Posts by Igot2bme

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Im now out...

by MrFreeze in

despite the fact that i officially left the jws last october i still had a big issue to deal with.

i was still living at home.

many of you are aware of the kind of pressure that parents can put on you.

Igot2bme

Yeah I am very happy and excited for you! Go and enjoy your new life!

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i was at home this morning typing up a couple legal documents for some general contractors to sign that were going to be doing some tree removal on my property, when i get a visit from a sister in the hall i used to attend.

she usually stops by at least once a week.

i haven't been to meetings for over a year now and didn't attend memorial this year, but she was quick to remind me how i missed out.

Igot2bme

I was at home this morning typing up a couple legal documents for some general contractors to sign that were going to be doing some tree removal on my property, when I get a visit from a sister in the hall I used to attend. She usually stops by at least once a week. I haven't been to meetings for over a year now and didn't attend memorial this year, but she was quick to remind me how I missed out. She then pulled out a watchtower, (the dumbed down version worldly version) and proceeded to talk to me as if I were around the age of 2 1/2 about the ransom! I was shocked at how she was to explaining to me what Jesus came here for and what he died for, and all in the most patronizing way humanly possible! I couldn't even get a word in edgewise. She also went through the rest of the mag and briefly touched on other points that I already knew and tried to tell her I knew but she ignored what I had to say. I've been a baptized witness for 20 years, why do I need someone to come to my house to preach to me about the ransom as if I have forgotten what it is or it is about?! But then I thought about how others that she preaches to out in service might feel about this way of when she is presenting this info to them, I wonder if they feel the same as I did. It took me all I had to not say something rude, for one thing I know now that the only reason she shows up is not to encourage me but to get her hours in for the month. After she left I felt so very drained and angry.

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I just discovered something!

by fade_away in

when i was a witness, my friends and i used to make hilarious parody videos about everything.

titanic, jackass, 24, and our own religion: jehovah's witnesses.

all of which got us all in trouble with the elders.

Igot2bme

OMG!!!That is funny as hell! I got to show my son this stuff, he will appreciate it too.

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Youtube JW Goes Against WT Admonition to Admonish Apostates

by PublishingCult in

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this sister in the video below calls us "stupid", "slanderous" and nearly says, "libelous", but oh, darnit, it's not a word she is use to saying .

this lady has about 125 vids talking about the jw's, the wtbts and stuff.

she goes against the wtbts's admonition against having such a channel and against engaging apostates with admonition of her own to dole out.

Igot2bme

She reminds me of my pinay grandmother.... Now I am hungry for Adobo!

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In general, what is the ethically correct response if a minor tells you someone is molesting him/her?

by InterestedOne in

i was thinking about what the elders are trained to do versus what i personally would do if a minor confided in me that someone was molesting him/her.

i'm not sure what the ethically correct first response should be.

my first thought is to contact some kind of law enforcement that specializes in investigating situations like this with people experienced in getting to the truth of the matter.

Igot2bme

Definitely call the authorities and child protective services. If a child comes to you with a story of abuse against them, we are then in a position of mandatory reporting the situation to the proper authorities. If we do not we then are liable for neglect.

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Can We Please Stop Referring To The Simplified English Watchtower A The Dumbed Down Version

by Philadelphia Ponos in

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i really shouldn't have to say any of this but as someone who is in the process of learning a second language, i can tell that simple language makes things a lot clearer when you are not familiar with the language.

everyone on here started out reading simplified english while they were learning, including you native speakers.

i'm sure no one here was reading on a college level in elementary school.

Igot2bme

I'm glad this subject was brought up and clarified. A sister from my hall came to my house a couple of weeks ago, she had picked up my magazines from the hall and brought them to me. I really didn't want them but was cordial to her and took them. She then explained to me that the material has been simplified by the society due to the fact that people in the world are uneducated and need the bible truths to be dumbed down for them to grasp. Wow crazy huh?

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Memorial - How many on here went and how many didn't?

by IMHO in

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feel free to add why/why not?.

Igot2bme

I didn't go either despite being invited 3 times. I let my 15 year old daughter go, I really didn't want her to go but she just wanted to make her grandmother, my mother-in- law happy. What made me sad and angry was what she told me afterward about how everyone was nice to her at Memorial and they normally ignore her and shun her at all the meetings. My daughter hasn't done anything wrong to anyone in the KH in fact she is a good kid. I home school her, I always know where she is which is home most of the time. I worry so much about my daughter I wouldn't even let her hang out or be friends with those kids at the KH that are her age because I feel that they are bad influences! Then to top it of my pious sister-in-law, who is one of the reasons I left that sorry place has the nerve to introduce my daughter to some eligible brothers in hopes of sparking her interest. My sister in law has a rep for playing match maker and is very bad at it to boot. I am so glad my daughter is an intelligent girl and was having none of the introduction and decided to sit by grandma instead. She has adamantly expressed that she has no plans on being baby bride like most of the sisters in our hall had become.

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Ohhh for crying out loud, were worldly people always inviting you to stuff?!?!?!

by miseryloveselders in

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last friday, a woman i work with, who reminds me of scully from the x-files, asked me to hang out with her and her friends at a watering hole not that far from where we work.

she and her friends get off roughly an hour before i get off, and considering the amount of work i had on my desk at the time, and the amount of time i wasted on here, i knew it'd would be a while before i caught up with them.

so i told her i'll try, but i won't get off until roughly 6:30pm or later.

Igot2bme

I agree with kudra, get out there! You just might have yourself a good time!

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So an elder stopped by today...

by Igot2bme in

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i got a visit from an elder today and he brought over an invitation to the memorial, i excepted it and he said he wanted to come over for a shepherding call.

i told him monday would work for me.

so him and another elder will be here on monday at 7:30 pm.

Igot2bme

Thank you OTWO I will try that. I keep thinking about the conversation I had with him and why I just didn't say "No" it was almost like a deer in the headlights sort of thing...

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So an elder stopped by today...

by Igot2bme in

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i got a visit from an elder today and he brought over an invitation to the memorial, i excepted it and he said he wanted to come over for a shepherding call.

i told him monday would work for me.

so him and another elder will be here on monday at 7:30 pm.

Igot2bme

I appreciate all of your comments and advice, and I have made the descision to cancel the call. Thank you, you guys are awesome.