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  Check out this lying Elder...

  by amama2six in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewtdb7mg6js

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWTDB7mg6js
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  Best JW tall story/variations of it?

  by KW13 in

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  2. friends

  dont just list one, list them all so we can laugh because in all honesty i can't believe we believed some of them.

  for example, i was told annie lennox stopped a concert to ask if there was any jw's in the audience, and if there was could they leave as they were stopping the demons getting through...is this even remotely true?

  did annie lennox ask the jw's in the audience to move because they were stopping the snack lady getting through...and it got twisted through chinese whispers.... the other day (i felt sick) one witness was banging on about how amazing it was that the watchtower society's building was the only one standing still...wtf...my stepdad responded with a 'wow thats amazing' and the first brother was like 'yeah i know'...grrrrrrrrr aaaaaaaah screaaaaaaaaam .

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  Here's one.
  
  Two Jehovah's Witness brothers go up to some lady's house while out in field service. Her Chihuahua is out in the fenced-in yard...barking up a storm and nipping at their heels as they wait at the door. Finally, one of the brothers gets fed up with it and kicks it...immediately causing it's death. An "Oh no!" moment, and the brother stuffs the dog in his briefcase just before the owner answers the door. They go on to give their presentation (I believe she turns them away but asks if they've seen her dog, which they lie about), then leave and stuff poor little poochie in someone's trashcan down the street. Hahahaha...no kidding, this was really a story going around about 15-20 years ago! Moral of the story? Don't kick people's small dogs in field service, no matter how irritating they may be. :P :D
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  Imagine

  by John Doe in

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  2. friends

  you're eating at a large, multi bilion dollar franchise corporation restaurant.

  now, further assume you find a pubic har in your food, or better yet, you find a hair when it pulls your lip as you removed your fork from your mouth.

  now, you suffer no physical harm, no sickness, no tangible harm.

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  That's really sad, John Doe. I understand it...but that doesn't make it any easier to swallow. More so than the monetary value is the fact that this facility is known for it's medical mistakes (training hospital). Apparently since it's so hard to sue them, even when they really mess up, they aren't feeling the need to do anything to improve their care. :(
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  Imagine

  by John Doe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you're eating at a large, multi bilion dollar franchise corporation restaurant.

  now, further assume you find a pubic har in your food, or better yet, you find a hair when it pulls your lip as you removed your fork from your mouth.

  now, you suffer no physical harm, no sickness, no tangible harm.

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  amama2six

  The Navy Hospital I had my tubal ligation done at immediately following my last child's birth screwed up and nearly cost me my life. The Navy doctor that ultimately saved my life even admitted there was negligence in my care. I talked to various lawyers about suing and they all told me that because I am not "permanently damaged" (and am still alive) I don't have a good enough case. So apparently days of excruciating and unnecessary pain while I was slowly dying and weeks of extra recovery time is not good grounds for a suit. Had I died, however, my husband could have sued on my behalf. That's comforting to know.
  
  So would I sue for a pube? Ummmm...no. :P
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  Did Being A Witness Make You Feel Better About Yourself?

  by minimus in

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  some persons need to feel they are validated because they don't have much going for them otherwise.

  being a part of jehovah's organization makes them feel special.

  being different from other religions makes them feel recognized,.

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  Lady Zombie...to this day I am deathly afraid of firearms.
  
  After posting that message I was sitting here thinking about how profound an effect being scoffed at and rejected day after day, month after month, and year after year at home, school, and during field service can have on a child. With every slam of the door during field service I would get this sick, sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I felt immense hatred toward me every day of my life, my opinions NEVER mattered (questioning ANYTHING my parents said resulted in a beating), and I was conditioned to believe I was a BAD child. This during a time when even other kids in my congregation snubbed their noses at me for being a "goodie-two-shoes". I just couldn't win.
  
  My parents STILL insist I am not good enough and I still have a hard time recognizing they are wrong. There's always that little voice in the back of my head that reminds me of everything I ever did "wrong"...so maybe they're right and I really AM not good enough. It's a horrible thing to have to live with. :(
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  Did Being A Witness Make You Feel Better About Yourself?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some persons need to feel they are validated because they don't have much going for them otherwise.

  being a part of jehovah's organization makes them feel special.

  being different from other religions makes them feel recognized,.

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  I'm another childhood witness...and like so many others I'm seeing on here I was very much depressed during that time. I often said I had "NO self-esteem" as opposed to "low self-esteem". I tried my best for so many years to make everyone around me happy...my parents, elders, and other members of the congregation...but I never could. Despite my efforts I was constantly beaten down, belittled, told I wasn't good enough, and pushed to do more, more, MORE!
  
  All the while I was dealing with persecution from my fellow classmates because I wasn't like them. No holidays, no pledge, no sex ed, no parties, no friends outside of school, etc. I barely had any friends in the religion (mostly talked to the elderly ladies that attended) and barely any at school, either. I felt like a freak...constantly being embarrassed and harassed like that.
  
  Field service was hell for me, I was extremely shy and having to knock on doors at 7+ years old to try to teach grown adults "the truth" horrified me. So did having dogs sicked on me, people almost always slamming doors in my face, and the couple of psychos that brought firearms to the door.
  
  Still, I got baptized at nine years old because other congregation kids were doing it and I was being pressured to conform. At that point I just wanted SOMEONE to like me, be proud of me, SOMETHING. The negativity was just too much to bear sometimes and I often thought of suicide. Of course, that too, is a sin so to avoid Jehovah's wrath I chose to live with my misery instead.
  
  So no, I can't say being a Witness made me feel any better about myself...
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  Some pictures...

  by amama2six in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  might take me a few tries to get this right but here are some pics of me and the kids.

  :d i'll add more over time, i have tons (obviously, with six kids...lol).. .

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  Thank you, White Dove! The picture of my husband's homecoming was actually taken by the photographer for our local military newspaper. It wasn't used (to my knowledge) but they were kind enough to forward the shots they took to my husband's military email for us to keep. :) I imagine they ended up using a photo from the Carrier ship in my husband's fleet, instead...made up of thousands of people as opposed to our few hundred on the Destroyer.
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  New here, but not to being an Ex-JW...

  by amama2six in

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  2. friends

  i just thought i'd briefly introduce myself.

  my name is april, i am a navy wife and mother of six children, will be 30 next month, and have been disfellowshipped for almost 12 years.

  i was also reproved two years prior to that.

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  I'll have to check out those books suggested...thank you!
  
  The last couple days have been rough with my fibro acting up and my husband being at sea for the past week, which is why I haven't been back on until now. He comes home at the end of this coming week and I'll finally be able to get some much-needed rest. :D
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  Some pictures...

  by amama2six in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  might take me a few tries to get this right but here are some pics of me and the kids.

  :d i'll add more over time, i have tons (obviously, with six kids...lol).. .

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  I can't wait for school to start, either! I will have all but one in school full day...woohoo!!! :D
  
  The fibro has been kicking my butt the last couple of days, probably because of the extra stress and work on me since my husband left this past Monday. Thankfully he comes home on Thursday and will be able to give me a much needed break. :D
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  I Live For Today - No Longer Fear the Future- After Exiting the Witnesses

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  as some know here - i was born in the witnesses .

  raised in it and stayed in for 44 long years !

  i don't believe in armageddon.

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  Not still a JW. Live life day to day. Enjoy myself immensely. Totally and utterly happy! :D