thought it would be good to share what ones take to deal with the meetings.
"seriously was long ago in a cong where there were a bunch of them running around doing just that....guess they were desperate for even a whiff of the stuff.....pretty sad....."
Probably more a case of "if I can't have a drink...NOBODY else is going to have one either..."
i got baptized later in life.
i was around 21, i had left and went out into the world should of listen to my gut back then, but instead i disowned myself and came back into the fold.
before i could get baptized, the elder who studied with me said i needed to get rid of everything that was contaminated by this world: music, books & clothing,everything.
"We put them up and weird stuff stared to happen like we would get phone calls in the middle of the night they would breath hard then hang up,"
ROFLMAO...the "deemunz" need to use technology now? Do they have a "friends and family" contract? If they wanted to scare anyone (NOT that I believe in them) why wouldn't they just show up in the middle of the night in someone's room like they are always reported to do by the JW's? Will their next trick be to use smartphones and apps instead of ouija boards and crystal balls?
i got baptized later in life.
i was around 21, i had left and went out into the world should of listen to my gut back then, but instead i disowned myself and came back into the fold.
before i could get baptized, the elder who studied with me said i needed to get rid of everything that was contaminated by this world: music, books & clothing,everything.
JW's are so superstitious that it is ridiculous. I've always wondered why, if they really believe in their god's superior power and holy spirit, don't they trust it to protect them from Satan and the demons' lesser power? And why are they so obsessed with second-hand items that were once owned by other people---as if the demons couldn't inhabit items straight from the manufacturer if they wanted to? I have shopped in Goodwill and Salvation Army for many years, along with yard sales and flea markets. I love the "thrill of the hunt", you might say. And I have NEVER been given "deemunz" as a "buy one, get one free" item with my purchase.
I did once have a "sister" insist that I throw a plant away because I was being abused by my ex, and she informed me that the particular plant was used in voodoo rituals to break up marriages. Yeah---uh huh, that was the reason I was having problems...
i've been awake now for about 6 months i'd guess and a member here for a couple of weeks.
it's been eye opening to read other peoples experiences on here and i appreciate all of you.
i've noticed in many, seemingly most, of your comments that you were not treated well at your hall or you have had very negative experiences in the "org" so i thought i'd like to share mine.. in all my time as a jw i have to say for the most part i always loved the people.
in my former indoctrinated state, i used to yearn for a time when all the world would be jws.
but hang on minute, let's just think about what the world would be like if everyone was a jw,.
first of all, no higher education, so no medical advances, no scientific research, no modern day medicine, infectious disease rife, no doctors, no engineers, so no modern day comforts.
just heard of an experience that proves what i have thought all along about the unique type of love in the jdubya religion.. an elderly, handicapped jdubya acquaintance was traveling alone through the mid-west recently and found themselves stranded in denver, colorado due to dangerous road conditions.
not knowing anyone, and having no way to get from place to place on their own they made a number of phone calls.
finally they were able to get in contact with an oh so christian "sister" who had with her husband spent many decades in bethel.
dear friends:.
i imagine by now we old timers have adjusted to the fact that we are getting older and, one day, will make our exit.
are your "senior moments" ever a cause for worry to you?
is it just me or does it seem like a large portion of first born children leave the "truth" or find ttatt?
its weird for me, but of all the other people out i know (only about 20 ish) they are all first borns, and usually the wife is as well.
just looking at this from a different lens and curious if others see the same.
following is a letter i am going to send to the entire family both jw and non.
i would like to get your advice on whether i should do it.
my husband has told me before to voice my complaints but i have yet.
Since it is HIS family who is interfering in your relationship, and they won't discuss it in your presence, shouldn't your husband be the one to set the terms with them? It seems as though they don't respect you, but it is his job to tell them that he won't tolerate that and to defend you.
If he uses their principles and invokes his rights as "head" of the household, they won't have a leg to stand on. When he speaks with them, it might be better if he uses the terms "our marriage" and "we would appreciate it" along with other words showing that the two of you are a team. It let's them know that you two are working together and won't let them try to divide your relationship. Good luck---family can be a pain, and JW family can be 100% times worse...
this is in response to the thread about the supposed suicide of a bethelite in 1995.. when i went to bethel i and everyone else, signed a form stating that "if we died while at bethel the wathtower bible and tract society,had the right to keep our body.".
yes, we thought it strange at the time but as a twenty years old you didn't think much about stuff like that.
besides we were never going to die anyway.
