Posts by 1Robinella

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angry texts from angry relatives

by In in

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friends

i want to be disfellowshipped now so they'll stop talking to me!!

!.

wanted to touch base.... think I'm doing ok

by song19 in

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friends

it has been a while since i have posted, but my husband and i frequently visit to see what the latest happenings are.. going on 3 years being out of the borg... and life is starting to feel normal.

halloween, birthdays and christmas; were starting to make our own traditions.

i rarely find myself thinking about the borg anymore and my tuesday nights come and go without me thinking that i use to go to meetings.

Hello. I am fairly new to the board. I never read your posts but welcome back It's sad to hear "another" situation that someone lost family. My mom is nuts involved in JW's. Nothing I can do about it, she'll be 73 11/2010 (Too old to change her ways) and one of those little old ladys you see sittin' with the other old ladies at the KH. lol. Although we sorta have a weird, friendly relationship, I know it's not a normal mother/daughter thing. It kind of sucks. I am happy to hear that you decided to move away and start off fresh in a new city. That always feels good knowing you don't have to worry about anyone "dropping in" yikes. I always hated that. So happy that you never forced it to your kids. They have no idea what you saved them from. lol. For me I love the holidays. It's amazing to me that so many classic movies that I never saw growing up and I have a plan to see this year, like: Miracle on 34th Street; It's a wonderful life; Meet John Doe you get the point. My hubby (never associated with JW's) gets a kick all the things I've never done (in a nice way-he's never mean), like last year I had christmas stockings hanging on my fire place and probably a week before christmas I was filling them up for his daughter and for him...he started laughing and said "Those stockings are supposed to remain empty until christmas eve when santa fills them up..that's the tradition." I started laughing so hard my belly ached. Little things like that...wow! we really missed out. Have fun with your kids. I'm hoping to have kids so I can live through them. lol.

Remain strong and pray everyday for your family to have clarity and "wake up" from this whole mess. If they do, welcome them with loving arms and start new again.

Halloween is close and my house is full of pumpkins and decorations. WooHoo

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Is it socially and professionally acceptable to drink a beer during your lunch break?

by miseryloveselders in

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friends

i've been watching my alcohol intake for dietary reasons.

i've been limiting my consumption to a small half glass of vodka, or a shot or two of bourbon.

alcohol just doesn't do well with the gains i want to make working out.

1Robinella

I say, who cares about the company policy. Just don't be an idiot and make it obvious that you had one or two beers. Keep one or two sticks of gum in your pocket so right before you walk in, shove them in your mouth. lol. Just get started on your work right away. Keep the chatter to a minimum, that way if your a bit tipsy no one will notice. But if you work with machinery or have a meeting with others and you have to speak, forget it. It really depends what you do for a living. Have a drink after work if you have to work closely with people/patients/clients/bosses. If your on your own just have one or two drinks. Depending on your tolerance. You don't want to be stumbling around or slurring. Just enough to take the edge off.

I used to be a law office manager and about once a month the entire office would leave for lunch (about 12 people total) for almost two hours. The big bosses would order about 10/11 bottles of wine and everyone would have beer or hard drinks too. Since I carried the company credit card I had to pay the bill and leave the tip, I didn't drink as much..bummer. But other days when I would meet up with my hubby or friend for lunch (during work hours) I would try to take a late lunch (around 1:00 p.m.) and definately had a drink or two. I figure if the bosses take us out and everyone gets pretty smashed, why can't I have a cocktail during my lunch just to take the edge off. I never got like them, even though I wanted to.

Be safe.

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jehovah witness business !

by man in black in

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friends

holy cow, i remember reading this catalog back in the early 80's, i never thought someone going out in service would need all this stuff !.

i was amazed at page #3,,,,,, making a magazine presentation .

"lay the magazine on top of the bible" (shows where the witness loyalty really is).. .

1Robinella

That's weird. Who would buy this? Yikes.

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Craigslist ad for a JW...

by pes0210 in

just wanted to share an exerpt from what must have been an apostate ;) in a local craigslist add in my area:.

"up for sale my membership as a jw, with the package you will recieve everlasting life, a virgin wife, a clear bloodguilty free concious, an excuse note for not giving gifts on holidays as well as not having to work on sundays at your job, a magical invisable bubble protection from satan the devil, jury duty excuse, no pressure for having to choose the right vote for president of america, head knowlege and endless argument busters, debunkers, granny slammers, door jammers, window spamers, and a host of other cool stuff you can get away with!!!!.

note: no returns or exanges aloud, pickup only at my door, free with contribution, no rv's or co/po visits may insue, along with guilt, shame, shunning, embarasment, lost of loved ones comunication, no spiritual advice, and you may be visited by the demons who are going to haunt you for the rest of eternity, and not to mention no more hand shakes at memmorials.

1Robinella

Funny %#!t

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I Miss Field Service!

by believingxjw in

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yep, i miss those good old field service days but now i'm not allowed to join in the house to house work.

so i've decided to do what i was taught to do instead; letter writing.. i'm going to take the money i once contributed to the kingdom hall and buy stamps with it.

then i'll give a good witness to many in my area or in my state or across the country.

1Robinella

When I was forced to work out in service with some extra zealous annoying sister. I used to pretend to ring the door bell. I never had to talk. he-he

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My JW mothers opinion of disfellowshiped people!

by LucyA in

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so a little background i am not dissfellowshiped and my sister stayed in for awhile though so she's treated like she is!.

this is the most disturbing conversation i have ever had with my mother and for the first time i see clearly how deep the control on my mothers mind is!.

1Robinella

I can believe it. Paedophile should not even be in the same sentence. I don't care if my child was straight,gay,green,blue or polka dotted, I'd still love them like the day they were born. Unfortunately, that type of thinking is like a bad disease..it's spread all over. My mom has it bad too. Your not alone LucyA.

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can we talk "public apostacy" for a moment?

by chickpea in

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friends

how public have you been as an apostate in your community, where your activities.

that are decidedly contrary to the bleatings of the b0rg and publicized?.

i am about to commit a humdinger of a display of worldliness, with potential for.

1Robinella

Regional news coverage...Please don't do anything stupid like hurting yourself or someone else..Please do not commit any crimes.

Lady Lee your hilarious. You really crack me up One time, I wore a blonde wig and went into the K.H. at my old hall and wore glasses and sat through 1/2 the meeting. I sat near the restrooms and waited/watched and made sure no one was in the mens restroom until it was time to stretch the ol' legs and I got up and went to the mens bathroom and dropped off playboy magazines and used scotch tape to put some over the urinals. lol. I also put some playgirl stuff in the womens. It was hecka hard not to be loud and laugh through it. It was just pure fun.

For me, as soon as I realized how much JW are a joke I bought a christmas tree. lol. I tried smoking, also yuckie idea. Tried some other stuff too (my secret). lol. Me and my man went out bar hopping and party it all up. I lost weight and dressed like a slut. lol. It was fun. Las Vegas stuff and just living life. I voted that was cool.

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witness friends

by man in black in

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friends

i was cleaning out my basement this afternoon and while looking thru a box of old pictures/cards i ran across this letter.

from a once close jw associate :.

dear man in black,.

1Robinella

It's sad to say but I understand. Although I have not gone through what you have my story is a along the same lines. Sadly my sister was murdered in 95'. Obviously, it's incrediable story still haunts me and I think of her on a daily basis. At that time no one knew what happened, no details were released to the family and basically the police were following every single family member (I've learned that it's somewhat normal for police to do that when they are working on a new case). Because no one knew the details yet, to say I was freeked out was a major understatement. It was extremely tramatic and emotionally exhausting situation. I couldn't function normally, I was always looking over my shoulder and when I was alone, I was scared the same would happen to me. It was a little comforting to know police were nearby but also very, very strange. Because of the family mess I had missed several meetings and when I did go I felt like I was in a coma, I felt guilty I wasn't with my family instead. Anyway, before I keep blabbing on and on about it. On several occasions I visited the elders and so-called-friends-sisters for some sort of support. I asked for the elders to come see me and my husband and I was emotionally wrecked. After the second or third visit from them they told me: "Like we said before, we have never delt with this type of situation before in the congregation and have no idea what to do for you. Your just going to have to force yourself to the meetings and get over it, move on. If you do not come then we cannot help you." I looked at them and said: "Your the elders your supposed to understand and just let us know that you are here for us. Your not supposed to put these type of conditions on us at this tramatic time in our life. What do you mean move on get over it? That was my sister, I'm still grieving." They basically wished us well and left. Yikes! Not only was my sister gone, the elders and my congregation "friends" gone too. Did we feel abandoned or what. To me, it was hypocritical and hurtful. I'm no longer angry with them, it just made me realize how much they are not trained to help people. Be strong my friend. I understand, over the years, I have come across notes from people that turned away from me and my spouse. It sucks but I am a better person today for it.

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angry texts from angry relatives

by In in

jw
friends

i want to be disfellowshipped now so they'll stop talking to me!!

!.

1Robinella

I'm not sure what's going on in your situation but for my situation, in my opinion, texting is easy and convenient but it also encourages misunderstandings (because the tone is missing), it's also a way for people with no balls to say something that maybe they would never say to the person's face. I suppose you could call them cowards. lol. This is something a family member did to me over a three month period. So instead of encouraging possible misunderstandings send what I sent to them: "Bcause I want mellow, no drama & no mis-understandings I will no longer respond to text msgs. Any1 needs 2 get ahold of me pls call me. Texting is impersonal:)"

End the text with a smile. Hope it works. So far, in my case, I haven't received 1 single text from the instigators. lol. I am sorry that they are doing this, hope this helps. You have friends here.

peace