Posts by mimimimi

I live right across the river from St. Louis. I would be interested. There are some others from around here who might be also. Maybe they just have not seen this post yet. Anywhere between here and KC would be okay with me.

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Who's Going to the Memorial Tonight?

by daniel-p in

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ok everyone, who has to go to the memorial tonight?

check in here, state the reason you have to go, and when you get back, let us know how it went and your impressions.

for me, i have to go for my family--since i'm doing the fade i figure it won't kill me to go.

mimimimi

Just missed my third Memorial in a row, and I am never going back!!!!!!!!!! Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!!

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Losch reveals newer new light at Australia Zone Visit

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

okay everybody, grab your barf bag because i just got a steaming shovel full of craptastic notes from gerrit's zone visit to the land down under !!.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ read at your own risk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~puke.

zone overseer was losch and his side kick was a big black guy, quite a scolar, cant remember his name though.

mimimimi

"40 years from now I am going to hold Losch accountable for all the things he said that didn't come to pass!" That dipshit will be dead and in hell 40 years from now. His accountability will be moot.

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It's Friday night and what are you doing?

by wings in

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i'm sitting by the fire drinking a bud light in a wine glass trying to decide what movie to watch while i do the dishes.. besides checking in on jwd that is..

mimimimi

Hubby and I just got back from going out to dinner, which is what we do every Friday. Now I am checking out JWD, and later may make some fudge to feed my sweet tooth. Then relax with a good book.

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Do You Remember The Last Time

by journey-on in

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long time faders and those who have been out for a while....do you remember your last day in field service or your last meeting?.

my last day in field service was a "million" years ago.

but, i remember it vividly.

mimimimi

I don't remember my last day in field circus, but I sure do remember my last meeting. I was trying to hang in there and continue to make a show even though I no longer believed. During the Sunday talk, the brother read a scripture from Psalms about listening to Jehovah, and then said to the congregation in an entreating manner, "Brothers! Please! Listen to the organization." Well that did it for me. I had been coming home from every meeting about to gag on what I had heard, but that topped it all. That scripture said nothing about an organization at all, only Jehovah. I went home and told my husband, "I'm done. I can't stand to listen to that any more." I have never looked back.

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With every breath that I took, I wanted the JWs to be right...

by cognac in

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i wish i could not think its so wrong when everyone i know and love thinks its so right.. i'm so mad... i wish i could run to my husband and tell him how angry i am.

tell him and my family that i don't ever want to go near a kh again.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mimimimi

"There's no graceful way to leave Watchtower-world, especially if you're in a high profile position."

And actually, it does not matter if you are in a high profile position or not, it is not easy to do. My heart goes out to you in your situation. Mine was so much easier due to the fact that my husband was never a witness and my sons were also not witnesses. I do have extended family who are hard-core witnesses and it was frightening to me for a long time to think of facing them regarding my decision to leave. But it truly does become easier with time. I used to be frightened at the thought of elders showing up at my door, but no longer.

Recently my mother asked me when I was coming back to the truth. I told her that I did not regard the Jehovah's witness religion to be the truth and that I had no intention of ever coming back. It was a lot easier to do than I ever thought it would be and I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. As yet, there has been no fall out from it. I am not being shunned and no elders have shown up at my door. But the best part was that I was no longer afraid to say this to her. It comes with time and feeling solidy assured that Jehovah's witnesses are wrong. And if the fall out comes and has just not hit me yet, I feel it will be so freeing for me. I will no longer feel a need to hide anything I do from anyone.

The best thing to do is to keep yourself reminded of why they are wrong. Keep seeking information that helps you to see incontrovertibly that the Watchtower organization is wrong. Build up your associations and friendships here on JWD. Find new friends in your personal life who are not JW's. Get a support base. Hopefully, your husband will eventually follow along with you, but even if he does not, you need whatever it takes to have a support system and strength.

Best wishes,

Mimimimi

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If Your Aged Parent Asked U Not To Give Them Blood, Would U Agree?

by minimus in

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friends

be honest.

if your jw parent trusted you to comply with their wishes, would you honor their request?

mimimimi

I would respect her wishes. It would be too devastating to her if I did not.