Posts by Je.suis.oisif

Impressive. Thanks Blondie. I had an OMG moment on realising it was bumped from 5yrs ago. If I knew then what I know now! Come to think of it. If I knew 33yrs ago what I know today. I wouldn't be in the place I am in now. Always wiser with hindsight eh?

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George Micheal dead

by Je.suis.oisif in

just that, he's died aged 53. confirmed on bbc.

rip.

bloody hell, i'm devastated..

Je.suis.oisif

Just that, he's died aged 53. Confirmed on BBC. RIP. Bloody hell, I'm devastated.

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Hello everyone

by Lancashirelass in

jw
friends

i just wanted to add my name to the many number of people who have awakened from the cult.

i have been lurking for probably 2 years now.

and i'm quite certain there are many more lurking and reading just like me.. i have to be honest and say that i most likely will not be contributing much to the discussion board.

Je.suis.oisif

Hi LL & welcome.

From one Lancashire fader to another. I agree 3rd generation is difficult.

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RIP Leonard Cohen the World is a little more Grey

by Slidin Fast in

he was a unique voice, i loved him.

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maybe leonard bowed out because donald got in.

Je.suis.oisif

I felt sick when I heard it in the early hours UK time.

I discovered Leonard Cohen late in life, but by golly, I was mesmerised by the words & melodies he produced.

"Dance me to the end of time...."

RIP. #sad

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Were Conventions, Asemblies and the Memorials boring to you?

by HereIgo in

conventions always just seemed like more of a vacation to me than anything else, especially if you had to travel out of town for it, but definitely were exhausting especially toward the end of each day.

for some reason i didn't mind the special and circuit assemblies too much, probably because they seemed like more of a social event than anything else and only 1-2 days.

the memorial always was kind of boring to me.

Je.suis.oisif

Cheers mate. Thanks for the clarification, it has helped.

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Were Conventions, Asemblies and the Memorials boring to you?

by HereIgo in

conventions always just seemed like more of a vacation to me than anything else, especially if you had to travel out of town for it, but definitely were exhausting especially toward the end of each day.

for some reason i didn't mind the special and circuit assemblies too much, probably because they seemed like more of a social event than anything else and only 1-2 days.

the memorial always was kind of boring to me.

Je.suis.oisif

Punk, I agree with your last statement. This is exactly how I feel. I'm swaying ATM between trying to fill an enormous emptiness or hoping I develope a terminal illness. I'm too much of a coward to take my own life.

I'm pathetic.

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Were Conventions, Asemblies and the Memorials boring to you?

by HereIgo in

conventions always just seemed like more of a vacation to me than anything else, especially if you had to travel out of town for it, but definitely were exhausting especially toward the end of each day.

for some reason i didn't mind the special and circuit assemblies too much, probably because they seemed like more of a social event than anything else and only 1-2 days.

the memorial always was kind of boring to me.

Je.suis.oisif

In my 32yrs ( I add this time period to take you to the far realms of boredom) as a jw who's partner was never interested. I came to dread these assemblies/memorials etc. I'd concluded that Jehovah was withdrawing holy spirit from me! What other conclusion could I rationalise under the lonely circumstances?

What finally irked me into questioning this cult was the following situation:-

Two summer conventions ago in Liverpool there was a family of 6 a few rows down from me. 4 kids/ 2 parents.

Day 1 nothing out of the ordinary. Presentable by convention standards. Too much what I call junk food passed to the kids. But hey, none of my beeswax right?

Day2, family had same clothes on. Same food etc.

Day 3, same again, clothes/food etc.

On the stage was the bethel speaker. He was ranting on about jetting around the world sourcing paper for the printing presses. He even boasted several times about travelling 1st class??? I was incensed. He's guilting us to donate more. Curtail wordly pursuits etc. Reach out. He finished with if you do reach out you'll travel the world at Jehovahs expense. WTAF was this? Here was a poor loyal family, feeling guilty and possibly inferior to quite a few there, & he's droning on about international travel skirting the obvious that it was our, our donations that funded his smug attitude from that stage.

I never went to another meeting. The last convention left me cold. Sorry for the rant. There's a lot of crap surfacing at the moment. Please don't flame me for highjacking the topic.

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My Ex Wife Admitted She Doesnt Believe It's The Truth

by pale.emperor in

my ex-wife actually opened up to me today over the phone.

she was quite anxious and, i could sense, i little upset.

for those that dont know my situation im separated from my wife.

Je.suis.oisif

Pale, stand back & protect yourself first. I'm not saying don't support, that would be awful, but some people just suck & suck & suck until there's nothing left of who you were.

This can be true of non-jw's, but IMHO jw's are masters at it because their scope for self-improvement lies in a very narrow frame-work. Plus many have closed minds to wordly self-improvement. Many of us are people pleasers and push aside self-preservation to ease anothers suffering. Then we realise to our detriment we're in over our heads.

The fact that you have a Gf & didn't drop her with suggestions to get back with your ex speaks volumes.

Tread carefully & take care of yourself.