Posts by laverite

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Whats the weridst thing youv'e ever seen on the platform?

by highdose in

jw
friends

apart from a member of the gb of course.... i've personly seen a brother gesturing so much he sent the mic stand flying!.

another who opened his mouth to speak and burped loudly into the mic instead!.

any others?.

laverite

Can I join LisaRose and share something that was not from the platform? (Sorry it's off topic, but it's pretty...uhhh...terrible... and it was I who was the weirdo).

When I was about 16, I came down with the stomach flu. My stomach was killing me, but I was told that I HAD to go to the meeting even if I was sick. No choice whatsoever. I was always very enthusiastic about the meetings so you'd think that would have sent a message as it was the only time I had ever asked...uh...BEGGEd not to go.

Moments before the prayer, I ran to the back and somehow made it to the toilet...just in time. I VIOLENTLY puked my guts out (sorry). Apparently it was hard to hear the prayer over the puking.

-LV

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I didn't even know i WAS an apostate!

by GrandmaJones in

i am currently just sick with grief.

i can't believe this is happening to me.

all the jokes i've made about me never "falling out of the truth" and self confidence about my spirituality.

laverite

Bumping this up to help Grandma Jones find her thread. No updates from her so a bit concerned.

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I didn't even know i WAS an apostate!

by GrandmaJones in

i am currently just sick with grief.

i can't believe this is happening to me.

all the jokes i've made about me never "falling out of the truth" and self confidence about my spirituality.

laverite

As Simon 17 says, there may be no need to turn your life upside down. There are so many possibilities. Fake a "depression" and start "listening in" on meetings. Then just tune out and have some real fun! Read a good book, watch your favorite show, exercise...anything you enjoy doing. I do have to say it is rather fun to imagine a "depressed" friend "listening in" to the meeting as she reads Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz.

Just think long and hard before you ever rock any boats. You are part of the conscious class now, and what has been seen cannot be unseen. Once you know the real truth about The Truth™ you are never the same. And that's ok. Just don't rock any boats right now.

Hugs,

-LV

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I didn't even know i WAS an apostate!

by GrandmaJones in

i am currently just sick with grief.

i can't believe this is happening to me.

all the jokes i've made about me never "falling out of the truth" and self confidence about my spirituality.

laverite

Grandma Jones,

Please, please just be very careful whatever you do. Take your time to figure things out. Then take a lot more time to figure out what (if anything) you plan to do about what you've figured out. Please don't reveal too much on this site or any other (e.g. don't give away too many personal details that could easily identify you to those who may actually know you in real life...You can't ever really know who is reading on here - there could be people from your congreation lurking, who knows!).

There are some amazing people here. You WILL have the support you need. And one more time please, please, please just proceed slowly and be careful.

Hugs,

-LV

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An active Witness proudly tells me about Shunning her kids back into the 'truth"

by AuntBee in

"as he is a god of love.. these things serve to protect individuals aswell as the congregations.

as a parent i fully understand the concept of wanting my children to choose their friends wisely, to be careful about literature they read & so on & would i cast them out for being wayward?

yes, i have, & they learnt their lesson & were welcomed back with immediacy the minute they made the necessary changes.

laverite

Thanks Bro. Dan. I'm checking to see if it worked. Am I still pink?

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An active Witness proudly tells me about Shunning her kids back into the 'truth"

by AuntBee in

"as he is a god of love.. these things serve to protect individuals aswell as the congregations.

as a parent i fully understand the concept of wanting my children to choose their friends wisely, to be careful about literature they read & so on & would i cast them out for being wayward?

yes, i have, & they learnt their lesson & were welcomed back with immediacy the minute they made the necessary changes.

laverite

Shazam!

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An active Witness proudly tells me about Shunning her kids back into the 'truth"

by AuntBee in

"as he is a god of love.. these things serve to protect individuals aswell as the congregations.

as a parent i fully understand the concept of wanting my children to choose their friends wisely, to be careful about literature they read & so on & would i cast them out for being wayward?

yes, i have, & they learnt their lesson & were welcomed back with immediacy the minute they made the necessary changes.

laverite

LOL Sorry Bro. Dan but that was the Avatar I was assigned. I am quite sure I didn't pick it myself (I've always thought it's really strange lol). I don't know how to change it. I know a few times people have posted instructions but I get lost after "first you..."

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An active Witness proudly tells me about Shunning her kids back into the 'truth"

by AuntBee in

"as he is a god of love.. these things serve to protect individuals aswell as the congregations.

as a parent i fully understand the concept of wanting my children to choose their friends wisely, to be careful about literature they read & so on & would i cast them out for being wayward?

yes, i have, & they learnt their lesson & were welcomed back with immediacy the minute they made the necessary changes.

laverite

I do want to say that I have met several people on here -- active JWs who are so accepting of me and who have voiced similar things that Bro. dan said: That if their child happened to be gay they would still love them.

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An active Witness proudly tells me about Shunning her kids back into the 'truth"

by AuntBee in

"as he is a god of love.. these things serve to protect individuals aswell as the congregations.

as a parent i fully understand the concept of wanting my children to choose their friends wisely, to be careful about literature they read & so on & would i cast them out for being wayward?

yes, i have, & they learnt their lesson & were welcomed back with immediacy the minute they made the necessary changes.

laverite

P.S. Despite the "mom" title I'm not effiminate. LOL

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An active Witness proudly tells me about Shunning her kids back into the 'truth"

by AuntBee in

"as he is a god of love.. these things serve to protect individuals aswell as the congregations.

as a parent i fully understand the concept of wanting my children to choose their friends wisely, to be careful about literature they read & so on & would i cast them out for being wayward?

yes, i have, & they learnt their lesson & were welcomed back with immediacy the minute they made the necessary changes.

laverite

Brother Dan - actually I'm a guy, but hey, gender is a social construct. My oldest daughter called me "mom" until last June! (So glad that's over with...I had many names -- Mom, Dad, mommy, daddy, mommydaddy).