Posts by PaintedToeNail

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A little ray of hope.

by username in

for all those who have recently escaped this evil cult i just want to send a message of hope.. i have just had my landlord around.

one of the first things the landlord said to me.

"in just a year i see such a big positive difference in you" .

PaintedToeNail

You CANNOT have had a positive change in your life...don't you know 'Jehovah's People are the happiest People on Earth'?

14

Dubbers now sitting in flea markets to count time. Dont even try to pawn mags.

by dogon in

every flea market i go to a group of idiots sits under a tent top with a few mags on display with a cup of coffee playing on a phone with as much interest in pushing the cult as a teenage girl at the check out line has in bagging your groceries.

when i was in the cult we had to work for our time.

now its like sitting at the coffee shop bsing with the other cult idiots counting time for your pioneer status.

PaintedToeNail

Spanish and English congregations in my area do the same thing, but they rotate weekends. I've never seen anyone approach either language group. I sell things at the flea market several times a year, so I'm there for hours at a time. They look ridiculous too, they are all in suits and ties or dresses and heels...in the blessed heat at a flea market, surrounded by musty furniture, old junk, tools, produce and plants and people dressed in beer t-shirts, shorts, tattoos all over and piercings,.

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Interesting day yesterday

by LisaRose in

jw
friends

i have started walking every morning for twenty or thirty minutes.

so yesterday i had to work and almost didn't go, but decided to get in a quick ten minute walk.

i don't usually take my phone, but decided to take it, and i was so glad i did because a block from my house i came upon an older chinese man face down on the sidewalk and bleeding profusely from his mouth/face.

PaintedToeNail

Thanks for comforting and helping a fellow human. Very kind.

18

The public prosecuter is interested in getting information on JWs.

by Driving Force in

background information.

i myself am in full fade mode with an overly active jw wife, who refuses to discuss any point whatsoever.

a friend who is not a jw nor has ever been a jw; he studied for a few months, then realized what an evil cult it is and stopped.

PaintedToeNail

I just signed up. You can request to NOT have your name visible to others on the petition site, if you are in the fading process.

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Young JW's with crazy abusive parents: You are not alone. Here's a crazy story from my past.

by cappytan in

first off, if you are in an abusive household and don't have the means to leave, you need to get help immediately.

contact the police.

they have resources to help you, especially if you have proof.

PaintedToeNail

cappytan-Your story about curfew reminds me of mine: I stupidly got married before I was 18, like lots of JW teens at that point in time. After four years of marriage I just wanted out by any means necessary, including death, crazily enough. With my ex being physically abusive, distance was needed during the divorce process. My parents lived 1500 miles from where i currently was, so I moved in with them. At 23 years of age, they decided I needed a curfew...of 11:30 PM. I had no car, no furniture, no money, no job, no friends (my parents relocated 800 miles from my home state 2 years after I married). There was no public transportation service of any kind in that small town and rural county. Upon finding a job, I had to rely on my mom to drive me to work until a car was affordable. After several weeks on the job, I was invited to go out with some co-workers after work. I went. My mom insisted that I be picked up by 8:00 PM, she told me in advance. I knew this. Instead of just coming into the parking lot at 8:00, she came 15 minutes early, marched into the restaurant and announced to all there 'That it was time to come home NOW!' It was absolutely humiliating and virtually impossible to live down that my Mommy came to get me.

Needless to say, I worked my butt off to get my own place (a furnished little dump, but SOOOO worth it) and a car!

33

UPDATE on moving in with 4 guys

by Terry in

living with 4 other guys.

"good morning, richard!

richard is almost never in the house.

PaintedToeNail

Terry, thanks for entertaining update. You do look great, in a sexy, silver, over 60 kind of way!

101

My mom passed away yesterday....

by minimus in

jw
friends

thank you all for your sincere encouragement during these last few weeks.

finally, she is at peace.

i was with her , holding her hand when she died.

PaintedToeNail

I am very sorry for your loss. You have my condolences.

27

How to deal with anxiety?

by BlackWolf in

jw
friends

lately my mental health has been rapidly declining.

i have anorexia and deppression, and my anxiety has become overwhelming.

i have been to many doctors/therapists in the past, but because i have not been magically cured my parents dont want to get me any more help.

PaintedToeNail

BlackWolf-My son has suffered through years of mental problems, anxiety and worry being the top issues for him. I suffered from panic and anxiety, depression and OCD for 30 years. For me the answer to most of my health issues was leaving the JW's. My panic and anxiety have been reduced to maybe occurred one per year vs daily for years. My son was taken to a child psychiatrist who worked at giving him the tools to help him slow down he fear and calm down. She even encouraged the worst case scenario to happen. Like leaving his school books at home instead of bringing them to school. Nothing bad happened, so he was able to discount a fear and build trust in what she was telling him was true. Beg your parents to take you for help. Tell them you are afraid of hurting yourself if you don't get treatment. What you area dealing with isn't an easy matter, rather a dangerous one in truth.

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The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove

by Lee Elder in

the watchtower and jehovah's witnesses are fond of saying there are no automatic sanctions for taking blood.

that they no longer disfellowship someone who takes blood.

that they have a "free choice" in the matter.