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  I'm leeeeeaving, on a jet plane, la la la la la la la la

  by erynw in

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  tomorrow morning, 12 hours from now, i will be on my way to disneyworld to meet the mouse in person.

  i have wanted to go there ever since i was a kid and now it's happening.

  i know i'm going to be 6 years old when i go through those gates.. due to my current health issue, it's going to be physically demanding for me, but i'm going to do my best to see everything i can, for as long as i can and enjoy every second of it.

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  Some dreams do come true then Eryn. Have a wonderful time!

  Maddie
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  I always get a great measure of satisfaction...

  by B_Deserter in

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  that when a witness tries to debate with you online, that very act can get them disfellowshipped.

  it's an incredible feeling that if someone were to just talk to me, they could be kicked out of the org.

  for it.

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  I can't say I understand your feeling of satisfaction. I don't wish any JW the fate of going through being df'd and then shunned. Just the fact that JW's post on here probably means they are having doubts about the WT and want to find out more, so I wish them well. As for any spies that may lurk on JWD, they are a sorry lot!

  Maddie
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  coming to my senses

  by chickpea in

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  several years ago my hub and i went overseas for a month, and at the time had 4 minor children....... we created a trust fund for the children and after deep soul-searching, we asked a young, (and at the time childless) couple to be guardians should the need arise....that was us being responsible..... the kicker was>>>> we named the wts as beneficiaries should the great tragedy of all family members dying occur....... i have been feeding little tidbits to the hub for the last few weeks, esp the csa issues, as this strikes close to home..... he found silent lambs ..... and not being the research oriented type, he stopped there..... but his distaste for the borg is well established.... .

  at any rate, the point is that i told him today that once the dust of the holidays settles i wanted us to change the trust to 1) assign the now 23 yo son as the guardian and 2) get the wts out of our affairs.... and delete them from the trust....... just like the subject line reads..... coming to my senses.

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  That's good, the WT prey on people like you to line their pockets.

  Maddie
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  I Attended Quite a Program Yesterday

  by snowbird in

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  it was at my grandson's school.

  it lasted for about 2 hrs because some of the kids kept getting cold feet and had to be coaxed out of their stage fright.. one visitor had to pinch hit for an ill performer.. she let it be known that she is a musician - not a singer.

  however, she agreed to sing jesus - what a wonderful child a cappella.. i tell you, she didn't need any musical accompaniment!

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  I am glad it was a lovely experience for you Snowbird. My niece was singing in a choir recently - she is only 10, and it made me very emotional. They sang Christmas carols and it was beautiful to listen to them.

  Maddie
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  Did being a JW make you overly judgemental?

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

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  looking back, being a jw meant constantly analyzing and categorizing others.

  on field service, persons were either "sheeplike" or "goatlike".

  in the congregation it went even further.

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  No I wasn't very judgemental, never have been.

  Maddie
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  Tattoos

  by LouBelle in

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  did anyone go and get a tattoo after you left, either because you really wanted too or because you just wanted to rebel.. i got one done about a year afterwards.

  it's a black widow: i've got another 3 lined up.. .

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  I had this tattooed all around my wrist yesterday, and I really love it. It is the third one I have had done, but this was the most painful.

  Maddie
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  What Was Your Standing In The Congregation?

  by minimus in

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  were you "loved"?

  well respected?

  considered a "loser"?.

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  At one time I was considered quite spiritual and loved by some. I always felt that I was superfluous with the hierarchy because my husband wasn't a JW, if you know what I mean.
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  I Felt So Much Rage !!

  by Maddie in

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  i watched the programme on channel 4 tonight called " the end of world cult", and had an idea what it would be like but i was still badly affected by it.

  perhaps it's the way i am feeling at the moment, but to see the self-named michael travesser proclaiming himself to be the son of god was mortifying.

  he manipulated his pathetic deciples (mainly women), for his own narsistic perversions, while they obeyed his every whim with glazed expressions.

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  You know almost every major cult leader of the 20th century has ties to the adventist Darth - No I didn't know that, but it makes sense because they all predict the end of the world I just felt immensely sad for them. Particularly his son who looked utterly crushed when it was revealed that his wife and father were sleeping together. I wonder how they'll cope when Armageddon doesn't arrive this Saturday as Michael predicted. Scotsman - He was desperately clinging to the belief that his father was the Messiah. I thought he looked almost demented. I watched this program too. Also noticed the glazed expresions of his followers. I was painfull to watch, but IMHO, I dont think the dubs are on the same scale as this nut bag. Maybe dubs are members of a different scale/kind of cult? Feedback? Shell 69 - I know what you mean about Michael Travesser being a nut bag but at the end of the day, all doomsday/armaggedon cults use vulnerable people who believe them, to further their own ends IMO. I felt the same when I saw a recent show on the Jim Jones mass suicide. It's odd, becasue at the time of the Jim Jones thing, I was thinking it was soooo different from my religion. Now 30 years later, I see there are some similarities. What's the difference between drinking the kool-aid and refusing a blood tranfusion. You are just as dead either way and only because someone else decided it was the right thing to do. LisaRose - I agree with you, there is little difference. The mind control is the same with the WT, they just try to be more subtle about it and therefore more deceptive. Maddie
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  I Felt So Much Rage !!

  by Maddie in

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  i watched the programme on channel 4 tonight called " the end of world cult", and had an idea what it would be like but i was still badly affected by it.

  perhaps it's the way i am feeling at the moment, but to see the self-named michael travesser proclaiming himself to be the son of god was mortifying.

  he manipulated his pathetic deciples (mainly women), for his own narsistic perversions, while they obeyed his every whim with glazed expressions.

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  	You know almost every major cult leader of the 20th century has ties to the adventist

  Darth - No I didn't know that, but it makes sense because they all predict the end of the world

  I just felt immensely sad for them. Particularly his son who looked utterly crushed when it was revealed that his wife and father were sleeping together. I wonder how they'll cope when Armageddon doesn't arrive this Saturday as Michael predicted. Scotsman - He was desperately clinging to the belief that his father was the Messiah. I thought he looked almost demented. I watched this program too. Also noticed the glazed expresions of his followers. I was painfull to watch, but IMHO, I dont think the dubs are on the same scale as this nut bag. Maybe dubs are members of a different scale/kind of cult? Feedback? Shell 69 - I know what you mean about Michael Travesser being a nut bag but at the end of the day, all doomsday/armaggedon cults use vulnerable people who believe them, to further their own ends IMO. I felt the same when I saw a recent show on the Jim Jones mass suicide. It's odd, becasue at the time of the Jim Jones thing, I was thinking it was soooo different from my religion. Now 30 years later, I see there are some similarities. What's the difference between drinking the kool-aid and refusing a blood tranfusion. You are just as dead either way and only because someone else decided it was the right thing to do. LisaRose - I agree with you, there is little difference. The mind control is the same with the WT, they just try to be more subtle about it and therefore more deceptive. Maddie
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  I Felt So Much Rage !!

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched the programme on channel 4 tonight called " the end of world cult", and had an idea what it would be like but i was still badly affected by it.

  perhaps it's the way i am feeling at the moment, but to see the self-named michael travesser proclaiming himself to be the son of god was mortifying.

  he manipulated his pathetic deciples (mainly women), for his own narsistic perversions, while they obeyed his every whim with glazed expressions.

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  Maddie

  I watched the programme on Channel 4 tonight called " The End of World Cult", and had an idea what it would be like but I was still badly affected by it. Perhaps it's the way I am feeling at the moment, but to see the self-named Michael Travesser proclaiming himself to be the Son of God was mortifying. He manipulated his pathetic deciples (mainly women), for his own narsistic perversions, while they obeyed his every whim with glazed expressions. Even though his prophesied doomsday date didn't happen, they still believe in him being the Messiah.

  Travesser was an Adventist before he broke away which reminded me of Charles Russell to start with, and everything about it apart from sex with his followers screamed WT at me! There were young people in the cult whose families were trying to get them out and being labelled as demonic for trying to do so.

  Do others experience such a strong reaction when watching programmes like this? I felt so much rage!

  Maddie