Stick to your guns. Not meeting them was not a sign of weakness. You said a mouthful when you said they had NO POWER over you. I feel the same way...they say white I say black, they say come here I say no. How dare they go into your home and try to control you! I am waiting on a visit here myself and I have thrown elders out of my home when I was in, how do you think it will go this time? I applaud you.....
Tired of the Hypocrisy
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Elders come to see me...
by NanaR ini am now roman catholic :-).
the easter vigil mass (at which i was baptized) was 8 p.m. yesterday, and we had a meeting at the church yesterday morning.
so i went home for the afternoon to get ready for the evening.. so who else would show up at our door (during the three hours or so i was home all day) but two jw elders.
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Ex-JWs... feelings of isolation, agoraphobia...?
by Moxie inhi all... :) sorry for the novel.... i'm just wondering if there are any others out there who share similar experiences as me or have any comments and insight.... when i was a jw i was very, very social and active with friends and family in a wide range of activities.
i would even have considered myself the party-starter ;).
i used to plan events and social get togethers for all kinds of situations.
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I felt more isolated while in than I do as a fading jw.
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Did anyone resist getting baptized
by Wordly Andre indid anyone resist getting baptized?
starting at the age of 12 my parents were pressuring me to get dunked, it started when i came home from school one day and there was a young dub waiting to study with me, he tried for a few months till it became obvious he was more interested in my sister than getting me in that pool.
another attempt was made when i was in the 8th grade, i was walking home from school and a pick up truck pulled over right in front of me and there was another young jehovie, he told me to get in the car, i told him no, and he said that if i didnt get in i would be in big trouble with my parents, reluctantly i got in, he proceeded to take me around town to a few of my friends(worldly) homes and started telling me that these people were all going to die, and that if i wanted to die with them.
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My dad beat the shit out of me
My dad beat the shit outta me too. That shit used to hurt. I used to cuss then like I do now, and always have actually. I cussed out one of the po's kids because ratted me out on my porn collection. First he tells me all about the issue of playboy and the layout and asks if I saw it yet. When I said ya and showed him the one I had shoplifted he told his folks I was demonized and used porn. What a stinky turd he was.....So I cussed him out in front of the kh the next Sunday. And my dad beat my ass.
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It's DEMONIZED! Don't watch it or you will be in the Kangaroo Kourt
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Shunning taken to the extreme
by unbeliever inthere is this xjw i know that i grew up with and we have kept in touch over the years.
he was df'd as a teenager, moved away and never looked back.
"k" has family he keeps in touch with.
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it is sad they had no idea what their child has been doing. Not knowing the conversation they had when they decided to shun "K", it is hard to say how she should have behaved. But I know that she should cry, if not for her relationship with K, then at least for the loss of relationship with grandkids.....
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Sharing my sad news with you
by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit inmy great nephew, 8 months old, was killed yesterday.
so far appears to have been murdered by his sitter, a couple with whom my nephew and his girlfriend have been living.
they beat and drowned this little baby.
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Tired of the Hypocrisy
I am so sorry for your loss. It is awful when people die, but it is especially tough when little ones are taken away so soon. Tragic. The other tragedy is your dad using this grievous time to push you to go to the memorial. Some folks have no sense of timing, or it is deliberate. The JWs think any time is preaching time. The Bile says there is a time for everything under the sun....even a time to NOT NAG about the jw religion.....
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Who's Going to the Memorial Tonight?
by daniel-p inok everyone, who has to go to the memorial tonight?
check in here, state the reason you have to go, and when you get back, let us know how it went and your impressions.
for me, i have to go for my family--since i'm doing the fade i figure it won't kill me to go.
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The brother who gave the prayer before the passing of the bread literally gave a 5 minute prayer talk.....
actually the guy that gave the wine prayer here gave a VERY long prayer too, almost 4 minutes long and like the last half hardly anyone could here. and everyone amened anyways...I thought you had to hear and agree with the prayer before saying amen...ROBOTS
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Who's Going to the Memorial Tonight?
by daniel-p inok everyone, who has to go to the memorial tonight?
check in here, state the reason you have to go, and when you get back, let us know how it went and your impressions.
for me, i have to go for my family--since i'm doing the fade i figure it won't kill me to go.
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Not much to report. There were 343 in attendance. I don't remember last year's numbers so I have no idea if there were more or less in the rented hall this time. Lots of gangsters were there though, accompanying they baby mama or something. A couple had ms-13 tattoos on their faces. The schpeel was the same as always. I read an outline on here I think, so I timed it. 9 and a half minutes talking about Jesus and His sacrifice, 23 minutes talking about how WE are all not supposed to partake. I also saw no one partake.
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Who's Going to the Memorial Tonight?
by daniel-p inok everyone, who has to go to the memorial tonight?
check in here, state the reason you have to go, and when you get back, let us know how it went and your impressions.
for me, i have to go for my family--since i'm doing the fade i figure it won't kill me to go.
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I am going. My Father in law needs a lift since his abusive wife
is putting on the big christian face and driving elderly sisters to it.
My wife missed last year, not because she wanted to. She has been bed ridden and is now being guilted by the family to go. Even her dad told me to get her there no matter what. He said that meetings are one thing, but the memorial is SPECIAL. I told him that we would see how she feels on saturday. He won't be happy to see just ugly old me to take him. I will go in and have a look around and share what I see whether it is different or not from previous memorials.
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question for jw or ex-jw parents?
by atpeace ini'm curious if while you were or still are involved in the organization - did you ever express doubts, especially to grown children?
or, if you had doubts did you still encourage your family to participate?
in your experience, what would be the best way to start a conversation about what you truly believe?.
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When I was still active I was honest with the kids. I told them that if they saw some inconsistencies to be sure and question them.