Read the pretty words...repeating, repeating, in endless loops...you are getting sleepy...believe everything you are told by us...we are reasonable, everyone else is not...go and tell EVERYONE ELSE that you have the truth about the Truth....everyone else is lost in their stupidity and ignorance...do not believe anything they say, no matter how reasonable it sounds...
Posts by jgnat
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by musky ini grew up as a witnness, and was baptised, but currently not attending.
recently a witness woman stopped by my house.
she offered the magazines.
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Success stories about 'leaving'?
by happysunshine inany success stories about getting family/friends out of the wts?.
also, what happened to people after they left?.
any info would be of great help.
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jgnat
I posted this little story elsewhere.
Let me tell you a story. And this happened before I knew as much about the society that I do now. In High School, two girls decided not to participate in a school-sponsored native sweetgrass ceremony. One girl was my daughter, the other a girl (Jane, here) converting to the WTS. They got to talking. My daughter was flabbergasted at some of the beliefs Jane had, and took it upon herself to bring her around. With some help of her Youth Pastor, she researched the history of the WTS and some key scriptures. She highlighted. She typed out notes. She prepared.
I suggested that argument was unlikely to bring Jane around. Someone you can argue out of a point of view, can be just as easily argued in to a different one. I told my girl to show Jane lots of love. There is no defence or argument against love. A genuine friendship developed between the two girls, and eventually, my daughter invited Jane out to a Youth Group meeting. That first meeting was an eye-opener for Jane, as there was funky music, fun, laughter, and genuine acceptance. My daughter was a little put out, because Jane quickly latched on to HER friends. Within a few months, Jane had stopped studying with the WTS and joined my daughter's youth group.
Though Jane moved away, she and my daughter have kept in touch. Both are young mothers, and Jane is a happy, balanced, confident young woman.
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OK, wish me luck, i have a job intetview today
by mamashel injust wanted some of my new friends to send out the good vibes for me.
its about 2:15 and i have an interview at 3:00. i am soooooooooo nervous.
been looking for about 7 months now.
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jgnat
Good to hear you have a job mamashel! Way to go!
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JGNAT- looking for more!!!!!
by xenawarrior insitting here waiting for the next writing from you!!!!!
cmon!!!
love it, want some more to read!
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jgnat
The Bike Shrunk
Boy and bike wobbled down the sidewalk, then tumbled again. The shiny blue bike was not much worse for wear, but my son's eyes misted, and his lips trembled dangerously. My boy pleaded, "Can't I have a different bike?"
I looked in to those troubled eyes, and bit back a sensible retort. My dad, true to his nature, had bought us a "sensible" bike big enough to grow in to, but too big for a six year old. We were poor. I was raising my two children without a father or any support. If this bike would not do, then my son would have no bike at all. I looked down the shaded street, the trees turned to red and gold. Soon there will be snow, then months of winter. I glanced to heaven, then down in to my son's tear-stained face.Why don't we pray about it? Maybe God will shrink the bike.
All winter my son prayed his prayer. And I prayed mine.God, don't let him down and his budding faith. Help my boy to grow and the bike to shrink.
Spring came. The bike, still bright and blue, was pulled from the basement. My boy and I took it to the gas station, and filled the tires. We brought it home, and oiled the gears. We rolled it out to the sidewalk. A shadow passed over the brow of my tow-headed son, as he remembered past failures.
Give it a try. Remember, you prayed God would shrink the bike.
(As I glanced quickly towards heaven.) My boy leg swung over the bar easily, as he set down the street. A miracle! He did not wobble, he did not fall. First time.
That bike lasted forever, it seemed. It suffered hard use and boyish repairs, but my boy refused to let it go, even when we could have afforded it. A bike grown to perfect size, well used, well loved.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou Simon! (I made an html boo boo, and he fixed it!).
Edited by - Simon on 8 October 2002 15:7:55
Edited by - jgnat on 8 October 2002 21:0:22
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JGNAT- looking for more!!!!!
by xenawarrior insitting here waiting for the next writing from you!!!!!
cmon!!!
love it, want some more to read!
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jgnat
The Story of the Silver Necklace
It was Christmas many years ago, I can't remember which one. I was a young, young parent with babies, and my sister was on her way to becoming a Doctor. She opened a special gift that year, in a small narrow box. A silver necklace, three strands. For graduating, my dad said. There was no box for me. How I yearned for a necklace like that, and for what it represented. But of course she had worked hard for that gift, I could not begrudge her that. And instead of continuing school, I had chosen to have babies instead.
The years passed. I grew up, my children grew up. One Christmas there was a box for me. A single strand silver choker. "For graduating from the school of hard knocks", my dad said. -
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JGNAT- looking for more!!!!!
by xenawarrior insitting here waiting for the next writing from you!!!!!
cmon!!!
love it, want some more to read!
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jgnat
Gee, you are persistent! Here, heavily plagarized (due to total lack of time...)
The Parable of the Worldly Man
A man was traveling the I95 from Daytona Beach to Fort Lauderdale, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They took his car, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. A Witness saw him on the way to his assigned district, and passed by on the other side. But a when a Worldly Man on business saw the beaten man by the side of the road, he dialed 911 on his cell. He went to him and held his hand until the paramedics came. When he found out that the man did not have Medical insurance, he followed the ambulance to the hospital, and offered his line of credit. 'Look after him,' he said, 'I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' The hospital happened to be part of the assigned district of the Witness, so he happened stopped by to offer a magazine and spiritual guidance. Which of these do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?
Luke 10:30-36
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OK, wish me luck, i have a job intetview today
by mamashel injust wanted some of my new friends to send out the good vibes for me.
its about 2:15 and i have an interview at 3:00. i am soooooooooo nervous.
been looking for about 7 months now.
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Should I "ex JW" SHUN my JW family??
by curiouschristy ini haven't posted in a while... been very busy lately.
i am glad to be back though, i started reading the posts right away, and immediately felt comfort for how you guys are feeling, knowing i feel the same way.
not many of you know my story.... but for a quick run down... i'm a disf'd jw, for about 11 yrs now, i'm 28, disf'd at the tender age of 17... my mother and sister are still in the org... they only talk to me when they want to, it doesn't have to be an important event, life or death or anything.
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jgnat
Great post, Curious Christy, and something that does need to be talked about. Thoughtful answers. I like them all. I limit my time with unpleasant people, relative or no.
One comment suggested to me that you may want to do a little bit of self-examination Christy,
How do U get children to like the grandparents
I would never try and force a kid to like an adult I have trouble with myself. Kids are pretty smart at figuring out what side of their bread is buttered. If your mother makes no effort to have a relationship with them, they will feel no obligation to force one from their end. My mother-in-law tried that on me. She wanted my daughter to meet her father (whom she had not seen since infancy) because it would be "good for her". I firmly told her it was my daughter's choice. Period. My mother-in-law was furious. Too bad. I have no obligation to satisfy my MIL's fantasies of family reunion. My ex-husband is an abusive jerk. No amount of candy coating can change that.
On the other hand, when my adult son decided to pursue a relationship with his dad, I did not stop him. My boy needed make a connection, and he deserved the chance to make that happen.
Christy, it might help you if you clarify in your own mind why you want to meet with your mother. What is it you hope to get out of it? Is it to maintain some sort of contact, as strained as it is? Is it in the hope that your relationship will be restored to what it was before the JW influence? Having realistic expectations before you meet might help. I think mutual shunning to make a statement against the Watchtower Society just adds to the dysfunction. Meet with your mom because you want to.
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JW's are #1
by BrotherFlanders inwe will stamp out all of you apostates and worldy people.
i hate apostates and worldly people!
jw's #1!!!!
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The Parable of the Worldly Man
A man was traveling the I95 from Daytona Beach to Fort Lauderdale, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They took his car, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. A Witness saw him on the way to his assigned district, and passed by on the other side. But a when a Worldly Man on business saw the beaten man by the side of the road, he dialed 911 on his cell. He went to him and held his hand until the paramedics came. When he found out that the man did not have Medical insurance, he followed the ambulance to the hospital, and offered his line of credit. 'Look after him,' he said, 'I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' The hospital happened to be part of the assigned district of the Witness, so he happened stopped by to offer a magazine and spiritual guidance. Which of these do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?
Luke 10:30-36
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canada area
by orbison injust wondering if any here are from the vancouver bc canada area?.
if so, drop me an email.
orbi
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jgnat
Thought I would join the party late. Better late than never. Welcome, Theta.
Edmonton, Alberta here.
Pincushion is from Alberta, too.
Edited by - jgnat on 7 October 2002 17:32:9