Posts by PaintedToeNail

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What rumors have you heard about yourself since leaving?

by donny in

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friends

good morning all,.

i have had the opportunity over the last couple of years to speak with a couple of jw's who had either attended the same congregation i did or were married to someone who to the same one.

for the record, i disassociated myself in 1992 due to being followed around by an elder or two who had heard that i had ray franz's "crisis of conscience" in my possession.

PaintedToeNail

That I am spiritually weak, and 'wanted' a brother (who was the one who started this rumor) because my hubby works out of town. This brother knew I wanted him because I have 'bedroom' eyes. He told this to his wife at the time from whom he was seperated from. He told her could've 'had' me anytime he wanted me. This was particularly annoying because I had told my family several years ago that I found this particular brother to be an especially controlling, and arrogant bastard, and that he treated his wife like crap. They know my true feeling about this jerk, but other people don't.

The 'bedroom eyes' thing was totally crap, because my older brother gets that from women all the time. It runs in my family. This may also be the reason that I've always attracted odd men (maybe it is just that are more likely to act on impulse than more normal men), i.e.: as a teenager, I was serenaded for three hours, while captive on a Greyhound bus, by a guy named Lester. He sang very raunchy and bawd songs for the entire duration, he was known as 'Lester the molester' in the very large high school I attended at the time. I had purposely sat right behind the bus driver to avoid being singled out by anyone odd, but it didn't work. Another time at Disney World, a girlfriend and I got on a ride that went into a dark area, we were sitting opposite each other on seperate seats, two guys we had never seen before jumped into our car just before the ride took off, as soon as we were in the dark, the guy on my side started to try to feel me up. I had to fight off a complete stranger on a ride at Disney World. While waiting on a bus bench, in the freezing Minnesota winter, a guy traveling on another bus going the opposite way, saw me, got off his bus, came over to where I was sitting with another girlfriend on the bench and sat down right next to me, he started grabbing my leg, I kept moving over until my friend said 'I'm going to fall of the bench', I finally got off the bench and stood. At the KH in Minnesota, I was stalked by an old Norwegian brother, which was very creepy. The elders finally told him he would be DF'd if he didn't stop. Just two or three years ago a guy at Target asked me if I've ever 'buttF'd' anyone, and that he would like to 'do' me...so I attract weirdos. I could go on about me and strange me. No, I don't dress provocatively, it's just that I bring out the weirdos...just like this 'brother' who is a legend in his own mind. Yet another one for my weirdo file.

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3/15/12 WT: Health Problems Causing You To Become Spiritually Weak? Then You Are Wicked.

by yourmomma in

http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/e1/ws_e_20130315.pdf.

check out the first study article in the march 15th study edition.

it seems they are now stating that if you allow health problems to cause you to miss meetings or become inactive then you are wicked because you refuse to "get up" from being stumbled.

PaintedToeNail

We used to have an elderly man in our congregation that every sister was forced to help with meals and house cleaning. It irked me, they could have easily organized 'meals on wheels' to come, and there were no brothers offering to clean his dirty house. This old brother was not in anyway home bound, he drove all over the place and flew to different places. There were other old people that were in need too, but they weren't cared for like he was. Did I mention that he was annointed? Finally, other old people started asking for services from people in the congregation, and the elders decided to check on getting socal services for them and the annointed brother too.

This old brother did have kids and other close relatives in the family that were JW's, I thought and still do think, that the family members should help out long before the congregation does. Many of the sisters who were coerced into helping worked full time, pioneered or were struggling single moms.

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Fading in another country

by sillygirl2013 in

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friends

this is my first topic here, i'm a bit nervous and hope no police-y jw elder/ms is trolling this site looking for faders.

paranoia i hope, not anything close to reality :-).

so i've been away from my country for a year now, working in this fantastic country in europe.

PaintedToeNail

silly-Welcome! I like the fake letterhead, and address idea. Maybe someone here has the standard request wording written down somewhere too, that way it would sound official. Have a great time in Europe!

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Will 2013 be the Year of Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims - both Jehovah Witness and non Jehovah Witness survivors in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York?

by Sol Reform in

" now, virtually every religious organization has had to deal with this issue in some form.

and those with theological beliefs that require them to keep scandal from seeping outside the organization, like the roman catholic church, the orthodox jews, the jehovah's witnesses, and the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, have had pronounced problems.".

http://verdict.justia.com/2012/12/13/the-year-in-review.

PaintedToeNail

bttt

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Got the contract

by LouBelle in

jw
friends

now i just have to sign on the dotted line and drop it off and i shall once again be in the permanent job field.

i won't be earning a huge amount by any means but it is enough to cover my bills and to save a little bit.

this does give me that relief of finances coming in, of course i'll be keeping my ears and eyes open for better opportunities, but that being said i shall embrace this new opportunity with open arms and eagerness.. it's been a hellofa tough year people - hellofa tough.

PaintedToeNail

Good for you LouBelle! Wonderful news indeed!

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Anxiety Attacks At Meetings

by EmptyInside in

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friends

i believe i posted on this before.

but,i was recently thinking back when i was still regularly going to meetings.

and how sometimes,just the thought of having to start to get ready to go,sent me in a panic.

PaintedToeNail

Add me to this list. Incredible isn't it, that so many of us had this physical symptoms? Too bad none of us recognized them for what they were-a cry to 'Get Out Now'! I have a family member on the West Coast who is currently undergoing this problem, but he keeps dashing himself into the proverbial wall, not realising it is the religion itself that is causing him so much distress.

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Anyone else like to sew??? What kind of Machine do you use???

by ohiocowboy in

i'm ready to get my sewing machines out of hiding, and will be sewing once again this winter.

i'd like to start quilting again, as it is fun to do, eases stress, and is healthier than just sitting in front of the tv.

i have even designed a few items of clothing in the past that i have sold, although i am by no means another madeleine vionet or issey miyake-lol.. i've always liked sewing machines even as a child (much to the dismay of my parents-lol), and there are a couple favorites that i have had for many years.

PaintedToeNail

I have a 20 odd year old White machine in dire need of repair, the danged thing NEVER worked right. After using a Janome at the Custom Home Furnishings Institute, I bought one. It runs great, but I cannot use it to sew more than 4 layers. My son repaired a Free Westinghouse that someone was throwing away, I think it is from the 1920's, and it will tackle anything you give it. It came with a box of attachments, from carpet making attachments to ruffler makers, the only thing it didn't have was a zipper foot or welting maker. We have been trying to find either a zipper foot or welting foot for it, but it has an unusual shank.

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Have you ACTUALLY seen any Bible prophecies fulfilled in your life/lifetime?

by punkofnice in

blowed if i have!.

i know the jdubs think that there are prophetic signs all around.

well they bloody would!.

PaintedToeNail

The only thing I can think of is the loss of natural affection and the general rudeness of people at large...then I think about the fact that the Israelites were able to sell their kids off to pay their debts, (particularly girls), parents stoning their alledgedly obstinate kids to death, the laming of horses, the tying of fox tails together to burn fields down, canibalism of your own children during seiges, bigamy, incest, genocide...then I realize nothing has really changed, maybe gotten better in the western world.

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How did you break the news to your parents?

by tootired2care in

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friends

so one of the things both me and my wife are faced with is breaking the news that we've stopped going to meetings to our parents.

my wifes parents could go either way, they have made several critical remarks of the wt over the years, while my parents are die hard jw's.

i tossed the idea around of sending a letter or doing a phone call or just not saying anything.. we've decided that were just tired of having to hide our true feelings and play pretend.

PaintedToeNail

tootired-Could you possibly pray before meals with an 'our heavenly father' and leave off the rest? Maybe you could have the visiting family member pray before the meal, and skate around any questions about the KH attendance or Memorial attendance. When with my out of state family and a prayer is said for a meal, I often just say 'men' at the end. There was a poster who suggested saying 'gay-men', which is pretty funny actually. My hubby often looks to see if I say 'amen', so very often I just mouth 'men' to satisfy him.

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Watch Tower Publishing Literature To Incite Hatred Towards All Religions, All Earthly Government, And People Not Jehovah Witnesses

by frankiespeakin in

now i know that there are some here that can supply plenty of documented proof as to the hatred inciting teachings of the past presidents and the now rulling governing body in the literature they export world wide.. any former member who has changed his mind and no longer excepts these hate inspireing teachings of the governing body is labeled "mentally diseased" meaning these people are to be avoided because they have a catchy mental malfunction that is deadly.. all governments are controlled by an invisible master mind who has only evil intentions and is leading the vast majority of the human race to thier destruction.

and thier followers are encouraged to hate what jehovah hates and jehovah hates all the governments of the earth includeing isreal and even the united nations of which they are members as an ngo.. in russia thier literature is rightly ban because it is reccognized as hatred inspireing.

(no shit sherlock!).

PaintedToeNail

Frankie-I agree the DF shunning policy is heinous. I was a victim of it for four years. It was horrid, immoral and down right wrong, but it is a protected freedom. The Target corporation has in the past, been shunned by people calling for a boycott of the corp. for the treatment of gay people. The people calling for the boycott do have a right to free speech. Those who chose to shun/boycott Target were within their legal right to do so. Those who chose not to shun/boycott were also entitled to. Did it cause harm to Target probably, but everyone has the right make up their own mind as to what they want to do.