i don't know how to handle the situation with a fellow apostate who has lost their mind due to this evil cult.
this guy is texting many of the elders under alias of six different cell-phones no less than twenty times a day.. .
we had to change the locks at the kingdom hall because he was still stalking and prowling around the hall after advertsing he had left the kingdom hall and we were all no less than mind-dead zombies sucking out of the life of thinking individuals.
I think maybe you ought to talk to the police. Apostates have no more right than anyone else to harass and frighten people who are just going about their business. You might just go to the police station, say you understand this guy has the right to free speech, but he's starting to scare people and he's hinting around that he might do something violent. Ask their advice.
Also, read the book The Gift of Fear and act on some of the good advice in that book.
so, i eventually decided that this place wasn't the apostate hot bed i was led to believe ;-), (or maybe i am now an apostate!
but i don't feel like one.)..
i was brought up in "the truth".. i loved it.
Welcome! And I love your title. You could stir up a lot of furor by starting a "Gay for J" movement.
as a born in, or in at a very young age, what were your worst memories as a young jw child?.
i remember not being allowed to go to sleep in the meetings when i was tired.
not being allowed to do lots of things at school other kids could do.
Sad, long-ago memories. Why bring them up? It was a long time ago, and I haven't been a part of the wtbts for over 30 years. I agree it sucks to grow up JW, it sucks to grow up with alcoholism and violence. But at least we get to leave and create our own lives; I'd rather think about the good things since I left.
jesus ( sorry) wow...i have been posting here for 8 months!!!
...most of my " new topic" threads seem to miss.... why is it some posters seem to be " celebrities" here and others like me get lost in the shuffle?.
i am sure i will now get knocked down and shot with comments like ....well i guess i got it comming.
I mostly start threads that don't resonate with anyone. They disappear into the void after a while. Mostly I'm talking to myself when I start a thread, so it doesn't matter.
Keep posting, jump in on other threads, give us some radical opinions and fresh throughts. Start threads about anything that interests you. If you don't get a lot of answers, it's OK.
Or say something really snarky about evolution and start a fight!
how can i love people that dont really know me?
how can i love people i dont really know?.
thats not love.
Snare&Racket said it well.
I felt very detached from my mother, went to a shrink who helped me see it is understandable. I still felt concerned and friendly toward her, but there didn't seem to be any depth to it. Not surprising, given my childhood. I don't feel guilty about it. I think it's a shame, but not surprising.
i have been suffering from fatigue, burning in my stomach, and i have always had canker sore issues as long as i can remember.
whether it's from stress or not, i can't say, but i might be getting an ulcer.
the burning in my stomach and intestinal puffiness is getting to be be chronic.
Cantleave is right -- ulcers are often caused by H. Pylori, which can be cured with antibiotics.
And the DASH diet seems to be the most sensible to me.
an aversion to beards, no less!
didn't her grandfather, george v, have one?.
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I guess she's a focus for patriotism and part of the national identity.
i'm getting very religious this year, as you will see.
i've also decided to give myself a lighter workload in semester 1, as i want to go to china at some point.
so in s1 i decided to take only one study unit, which is:.
Would be fun to take a trip to China with you as a tour guide, considering all you know!
i have recently revived my interest in the night sky.
there are a lot of great sights you can identify with just a pair of binoculars.
i am currently relearning how to navigate my way round all the constellations and find some of the best objects.. i live out in the country so we get almost total darkness right outside my front door.
I like watching the Milky Way. We can drive up to about 9,000 feet on Mt. Shasta, way above any lights, put out our camp chairs, wrap up and watch the milky way for as long as we want. I never saw the MW until I moved to the desert, where at the time the night sky was still dark enough for star-watching. There's something awesome about watching the sky.
so here i am after about 18 months of wake up.
the first 6 months were a rollercoster of feelings as my whole belief system unravelled.
the last year has been more stable but things seem like they are just stalling now.. my wife is aware of many of my feelings although i have held back the fact that i am pretty close to denying all belief in any kind of god.
Thinking about it is the first step to doing it. So, it seems to me you are already working up to declaring yourself and you will do it when the time seems right to you. You'll feel a lot better, although it may open that can of worms you mention. Still, even with the hassle, it feels good to be authentic and to tell the truth.
As for the kids, tell them the truth too. You no longer believe. Let them know when they are old enough they can choose for themselves, too, and in the meantime not to worry about it. If the JWs frighten them with armageddon, tell the kids the truth about that too. You don't really believe you are in any danger, nor are they.
