pmljohn
JoinedTopics Started by pmljohn
-
37
For those of you who inactive, but not officially DFd/DAd, how do you manage?
by undercover ini read with interest the thread about how people who are mentally out yet still attend (some) meetings manage to do continue to do it and it got me wondering, how do those of us who are completely inactive, no longer practicing members of the faith, manage to pull off our new ex-jw life, yet never invite scrutiny or investigation from former friends, elders, etc.. take me, for example.
i've been out several years now, but have never officially renounced my faith.
i've never out and out called it a crock of shit to anyone who could make real trouble for me.
-
-
35
Did you ever do something for this religion that now makes you shudder ?
by man in black inback in the early 80's right after i was married the main driving point i kept hearing at the meetings was "do more,,, pioneer ".. well being the young impressionable jw couple that we were, .
my wife is a speech therapist, so working pt was no problem, but i ended up working construction, cleaning carpets, and shoveling snow at all hours with the brothers, and i worked like a d*** fool at all hours.. funny how there was so much support for me to work with the witnesses, but once the decision was made work could be very iffy at times.. and the main thing that just causes me to cringe now is how so many of the witnesses in charge of the congregation thought that we did not need insurance, my wife had a policy with her school district, but my son and i did not.
granted medical expenses were not as bad then, but just the idea of thinking that we did not need it that god would watch over us just embarasses me to no end now.
-
-
33
Watchtower Organization.... A "Sexual paradise" What do you think?
by koolaid-man injacqueline claims there are many jehovah's witnesses obsessed with sex.
she states that the watchtower org.
is a "sexual paradise".
-
-
21
Do You ENJOY The Holidays & Birthdays Now That You Can Celebrate Them?
by minimus inwhether it be father's day, mother's day, christmas or even a birthday, do you actually enjoy the celebrations, the spending of $$, and all that these festivities entail?.
or would you rather be a jw (just) for those times and not deal with it all?.
-
-
4
Do you know me - Do you remember?
by pmljohn ingood morning all,.
i would love to get into contact with anyone on this site that knew either myself or my family.
we moved around alot over the years, living in multiple states and attending many congregations.
-
-
43
How miserable are Witless Kids REALLY?
by hamsterbait in25 years ago i lived in an apartment overlooking the grounds of the local high school.. at the time i still totally believed the lie.
a lot of the dub students went to my hell.. i noticed looking out my window, that the witless kids always looked miserable and isolated.
yet in the kingdumb hell they would behave almost euphorically.. what was going on?.
-
-
5
Documentary...Has anyone proposed doing a documentary on leaving the JW and life after?
by tjlibre ini have an idea for a project which i would like create or contribute to in the future.
this is what i have in mind.
present a brief story of the jw movement, who they are, what are their core believes, etc.
-
-
1
Does Anyone Remember?????
by pmljohn ini am hoping to find some people who remember my father.
or even better, remember my family.
you see, i have been taking some serious medications for back pain, and one of the side effects apparently, is loss of memory.
-
-
28
The Worse Mandatory JW Activity You Hated The Most
by Yizuman inof all things jw, what particular mandatory activity you really hate the most that you have to do or attend?.
why do you hate it?.
yiz.
-
-
52
Depressed witness going door to door
by I quit! inthis morning i saw a witness mother and her son heading out into service.
from the area they were in i think they were going to be doing some street corner work.
i was stopped at a light when they walked in front of my car.
-