As usual, dearest Outlaw, you sum things up in a few words better than anyone else could do in a thousand word post.
laverite
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Watchtower Society Has Systemically, Methodically Over The Years, Caused All JWs Diabolically To Worship Watchtower Headquarters Leadership [or G.B.]!
by bjc2read in(of course, this will be "old news" to many of you...but, this is especially written for the "newbies" who may not know of the following.).
... i was just wondering .... .
i remember back when i was very active among the jehovah's witnesses, the watchtower society recommended a special procedure they used to do to put pressure upon bible studies of jehovah's witnesses by doing something they called: "directing attention to the organization.
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OTWO, Careers and Life Changes
by laverite inotwo, .
i keep thinking that after you retire from your current field (it's fire fighting, i think?
), you will still be very young and able to have a full second career.
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laverite
OTWO,
I keep thinking that after you retire from your current field (it's fire fighting, I think?), you will still be very young and able to have a full second career. Have you ever considered becoming a licensed therapist? Your background, experiences, and perspectives would be very invaluable. I know you have experience as a client of psychotherapeutic services, but have you ever considered becoming a therapist yourself?
You would seem like a perfect fit for this job. What do you think of it as a second career option? In retirement, part-time? I love the idea of someone like you ou there as a psychotherapist helping people.
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My introduction
by zakharijah inok i think its time i introduce myself... and sorry, its going to be verrry long.. .
i am 32, married, 2 children.
i am french but i live in scotland.. .
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laverite
Welcome!
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South Park does a whole skit on jeHovahs Witnesses
by Praise YaHuWaH inwatchin the season premier of south park, something i don't normally do but just happened to catch and glad i did.
they totally had two jw women go to one of the characters "butters" house and gave him a magazine about some sort of destruction scene that was on the cover representing armageddon.
yet again showing that the ancient pagen name of hovah they worship really does live up to the name defined as ruin according to strongs 1943. wife and i laughed our butts off... even the world knows how the "wbtsociety" is so fear focused on destruction rather than the real love that our savior said should be our true walk and focus... .
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laverite
Oh I want to see that. Loved their LDS episode. :)
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How Do I Explain To My TalkTherapist That JW's Believe They Will Never Die?
by LoisLane looking for Superman ini know for us exjw's that have awakened from this religion, it seems incredulous that we ever.
could have believed we were going to live forever and never die.. not just never die, but never die, like i was raised to believe with.
the millions now living will never die, garbage.. i said that to my highly educated professional therapist last week.. her eyes got big, and she said gently as to a child, "loislane, we are all going to die".. yes, i know that now, but that is not what my religion taught and i believed, for 60 years.. any thoughts on how i explain this lunacy to her?.
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laverite
It sounds like you did a fab job of explaining it to her already.
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How do I get them to stop houding me?
by lostinthought ini stopped attending all meetings this summer.
i prefer not to be dfed or to da myself.
i just want to be inactive.
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laverite
No magical answers, but I like the following approach:
Delete the texts, assign the emails as spam, screen your calls. When they pop by, say that you thank them for their concern but you have to go. Then shut the door. Within a few months, it should ease up.
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I can't take this crap anymore. It's time to get pro-active!
by BONEZZ inive been around this board for quite awhile.
it has helped immensely.
lately i just read everyone elses experiences and try and forget the whole nightmare...but i cant.
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laverite
Darth,
You may be on to something there. Imagine a website where video messages could be put up by the person who runs the site with heartfelt messages to loved one still stuck in the Watchtower Corp. This could be extroardinarily powerful. I agree that it would be best to set out guidelines for the videos (not abusive, language/cursing, etc.). I'm imagining the possibilities.
There are many possible names for a site like this:
I don't know if any of those sites are already taken...But these are just some ideas.
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I can't take this crap anymore. It's time to get pro-active!
by BONEZZ inive been around this board for quite awhile.
it has helped immensely.
lately i just read everyone elses experiences and try and forget the whole nightmare...but i cant.
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laverite
Kiddingme - you write that it could be perceived as persecution and could contribute to an assembly part. I agree. But is this necessarily a bad thing? Who knows, there may be some cognitive dissonance as a result. Not likely to change the family situation any, but...
There may be a greater good: to others and society at large.
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I can't take this crap anymore. It's time to get pro-active!
by BONEZZ inive been around this board for quite awhile.
it has helped immensely.
lately i just read everyone elses experiences and try and forget the whole nightmare...but i cant.
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laverite
"Grow up and be a Dad to your only daughter." -----> Very condescending. I'm sure Bonezz would love nothing more than to be a dad to his children.
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I can't take this crap anymore. It's time to get pro-active!
by BONEZZ inive been around this board for quite awhile.
it has helped immensely.
lately i just read everyone elses experiences and try and forget the whole nightmare...but i cant.
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laverite
Bonezz,
I disagree with Ginger. As far as I am concerned, your plan is an excellent one.