i recently started dating this guy, tonight he wants to come over and spend the night with me.
but he absourlutly refuses to make any other plans to see me beyond that!.
is this normal?
I don`t think this has anything to do with the WTS, just a mixture of Male lack of commitment, and your inexperience. You are an adult ,ask what he is expecting, and tell him what you want from a relationship. If he is serious he will show some commitment, and really, this early in a relationship, I would expect him to be bending over backwards to please you.
Take care, remember you are your own boss.
Best Wishes
Paul Uk
For all of you that think the BBC is somehow a fair and balanced broadcaster, I recommend having a look here -
http://biased-bbc.blogspot.com/
(caution, some sweary language in the comments)
Regards
Paul Uk
understanding jw recruiting concepts can help others to leave.
when i first left jehovah's witnesses (jw's), i was somewhat amused at the sheer amount of anti jw websites out there.
while websites like freeminds.org and jwfacts.com are great, (non hysterical sites that stress fact and presentation over emotional responses), there are at least 5 times as many other sites that act as if you should treat a jw at your door like you would a spreader of the ebola virus.. i don't disagree with the fact that jw's are somewhat dangerous and usually go for the low hanging fruit.
A very interesting and well thought out post ATjeff. Thanks.
Paul Uk
the man who saved the world:.
you almost died in 1983.. do you remember what you were doing on sunday afternoon, sept. 25, of that year?.
but you came within a whisker of dying that day.
The background to this story in detail here -
Regards
Paul Uk
this is also noted as such on a google search is done on "jehovah's witnesses.".
it is coded with a red dot on google search.
this is a tag indicating the site is "untrustworty.
Excellent, ths will enable people who may have been scared by WOT rating it as hamful,and thought it contained all sorts of tech nasties, to visit here without worrying.
Also, one up for freedom of speech/expression.
Regards
PaulUk
i saw 6 jw zombies walking up a hill near where i live the other day.
they all were dressed nicely.
they walked together in twos.
Hey `cmon, the Allegro was a great car.
The only thing I miss was the times I used to answer using The Living Bible, and not the nwt.....
On second thoughts, no, I miss them like a person misses hemorrhoids.
Regards
Paul Uk
well for those of you who many not know i gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on the 31st jan, however our joy soon turned to concern when it was discovered our son had breathing problems.
this concern later turned to fear as we learned that he had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (cdh) and that he would need an operation asap.. basically our baby had a hole in his diaphragm and most of his digestive system now resided in his left chest cavity compressing his heart and lungs into the remain space in the right cavity.
this is a very serious condition and much of the information we were given made very bleak reading.
Firstly congratulations on your new baby.
I have wondered from time to time, what a First aid trained JW would do if presented with a DF`d person suffering, say a heart attack.
I didn`t learn 1st aid `til after I left the WTS so I never thought about it.
Anyone know what the policy (spoken or unspoken) is?
Or do Jw`s just not train as 1st aiders?
Regards
Paul UK
i was on the phone complaining to my wife how much i owe in taxes this year.
no refund.
she started in about how sister soandso is a pioneer, and since she considers this her career, she claims things like shoes, gas, clothes, and even if she has a part on a circuit or district, she claims the expenses for hotels and such.
"Do Jw`s cheat on their taxes?",well assuming taxes are pretty similar here as they are in the US of A, I would say no.
They do however know how to work the system to their advantage, and if there`s a £0.01 (penny) refund to be claimed, they will claim it, and more.
Although it pains me to say it - good luck to them
ugh! I think I need a shower after typing that!
All the best
Paul UK
this is also noted as such on a google search is done on "jehovah's witnesses.".
it is coded with a red dot on google search.
this is a tag indicating the site is "untrustworty.
wot is a bit like Mcaffee site advisor, what has happened in this case is a couple of Russians have given the site negative ratings on everthing including child safety, spyware etc.
I`ve flagged a complaint a few days ago but it doesn`t seem to do much good, it needs lots more positive feedback, to move the rating out of the red, which with my settings actually blocks the site (if I enable WOT).
The translation says -
"Site inciting religious hatred and enmity among the major religions of the world." in Russian.-
I just disable it when coming here, address to add your comment
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/jehovahs-witness.net#page-1
Regards
Paul UK
this thread is prompted by the thread about a jw woman who disprupted a funeral.
i don't know the details as i can't view youtube from work, but it did get me to thinking.... over the last couple of decades, at least, i've noticed that more and more 'fringe personalities', for a lack of a better term, have infiltrated the ranks of the everyday jws.
true, jws are themselves a fringe element to normal society, but even within their own communities, there used to be a sense of normalcy, or at least seemed to be.. has the cultic message of the wt society started attracting people with different thought processes over this time period?
Where did I fit in to the religion?. Well initially I was genuinely interested in learning about the Bible, and outwardly, the Witnesses as a group seemed to be happy, enthusiastic Christians.
Over the years as I grew older and more experienced in life, through college, work etc. I became dissallusioned, and for quite a while, simply went through the motions, and spent most of the meetings either daydreaming, or or simply just not listening. In the end I found that living a lie was not the way to be and I DA`d myself, packed up and moved to the next county.
I know that work colleages, and family, definately viewed both myself and the WTS as a whole, as all kinds of things, abit "whako", and when I left, after the initial upheaval wore off, I could see their point.
The fact is, JW`s like to be thought of as being "different or strange or deep (as they see it)" it makes them feel special, and backs up all the WTS says.
Regards
Paul UK
