Posts by purpleplus

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Why were you baptized?

by bluecanary in

inspired by another thread.. i was baptized at 12 years old.

i had a cousin, two years older than me, who was prettier, more outgoing and more popular in the hall than i was.

i couldn't beat her at any of that stuff, but i figured i could be a better jw than she was.

purpleplus

At age 19 I thought it was the right thing to do.

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Walk Away Quietly, Go Out with a Bang, Protest, Disappear- What's Best?

by OnTheWayOut in

jw
friends

there are many different things that each of us deal with, but the biggest reasons most come here is for support in their own lives and in dealing with the jw's in their lives.

so many are lurking or new here, so maybe they need to hear why some of you chose the path you chose.. for each of us, the decisions on how to leave the wt are our own.

i fast-faded and don't look over my shoulder worrying about the elders trying to trap me because my wife doesn't spy for them.

I faded because I just wanted to live my life, but not make any waves. Now I'm seriously considering DA'ing. I don't enjoy seeing former associates and deciding if I should speak to them or not, wondering if they'll ask about my status. If someone makes trouble I will definately DA! I should have DA'ed when my former friend called me from out-of-state to grill me for visiting my in-laws' church.

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What Were Some Stupid Rules In Your Hall?

by minimus in

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friends

families with younger children had to sit in the last 3 rows or they were counseled!.

disfellowshipped persons were told not to sit next to each other and talk because it "looks like they're unrepentant"..

purpleplus

I attended congregation in a predominantly black city. For a while, they didn't want women to wear braids. They came up with some b.s. reason. But I think it was because some of the older "friends" didn't like Afrocentric hairstyles. Self- hating, imperialist morons!!!!

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WHAT WAS YOUR AHA! MOMENT THATIT WAS TIME TO EXIT THE BORG?

by freewilly01 in

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friends

i had a huge light bulb on moment as i wasy in therapy dealing with a nasty anxiety disorder for many years and having a huge trigger in my life finally silenced.

it was almost the last thing that i thought i would end up doing expecially if you asked my wife and myself even a year before our decision to " live " thats how i view it not decision to leave...........it was a decision to live.. .

my therapist psychiatrist asked me who are you?

purpleplus

The meeting where the article regarding "approved bible study materials" was discussed in the September 2007 KM. I didn't want to drink the kool-aid anymore.

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What Freedoms Do You Enjoy That You Couldn't As A Witness?

by minimus in

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friends

as jws, we were in bondage to the organization, its rules and its whims.

now, we do not have to follow their direction and believe that whatever we were being told was by "theocratic" arrangement.. so, what freedoms do you have now that you have been liberated?.

purpleplus

Ditto Loosie

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What Freedoms Do You Enjoy That You Couldn't As A Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

as jws, we were in bondage to the organization, its rules and its whims.

now, we do not have to follow their direction and believe that whatever we were being told was by "theocratic" arrangement.. so, what freedoms do you have now that you have been liberated?.