Hmmm...actually physically out? A couple of weeks or so, once I knew I was going to be involved with a "worldly" man. Actually free of the programming? Probably about a year.
Wolfgirl
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How Long Were You "In Transition" Before You Left The Organization?
by minimus inweeks, months, years??
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Do You See In Yourself Continuing Jehovah's Witness Traits?
by minimus infor all of those either out or on their way to the freedom exit door, do you still see traces of your old jw self that rears its ugly head?
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Wolfgirl
Hell no. ;) j/k
My good qualities remain, regardless of whether or not I am/was a JW.
I've lost the blinders effect, seeing only what's placed in front of me. I don't believe in things just because someone tells me it's so. I don't think 6 billion people are going to die at Armageddon because only JWs have the truth. I don't mock other people because they don't believe what I believe.
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They're heeee-re
by Wolfgirl inwe've lived in france for over a year, and i had yet to see any jws.
that changed today.
we live in a large, closed residence (translation: one of those places where they'd have to get someone's permission to be allowed in, and could only talk via intercom) with signs posted everywhere that soliciting, etc.
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Wolfgirl
Who knows? That could have been my one and only chance to hear the
programminggood news! Now I'm going to die at Armageddon! They could be bloodguilty!Pffffftttt.
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They're heeee-re
by Wolfgirl inwe've lived in france for over a year, and i had yet to see any jws.
that changed today.
we live in a large, closed residence (translation: one of those places where they'd have to get someone's permission to be allowed in, and could only talk via intercom) with signs posted everywhere that soliciting, etc.
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We've lived in France for over a year, and I had yet to see any JWs. That changed today. We live in a large, closed residence (translation: one of those places where they'd have to get someone's permission to be allowed in, and could only talk via intercom) with signs posted everywhere that soliciting, etc. (including the word colportering) is not permitted on this residence.
I walked out of our building to look for the gardien (French for caretaker) on another issue, because we just moved in. Who should be standing outside the building, talking through the intercom? Two women in long skirts (Yuck...they look terrible! Did I really look that bad?!) with what could pass as big handbags. One is holding a brochure in her hand; it looked like Enjoy Life. They finished up just as I passed them.
In my wanderings around, searching for the gardien, I passed them 3 times. They didn't speak to me, even to say hello, once. I was surprised. I was ready for them. But what surprised me was their rudeness. Everyone down here is very polite, and when they pass you on the street, even if you're a total stranger, they will say hello. Not these JWs. I looked them straight in the face, and they did not say hello or even attempt to speak to me in any way. They totally ignored me. Now, I thought they receive
orderssuggestions to speak to everyone possible, in every situation, because you never know who you might bring intothe cult, er,the truth, um, you know.They just carried on their pioneer shuffle...I could have crawled quicker...and acted as if I didn't exist. Now, yes, I am DF'd. But they don't know me from Adam. I was DF'd in the US, moved to Hong Kong 2 1/2 years ago, and then moved to France a year ago. They have no clue that I used to be a JW. But I was still shunned. Such love of neighbour!
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Famous JW's (or exJW)..an almost complete listing.
by badwillie infamous jehovah's witnesses
dwight d. eisenhower - u.s. president (raised jw) .
venus and serena williams - world chamption/olympic gold medalist tennis players .
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Wolfgirl
Bahahahaha! You called Geri Halliwell a singer! LOL! :D
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What did you hope for just to avoid Saturday witnessing?
by BLISSISIGNORANCE inlast night we had a hell of a storm here.
there was thunder, lightning, pouring rain and wind.
personally i love stormy nights, cuddled up to hubby in a warm bed.
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Wolfgirl
My dad made us go out in the rain and the cold, no matter what. I longed to stay home and watch Saturday morning cartoons like all the other kids. On a rare occasion, when the windchill was minus 50 something, we were allowed to stay home. I started saying I had a sore throat, just often enough to avoid suspicion. :)
After I got older, I too was one of those who would use any time I didn't feel 100% as an excuse to stay home. :)
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What was you JC Meeting like?
by sandy in(inspired from caspian's thread) i hope the stories help rebel.
i was just wondering if any of you would like to share the details of your jc meeting.. i remember mine so well.
i was about 22 years old when i went to a jw relative of mine and broke my silence about sexual abuse i suffered as a child.. at this point i was involved in some normal young adult behavior (sex, drugs & rock n' roll) but because of my religious upbringing i was going crazy over it all.. well somebody took the liberty of telling the elders i wanted to talk to them about my devious behavior that i never admitted to anybody.
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They came over because they had "heard" that I was having a sexual relationship with someone I wasn't married to. (I had just gotten divorced from an abusive husband.) Said ex-husband was following me around on the internet, and got someone to read my emails as well. Then he told my parents and the elders what I said online.
Anyway...they came over to ask me if it was true that I was having sex with a man I wasn't married to. I said yes. (Hell, he was upstairs waiting in the bedroom when they came over. They didn't know that.) They asked if I was going to continue that relationship. I said yes. They asked if I knew that meant I would be disfellowshipped. I said yes. They said thanks for being honest and if I ever needed anything, to let them know. That was it. Took all of 5 minutes.
When I did consider getting reinstated, I wrote to them and asked some rather pointed questions. They refused to answer. I pestered my sister to ask them about it, and they said it was because I "sounded argumentative." :D Damn straight.
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Were you married at the Kingdom Hall ? How bad was your wedding reception ?
by run dont walk ini'm just wondering...... i remember going to some wedding receptions for couples who got married at the kingdom hall,.
and i hate to be mean but, super boring, and bad, how bad you ask ??
ok here we go ..... - the worst had to be one couple played kingdom meolodies for their wedding dances, i couldn't believe it.. - no alcohol (i'm sure we all experienced a few of these), reception was over by 9:30.. - no music at all, just a gathering of people, and they ended the reception with a prayer, i thought i was at an assembly.. - food, like if you can't afford to get married don't, like frozen stuff bought at your local grocery store, and still in the package when you got up to the tables, how tacky.. - you could always tell a couple who couldn't afford much, when you had to drive 50 miles into the back woods to find some dinky little community hall they rented for $100.. - i remember one where the bride was pregnant, i was really surprised they allowed them to use the kingdom hall.. - another classic was, they had this band (of all jw's of course) and man they were bad.
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Wolfgirl
Thank you, monkey. :)
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What's the funniest gag / stunt you saw 'in service'?
by DFWnonJW injust curious here <eg>.
i've heard of plenty of teenagers knock-n-running but that's rather on the dull side.
so what's the funniest bit of slapschtick you've seen or heard of witnesess pulling while getting in the time quota?
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Wolfgirl
It was a hot day. I ran through someone's sprinkler on their front lawn. Yeah, that was it. Service was always boring, no matter what.
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Were you married at the Kingdom Hall ? How bad was your wedding reception ?
by run dont walk ini'm just wondering...... i remember going to some wedding receptions for couples who got married at the kingdom hall,.
and i hate to be mean but, super boring, and bad, how bad you ask ??
ok here we go ..... - the worst had to be one couple played kingdom meolodies for their wedding dances, i couldn't believe it.. - no alcohol (i'm sure we all experienced a few of these), reception was over by 9:30.. - no music at all, just a gathering of people, and they ended the reception with a prayer, i thought i was at an assembly.. - food, like if you can't afford to get married don't, like frozen stuff bought at your local grocery store, and still in the package when you got up to the tables, how tacky.. - you could always tell a couple who couldn't afford much, when you had to drive 50 miles into the back woods to find some dinky little community hall they rented for $100.. - i remember one where the bride was pregnant, i was really surprised they allowed them to use the kingdom hall.. - another classic was, they had this band (of all jw's of course) and man they were bad.
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Dear god! ^
TheSilence...I feel your pain.
My sister was married at the KH. Reception in some weird place, can't remember. I was supposed to be her maid of honour, but my father didn't approve of the guy I was dating (unbaptised publisher soon to be baptised), so he told her I wasn't allowed to be in it. I had already bought my dress. So at the last minute, some other girl had to step into my place. Everyone was staring at me, wondering why I wasn't up there with her. My sister yelled at me for "ruining her wedding."
Reception was boring. No one knew how to dance very well. Boring songs. Oh well. *shrugs* Her loss.