Posts by bluesbreaker59

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How do you feel when you see groups of Jehovah's Witnesses in the ministry?

by nicolaou in

regret, anger, frustration?

how about sadness, sorrow, sympathy, understanding, even compassion!.

it can be quite confusing at times, especially if some of those witnesses were your friends.

Pro's and Con's of DAing myself.

by lancelink in

i have been wrestling with the idea of da'ing myself for close to a year now.

but there is a small area in my subconscious that whispers "this is not a good idea.

i haven't been to a meeting in over six months, no service in seven years.

bluesbreaker59

I DA'd , and it was one of the greatest things I've ever done in my life.

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Why are so many leaving?

by Dorktacular in

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i've noticed as of late that quite a few people are posting "good bye" threads.... why?.

sometimes people have disagreements or arguments, but does that mean they can't remain friends or talk?.

hell, if i left my wife every time we had an argument, we wouldn't have stayed married through our honeymoon!

bluesbreaker59

I also feel this site is about JW issues, or ex-JW issues, and what's going on in our lives, gaining support and online "friends", nothing more, nothing less.

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Another stupid book study....

by Ex-smoker in

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recently i havnt been minding the meetings so much cause i have a new phone and a bluetooth headset.

it gives me the ability to listen to music and no ones the wiser.

meetings go by really fast now.

Get away from these crack pots... I understand "doing it for the family", but seriously enroll at a college, move out, get a little job on the side. Enjoy yourself, the world is still in front of you. Eventually though you have to say: I am my own man, I will only do things that I believe in, not just to save face in front of family. I faded away at 21, went back at 23, then was DF'd at 25, when I wrote a letter basically disassociating myself. I've told my family, when they ask, that I just want no part of that religion in my life.

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WHAT DO U THINK WILL HAPPEN???

by chuckyy in

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hi all.. my mother in law got "a talking to" by 2 elders today.

thing is, we all live together, my jw mother in law, my disassociated wife and i, and, our little girl.

we have all been living together for 5 months or so.

bluesbreaker59

Good for you MIL, she sounds like a real ball buster!!

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The Cry of "Peace and Security"

by B_Deserter in

i remember as a kid president bush (the first one) was on tv and he was talking about the international day of peace or something like that.

then he said the phrase "peace and security.

" my dad got excited.

bluesbreaker59

My grandma was ALWAYS looking for these "signs", now she's in her early 70's, I'm wondering what she's looking for now? She was one of the ones that retired with NO MONEY, so my dad is taking care of her needs. I hope before she passes that she understands that it was all a big hoax to make money for a publishing company.

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Loneliness

by B_Deserter in

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i wasn't sure i was ready for it, but i did it anyway...i put out a personal ad.

i've gotten a few responses, but nothing seems promising yet.

i get the feeling that internet dating is more about quantity than quality, but i think that's what i need right now.

bluesbreaker59

I did this personal ad bit for a while myself and must tell you, there are some real wacko's out there. Some women are just out to score a free ride for a while, not all of course, some are wonderful. Of course I've heard from my lady friends that some guys are just out to get laid too... so it goes both ways. I just find that alot of those out there are truly some of the worst... Once I started looking for my friends to set me up or just meeting them on my own it was much better.

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Does anyone remember the big 6 month Bible study push during the mid 1990s?

by neverendingjourney in

i was a regular pioneer for a while during the mid 90s, about a year or two after the knowledge book replaced the live forever book as the primary bible study manual.

around that time the society began to spew a bunch of b.s.

about the end being so near (hadn't heard that one before) and how there were waiting lists for bible studies in many former soviet countries.

bluesbreaker59

Yeah I remember we had a CO and an overzealous elder that thought it was great presentation if you just went up to the door, knocked and said: "Good morning, would you like a free home bible study?" We were told that we had to do this, I remember saying to my parents that it was the dumbest approach I'd ever heard of.

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Small joys

by heybaby in

you know how there are somethings that give you so much pleasure or joy?

it doesn't have to be anything amazing or huge, but for some reason it makes you so happy for those few moments.

some of mine are drinking coffee in the morning with my best friend at work, and the smell of an open fire (it reminds me of being a young child at my grandparents' house).

bluesbreaker59

Mine are the smell of hickory wood burning in my meat smoker, seeing my fiancee's beautiful smile, a fresh hair cut, drinking an ice cold beer while taking a hot shower, and listening to old blues masters, like Muddy Waters.

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Banned from my sisters wedding

by LunaFing in

i'm feeling rejected and hurt because i've just been informed that i am not invited to my little sisters wedding.

first, here's a little background story on my relationship with her: she and i are three years apart.

when we were younger we were very close (i was in the "truth" back then).

bluesbreaker59

I'm so sorry for you! I'm getting married this fall, and I'm certain that half of my family including my father will not be in attendance. Its a damn shame, it truly, truly is.