Posts by SuzieQ

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New guy

by Mx in

hi all i'm mx!

i'm 17 i've been raised a jw and lived a very sheltered life.

i've been baptized for three years now and been a doubter for two and a half years; i think i might leave "the org" in an year or two.

New guy

by Mx in

hi all i'm mx!

i'm 17 i've been raised a jw and lived a very sheltered life.

i've been baptized for three years now and been a doubter for two and a half years; i think i might leave "the org" in an year or two.

New guy

by Mx in

hi all i'm mx!

i'm 17 i've been raised a jw and lived a very sheltered life.

i've been baptized for three years now and been a doubter for two and a half years; i think i might leave "the org" in an year or two.

New guy

by Mx in

hi all i'm mx!

i'm 17 i've been raised a jw and lived a very sheltered life.

i've been baptized for three years now and been a doubter for two and a half years; i think i might leave "the org" in an year or two.

New guy

by Mx in

hi all i'm mx!

i'm 17 i've been raised a jw and lived a very sheltered life.

i've been baptized for three years now and been a doubter for two and a half years; i think i might leave "the org" in an year or two.

A little story of JW-childhood-horror, and am I evil?

by Hellrider in

this all happened when i was a kid, and i think i must have been around 8 years old.

we were at a meeting, and my dad (ms) had held a speech.

this didn`t happen very often, actually, this one time is the only one i can remember.

You sound like a sensitive person. I was a sensitive child also. I was constantly battling with how I should feel about being raised a JW. I really took the hype of being perfect to heart; it wasn't until I was an adult that I understood that it was not necessary to be so stiff and perfect and prim and proper. Your feelings are real to you, it doesn't mean that you are evil. It means we are human like everyone else, not perfect little witnesses in suits and dresses. Please don't beat yourself up over something you had no control over. It is painful to be different when you are a child. It's hard to belong anywhere, it's hard to accept yourself when you are constantly hearing; as JW we live by high standards. . . and all the other mantras we hear constantly, going to meetings 5 times a week! Start new mantras that enhance the person you are now. Yours truly, Daisymae

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Going to Memorial Service for the first time.....what should we expect?

by whyizit in

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we spent 6 months "studying" with a jw couple.

they claimed the wts had all the answers, but they actually couldn't answer any of our questions.

(we are devoted born-again bible-believing christians.).

SuzieQ

Wow, all of you are very honest. I think you can believe all of the advice already given. I'm very impressed. I've always felt a great big huge let down after the memorial. . . . especially after going each and every year for 30 plus years. Raise as a JW, it was so boring, meaningless and unfulfilling. Unless you like to live like a slug, think like a robot, feel like a puppet and completely empty yourself of yourself. Or maybe I was just depressed all those years. But all who have the desire and curiosity, should attend the Kingdom Hall Memorial if someone they cherish has asked them to do so. Judge for yourself. Faithfully yours, DM1307

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WT Teachings on Marriage and pregnancy in New Order

by SuzieQ in

does anyone remember studying years ago on book study night about those who survive into new world order would not be able to have children?

i thought that's what i was taught, but can't find the study article in which it was brought up.

if you do, please let me know at [email protected]

SuzieQ

Does anyone remember studying years ago on book study night about those who survive into new world order would not be able to have children? I thought that's what I was taught, but can't find the study article in which it was brought up. If you do, please let me know at [email protected] Thanks all.

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WAS THIS A NO-NO FOR YOUR CONG. SHEPHERDING VISITS?

by juni in

i don't know where the elders learned this one.

maybe it was local - i don't know.

but.... these were shepherding calls to build you up spiritually so therefore no serving of coffee or cookies were allowed.. was this true with your congregation's shepherding visits?.

SuzieQ

I just have to say that I did not feel uplifted after a shepherding visit! I'd rather be a real sheep with a dog nipping at my hooves!!! These two Ministerial Servants (I think) came by to talk with me and my son, who was about 12 at the time. I raised my son as a single parent; even after marrying a Brother in the cong. then divorcing him. Anyway, they came in, talked about why they were there which depressed the hell out of me; but then the ax dropped. The one brother said that they thought it best if I were to get married again because my son needed a father. My stomach knotted up and my head was swimming in bright lights. I managed to control myself and to continue being polite, but my faith slowly dwindled after this visit. It may be a good thing if those visits were done away with. I've never been visited by an elder. 35 years experience in JW.

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What is the difference between an "answer" and an "opinion"?

by DavidChristopher in

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i seen this topic on another site today, and it got my attention.

my answer was "a answer is an accepted opinion.

SuzieQ

Is this in reference to the way a bible study is conducted by JW's? If so this is a good question and one I've often asked myself. When answering at the Kingdom Hall-your answer has to be the "correct" answer out of the literature, which I've always found demeaning in a way. I've heard people give their opinions at different studies before and they get shut down immediately by the person conducting the study when their opinion differs from the info in the literature!