Posts by ex-nj-jw

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What do you think about small children commenting in the meetings?

by asilentone in

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ex-nj-jw

Well in my case my dad would pick 2 or 3 questions and prepare us "kids" for our specific question and answer, then at the meeting he'd go to the conductor and tell him which one to pick for which kid If we didn't raise our hand the conductor was instructed by dad to call on us anyway!

If you didn't make your comment you got punished when you got home. So it wasn't cute or funny. It destroyed our self esteem and nothing about the jw religion prepared me for debating, speaking in large groups or did anything to develop my speech or reading skills, character or anything else that would have been usuefull in my adult life.

nj

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Brotherly love in action ?

by lancelink in

kind of a strange experience here, maybe someone can make me see what's going on.

my parents live in another state, to visit them would require at least a 22 hour drive, no trains, .

planes are fine but since the airport is in the middle of nowhere tickets are getting quite costly ($$$$$$.

ex-nj-jw

That's how the jw's operate, as long as you are a productive member all is good. When you can't "do" anymore they are no where to be found. I've been trying to get a close family member, actually 2 of them to understand that. They keep telling me "aren't the jw's supposed to help their own? Why aren't they here for our family member?

It's all up to you guys now. Keep us posted on how they are doing!

nj

Edited: I forgot, some will help if you pay them, and I know personally that they cheat on working hours!

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Medical Marijuana

by wha happened? in

has anyone tried it?

if so for what ailment and how effective was it?

ex-nj-jw

Now why didn't my Dr prescribe some of this Marinol while going through Chemo? I shall ask him next follow up visit

I would ask if I were you, it does not cause the "high" feeling so I'm told but I've seen patients gain weight and look much better and feel better because they are able to eat and keep it down.

Let me know what happens and good luck with your treatment!

nj

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JWs in the medical field (also a rant)

by Lady Zombie in

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another thread got me thinking.. are there any people here that work in the medical field and did so as a jw?.

up until july of last year, i worked in a hospital laboratory as a phlebotomist (person who draws blood) and lab tech.

i drew countless tubes of blood from people for "type and crossmatch.

ex-nj-jw

if you decide to receive blood and have the opportunity, donate your own or if you're fortunate enough to have a friend or family member that's your type, get the blood from them

If you are in a car acccident you don't have much time to look for friends or reletives or to store your own blood. Life or death? Save my life!

nj

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JWs in the medical field (also a rant)

by Lady Zombie in

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another thread got me thinking.. are there any people here that work in the medical field and did so as a jw?.

up until july of last year, i worked in a hospital laboratory as a phlebotomist (person who draws blood) and lab tech.

i drew countless tubes of blood from people for "type and crossmatch.

ex-nj-jw

I worked with a nurse who was a JW. She would always try to get another RN to cover for her or trade patients when she had one that needed blood. She was good for saying, "nj would you take patient 123 that needs blood and I'll take your patient 456", patient 456 usually didn't need anything done for or to him/her as a matter of fact that patient usually was at a point in their recovery that they didn't need any nursing assistance except for handing them their meds at the appropriate time!

I think I traded with her once and put an end to that. Damn Jdubs! always trying to get out of doing something.

nj

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Medical Marijuana

by wha happened? in

has anyone tried it?

if so for what ailment and how effective was it?

ex-nj-jw

She had a great loss of apetite and what she did eat she couldn't keep down.

Did it help her? I had one patient that refused to take it because she didn't want to get addicted But the Morphine or Demerol we gave her for pain she wasn't concerned with

nj

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Medical Marijuana

by wha happened? in

has anyone tried it?

if so for what ailment and how effective was it?

ex-nj-jw

A physician I used to work for prescribed the pill form which is called Marinol, very safe and effective way to restore the appetite in patients undergoing Chemo, HIV/AIDS.

nj

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Do JWs really believe the end is near?

by keyser soze in

or do they merely pay lip service to the idea?

i have no doubt that some of them sincerely believe.

but when i was a kid, growing up in the '80s, i didn't know of a single witness, myself included, who didn't believe the end was close.

ex-nj-jw

My hubby is one of those Witness innocents that seriously believes it won't be long

jnat - how does he feel about you being destroyed in the big A, does he think you will be saved because of him? I'm just asking because I have a niece in law that is married to a non jw. She is a super jdub and although she thinks the big a is just around the corner , she is very depressed because she'll have to life here on earth without her hubby Her kids are always preaching to him and asking him to please become a jdub. It's really sad to watch.

nj

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Patient asks me if I like the Watchtower.

by 4mylove in

i was helping a patient where i work that was very frusterated.

she said the only reason we stopped by is because we are out here "ministering", i thought, oh crap..... she goes on with her story when i went to leave she asked me if i had every heard of the watchtower, i politely answered yes.

she then asked if i liked it, and i politely answered no.

ex-nj-jw

I said yup, it was constantly rammed down my throat from birth to age 18, when I turned 18 I promptly vomited it all back up into my parents laps and now I have a real life, have a nice day
Ex-jw-nj: I hope you don't have a copywrite on that quote!!! If you do, sue me, cause I am gonna use it!!!!! LOL
Me too, LOL

Feel free to use it as necessary, fitting isn't it?

nj

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Embarassed at school for being a Witness - Did this happen to you?

by Witness 007 in

when they played the national anthem everyone stood up...except afew of us witness kids who stood out like a saw thumb....a brother two rows ahead of me had a teacher physically drag him to his feet as he struggled to explain himself...i would sweat like a pig as others pointed and laught and told me off...from then on i would hide in the toilet till i heard the anthem finish then come out.. then theirs birthday holidays, sex education, religious studies which i wanted to do since i would be a star but i was banned by my family.. do you have an embarassing hide like a rat in the toilet moment..

ex-nj-jw

Actually no I never was, although I know some that were - I was different, cool because I was an enigma. I just never much followed the whole JW thing in school, I guess I learned that duality young - that was my time to be whomever I wanted, no I never saluted a flag or sang the national anthem, but I made it known it was because I was "forced to" because of my parents. I went to school with a lot of different types of kids/religions, so it wasn't that big a deal.

Layla I was the same way. I had more non jw friends than I did jw's, I was never picked on by kids for my "parent's religious choice" and I made it known that it was my parents religion not mine. There was this one holier than thou jw family two girls around my age that always told on me. Once I had a birthday cup cake and "L" told her mother, who in turn told my parents. Do you believe my parents took me to the elders to explain why this was wrong? I remember being 9 or 10 sitting in front of two elders and my parents get'n the riot act read to me because I ate a stinking cup cake! I really didn't care and it definately wasn't the last time.

I hated the elders and most of the time my parents too, F*&^$%% JW's!

nj