Posts by TimeBandit

i pass along this advice as a new topic, to get it past one off comments that may not get as much attention.. i exited the jehovah's witnesses about a decade ago.

like many, my personal situation felt to restrained to act on my impulse and get out quickly.

i took about a year and a half to two years to leave via da.. i empathize with anybody leaving the watchtower who finds it difficult to falsify dedication, interest, and belief in both their personal and public life.

TimeBandit

Ding "What did you do about going out in service when you knew you didn't believe it anymore?"

I made sure I had a remote rural territory, said I had my own arrangements so I could be alone.Then I' stop by the house and smoke a doobie before heading on out with my picnic lunch and go sight seeing.

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slimboyfat joins the Mormons!

by slimboyfat in

i know that some people on the board have experience of being mormons, so i would be interested in your feedback.

at church this afternoon it was an uncanny experience.

in the past i've read a lot about mormons, so i thought i was prepared in general for what it would be like.

TimeBandit

Mormons scare me a little...I think it's the idea of religious people running around in powerful and mystical undergarments. Power like that is a BIG responsibility and ought be well regulated by the government...Like with background checks and such.

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Gum power chewers chewing powerfully at meetings

by TimeBandit in

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ever been at a meeting and had a power gum chewer in attendance?

i mean, you can hear them smacking that gum from across the hall?

one time i saw her loading up.

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"TimeBandit That is so funny! Did your mom let you chew gum during the meetings too?"

Actually her power chewing gradually escalated after I was grown up and had gotten married. I suppose she did let us have gum at meetings once and a while.

I think the power chewing might be a subconscious way of dealing with her crappy JW life and her borderline personality.

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Sometimes I feel like I Should Believe something...

by freemamaof3 in

has anyone else felt like they should believe something after leaving wt?

i am an agnostic atheist and its so so hard for me to believe in a god or higher power.

it just doesn't make sense.

TimeBandit

I think I can see what you mean. I am more agnostic than anything, but there's a little atheist in me too. The thing that makes me wonder sometimes is that I've actually seen stuff with my own eyes that I felt were undeniably spiritual in nature.

I don't really think there is a god, but something made the events I witnessed happen. One thing is for sure in my book, there is more that we don't know about life than we do know. I try to be open minded when my brain allows it...

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Gum power chewers chewing powerfully at meetings

by TimeBandit in

jw
friends

ever been at a meeting and had a power gum chewer in attendance?

i mean, you can hear them smacking that gum from across the hall?

one time i saw her loading up.

TimeBandit

Good one Simon. Actually I might have eeked a couple of wrappers myself. Usually the wrapper flappers only did it once and awhile. A power gum chewer seems to chew loudly more regularly and for longer periods of time. I guess it just depends on the gum chewers stamina and level of commitment.

I'd hate to be bitten by a power gum chewer! I bet they got some strong chewing muscles...

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Gum power chewers chewing powerfully at meetings

by TimeBandit in

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friends

ever been at a meeting and had a power gum chewer in attendance?

i mean, you can hear them smacking that gum from across the hall?

one time i saw her loading up.

TimeBandit

Ever been at a meeting and had a power gum chewer in attendance? I mean, you can hear them smacking that gum from across the hall? I used to know someone like that. One time I saw her loading up. She took like six sticks of gum and crammed them in. The noise was distracting and it made me think that some people are not very self aware about certain things. They have no idea that they are an embarrassment to themselves and the whole congregation.

The sister I mentioned was actually counseled about it by the elders. All during the local needs part about not chewing gum at the meetings she smacked away looking right at the speaker. I know the elder was talking about her and so did everyone else.

I rolled my eyes and thought she was just some idiot who didn't even realize they were talking about what she was doing. But now, looking back, I see it as a blatant act of defiance. Now I'm starting to think that she was openly defying them in some small way. She's sort of a hero in a small way. She got away with it. She put one over on them. I think she figured out that they would never disfellowship her for chewing gum....Personally I hope it led to her leaving the JWs. Maybe it was the catalyst for more bravery on her part.

No. It turns out she indeed was just some idiot who didn't even realize they were talking about her and what she was doing. How do I know that you might wonder. The sister I spoke of is my own mother....

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Can you relate?

by TimeBandit in

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i used to try really hard to fit in when i was an active, true blue jw.

somehow it hardly ever paid off.

time after time i attempted to mingle and make jw friends.

TimeBandit

"Sorry were you saying something?"

If I weren't smiling right now I might've taken that the wrong way. Pretty funny.

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Can you relate?

by TimeBandit in

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i used to try really hard to fit in when i was an active, true blue jw.

somehow it hardly ever paid off.

time after time i attempted to mingle and make jw friends.

TimeBandit

I used to try really hard to fit in when I was an active, true blue JW. Somehow it hardly ever paid off. Time after time I attempted to mingle and make JW friends. When I would invite brother so and so over to hang out and have dinner there was always an excuse as to why they couldn't. Or like after a convention session would let out and I would see my fave JW people sitting together at Chili's or wherever. I would sit with them and try to be a part of their conversation. I would start to say something and they would totally ignore me in mid sentence and start talking about something else like I wasn't even sitting there?

Things like that really hurt and helped me to see more clearly and was part of the final straw. Can anyone relate?

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