Posts by goatshapeddemon

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CO picked the wrong "old lady" to say this to!

by clarity in

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is this the latest bs to pacify the multiple thousands of singles who are made veritable eunochs because of this organization?

...when i tearfully blurted out that i just couldn't carry on any longer!

i mean almost three decades, for g*ds sake!

goatshapeddemon

Balaam / long hair / clarity : this was my experience too. Educated. Independent. Well-spoken. Good job. "spiritual". No bro who wasnt already intimidated was willing to come near me because the elders watched over me like a hawk and the second any brother from somewhere my reputation didn't precede me showed any interest, they were on him like ugly on a duck expecting him to make things official before date #1.

my heart breaks for the sisters who are still in and still searching. There were times I wished i was dead. I remember how incredibly lonely I was, and convinced I would be alone forever, and no amount of "god bless the single sisters" made one iota of difference. There was a worldly guy once (that even my uber-staunch jw parents liked), but we knew the drill. He had to become a jw, and ultimately I couldn't take the pressure or scrutiny. He would've become jw for me...and I didn't want that either. God I hate that religion!!

I went through a terrible set of heartaches before I finally found my husband, and I was "old" for a jw girl - people had started writing me off. Wish we could save all the young bros and sisters who just want to be loved.

GSD

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"allowed the error to proceed"

by problemaddict in

hey guys.

looking for a scripture.

having a brain fog.

goatshapeddemon

@Londo. Yes, that and, "Lord, whom shall we go away to". If I had a dime for every time I heard THAT one as an excuse for staying in the midst of a crapstorm.

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Listen, Obey, and Be Blessed - corrected version

by finally awake in

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1. if we have listened to herd, we will show it.. his demands oppress, and screw up our day.. it makes us unhappy to hear and to know it,.

and well be stressed if we know and obey.. (chorus).

2. this way of life, like a jail, is a sentence.

goatshapeddemon

Funny. While we were in the process of fading, I rewrote the lyrics to "Ever Loyal" during a particularly boring meeting. We giggled so hard we got "in trouble" for causing a disturbance.

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WTS says U.S. pubs increased .9% (less than 1%)for 2012

by Gayle in

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2013 yearbook on jw.org.

goatshapeddemon

Definitely not keeping up with world population growth -

Sadly ... that number IS keeping up with US population growth, which was .7% for 2011.

On the other hand, haha, if all they're doing is keeping up with the growth of the population, that definitely dashes their "rapid growth in recent years" delusion.

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Will the 'Make Good Use of Our Official Website' discussion backfire?

by jw07 in

good day everyone,.

i'm a born in jehovah's hostage, and am still a hostage until i can wake my family up (wishful thinking i know).

i'll formally introduce myself later.. for now i have some burning concerns about the service meeting part for the week of december 24, 2012.

goatshapeddemon

Oh, and a warm welcome jw07! Can't wait to hear your story and what made you "wake up".

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Will the 'Make Good Use of Our Official Website' discussion backfire?

by jw07 in

good day everyone,.

i'm a born in jehovah's hostage, and am still a hostage until i can wake my family up (wishful thinking i know).

i'll formally introduce myself later.. for now i have some burning concerns about the service meeting part for the week of december 24, 2012.

goatshapeddemon

The sad thing is that when I was "in", I was so in that I never once laid eyes on an "apostate" website. I avidly refused all apostate material.

I can only hope that others are less "obedient" than I was.

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Hi I am new. Thanks for the food at the proper time.

by 2+2=5 in

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i have been lurking on this forum for a few months and thought it was time i joined in.

a big thankyou goes to all who post here, i have enjoyed immensely all the thought provoking discussion and not so thought provoking (thanks recovery/ethos).

i have had heaps to get my head around recently learning the truth about the truth and as i remember reading here before its like digesting a brick.

goatshapeddemon

Welcome, 5. I think my husband and you would get along brilliantly. Initially I thought there was another Orwell fan on here - I just recently reread 1984 and was totally creeped out at how exactly it parallelled JWs. ANYWAY...

Reading an alternate explanation of Daniel's King of the North / King of the South prophecy ... on a smartphone at a DC up in the rafters no less (hehehe) ... was a big step for us. 607 was another one. I remember in a religion class in college vocally answering the professor's question, "When was Jerusalem destroyed?" with a confident, proud, "607!!" That was my introduction to the controversy there. :-) The dating of everything - 607, 587, 1914 was a big part of our initial "wake up" call.

Revelation - A Grand Speculation at Hand! - LOL. Yes, most of that stuff is complete and utter self-promoting garbage.

Continue to bring your sense of humor to the ranks of apostasy!

GSD

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Hi everyone - I'm a long-time lurker. I posted our full) story in Members-Only

by goatshapeddemon in

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we're in a situation where it's risky to us to be identified because we've successfully faded (.

suffice it to say on the public post that it's another "higher education" gone wrong story - so much for "it's a family decision".

it's more like, "we may say it's a family decision, but you know what the right decision is.".

goatshapeddemon

We're in a situation where it's risky to us to be identified because we've successfully faded () and still have a lot at stake to not get DFd for family's sake and I shared plenty of identifying details.

Suffice it to say on the public post that it's another "Higher Education" gone wrong story - so much for "It's a family decision". It's more like, "We may SAY it's a family decision, but you know what the right decision is."

Because my dad let us go to college (even though we pioneered and were "examples" in the circuit used on the Young People assembly parts, etc.), he lost everything and ultimately (loooong story short) here we are... and actually, we've never been happier. Me and my whole family (and husband) have left.

Thank goodness we realized it when we did; I only wish my parents had got out earlier.

Cheers!
GSD

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Sorry for how long this is but I just had to share...

by dazed but not confused in

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this first post will be a letter from my friend who hasn't spoken to me since i told him nearly a year ago i was no longer a witness.

name not included.

again sorry its so long.

goatshapeddemon

I loved that you posted this exchange, @dazed. Thank you.

I agree with DoC, unfortunately. It takes a personal wrong (in most cases) for someone to wake up. There are a few I know of who realized on their own, my husband being one, but most of us require a rude awakening. Best wishes to you.

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January 2013 warns parents to resist contact with df'd children again

by stuckinlimbo in

see page 15-16. full of "straw men" like:.

* do not blame yourself it is the child that jehovah blames - parents do not care whose fault it is they just want their child not to be killed by god.

* it is ok for parents to hope their df'd child returns - was anybody really asking if that was wrong?.

goatshapeddemon

@donny - so sorry. My bro/sis-in-law are leaving two high paying tech / medical field jobs for the same reason. How do smart people make such dumb decisions? This religion is toxic.