Posts by truthseekeriam

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What made you leave?? What were your core reasons?

by safireblu64 in

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hi there, i am pretty new to this forum, this absolutely wonderful forum and i just wanted to know what made you all leave?

what were your positions, responsibilities and at what point did you know you had to leave?

and are there any persons here from ontario, canada?.

truthseekeriam

Ruth I'm so sorry I was in tears reading your post, I couldn't imagine!

For me it was the molestation of my 9 year old daughter by a very loved and respected ex-elder that sent us over the edge. The way we were treated by our "shepherds" at a most tragic time was shocking and eye opening! We really suffered as a family for a good few years dealing with a trial and the trying to make sure our child was helped all while we were devastated was the hardest thing we ever went through.

We are currently inactive and not planning on going back.

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Incredible Phone Call...Feedback Appreciated

by badcompany in

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i am a da'd dub circa 1993 (born in).

i have been an extremely successful business owner over the years but about 6 months ago augered in from about 60k feet.

my jw parents have been aware of my situation.

truthseekeriam

I think that was very loving of you dad. Maybe he's starting to question things himself or maybe he just loves you more then he cares about what others think

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Home from the Cleveland Clinic

by jamiebowers in

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for those of you who missed it, my dear husband went into full cardiac arrest on 11/22/10.

he was dead for about five minutes.

our boarder, jose helped me get him out of our small downstairs bathroom out into the kitchen where he started cpr.

truthseekeriam

Good to hear he's home and resting comfortably. Hope you'll get some rest as well.

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How many of you have had these in your congregation?

by bottleofwater in

brother smart: the serious brother who thinks that he is an intellectual and believes he is "smart"sister armageddon: the sister who says "armageddon!!!

" after any little thing in the newschase: the little boy who is always running around and crawling under the seats no matter what the parents sayjohnny: the little boy who keeps on leaving his snot on the sides of the bathroom stallbrother squeaky: the one in charge of cleaning who tells everyone what to do, but just stands there and conversessister coquette: the congregation slut... or as close to a slut as she can get... flirting with every brother... oh yeah and she was raised in the "truth"brother borrow: the brother who owes everyone money... and still asks to borrow from othersgreg: the boy or girl whose parents are so restrictive that the kid can't watch anything higher than g-rated moviesstormy: the teenage boy or girl who you could bet does stuff behind the scenes, so to speaki'm just speaking from past memories.

not in all of this anymore.

truthseekeriam

Had quite a few of those in my congregation.

One to add to the list..

Brother Hug a lot : You know the one that insists on a full blown frontal hug to catch a little boob action!! Yuk... that guy gave me the creeps, I would take the long way around the KH to avoid him.

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MIL gives advice on how to "cope"

by AggieNostic in

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my wife's parents just can't stand that we haven't been to meetings since 2005. both are pioneers, retired, active fanatical jws.. anyway, today mil called the wife and after pleasantries, stated that we should really think about coming back to the meetings so we can better cope.

my wife answered: "cope with what?

" mil: "cope with this old system of things..." wife: "hmmm... we seem to be coping pretty well now".

truthseekeriam

They talk about how happy they are, but then begin to list all the horrible things going on in the congregation..people getting sick, dying, losing jobs and homes and how the world is at the end and thankfully so

It's really sad seeing them unable to enjoy the wonderful things in life right now! They have to convince themselves it ALL bad and horrible in order to push what they believe.

It's a sad way to live.

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Flying to Orlando tomorrow, my daughter is in the hospital

by coffee_black in

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my daughter is in the hospital with pneumonia, and possibly a blood clot in her lung.

they'll be testing through the night...apparently, her heart is enlarged as well.

she is scared... and if her jw father catches wind of it, he will be there trying to intefere with her treatment... he lives close by to her, so i'll be flying down in the morning....to head him off at the pass.

truthseekeriam

(((Coffee)))

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Flying to Orlando tomorrow, my daughter is in the hospital

by coffee_black in

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my daughter is in the hospital with pneumonia, and possibly a blood clot in her lung.

they'll be testing through the night...apparently, her heart is enlarged as well.

she is scared... and if her jw father catches wind of it, he will be there trying to intefere with her treatment... he lives close by to her, so i'll be flying down in the morning....to head him off at the pass.

truthseekeriam

What a great mother you are! I'm sure she will be so happy to have you at her side

I hope she has a quick recovery.

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My oldest son

by mrsjones5 in

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is tutoring a friend who happens to have a mother who is a jw.

i've mentioned the mother here before, she knows my mother.

well, our sons have become good friends, they go back and forth between our homes to hang out and play video games.

truthseekeriam

It's a good thing Jerry has your son and you to talk to I bet it's relief for him to know he can be open with you about how he feels. Lets be honest most kids at that age are very aware that they are being feed some BS.

My 16 year old told me he knew it was a bunch of lies when he was 14. Now, like Jerry is's all about the girls!! (oh no)

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My mom to my daughter: "BD party might be fun but it will make Jah sad"

by SweetBabyCheezits in

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we've allow a little freedom for my jw mom to visit our daughter at lunch at the school since we're df'd now.

um, because we're idiots, maybe.

so my daughter tells me this evening that she was chatting with mom at lunch today and mentioned a birthday party she's attending this weekend.

truthseekeriam

You have every right to revoke you mothers visits I would do the same under those circumstances.

It really sucks what this religion does to families!! One day your mother will wish she didn't take your gesture and respect it, she'll never get the time she threw away by being a stubborn JW instead of a loving grandma

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New kid on the block

by fadinfast in

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new to writing yes, to reading no, been reading here for 18 months or so.

[ been trying to join for a while now, but kept getting an error message, until i read in the tech section, throw out your cookies, so i did, my wife brought me a cup of tea and cake, and here i am, even us "bushies" know what cookies are, round pastry things, cooked to golden brown... anyway] i don't know how many have read the writing "it hurts" at doc browns http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/?p=822 i am sure many can connect to one/some of the things written at one time or other, i certainly could.

but "if laughter be the best medicine" as someone i cant remember once said, then i would like to put you people on notice, "you will all be facing a jc hearing soon" as you have had me pissing myself laughing, from the time i've been reading here, and as you all should know, laughter is a nono" not ever mentioned in km agenda "so your all bad" and i am thanking you for being so.

truthseekeriam

Welcome Fadinfast