Me and the hubby were talking about back in the day when we had to give public talks. I'm a natural chatterbox and not very shy. My hubby is just the opposite. He said giving talks used to terrify him and his parents really pushed him to join the school. How about you- any memories or thoughts about when you gave a talk?
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Giving talks terrified my hubby-how about you?
by QuestioningEverything inme and the hubby were talking about back in the day when we had to give public talks.
i'm a natural chatterbox and not very shy.
my hubby is just the opposite.
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So now I'm disgusting? What?
by heybaby inanother experience that i wanted to share: ok, this happened to me a few years ago.
i was between jobs, and i decided to use that time to auxiliary pioneer.
i had never been able to do it before and i was very excited.
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When I was 22 I got reinstated on a thursday night. The Circuit Assembly was that Saturday and I was nervous to go but glad that I was no longer DF'd. There was one elder at our hall who was quite rude. He seen me that Saturday morning and approached me. I thought he was going to say something nice or encouraging like 'glad youre'back or let me know if you need any help.' What the Hell was I thinking? Instead he came up to me and said, 'yeah, I heard you were reinstated, let's hope you keep it that way.' and walked away. I was stunned. My mom was furious and called him later on and confronted him. He said I misunderstood him.
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I have a question (I'm new)
by kaykay inthis is my first post so let me start out by saying hi haha.
i'm not a jehovah's witness and neither is anyone in my family.
my daughter is dating a born in though and there are obviously problems because of it.
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I feel bad that you are allowing her to become so emotionally involved with someone she's only communicated with on the phone or internet. I agree with Robdar, they sound more like penpals.
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Dating in the KH-funny stories.
by QuestioningEverything inmy 28y old nephew was dating a 'sister' from another congregation.
he recently bought his own home.
i stopped by there to drop off something.
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My 28y old nephew was dating a 'sister' from another congregation. He recently bought his own home. I stopped by there to drop off something. The sister was over there and I obviously interrupted something. Both of them were visibly nervous and she was adjusting her clothes as I walked into the living room. He knew I was coming by. But the funniest part of the story is that when we were all at a family dinner a few days later and the two of them were going to the store to buy some soda, my MIL made someone go with them as a Chaperone. Anyone else have any funny or strange stories like that?
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Visit from Pioneers
by QuestioningEverything inso, my husband and i are 'faders/inactive' and have been for some time.
we live in another city about 60 miles from both sides our family.
his parents and my mom are very active in the congregation in their area (they live in the same city).
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My MIL intentions were good ones. However, we are not really interested in returning. I would never be disrespectful to her nor would my hubby, she is a wonderful person just a little overly zealous for her cause. Yet, I don't want to rock the boat because everyone in the family will know and at this time we are quietly living our lives 60+ miles away from them. Plus, I'm concerned that the pioneers may take our lack of interest and run with it right to the elders.
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Visit from Pioneers
by QuestioningEverything inso, my husband and i are 'faders/inactive' and have been for some time.
we live in another city about 60 miles from both sides our family.
his parents and my mom are very active in the congregation in their area (they live in the same city).
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Yes, good ole MIL set it up and boy is the hubby mad. She's very zealous in her beliefs!! She would be the kind to call the pioneers and see if they were able to contact us.
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Should I go to the elders about the affair?
by weeone ini am a sister that kind of "fell away" from the organization.
i felt that i wasn't accepted by my brothers and sisters (long, long story).
whatever i did i wasn't "perfect" enough.
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QuestioningEverything
I wouldn't tell the elders anything. You don't want to be disfellowshipped. But truthfully, it sounds to me like you' are considering going to them out of spite.
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Visit from Pioneers
by QuestioningEverything inso, my husband and i are 'faders/inactive' and have been for some time.
we live in another city about 60 miles from both sides our family.
his parents and my mom are very active in the congregation in their area (they live in the same city).
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So, my husband and I are 'faders/inactive' and have been for some time. We live in another city about 60 miles from both sides our family. His parents and my mom are very active in the congregation in their area (they live in the same city). My MIL went to the assemby two weeks ago and met some pioneers that attend a congregation in our area and gave them our address and phone number so they could call on us. Well, they came by on the 4th of July when we were painting our kitchen. Hubby didn't/refused to talk to them and I happened to be outside stripping paint from my cabinets when they pulled up in the driveway.
I was very busy and didn't want to be rude but they were somewhat persistent to set a date to come back so we could talk a little more. I didn't give them a date but tactfully told them to call before coming that we were very busy and didn't like drop in guests. I'm not interested in their encouragement. When/if I ever get ready to return, I'll go on my own initiative.
But truthfully, I don't see that happening. My hubby was furious that his mom did that and will probably not be too nice if they return when I'm not home. He works third shift and is not pleasant at all when woke up before his time. How do I politely let them know that I'm 'not interested'?
I'm not happy that they may report their visit back to my MIL and frankly don't want to be questioned about it.
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Newbies - How are you Benefiting from the Supportive Discussion on JWD ?
by flipper inso - i thought i'd put this question out there for the newbies here.
how are you benefiting from the supportive discussion you are partaking in here on jwd ?
do you see a different sense of freedom of speech which you can partake in - as opposed to being under " information control " as a jehovah's witness and only being allowed to talk about subjects that are previously arranged for you to discuss ?
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I have enjoyed the website and found it very helpful. I even shared what I was viewing with my husband(who's been out for years). He and I have had some pretty frank discussions about everything we've learned. I know he's dying to say 'I told you so' but he hasn't done that-he's just glad I'm opening my eyes finally. He's now reading it regularly as well. It's nice to know others have gone through what I am feeling and have survived without ending up in the padded room. It's pretty overwhelming at times all of the emotion I'm feeling. Some days I handle the it fine and others I feel so mixed up and confused. I try to take the good points out of my upbringing and move on and despite whether one wants to admit it or not, there were some good things about our past. A big thanks to all of you out there from someone who just never knew.
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Anyone who joined here in the last 6 months post here
by WT=watchtrouble ini thought it would be interesting to see just how many people have climbed aboard jwd within the last 6 months.
it will give us an indication on how many people are actually coming away from the borg.. i may not be replying all the time but will pop in every day of so.. lets keep this thread going and use it to welcome new ones.
may i be the first to say welcome.
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Me- lJust a few weeks. Just got my copy of 'Crisis of Conscience'. Hard to talk to my mom this past month because all she talks about is the 'friends', the 'hall' and 'elders'.