Yes I forgot how embarrassing mums mic hogging was and how desperately the conductor would try to get her to stop talking.
She really should have had a one woman show called "and the fact is".
LittleSister
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister intoday i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.
prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.
he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
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2010 Circuit Assembly..........Sunday Program nonsense and madness.
by RULES & REGULATIONS ini went to the sunday circuit assembly and came back all riled up with all the nonsense.. the sunday program was on ''safeguarding your spirituality''.
''it is better to remain single and not marry.
that gives you more time for studying and the preaching work.
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LittleSister
These people are the worst of thieves.
A regular thief just takes your stuff and you can always get more, but these guys steal your life, your hope and dreams things you can never get back.
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Were you totally petrified to question the teaching of the dubs?
by MsDucky ini look back now and think what the hell was wrong with me?
it's just so crazy to be so blind.
everytime, i'd think that this or that wasn't quite right, i'd think i was committing blasphemy.. it's sad to know that's why many people are still stuck in that religion..
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LittleSister
I never even thought to question what I had been taught from birth. It just didn't occur to me that it might not be true.
Now how dumb is that!!!!
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister intoday i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.
prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.
he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
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LittleSister
Today I was remembering how angry I used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:
- Prayers that go on forever
- Study or WT conductors still taking comments when it’s clear that the point has been covered 20 times already
- Meetings over running by more than 5 mins
My favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point I am thinking of. He would keep rephrasing the question from the WT until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of. As he got older his points became more obscure and we would all be desperately trying to guess what he was thinking just so we could get the WT over.
What things used to annoy you about the meeting?
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Setting up trust any suggestions on how to handle our JW daughter?
by Bonnie_Clyde inwe set up a trust a few years ago but have an appointment with our attorney later this month to make sure it is current and make any changes necessary.
originally we had our daughter and our two sons to share equally.
now i feel that it should not be equal.
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LittleSister
It’s difficult to give advice on such a personal matter so I can only go back to what my father would say.
My father is not a JW and spent many years handling estates and wills as part of his work for the trust company arm of a UK bank. He has seen many families destroyed fighting over estates and it always makes him sad to see families at war.
He says family is family no matter how hard or painful the relationship you don't turn your back on your children no matter how difficult things get. So he would tell you to share your estate equally as it’s not all about the money. The relationship you have with your sons today is a gift that your daughter is missing ultimately she is the one who will suffer and have regret not them.
If you want to reward your sons for their attention do it today share things with them while you are here to see the benefit.
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"they need the truth"
by rockmehardplace ini always hated that saying.
as a jw, didnt we believe everyone needed it.
but you would always have brother or sister so and so talking about how miserable someone was, or the problems they had and it always ended with " they need the truth".
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LittleSister
The last thing anyone needs is the JW version of the Truth, if anything JW's need to know the Truth about their precious WTBTS.
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Was it encouraging or defeating when you heard counsel to do more ?
by troubled mind insmall things from our recent elder visit keep popping up in my mind .
one thing we discussed was how much pressure we felt in the congregation to keep doing more , more ,more .......i said that it caused us to never feel we were ever good enough !
if you are not meeting the national average you were treated like a slacker .
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LittleSister
I never felt encouraged, but what could you expect from a bunch of poorly educated window cleaners whose only religious understanding comes from reading badly researched articles full of twisted scriptures and cult propaganda.
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Newbie Here
by Bluegill injust wanted to introduce myself.
i've been lurking for 3-4 years.. i was baptized in 1981 and served as a ms and regular pioneer for some time.
started fading around 7 years ago when we moved to a different part of the country.
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LittleSister
Welcome BlueGil,
You sound really well adjusted to life outside the Borg which is great plus having family and friends with you I think does make leaving a bit easier. However, its surprising how deep JW conditioning goes as you said it feels like such a big step posting for the first time on JWN.
Its great how many new posters are currently coming onboard.
If you like American Idol you are going to love X Factor.
LittleSis
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Are you so faded that Actives no longer encourage but respect you?
by Wasanelder Once ini know it sounds strange but all the jw's i have contact with are no longer "encouraging" me to attend meetings.
in fact not one of them invited me to the memorial even though we had dinner together at my house three nights before.
i think i have them totally bamboozled with my reasoning why i don't attend.
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LittleSister
We are in a similar situation not DF'd or DA'd, I think the JW friends we still have don't want to lose us as friends so they just don't talk religion with us anymore. This way they won’t hear anything they would have to report to the Borg and can still talk to us.
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What kind of cereal do you eat in the morning?
by asilentone inmy favorite is strawberry fields (kashi brand)..
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LittleSister
I know its bad but I just can't face breakfast so normally its just black coffee for me.