I feel your pain! The minute I walked away (four years ago) I realized I never had any real friends. I had big cookouts every Saturday at my house from Memorial to Labor Day Weekend. I entertained constantly, I seemed to be everyone's sounding board. I truly loved my friends and always thought it was mutual. It is hard to comprehend how fast they drop you.
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How Much are Your Conditional Friends Worth?
by leavingwt inupon learning that wt was not "god's organization", i was devastated.
for two decades i had spent valuable time building friendships, mostly with jws.
during my stay at bethel, i made many fine friends, some of them very close.
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Work Related: Am I correct for being angry?
by Elsewhere inmy manager expects (never directly ordered me), but expects me to have my work laptop booted up at home every evening after work, all weekend long and every holiday so i can monitor my email and promptly respond to emails.. .
am i wrong for being pissed off about this?.
the company i work for is always talking about their "work life balance" program for employees.
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Magwitch
Unless you are getting paid on the weekends, evenings and holidays .... do not turn on your computer!
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Do YOU donate blood?
by Quillsky inif you do, what are your motivations?.
if you don't, why not?.
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Magwitch
Yes, I do. I watched my brother die after losing 40% of his blood in an accident. All the blood that was transfused to him was given out of love and I vowed to do the same.
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My Dad died
by aquagirl inmy dad,an elder for 25plus years,concentration camp survivor,the works,died in a few weeks ago.i am df'd but have been the only one who helps him and my mum.my jw sister couldnt give a rats ass about them.i was at my mom and dads house after he died,helping my mom with everyting,hell,id been there for 2 months because i was afraid to leave them alone.i knew my dad wasnt feeling well.guess he was worse than i realized.he died.the witnesses came in droves.small kitchen.im sitting at the table.they not only didnt speak to me,but they didnt even acknowledge that i was in the room,about day 3,i stopped answering the door..one "lady" called.sister carol.when i answered the phone she hesitated and said",now you know,i caint tawk to yew"{strong southern accent.ala elie may clampett}"you orta let cher mawma ainser the phone.
"i told her to bite me and hung up on her...same here,when we got back home.i hate these people with the fury of a thousand suns,but for some reason,i am now in possession of some great elders notes.been laying low,but im going to start posting the juicy stuff.just cause itd be nice for calvin to know that he was seen "dancing recklessly" at a wedding and that sister renee was being councied for her weight and still insisted on gaining more.also that sister e wasnt giving her husband his "due"..{yik}and that certain concetration camp survivors were being coerced into saying that they were jw's at the time of incarceration.but one wouldnt.my dad refused to play their game,and as a result he was asked to step down as an elder at age of 80.that and that he refused to shun me.his notes have been very enlightening..nice folks thise jw's,no?
they were so mean to my dad, he really believed this crap,and tried to do the right thing.but because he wouldnt dance their way,and turn me,his favorite person{and he was mine|into the cold they treated him badly and mocked him and even his accent.i hate them.really.any ideas?the local elder here,just asked my mom about her financial situation...grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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aquagirl :Small kitchen.Im sitting at the table.They not only didnt speak to me,but they didnt even acknowledge that I was in the room.
What a bunch of ignorant, awkward individuals - Life only improves when they leave a room.
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Magwitch
I lived in Bruce and went to the Ladysmith Hall from 68-81.
Lesabre: Some of my very best friends went to the Amery Hall - the Erickson boys. Their parents, Arnie and Rusty then went into the circuit work. I believe they still are.
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Your most memorable Kingdom Hall meeting disruptions!
by easyreader1970 ini remember about twenty years ago some teenagers were caught fornicating in one of the additional schools.
the schools were downstairs, essentially separated from the rest of the kh.
they weren't just happened upon, though.
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1970 I am 5 years old and my brother is 7. We are sitting in the very front row while my mother is in the mother's room with my newborn baby brother and my father is on stage conducting the Watchtower Study. Derek and I are having the time of our lives with no adults supervising us. My father stops the Watchtower study and in the microphone tells us both to get in the back room with our mother so we can be properly disciplined.
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How miserable are Witless Kids REALLY?
by hamsterbait in25 years ago i lived in an apartment overlooking the grounds of the local high school.. at the time i still totally believed the lie.
a lot of the dub students went to my hell.. i noticed looking out my window, that the witless kids always looked miserable and isolated.
yet in the kingdumb hell they would behave almost euphorically.. what was going on?.
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Magwitch
Funny how we were taught how lucky we were that we received presents all year long - not just on Christmas and Birthdays. I do not ever remember getting a present any time of the year.
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When do you know you are a JW apostate?
by dissed inyou know you are a jw apostate when..... .
your fellow jw's mates that are df'd for drug abuse, drunkeness, and wild sex orgies refuse to talk to you because you are bad association.. you know you are a jw apostate when....... you come by to visit your jw parents, they open the door and say they are not interested.. you know you are a jw apostate when........ the wts takes your contribution for the wwf but refuses to send you a thank you letter.. you know you are a jw apostate when....... you can buy tupperware at a yard sale and not worry it has a demon preserved inside.. you know you are a jw apostate when........ you can visit jwn and not feel guillty for weeks at a time.
you know you are a jw apostate when......... the girls at the kh find you more mysterious and sexy now that your df'd.
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Magwitch
You know all the names of the men on the governing body
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My oldest daughter because she is kind and wise
My youngest daughter because she is perceptive and passionate
My oldest brother because he loves unconditionally
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Does Anyone Miss Being In The Jehovah's Witness Cult?
by minimus ini saw 6 jw zombies walking up a hill near where i live the other day.
they all were dressed nicely.
they walked together in twos.
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Magwitch
I hated every aspect of the cult, however I do miss having a mother and father that were so proud of me because I was such a perfect Jdub for 41 years. Now they are just embarrassed because I am your average 44 year old atheist.