Posts by QuestioningEverything

then....i get a voicemail (from an ignored phone call) from my mother asking to have the youngest three kids this weekend, for "something fun for the kids" and since they can't fit more than 3 in thir car, they want the youngest, and this on the heels of me sending a email to state that i was remembering some damaging things from my childhood (father confirmed pedophile, but until recently it was assumed i was excluded from this) and that i needed some time and some space.

her reply was that i shouldn't let things affect my relationship with jehovah, ruin all the hard work i've done in keeping my kids with jehovah in their heart, and that she did the best she could.

QuestioningEverything

No advice but I wouldn't let my kids go with my dad in that situation either. Best wishes.

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Explaining what DF'd means to a non-witness

by babygirl30 in

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i actually had to do this twice in the past 2 weeks - and it's really shaken things up!

the first time was last week.

my aunt (who lives out of state) asked me how my parents were doing (her brother and my mom)?

QuestioningEverything

Yes, I did recently. I was talking to a friend about the JW's. She has been with me on my journey to enlightenment . I have shared with her all I have learned. She asked why I didn't just tell my mom how I felt about the witnesses now. Then I told her about Apostacy and how my family and 'friends' would have to shun me because of my newfound discoveries. She was absolutely disgusted. She kept saying, "That's a cult, QE, that's a cult." And I see now that it is a cult.

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Notes From the Annual Meeting - Oct 3, 2009

by daniel-p in

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from a little bird... .

interesting portions highlighted.

notes from annual meeting (oct 3, 2009) .

QuestioningEverything

Not everyone is singing the songs? This is one of the concerns? It's ridiculous. Not the single parents struggling to make ends meet, the family without health insurance who works at a janitorial company or local shopping mall.

And also, if you can't stretch out during the song, when can you? During the talk, or prayer? Whatever. Glad I'm gone.

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Stupidest JW meeting answers

by GapingMouth in

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i was thinking about some stupid non-sensical answers i have heard over the years.

"we all know the blue whale is the biggest fish"

"we were on the ministry and met a coloured couple.

QuestioningEverything

We had a sister at our hall who always managed to incorporate something she had seen on the Animal Planet or Discovery Channel into her comment. We would crack up at how she tried to tie it all together.

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The long term effects of losing friends and family through shunning

by finding my way in

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i've recently been thinking about this topic as i've been finding old friends on facebook etc.

that were just gone one day because either their whole family da'd themselves or they had been df'd.

not to mention the friends i lost when i myself was df'd.. most of my life i found this losing of friends normal because it was what i was used to.

QuestioningEverything

I always had a hard time with the D/F policy. It was difficult for me to shun others and pretend they didn't exist. I hated this policy and now that I know it is wrong, I really hate it.

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I'm new, let me introduce myself

by no lies please in

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i've been lurking here for many months.

i served as an elder for many years, and regular pioneer for much longer until recently.

i'm also a mts grad and was used extensively on the circuit and district level.

QuestioningEverything

Welcom-this is a wonderful to come to when you discover the real "truth". It has been a tremendous help to me and many others. Stick around and you will find the peace that your life deserves.