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  The Capable Wife....

  by LivingInReality in

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  right before i got disfellowshipped in 2002 i was sitting in the kingdom hall listening to an elder give a public needs talk.....and this one floored me.. so the brother starts talking about what it means to be a capable wife...of course all of the scriptures and regular bullshit we've heard over and over....but then he goes on to say...."so what i'm saying sisters is.... to save money to help with the household you can make a garden and get food from that to make your dinners.... you can learn how to sew so that you can make your own clothes instead of spending money to go and buy them at expensive department stores.... and you could look into your circumstances to see if its feasible for you to quit your jobs to stay home and run the household....blah blah blah.." i can't much remember the rest because my head had blown up to the size of jupiter with the hot steam i was about to let go in the middle of the talk.

  i decided it was better to get up and go... and i did.

  i only mention this now...because (now divorced from my ministerial servant husband of 10 years), i am a single mother that has worked her ass off not only in the secular world, but now as a mother raising two children, getting my college degree and maintaining every avenue of the household responsibilities on my own.

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  A reminder to all of you....

  by LivingInReality in

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  shannon here.... a confessed "lurker" for a very, very, long time and a rare poster to the board......i just wanted to drop a quick note to all of you.. please keep doing what you're doing..providing a refuge for so many.

  you all make me feel reassured that if in 4 years from now i may have a breakdown (because deprogramming is a lifelong ailment) and need to find strength and encouragement, or even just someone to hear my story and believe me...i will always know that you are all here.

  no judgment, no criticism...but instead providing a way for anyone who visits this board a little challenge at times, a large amount of humor, some psychological services...and a great big dose of the real truth.. you guys are great...you make me laugh, you make me smile and you make me feel fantastic about my decision to leave by your constant reassurance that truly living is all about thinking for yourself.. i'll be sure to start posting more regularly because i'd like to start to get to know you guys better and in turn become a source of comfort, wisdom and humor to others that have gone through what we have.. hugs to you all.. shannon.

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  help! family mbr reading my 3 yr old My Book of Bible Stories

  by limbogirl in

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  my soon to be three year old son asked me yesterday if i was dying.

  i was shocked that he knew the word 'dying' and asked where he heard it.

  he proceeded to tell me that his aunt (a jw) read him a story about jesus twiste (christ) and jesus was dying.

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  I found this VERY offensive. What about you?

  by Gill in

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  watchtower, may 15th 2006.

  (back page).

  the value of 'a weaker vessel'.

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  shouldn't we wait till we're 30+ to be baptized?

  by annalice in

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  i believe we were taught that jesus was around thirty years old when he was baptized.

  now i was always told that the bible mentioned specific things like times and dates for a reason .as a guide for us to follow.

  so by telling us his age this would seem to be very important for us .

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  "Joined-As-Adult" JW's: What need did the WT fulfill for you?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  were you able to fulfill or remove that need in some way?

  did fulfilling that need make it possible or easier for you to exit the wt?

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  Those wonderful, insightful, platform talks.......

  by LivingInReality in

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  ...so annalice and i were discussing this topic the other day and now i pose it to you.

  remember all those talks from the platform where the brothers encouraged the congregation that as far as putting in hours in the field ministry that we must remember that if brother a can only put in 5 hours a month and he puts that 5 hours a month in, then he is doing all that he can (applause, applause) and if brother b can put in 50 hours a month and he does, there is no difference between brother a and brother b, because they are both doing all they can in jehovah's work.. well then, why is it that if brother a faithfully puts in that 5 hours a week, he can't carry microphones, he can't lead the congregation in prayer and he can't hold any priveleges, because he doesn't put in hours that match the national average??

  isn't that making brother a feel like shit and that he is unworthy?

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  Still going to meetings??....

  by LivingInReality in

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  good day..... i am very interested in hearing from anyone who is on this board that is still going to meetings.

  i was wondering.... .

  since you find yourself on this board with countless people who have left and are telling their personal stories, not to mention exposing that organization for the brainwashing cult that it truly is.... is this helping you to leave and make the final departure?.

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  was it gossip? or just exposing the truth?

  by LivingInReality in

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  remember all the talks from the platform that dealt with gossip or mumuring??

  in my old congregation....in just one year....one couple who was close to another couple and had been spending lots of quality time together decided to expand their horizons and partner swap !!!

  one spouse in each couple was an elder's kid !!!

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  Newbie on board....

  by LivingInReality in

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  hi gang,.

  i'm new to the board and i wanted to say hello.

  my name is shannon, i'm from upstate new york.

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