Posts by LDH

7

Not a part of this world..ain't that the truth!

by Virgochik in

when jw's say they are no part of this world, i have to wonder if they know just how true that is.

if they could see themselves as others see them, carrying the scripture to the ridiculous extremes that some do.

for example, i had a recent conversation with (left un-named fro security reasons) elderly relatives.

LDH

This reminds me of a conversation I had with my brother the other day, after I dropped my 16 year old off at the Bus station (she commutes to San Francisco for the summer for Art College).

I remember when we were little picking up my grandparents from the bus station. At that time it seemed so glamorous! Now that I'm an adult I wonder what the hell was a 65 year old woman doing with no car her whole life?

Waiting on the new system.

Everywhere I look it's the older ones who have patiently waited for the new system to engage their brains. For now they're content to sit back and read WT publications over and over, which tell them that one day they'll be happy.

73

Early menopause

by MsMcDucket in

i just found out today that i'm in menopause.

i haven't had a menstrual cycle in over a year.

here's my dilemma?

LDH

Mrs. Mc,

I don't have any advice on the coochie thingy being only 37, LOL, but I can recommend a twice daily dose of Retin-A with a 2% hydroquinone additive (can be mixed at a special pharmacy with a Dr's RX). I use dermalogica or Exuviance cleanser and on it goes every night and 2ce a day on weekends.

This keeps my skin clear~~ I feel like crap if I have zits, I'm like, wtf?!?!?

When you look fabulous you feel fabulous, at least.

Sorry about all of this. I can't wait for my turn.

55

DC, all but gave directions to the JWD site

by ocsrf in

jw
friends

.

i found the dc very interesting this year do to my reading of this site.

i took note that the danger of the internet was menitioned no less than three times, once with a demonstration showing a brother who found a site by a innocent search of the web on a jw subject to the very last talk, concluding remarks and final "resolution" that consisted of 10 items with number 10 staying away from dangerous sites and chat rooms.. makes you wonder what the real story is behind that much attention being given to this problem iof theirs.. oc

LDH

LOL good point Axel.

I did this without ever looking at one piece of apostate material. It was because of jws themselves, and things I had seen and had had happen to me/ my family personally.

Meeeee too. I knew it was $(%*&^ up not because of the chronology but because of the way they beat up GOOD human beings for no reason. Also the fact that Judicial Committees are not consistent with 'punishment' really tipped the scales for me.

I don't have a picture of any of the assemblies this year but I would bet the average age in the pictures is 55-60. The young people aren't staying. They hear this garbage and laugh. Or log onto the internet from their cell phones while at the assembly.

Lisa

45

id JWs RIP you OFF in the MARRIAGE Dept.?

by Ms. Whip in

jw
friends

this photo (taken from a jw group on aol) is quite typical of jw marriage matches.

don't get me wrong, i'm sure they are great people as far as jws go.

but, it made me think.

LDH

black/white who cares.

What I find wacky is the number of young fresh girls who marry dried up men.

I only know of one couple where the young man (janitorial service worker) married the older woman (house cleaning pioneer). Classic JW-ism.

11

Leaving the family to become an adult

by greendawn in

jw
friends

how did the breaking away from your family and the beginning of your independant adult existence go, at the time when it was due?

did it happen smoothly or was it difficult?

did your family try to keep you dependant or encourage you to spread your own wings?

LDH

Horrible.

I was ill prepared. Everyone and everything was demonised. I burnt bridges left and right with my dogmatism. I had the truth for so long, ya know, I'm right about everything. God said so.

No friends, no idea how to make them.

My how things change. Great topic.

Lisa

25

Time is their enemy

by LDH in

jw
friends

tick, tick, tick.. the governing body is dying one by one, faster now.. young people who thought they would never see themselves getting old now take meds for cholesterol, alzheimers, diabetes, blood pressure.. the end isn't here.. tick, tick, tick.. kids who walked away from the wt after being warned that they would die like a dog in the streets instead are very successful young people with real jobs, families, and assets.. empty threats stop having an effect.

apathy sets in.

automatons attend the meetings.

LDH

Tick, tick, tick.

The Governing Body is dying one by one, faster now.

Young people who thought they would never see themselves getting old now take meds for cholesterol, Alzheimers, diabetes, blood pressure.

The end isn't here.

Tick, tick, tick.

Kids who walked away from the WT after being warned that they would die like a dog in the streets instead are very successful young people with real jobs, families, and assets.

Empty threats stop having an effect. Apathy sets in. Automatons attend the meetings.

Tick, tick, tick.

The WT tries to change doctrine without admitting it. Blood, transplants, voting....

The Generation that was not supposed to pass away is dropping like flies.

Lisa

Tiiiiiiime is on my side Class

91

Ooooooohhhh...My "unofficial" DA letter...yup...got it in the paper!!

by HadEnuf in

jw
friends

over the years here on the forum...i have read with interest many da letters.

brave people!!

not so brave.

LDH

Great letter, good job on getting it published!

37

What to do - my heart is broken - I feel like a hollow shell ....

by muslima in

nothing in side.. i will give you all the short storyl i was married to an elder - had 3 beautiful chilren -- after 17 years of mariiage -- i couldn't take it all any more.

i bailed when my youngest was 11, 13 and 16.. it was my intention to be no religion at all.

i abhor organized religion.

LDH

Hmmm.....so you are not a part of the radical muslims or any of that wacky shit, eh? It's a good thing, this sounds bad enough:

My husband in the meantime - keeps pressuring me to either stick with my Islamic vows

How dare he. **IF** you choose to believe in God, your relationship with God is between you and GOD. This alone should tell you that you don't have Muslim Freedom anymore than you had Christian Freedom.

Many of us are without normal family relationships because of the JW religion. The difference between me and you is that I've come to accept that it is the decision of my parents whether or not they want a relationship, and it's not my call. No different with your son. He's only doing what you taught him.

Time is the enemy of the Jehovah's Witness organization. Your son WILL come around but it will take time. What JGnat said. In the meantime, try to figure out why you need the STRUCTURE of an ordered religion, and why your husband "aka your best friend" feels that pressuring you is a good thing to do.

Take the Welcome sign off your back, Muslima. You've been walked on enough.

Lisa

350

Called JR Brown regarding Cano Pedophile situation

by LDH in

just called their media line:.

http://www.jw-media.org/contact.htm.

asked a young man named bryce where is the official press release on the cano pedophile situation.

LDH

I got a good laugh when you said "other members of the...is it...Waco family?" and then quickly corrected that it was more accurately Wallkill by Brown. Nice touch for a worldly reporter.

Who me? You got it. I never used lingo that would have 'given me away.' Let that be a lesson to all you whippersnappers that think you can walk where ~~angels~~ deeminz fear to tread, into the lair of JR Brown.

Lisa

Fire-proof Boots Class

8

Do you sense change within the Watchtower?

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

i have had the feeling this year that change is underway in brooklyn, but not change that would benefit the membership or lighten their load.. this is change in response to a) economics and b) readily available information on the internet.

there was a recent post about a speaker at the dc in norway who said that as soon as some bad press about jw's goes online, it flashes up on apostate screens all around the world.. consider the cano incident and then lisa's interview with jr brown.

how many people have since listened to that information?.

LDH

In reference to my interview, I pointedly asked JR Brown whether the 'church' was trying to go MAINSTREAM. He did NOT deny it, instead saying it was 'up to others' how to refer to the JW faith.

He did NOT say, "Narrow is the door and few are the ones finding it."

So they will NOT mind being thought of as mainstream.