Yeah, my idiot sister is shunning me. She's d'ffed. I texted her. She won't return my texts. I think she needs to see a psychiatrist and get on meds...
Posts by cognac
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27Reverse Shunning
by gutted ini have a confession.
i am using reverse shunning.. i have ignored the elders calls.
i do not want to hang out with witnesses anymore (besides my family and one friend).
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Abuse of Authority and Tax Exemptions in the WT Organization
by OnTheWayOut ini will relay this as hearsay as i was not personally involved, but perhaps some of you can personally attest to such abuses for the apologists out there.. even this "hearsay" was verified by another person who was involved to some extent.. this spanish former elder told a two-fold story about abuse of authority and abuse of the tax exemption that wts has.. tax exemption- his story was about how, in the building of an assembly hall in illinois, the people in charge of various portions of the project bought materials and automobiles with the tax exemption number given to them.
among their materials and automobiles were materials and automobiles for their home and personal use.
he then went on to describe the situation a double kingdom hall with six spanish congregations found itself in.
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cognac
Glad they gave it back to the publishers too.
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FlyingHighNow's Nephew's shunning - tragic ending
by Incognito inflyinghighnow (heather) updated her thread last evening about her nephew's shunning treatment by his own mother.
this story has now taken a tragic turn and because heather had updated the original thread, it has been buried and has not gotten the recognition it deserves.. the third page of the original thread is here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/196991/3/my-lovely-jw-sister-just-said-this-to-her-oldest-son last evenings post is about half way down.. .
please provide heather some kindness and support that she needs at this time.. .
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cognac
This is so sad. I would like to offer my condolences again. I'm so sorry FHN.
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I'm new today !!!! 43 years in and now out 15 months!!!!
by Hairyhegoat inwhat went on in my old congregation will shock you all !!!
as it's late i will post asap and leave nothing out!!!.
ps.
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cognac
Welcome!
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if you only knew (1st Post here)
by lil.lady.03 ini've been in pain too long.
i have this whole entry i want to post but i don't know if it is too long to read.
i'll post it in parts.
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cognac
bttt
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if you only knew (1st Post here)
by lil.lady.03 ini've been in pain too long.
i have this whole entry i want to post but i don't know if it is too long to read.
i'll post it in parts.
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cognac
Wow, you poor thing. Yes, everything sounds so familiar. I grew up feeling the same mistrust in Elders. My father was the PO and was abusive to us kids. Totally got away with it no matter how many elders found out.
Anyways, I feel bad you felt the need to go to the elders a few months ago. What they did is dehumanizing, degrading, and just plain awful. It happens often when people go.
I'm glad to see that you are back with your bf! Just take a deep breath. You don't have to have everything figured out this minute. Just take your time, ask questions, research, and simply let your heart guide you. Jesus said, "My yoke is kindly and my load is light". Please, take that to heart cause he really meant it!
Hope to see you stick around to get to know you!
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I'm going to the Kindom Hall to please my parents
by Joshnaz inmy parents are visting from florida and i agreed to take them to the kingdom hall for a meeting, but i'm just doing to make them feel comfortable while they are here.
i told them i'll be sitting in the back with jeans and sneakers playing with my i phone.
i made shure they didn't get any wrong impressions about me returning to the kingdom hall.
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cognac
I meant to say Sunday, not Sat.
Anyways, something else I'd consider. Why not consider sitting down in a suit and no i phone? It could put down there walls, encourage communication, and allow you to tactfully ask the hard questions. They might just go down that road since they have there walls down a bit. Anyways, just a thought...
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I'm going to the Kindom Hall to please my parents
by Joshnaz inmy parents are visting from florida and i agreed to take them to the kingdom hall for a meeting, but i'm just doing to make them feel comfortable while they are here.
i told them i'll be sitting in the back with jeans and sneakers playing with my i phone.
i made shure they didn't get any wrong impressions about me returning to the kingdom hall.
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cognac
I have gone many times even though I didn't want to. For me, it's helped prevent the walls from going up with hubby and has allowed open communication. Now I'm at the point where I no longer feel a need to go. Once in awhile I do but not really. Life is about compromise as long as you keep true to yourself and your values at the same time. Everything I did has a specific "bigger picture" reason for it. My husband is now going to a spiritual gathering with me this Saturday so it definitely has had positive results! I wish the best for you!
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Things you didn't think about before you became a parent
by sabastious ini never had to think about what a massive predicament it is to be watching your 6 month old alone and having a massive dump come along that you know is going to take 10-15 minutes...especially if your child is being really fussy.. -sab.
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cognac
The day after childbirth, lol.
That if there is a god, he would create an entirely new color just for my little girls eyes!
That you could ever love somebody so much!
How many rules of parenting I made up for myself would be broken.
How painful breastfeeding would be at first.
That my toddler would see a piece of candy a mile away and scream bloody murder for it.
That she would start speaking a different language before me.
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Mistresses??
by diana netherton inwhat are your thoughts on them?
would i be a simply terrible person if i became one?.
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cognac
Hope you find your way outta this sucky situation. I know desperate times can call for desperate measures... I will say though. I've lived without a home at all. As in, in my car both in the freezing winter months and in the dead of summer. It was bad. But I will say, when you go through stuff like that and work your way outta it, you learn a hell of a lot in the process. If I didn't work my way outta it, I wouldn't be where I am today. And I'm doing pretty well for what my needs and a lot of my wants (within reason) are. If I had taken an easy way out, I'm not so sure I would have gotten to where I have gotten... I think sometimes struggles will bring you to where it is you need to go.
There was a guy named Dawg on this forum. Great guy. One thing he taught me, is that deep down our own intuition really knows what the right thing to do is. We may fight that intuition because we don't trust its the right way to go, but, usually it is.
But, that's simply my own experience. I hope the best in yours...