My mom blamed a couple bad decisions by the elders on Satan.
She said they were being tempted by Satan and it would get straightened out.
metaspy
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Whats the Craziest thing you've heard a JW blame Satan for????
by superman inas most of you know, that evil spirit creature known as satan the devil is of course after jw's and only jw's.
i can remember this middle aged lady at my old hall give a comment on how "satan works in the most mysterious ways against jehovah's people, he even has the teachers give out more homework on meetings nights so that he can make it more difficult for the young ones to attend the meetings".
at that time i was hardcore in it, and even thought this lady is a "looney-tune".
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Who remembers the NWT Bible on 3.5 inch Floppy Disks?
by eyeslice inat the dawn of the age of the pc, before the advent of the cd, when pcs had 10 mg hard drives and when few people had pcs at home, the society brought out what at the time was an amazing piece of software: the nwt bible for the pc.
i think it came on something like 12 3.5 inch floppy disks, which took an eternity to load, but as a piece of software was really cool at the time.
it allowed for a full text search way before yahoo and google ever were thought of.
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metaspy
Remember?!? I HAVE them on 3.5" floppy disks and 5.25" floppy disks.
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My soon Ex- wife acts crazy sometimes! Wants me to live across the road!
by Witness 007 inmy wife and i now are organising seperation....she wants me to buy the house directly across the street from her!!??
the house is nice...polished floor boards etc.
i think she wants me there for security as she is afraid to be alone.
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metaspy
I agree with sparkplug.
Insurance companies do follow people.
I knew a brother who did this for work.
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Survivor's Quest
by metaspy inas i try to live my life outside the borg, i realize that i have only begun to untangle the web that has been spun around my mind.. here are some excerpts of my "survivor's quest".... .
continued association.
perhaps one of my first decisions was that i would try to continue my associations with my old jw friends.. some took this as living a double life and cut me off.
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metaspy
Thank you QL.
It was early in the morning, but I just needed to let it out.
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Survivor's Quest
by metaspy inas i try to live my life outside the borg, i realize that i have only begun to untangle the web that has been spun around my mind.. here are some excerpts of my "survivor's quest".... .
continued association.
perhaps one of my first decisions was that i would try to continue my associations with my old jw friends.. some took this as living a double life and cut me off.
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metaspy
As I try to live my life outside the Borg, I realize that I have only begun to untangle the web that has been spun around my mind.
Here are some excerpts of my "Survivor's Quest"...
Continued Association
Perhaps one of my first decisions was that I would try to continue my associations with my old JW friends.
Some took this as living a double life and cut me off. Others took it as me struggling with myself and are there to help.
While the latter seem to be enabling my fade, they actually pose a bigger threat.
I have a soft spot for those who are being mistreated or are in situations beyond their control.
There are many of my JW friends who fall in this category, I would do anything to assist them.
Well, almost anything...
I have had a couple of my closest JW friends straight out tell me they want me to come back saying, "Do it for me!"
It is hard for me because I would gladly step in front of a bullet for them, or dive in front of a bus to save them.
Yet, I feel like a hypocrite because I will not sacrifice myself by rejoining a cult.
Those that shun me actually fuel my desire to leave.
They reinforce the mindless cruelty that can be found in the Borg.
Thus they complete the circle which drives me away.
Desires of the heart
It is no secret that I have the worst luck with females.
If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have non at all.
It isn't that I haven't tried. It just seems that for every step I take forward, I take 2 back.
For an example, I had been talking to a young woman over the phone and internet for 5 months.
She invited me to visit, so I did.
Now, she lives a significant distance from where I live, thus I had to fly there.
While I was flying to her, she changed her mind about meeting me, and did not want to anymore.
This left me stranded for a weekend in a strange place in the middle of nowhere.
Me == Bad Timing
One JW sister who used to like me approached me at the recent District Convention. (I went for family)
She said she wanted me to call her and get together sometime.
Her mom approached me later during the DC and said I was banned from ever talking to her daughter.
I felt like saying, "That one has already been done before, try something new." but I didn't.
The daughter lives at home despite being over 18, so I think the "head of household" rule comes into play.
Not that I would get involved with her because she is very much involved with the cult.
Another woman I dated twice was very kind but a little off.
I couldn't put my finger on what it was that made her unattractive to me.
However, after 2 dates, she called me and told me that she was pregnant with her ex-boyfriends baby.
So she said she was going to get back together with him.
Blood is thicker than water
I have been working on my relationship with my dad.
We have had some really good discussions.
He has cleared up quite a bit about my childhood and some of the darker things that happened between us.
For the last 2 weeks he has visited my area and I have been with him a majority of the time.
It has been great!
My mom on the other hand has not liked my associating with my "worldly family".
She thinks that they will sway me to never return to the Borg.
Dad's side of the family has nothing to do with my never returning, they have stressed they don't care on way or another.
I find myself with a shorter temper when my mom picks up where she left off, thinking I am under her command.
She picks up on this and has thrown it in my face saying "You have gotten a lot more stressed out since you left the Borg"
I recently went to visit my mothers parents (not JWs).
They both encouraged me to move to their area (the south).
I am actually considering it, but I do love my job!
MONEY
I have quite a bit of savings for a guy my age.
However, my car just died and I have no credit.
Thus finding a car on short notice is harder than it sounds in my head.
The pushy carsalesman wanted me to go deeply in debt for the next 4 years to buy a brand new car.
It didn't happen, and I am still looking for a car.
At the moment I am borrowing a car.
I love my Job!
Have I mentioned this before?
The people I work with are great and they appreciate my work too!
It is such a fun environment.
Distractions
Nintendo has always been my little distraction.
Some have told me - it is good as long as you aren't distracted too much.
I would prefer to be distracted a lot, less time to think about the sad issues.
Currently, I have gotten into World of Warcraft.
FUN!
Darknesses
When I am not distracted by games, work or exercise, I find myself dwelling on the dark side.
I was depressed for a while, and a DF'd friend asked me if I was suicidal.
I told them, "I am not suicidal, rather I am more homicidal".
I don't want to end my life, but I would love to take vengeance on those who have harmed me.
I once made up a plan on how to do the whole thing.
Don't worry, I have no intention of following through.
The Wrap Up
I guess that is all for now.
I just thought I would update you on what is happening in my life.
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What's the worst thing the JW religion has done to you?
by lfcviking inonce having been a member of the jw religion and now that you have left, what is the worst thing that you realise it has done to you?
i.e has it left you mentally scarred?
has it left you with serious family trouble?
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metaspy
Took the girl I loved and crushed her.
Crushed my self esteem.
As others have mentioned - Trust issues. -
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the biggest apostafest
by ninja inwhen ray franz finally shuffles off this mortal coil.....(which i hope will not be for many more years) i think there should be the biggest gathering of apostates ever....in thanks to the man who freed the minds of many of us ....i for one will be there come what may.....(unless it's raining....kidding)...franzy....ninja salutes you
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metaspy
I would be there.
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E-Harmony...
by betty boop in..or any online dating website.
my friends want me to try being that i have horrible luck with men.
i've never tried any of these websites but i'm kinda thinking eh why not.
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metaspy
I tried a Free online dating site - www.mingle2.com
However, I have not gotten very good results.
Not that the people are mean or anything, but nothing in my area that matched what I was looking for. -
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Ugh! Horrible JW forward, only for the strong stomached
by metaspy ini just got this in my email from an elder's wife (she knows i am not going to meetings):.
pearls.
the cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five.
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metaspy
The first thing I thought of was a 'grudge' I hold against her husband for the horrible way he treated me.
I took this as a "let go of the grudge and you will get something better".
It is ironic because a long time ago, I let go of everything I cared for and I got a swift kick in the nuts and a stab in the back.
Truly loving!
I can't wait to see what the upgraded version is... -
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Ugh! Horrible JW forward, only for the strong stomached
by metaspy ini just got this in my email from an elder's wife (she knows i am not going to meetings):.
pearls.
the cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five.
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metaspy
What person would give a 5 year old a real pearl necklace????
It doesn't even make sense!!