Ya know, I remember people like what you guys described as a child, and it grossed me out then. What the heck do JW's have against calling the health department to help these people?! Or a humane society or shelter or something!?!?! It boggles my mind.
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What was the nastiest house you got invited into?
by Virgochik inwe actually has a study with a disabled elderly couple living in a trailor.
it was wall to wall filth, rat infested and smelled awful.
i was a child, but mom and dad brought me along anyway.
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Do you have a good job, a crappy job or are you self-employed (happily?)
by seesthesky inhi - just curious about how you all are making it - you working some shitty job?
- a pretty nice job?
- a damn rocking job?
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collegegirl21 - My husband and I are self employed (mortgage brokers). It is a fantastic feeling to be in control of your own life. We have a three loan officers that work for us, most the time out of their homes, although they have space they can use if they'd like in office, too. There are many great opportunites out there for self employment and working from home, but watch out for the scams. It shouldn't cost you a lot of money, if any, unless it's for a government license, etc.
Good luck to you!!
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Ever had to go to hospital?
by greendawn inin general have you been physically healthy in your life or did you ever have a serious physical illness to the point that you needed hospitalisation?
fortunately up to now i never had any such illness nor did ppl of my age that i know, except one (heart operation).
the only one that died actually got killed in an accident at work after the machine he was operating snatched him and minced him.
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I had a weird thing happen while I was pregnant, some rare disorder. My immune system shut down and I got the weirdest diseases includinjg Giardia, C-dif, etc...As I don't live or travel to third world countries and am an extremely hygenic person, I was immediately hospitalized and put in isolation so I couldn't contract any more illnesses. Then I went eclamptic, into HELPP syndrome and had my daughter at 32 weeks. I can no longer have any more children as a result of complications, but my daughter was worth all the pain!!!
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Thinking of coming out of the apostate closet
by Brigid inmy dear fellow sojourners,.
i am in deep repose today.
as free as i feel from the organization, there is still one tiny veil yet to be lifted.
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Brigid,
You are a courageous person, and are probably close to being there. IMHO, however, is that if anyone still thinks in terms of "apostate" you are really not ready to face your relatives. It took me years to live through the shame and guilt, and one day that term won't carry the same weight it does now. Wait for that day, you've endured enough pain.
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Totally unrelated to anything...
by still angry ini can't believe this!!
i have a 7 1/2 month german shepherd puppy that apparently just went into heat.
kinda early for a dog her size, but the vet told me they won't perform spays on bitches in heat, so, get ready, i should put her on the pill!
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I can't believe this!! I have a 7 1/2 month German Shepherd puppy that apparently just went into heat. Kinda early for a dog her size, but the vet told me they won't perform spays on bitches in heat, so, get ready, I should put her on the PILL! A birth control pill! For dogs! What the ....!
Has anyone put their dog on the pill???
Good grief.
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Field Service was Great!!!
by What-A-Coincidence inthe doors the pioneers knocked on were answered.
none of mine opened.
it must be the work of jehovah
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ROTFL!!! My brother and I would go to a door, pretend knock, and talk about whatever for a few minutes. Sometimes we'd see the householder walking around the house, oblivious that we were there!
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WHEN DID THE PENNY DROP.....FOR YOU.
by lowden inwhat occasion or occurrence or experience made you finally say....enough is enough!!!!.
for me it was the insensitive and unfeeling way they treated me whilst dfed....for 4 yrs.
i tried and tried to please....but to no avail.. what capped it all off for you...tell me your experiences.
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I was raised as a JW, so what I actually observed is that when my brother, whom is older than I by 7 years, was publicly disassociated by the elders, although not baptized, my other brothers and I were all treated differently. I was only like 10 when it happened, but I remember that my friends could no longer come to our house, etc. Then, as I got older, anytime anything happened with the kids my age and I was in any way around at the time, I was blamed for it. This happened to my other two brothers as well. For years, I tried to make it right with everyone and tried to be soooo good. I was reproached over and over and over again. My skirts were too short (they were longer than most of the elders wives.), I was a "vixen"(I was like 11!), I should be baptized (although the PO wouldn't let me), on and on and on. At about 13 or 14, I realized what was going on and decided that if I was going to be blamed and punished for everything, I might as well have some fun. And even then, I still was pretty dang good compared to most standards.
Eventually, my parents switched congregations, and of course, the elders felt it necessary to warn the new congregation about us troublemakers. So it took precisely one month for the blame to start flying on crap that happened before we even got there! It was totally ridiculus, and in a discussion with an elder, I caught him in a lie. So I called him on it and told them they were a bunch of hypocrites, and good luck finding a new scapegoat.
As a child, they destroyed my relationship with God, took away my self esteem, and have caused a life long struggle with distrust of people. Every single elder I knew should've gone to jail for emotional abuse. There was only one elder that ever tried to stand up and defend me and my brothers and he was almost defrocked, or whatever the hell they call it, for his efforts. I could never enter a KH for fear of punching out an elder. I can't even bear to see children out in service. This haunts me...
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What Things Did You Think Were "Demonized"?
by minimus ineverything, when i was growing up was connected to "demonism".
handwriting analysis was borderline.
wind chimes would bring the demons right to your porch!
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This thread is hilarious...I lost all my stuffed unicorns, and anything else magical. Countless Motley Crue albums were destroyed, only to reappear! I, of course, insisted that I had nothing to do with it.
Enya had to bite the dust because apparently people listened to it to get in touch with the devil. All that weird music, after all, was very sinister.
Also, there was a sister that always told the story how she got second hand furniture from her possessed mother, and was repeatedly raped by demons until one night she pushed all the furniture into the street and burned it. Her neighbors must've loved that one.
My mom even tried to convince me that my brother was possessed and tried to kill her with a knife. Basically, it all boiled down to the fact that my brother had a hidden hunting knife that my mom caught him looking at in his room. It was forbidden, so of course, he was possessed.
I had forgotten about the cereal, that was a biggie!
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Are children better off believing in some form of faith?
by FreedomFrog inas you know, my husband dave (aka almostatheist) is atheist.
my son came up to me last night and declared that he "doesn't" believe in any kind of higher power.
being eclectic pagan...this bothered me because i know for me, if i didn't have any kind of "faith", i'd be crushed.
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Ha, ha, Dave, that is HILARIOUS! I love the things they say....
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Genealogy/Family History
by doinmypart ini'd like to do a genealogy/family history.
after talking to older family members where is a good place to start?
any suggestions?.
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It's great fun, but do be prepared for some dead ends and frustration. And, as in my case, don't be disappointed when your ancestors all turn out to be thugs!!! :-) So much for being the next Princess of some far away land, hahaha!