc. and gram.?
Seriously, get over yourself. Keep posting with head held high. And you are an excellent, top-notch apostate!
i've recently had lengthy pm discussions with a person claiming to be a current jw.
this person has been above the standard level of arrogant for a jw, raising conceit to practically a defining characteristic.
you almost expect that when you're dealing with a member of the "elite".. but he goes beyond it.
Why would a current JW choose to be rude and offensive?
Being that we are all human beings first and JWs or ex-JWs second the question is:
Why do human beings choose to be rude and offensive? I think TD was on the right track with flight or fight. That response is a result of FEAR. I believe some JWs may feel so threatened by those who are knowledgeable about their belief system that their FEAR of being wrong results outwardly in anger. Don't you think that most dubs harbor at least a shred of doubt within their bosoms? We all did and we acted upon that doubt. So we are several steps ahead of them - and we know everything that they know, plus what we have been freed to learn about the WTS since leaving.
Good observations here about the cult mentality, which just might inspire me to start a new thread...................!
