Posts by compound complex

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Told My Parents Yesterday That I Don't Want to Be a JW

by Saethydd in

i wasn't entirely sure what to expect when i made the decision to tell my parents how i really feel, but i was prepared for the worst, fortunately, it didn't come to that.

after i told them i didn't want to go to the meetings anymore it led to a long talk with them.

they made a number of irksome and woefully uninformed statements but at least they were not aggressive and have said that they won't force me to move out over this, though, i can tell they are hoping they can convince me to "accept the truth," as long as i still live with them.

compound complex

Greetings, Saethydd:

WIshing you the best possible outcome.

We were such parents 30 years ago, until we woke up. Not re: TTATT, but that we would lose our child. It went against the "wisdom" meted out by The Society, but we, Mom and Dad, said you don't have to be a JW, just obey the house rules.

This newly liberated teenager became obedient and lost the rebel attitude. To this day our kid is kind, generous, and forgiving. Just never believed in the religion and we said okay.

Please hang in there.

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Gas or Electric Stove

by just fine in

jw
friends

i am getting new appliances.

i have decided on black stainless for the finish.

the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.

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Today's free-standing gas range of choice: SAMSUNG, with dual oven. I'm making soup right now, which is really cool -- I put the kettle on the back burner, whose cap is just 1.5 inches in diameter. A tiny flame. The other caps are 3, 4, and 5 inches respectively. Oh, there's more: a griddle in center.

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Please tell me: what is a relationship with the "person" Jehovah like?

by Maryo in

does anyone out there know of any jws that have talked about what their personal relationship with jehovah was like?

for example, hearing his voice, a certain feeling?

an intellectual understanding?

compound complex

Given all that has been stated regarding us "other sheep," what, then, of that very special connection the anointed have with both Jesus and Jehovah?

The unquestionable reassurance of a personal relationship with God was the touchstone of our faith. Was our house of faith actually built upon sand? Was all we held dear simply a well-developed and fleshed-out figment of our collective imaginations?

Speaking of the anointed, a dear old anointed sister told me over 50 years ago that she and her likewise "anointed" husband were the only residents in town not affected by mass hallucination. The citizenry witnessed the arrival of aliens; she and her husband, however, did not.

Jehovah, apparently, spared them from witnessing what had to have been a demonic manifestation. It all makes sense to me now.

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Gas or Electric Stove

by just fine in

jw
friends

i am getting new appliances.

i have decided on black stainless for the finish.

the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.

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"CoCo -- what's your FAV gas cooktop that is installed on countertops? I'm not much of a cook anymore -- let's just say I don't cook anymore and my kitchen has never had the big range like you pictured but I've had the best Euro/gas ones that are set in the island part of kitchen. I'm redoing my kitchen but will still be same layout for cooktop. Thanks." -- LV101

Thanks for asking, LV101!

Apart from loving the WOLF, which I use on occasion, I really have no preference.

Much of my simple cooking, at my own place, is in electric skillets or a crock pot. My use of fancy ranges, including Thermador (too many bells and whistles and attendant issues), is during house sitting jobs. I truly have no preference as they all cook pretty much the same.

My deal -- as written already -- is cleaning ease. The WOLF is a cinch. White or black Corning tops, Thermador, and Jenn-air electric (way too many parts to take apart and reassemble) I would never have.

Maybe I'm just a lousy cleaner?!?!?!?

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How Far Up The Ladder Did You Go In JW Land?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i pretty much did it all.

vacation pioneered as a youngster and became a regular pioneer out of school.

i became a ms then an elder.....the organization pushes you to be somebody within the confines of their realm.

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(((((minimus)))))

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How Far Up The Ladder Did You Go In JW Land?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i pretty much did it all.

vacation pioneered as a youngster and became a regular pioneer out of school.

i became a ms then an elder.....the organization pushes you to be somebody within the confines of their realm.

compound complex

Much of the above.

I really loved my work among the warm, loving Caribbean people in my foreign language "missionary" territory. They readily had us into their homes, assembling friends and family to listen to us. The increase was huge, but to what end, I now puzzle. Putting together circuit and district assemblies/conventions was a blast.

My Bethel work as a proofreader -- a very taxing job -- "interfered" with my preaching and teaching all over New York (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Nyack, etc.) I had to give it all up, like so many young, earnest Bethelites, who crashed and burned.

I still edit/proofread but NOW GET PAID FOR what they trained me TO DO FOR FREE.

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Funeral plan ?

by Chook in

to all you young and old alike what would you have as a farewell party from this earth , would you party with friends months before or would you go out quietly and rather have input into the wake.

i have heard of these duck hunters who put their ashes in shotgun shells.

.

compound complex

Yes, a celebration of life where ANYONE WHO WISHES can speak, sing a song, cry, laugh, be a little irreverent, . . .

Not ever going to happen at a Kingdom Hall.

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Gas or Electric Stove

by just fine in

jw
friends

i am getting new appliances.

i have decided on black stainless for the finish.

the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.

compound complex

Now we're cookin' with gas!

As a house cleaner for most of my life -- both as avocation and vocation -- I advise you to please be sure to follow whatever instructions are provided for cleaning. I've seen many a range surface ruined through improper cleaning procedures, that is, before my coming on board. Too, some surfaces are harder to keep streak-free, namely BLACK!

I'm sure you're aware of all this and don't need my advice. My fave is a client's 6-burner WOLF range. No bells and whistles (none needed).

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Did you ever have a discussion with an apostate that helped your journey out.

by jwfacts in

there seems to be a number of different ways that apostates try to get jehovah's witnesses realise they do not have the truth, ranging from subtle comments to aggressive attacks.

do you have any that looking back helped you finally leave.

some of the methods include:.

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"I can understand somebody being turned off by women wearing a pound of makeup and maybe red lipstick. But, makeup done moderately shouldn't be bothering anybody. Every now and then you run into somebody (usually a man) who has issues about this and have hang ups about women's adornment. Know what? That's THEIR problem." -- LongHairGal's reply to Londo

A lady friend, who became a JW, told me about an encounter with a JW:

She was originally a Pentecostal and lived in Oklahoma. A Witness lady came to the door and my friend, whose beliefs included avoidance of makeup, made some rude comment about the JW's painted face. so she told me, laughing. The Witness lady's response?

"Well, Dear, even an old barn needs a fresh coat of paint."

A real ice breaker. I don't recall my friend ever wearing any makeup even when she became a JW . . .

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Window Cleaners?

by nicolaou in

jw
friends

like a lot of others here, i gave higher education a miss when i left school (1980).

under the encouragement of the society i pioneered for three years instead!.

now i clean windows for a living.

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I hated doing three-story homes. Initially, I didn't have a ladder standoff. Once I got one, I was less scared and did a better job.