I can tell you that this is a very similar story for me. I can also tell you that once the WTS has programmed the robot it is virtually imposable over time to connect with reasoning. It is extremely mind boggling. If you disagree and prove with their own literature the false teachings it will come back at you tenfold that it is correct because it was changed! When I have disagreed with a doctrine I've been told that I should study more. In the same breath I've been asked in a condescending tone "where did you get that?" when I show that I have "studied" the information. Like it is discredited if it wasn't collected for pure indoctrination. I might not be very good at advice in this subject but here goes.... get a hobby that includes your kids. Mine is a spot on a lake up north and sports for the kids. Extend the invite but never cancel your plans with the kids because of a witness event. It will only snowball to more witness bullshit.
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This is my story
by SAHARA insorry about the mishap on my previous post.
anyway i've been a member on this board for quite a while but mostly just lerking.
i've given just a tease about what my deal is on a previous post but this will be a little more in depth.
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by elder-schmelder inhttp://cgi.ebay.com/charles-russel-watchtower-paper-weight-jehovah_w0qqitemz370316401205qqcmdzviewitemqqptzlh_defaultdomain_0?hash=item563893da35.
is this a literal price or a figurative price?.
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This is obviously a fake cubic zirconia paper weight. Master Russel would never approve of such idolatry.
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Italy Earthquake
by elder-schmelder inhas anyone heard the rumor of jw's being told to sleep in their cars before the earthquake happend?.
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I just heard about this yesterday. I didn't take it real serious because I know that most things that JW's say are basically stories. It reminded me of the Jepordy - NWT is the most accurate question. Just be happy that your not Catholic, they didn't get the warning.
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Is being a JW like being a drug addict?
by mkr32208 inok so once again i was thinking (damn i know i should stop doing that!
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the jw religion is very much like a drug.
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I can relate and believe this as well. The added kicker is when your spouse is the "addict" and you have never been. I can say that I tried the drug and it made me sleepy. I am inhaling 2nd hand watchtower. As the non addict I have found that my credibility or ability to relate to the drug is not all there. The best counselors were once addicts themselves. I wish that I could find a way to get my spouse to read this site.
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I need proof for my wife that NW Translation is not correct
by Albert Einstein inwhat scriptures would you reccomend, to prove nwt is not reliable?.
please help, i need a reason for my wife to start reading other translation.
i want to start chronological reading of nt with her, to show her wtbs is not a mediator for us.. thanks.
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Holy sh-t, Just tell her to skip it. By the way it didn't work for me.
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Surrounded 24/7
by Skip it ini was not associated with this "organization" until the age of about 19 when i was dating my current wife.
she was df'ed for the 1st couple of a years that we were together and thats when my intense resentment started.
i gave in to her bs after hearing the overwhelming fear from her about the generation that was about to end and how she had to get reinstated because she is just the happiest person when she's a witness.
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Thank you for all of your comments. It is nice to read some other peoples experiences and constructive advice. I thought that I would expand a little. Quandary’s comment made me stop and think a bit. The part that is highlighted might be over analyzed. My children do not feel pulled. Just the opposite, they were pulled to meetings basically without choice. At this point 2 out of 3 choose not to go. My opposition is due to educating myself and wanting what is best for my kids. I have basically thrown in the towel trying to help my wife see what a lot of you have. I have read crisis of conscious and many other articles and experiences on the internet. I will be reading Steven Hassan's books thanks to this post. The diffi”cult” thing to understand for some is that if you have not been “in” you do not have that connection or understanding of what the other person is really feeling. I liken it to a drug addict. My line in the sand came after 10 + years of dancing around the subject softly. That was the entrenchment. Sometimes it just doesn’t work that way. As for she is not doing anything to me personally – what do you consider personally when it’s your spouse? Taking a backseat to all things watchtower is personal in my opinion. I do not consider myself “ruler” nor do I want to be ruled. (17 + yrs of this B.S.) Thanks again.
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Advice Please!!!!
by nevergonnab1 ini'm new here so i'll give a little background first.. i've never been a witness and i'll never be one.
my husband is but he hasn't been to any functions in about 15 years, i guess if he did start attending again he would be df'd because he impregnated a "worldly" girl (me) out of wedlock and then married a "worldly" girl (me again).. i need advice because his family relentlessly asks my children to attend and bribes them with very extravagant gifts.
i won't allow them to go so they stay pissed at me because they don't get the gifts.
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Count yourself lucky. At least your husband sounds like he is not personally hooked. He is probably trying not to make waves with his parents. Keep up the zero tolerance because there is no such thing as just this 1 time.
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by Skip it ini was not associated with this "organization" until the age of about 19 when i was dating my current wife.
she was df'ed for the 1st couple of a years that we were together and thats when my intense resentment started.
i gave in to her bs after hearing the overwhelming fear from her about the generation that was about to end and how she had to get reinstated because she is just the happiest person when she's a witness.
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I was not associated with this "organization" until the age of about 19 when I was dating my current wife. She was df'ed for the 1st couple of a years that we were together and that’s when my intense resentment started. I gave in to her BS after hearing the overwhelming fear from her about the generation that was about to end and how she had to get reinstated because she is just the happiest person when she's a witness. Since that day I have experienced 13 yrs of declining happiness, guilt, irrational behavior towards myself and our kids, convenient memory loss on previous doctrine changes and what has happened to logical thinking? I have never had any interest in religion because at an early age I couldn't differentiate the Bible stories with other fairy tales I had heard, they made me think that all these people had "sucker" written on their forehead. Anyway, I had not objected to my wife bringing our kids to meetings, conventions, "special" talks, etc. for the 1st 10yrs and even helped her get them ready. All I heard was how I should come because this circus over seeker was in town and he is "good". We started to spend more time with people in her family (all witnesses) so I thought that out of respect for my wife and her family I would go to a convention. That is where it started - Oh since you came to the convention you can come to the memorial. Oh since you came to the memorial you can come to watch one of our kids do a bible reading. Oh since you came for the bible reading you can come watch me as a "householder". WTF with all of the special words and titles by the way? I had had enough! I pulled my 2 youngest kids out cold turkey which was the best thing for them. Neither of them want to go back. Since then I have stepped up my opposition and let my wife and kids know how I feel about it. This religion has driven a wedge between my family big time. I am at my wits end and need some advice from other people that may be in a similar situation. Thanks.
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Top 10 Memorial Excuses
by rebel8 ingood excuses.
pinkeye.
(highly contagious, and you aren't supposed to touch other people's dishes and glasses.)tuberculosis.
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I'll wait for the next Remorial or I could just skip it.