Posts by mind my own

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How women are treated

by newbiedoobiedoo in

i share a little tid bit.

my cong was always trying to tell men how to run their wives.

i get a little money from my dad for medical prob, here comes elders telling my hubby to 'make me' donate it to buy new chairs for hall.

I am glad you have the husband that you do, sounds like a great guy! I think this is completely disgusting behavior!! I cannot believe someone would want an interest free loan in order to buy themselves a new car - while your car was probably in worse shape than his current vehicle.

One question though - how did the elders find out you were getting money from your Dad twice and then your Mother? I think I would have probably kept this information under wraps in order to avoid the very thing you are talking about. No one needs to know your personal finances!!

Thanks for sharing with us, and welcome to the board!

MMO

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How did you spend the memorial?

by sinis in

personally, i stayed at home (my wife went), made steaks, drank beer, and watched several vulgar/demonic movies in the world of the jw's (halloween, the eye, hitman, no country for old men, saw iv).

i later went over to my mother in laws house to meet up with some other in laws - who i saved from the jw's - and talked about how the memorial was a waste of f@cking time... then drank more beer waiting for my wife to come back...

mind my own

Dinner with my husband and some of our friends. Had a great time and also consumed some beverages (isn't that a no-no on Memorial night?). In short, I had a great night and didn't feel guilty for even one minute!

MMO

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WARNING: Baptism Guilt Talk coming to a K Hall near you in April.

by Open mind in

jw
friends

just a heads up to anyone who might still attend the occasional meeting, there's gonna be a major guilt talk on the service meeting during the week starting april 7, 2008. it's entitled "why put off baptism?

" (kinda weirdly worded title if you ask me.

sounds like it would be a list of good reasons to put it off.

mind my own

Hmm, maybe I will go to the meeting that week and give my experience. As much as I would love to do that, I guarantee - no one else there would like to hear what I have to say.

Sigh...

MMO

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Do JW's lie about incest

by doughnut in

jw
friends

i have just been told my so called sisters husband committed incest, i have asked her if this is true, but she won't answer properly.

she has never treated me as family because i am worldly, this man is an elder and has preached to me about being imoral, has never had much contact with my family, infact twice over the last 14 years we've seen him.

she has told me i love lies and sordid secrets.

mind my own

Welcome to the board!

And, I agree...we want to hear more!!

MMO

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Why exactly do you come to this board?

by R.Crusoe in

i wondered if anyone, after starting to post here after so long being worried about doing, now just does it because they acn and hasn't stopped to ask why the still feel the need or even pleasure.. so why do you come here?.

do you know?.

it's not easy to completely explain what it is substiruting for imo!.

mind my own

I come here for the support. It's so great to know there are others out there experiencing the same thing as I am, I'm not alone. Also, I have to admit to learning quite a bit here as well.

MMO

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Memorial invitations didn't work in my congo. Did they work in yours?

by outofthebox in

jw
friends

so, the people in my congo expended hours and hours distributing the invitations, but the attendance was the same as always (actually a little less than other years).

how about your congo?

-ootn

mind my own

I didn't get an invite...last year I didn't get one either. That isn't b/c people know where I live...I think they are slacking off. That is great news!

MMO

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Hi guys, I'm new here.

by spanteach in

jw
friends

i'm a former jw or joho as one of my sister's schoolmates used to call us.

(reminds me of the hojos we used to stay at for assemblies :d) i was raised as a witness, baptized at the age of 14 due to my father's constant pressuring.

i'm in my mid-30s now and i stopped attending meetings three years ago.

mind my own

Welcome to the board, nice to meet you!

MMO

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Happy 8th Birthday JWD !

by Simon in

i'm just sat working on a new version of the forum (to bring it more up-to-date and make it better for non-ie browsers) and notice the date on the first post of the backup database that i'm working against ... 23 march 2000.. i can't believe it's been 8 years !

.

thank you to everyone who has participated over the years and helped keep this place alive to help others coming out of the wts.

mind my own

Happy Birthday, and thanks so much to you Simon for giving us all a home here! I want to express my gratitude for how much this site has helped me cope, and for all the love and support I have received!

MMO

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Intro: disfellowshipped as a teen in 1999

by Moxie in

greetings and warm wishes to everyone out there...

this is my first post here on the site, though i have spent many countless hours as a guest reading and reading your posts and conversations.

they have been a great encouragement to me, who as a young woman was disfellowshipped from the society about nine years ago.

mind my own

Moxie,

I have just read the auto-biography section of your blog. Wow, can I ever relate to your story!! I think you are doing a wonderful thing, and it will be healing for you as well, I hope.

I will be checking your blog frequently. I know you will enjoy this forum, as it has helped me and many others tremendously!

MMO

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Intro: disfellowshipped as a teen in 1999

by Moxie in

greetings and warm wishes to everyone out there...

this is my first post here on the site, though i have spent many countless hours as a guest reading and reading your posts and conversations.

they have been a great encouragement to me, who as a young woman was disfellowshipped from the society about nine years ago.

mind my own

Hello Moxie, a very warm welcome to the board!

A lot of us can relate to the shunning policy so you are among friends here. It is extremely painful and I am still finding ways to deal with it. Looking forward to hearing more from you!

MMO