Posts by Morbidzbaby

the planet is going through global warming and pumping exhaust from automobiles and factories and other sources does contribute to the global warming.

Great post OTWO... I didn't find it to be ramblings at all. It did make me think. There are so many more important things in life that we as exJW's are just beginning to discover. It's nice to have a reminder that being an exJW isn't all there is to life. Life in general is beautiful, and experiencing it to the full is something most of us are free to do now...

So let's get to it!

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Sparlock: The Sociology of the former Jehovahs Witness community

by Las Malvinas son Argentinas in

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thewatchtower bible and tract society has unwittingly unleashed quite a viral sensation within the ranks of its former members.

to summarise what has happened so far:- become jehovahs friend dvd is released.

it is an animated feature aimed at children with modern computerised graphics.- the antagonist of the relatively brief cartoon is a self-described warrior wizard by the name of sparlock which was obtained by caleb, the young subject of this material.- the unnamed mother in this dvd guilt-trips young caleb into disposing of his sparlock toy.- the video goes viral within the ex-jw community, with youtube videos being posted of the video.

Morbidzbaby

UGh that is such an unnatural position to give birth in...

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Sparlock: The Sociology of the former Jehovahs Witness community

by Las Malvinas son Argentinas in

jw
friends

thewatchtower bible and tract society has unwittingly unleashed quite a viral sensation within the ranks of its former members.

to summarise what has happened so far:- become jehovahs friend dvd is released.

it is an animated feature aimed at children with modern computerised graphics.- the antagonist of the relatively brief cartoon is a self-described warrior wizard by the name of sparlock which was obtained by caleb, the young subject of this material.- the unnamed mother in this dvd guilt-trips young caleb into disposing of his sparlock toy.- the video goes viral within the ex-jw community, with youtube videos being posted of the video.

Morbidzbaby

While Sparlock may seem like an idiotic thing to latch onto for some here, for a lot of us it's therepeutic. For me, it's a symbol that the amount of control and manipulation I experienced as a child was not a figment of my imagination. The video itself with it's characature of the JW mother is proof that my memory does not exaggerate. This is important to me, not just in matters of my childhood, but also matters of my marriage and divorce. My husband SPARLOCKED ME. Threw me away because I no longer fit the mold of the "perfect" JW wife. I "made Jehovah sad", and so he and got himself a new model that lined up just so. And now my children are being raised with this disgusting cult mentality.

For me, this isn't just about a lost childhood. It's not about having my toy car thrown out the window of a moving vehicle because my aunt noticed that the wheel rims had star shapes in them (OH MY GOD!! A PENTAGRAM!!!). It's not about my mother mangling some of my toys to remove their offending parts. It's about the mindset behind it. The organization that's causing this insanity. The fact that some of my family are still held captive by such idiotic ideas as plastic being able to be a conduit for demons or make their god sad.

Sparlock is a symbol of what we have lost. But also an affirmation that no, we aren't crazy...and that yes, we have every right to be pissed the hell off.

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Sparlock: The Sociology of the former Jehovahs Witness community

by Las Malvinas son Argentinas in

jw
friends

thewatchtower bible and tract society has unwittingly unleashed quite a viral sensation within the ranks of its former members.

to summarise what has happened so far:- become jehovahs friend dvd is released.

it is an animated feature aimed at children with modern computerised graphics.- the antagonist of the relatively brief cartoon is a self-described warrior wizard by the name of sparlock which was obtained by caleb, the young subject of this material.- the unnamed mother in this dvd guilt-trips young caleb into disposing of his sparlock toy.- the video goes viral within the ex-jw community, with youtube videos being posted of the video.

Morbidzbaby

NC it's like that at my (very active) parents' house. They have pretty much all of the videos and DVDs the WTBTS ever made...but they only pull one out when it's on a Q&A part for the Service Meeting. A lot still have the wrappers on them.

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Did You Feel Truly Loved By The Witnesses?

by minimus in

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friends

were you feeling the love from the "brothers" and "sisters"?

if you did, for how long?

?.

Morbidzbaby

LOL discreetslave... Love the Shawshank reference!

For me, it was a little of both, depending on where I lived at the time. My home congregations were mostly snobby, with the exception of one that was warm and welcoming. I never felt especially close to those who were in for years and years, but new converts always had a special place in my heart. There were two other congregations that I attended that I felt did have some genuine loving people. If not for the control of the Watchtower, we probably would have remained friends.

But the others? Full of rich snobs who judged you based on appearance and economy. I can't count how many congregations I was miserable in due to cliques and people who had sticks up their asses.

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Showed the new JW cartoon to my non-witness Girlfriend- Take 2

by KidKool in

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allright my first post messed up and i lost it some kind of way.

haven't posted on here in along time, obviously don't know how to anymore.. trying again.. so i was raised a jw, da for over a decade, of course estranged from parents and jw family, have a teenage son from a previous relationship.. anyways, i wanted to see what someone who had no first hand knowledge of the jws would think.

so i showed my non-jw girlfriend the obey jehovah (go sparlock!

Morbidzbaby

My BF has been telling me he wants to see the video himself (I'm the first person who was associated with JW's that he knows and he's always curious about how things are run and asking questions).

I agree with your GF... No children should be left alone with JW grandparents unless there is a strict "no preaching" policy. Meaning that if my child tells me ONCE that my parents were talking about Jehovah or Armageddon or any such tripe, they will no longer be allowed to be alone with my child or have unsupervised conversations.

Even non-JW's can see how ludicrous the WT's policies on things like this are. To think it's a parody and deny it's real...it shows how ridiculous the WT is making themselves look to the "world".

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I've been Sparlocked and so have you

by noni1974 in

we have all been thrown away like garbage by the wts.

i made a new verb.

to be sparlocked is to be thrown away like trash by the wts..

Morbidzbaby

I've Sparlocked the WTS myself... Threw their junk religion right into the trash bin where it belongs. My former friends and family Sparlocked me in return, though. Maybe not actually DF'ed or considered DA'ed (I haven't received any notice of such action), but they Sparlocked me in spirit.

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Any reaction from active JW's about the Sparlock training video?

by UnConfused in

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are jw's all abuzz about the "blessing" the gb has given them in the form of this new training video?.

Morbidzbaby

I wonder if they would even think to consider that it could have been leaked from amongst the R&F who already went to the convention? I'm curious if they would even consider that there are hundreds of moles in their midst...