Posts by HomebytheSea

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My Mom Is Dying

by minimus in

jw
friends

i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

she is on morphine and hanging on.

she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

Template to dump Special Pioneers

by avaddohn94 in

"downsizing" has reached special pioneers.. this is the template mexico is using to get rid of many of its special pioneers.

see how cold and unloving is the language they use.

a translation attempt is as follows:.

I agree with you! I wish the paedophile issue was getting more publicity right now, so it could be seen as a possible cause of the downsizing & lack of funds. I hope we hear more soon, especially from the ARC investigations.

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Link Between Child Abuse Cases and Financial Upheaval

by HomebytheSea in

i really hope that, with all of the layoffs and construction suspensions going on that something more widespread comes out in the media discussing the huge payouts that wt will be responsible for regarding child abuse cases in the near future.

at least this might be a wake up call to some.

i fear that so many just think the end is coming & they aren't questioning what's really going on.

HomebytheSea

I'm sure there are several factors playing into the mess. I just hate to hear my JW mom say "Maybe this means Armageddon will be here before January!" It would be nice to have some clear evidence for JW's to see what's really happening. Many wouldn't believe it, but some would. We can't even really bring up the ARC in the US because most know nothing about it. We need some national news segment asap.

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Link Between Child Abuse Cases and Financial Upheaval

by HomebytheSea in

i really hope that, with all of the layoffs and construction suspensions going on that something more widespread comes out in the media discussing the huge payouts that wt will be responsible for regarding child abuse cases in the near future.

at least this might be a wake up call to some.

i fear that so many just think the end is coming & they aren't questioning what's really going on.

HomebytheSea

I really hope that, with all of the layoffs and construction suspensions going on that something more widespread comes out in the media discussing the huge payouts that WT will be responsible for regarding child abuse cases in the near future. At least this might be a wake up call to some. I fear that so many just think the end is coming & they aren't questioning what's really going on. I know that reality can be painful, but at least people might get a chance to live the remainder of their lives in freedom, doing what they choose.

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My Mom Is Dying

by minimus in

jw
friends

i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

she is on morphine and hanging on.

she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

HomebytheSea

Minimus,

That's wonderful news! I wish her a quick recovery.

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If your Bethelite Brother Doesn't Know About It, It Musn't Be True

by HomebytheSea in

a few weeks ago my deeply indoctrinated father who is a long time elder was wondering why we hadn't been attending meetings, and why my 8 yr old son wasn't on the theocratic school ( sounds like i almost off the hook with that one...lol).

we live in a different state, but i came to find out that one of the elders in our hall called my father, who he never met, to see why our meeting attendance had been so sporadic (i am in my mid-40's, so that knowledge made my blood boil, to put it mildly!

i tried not to answer, but he kept pressuring me, so i brought up the arc and child abuse cases i had heard of in our area.

HomebytheSea

SecretSlaveClass, you should meet my mom! She's even more hard core!

Jwfacts, I feel the same way. If God was really involved, one victim, or the concept of one victim in someone's perverted mind would have been too much!

Punkofnice, I'll have to remember that for next time & ask him what he would do if it was his grandson. It MIGHT make him think twice. Once when I was going through a divorce about 15 yrs ago, my abusive ex broke into my apartment, which I was renting from a witness couple. I called the police, and my presiding overseer @ the time said "I can't believe you'd take a brother to court!" I asked him what he would do if a "brother" broke into his house & raped his wife. I got no response, of course!

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S*** JW Parents Say

by Dissonant15 in

my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.

things like, .

"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.

HomebytheSea

"Even if Daddy or Mommy don't see what you're doing, Jehovah does! He sees everything....."

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If your Bethelite Brother Doesn't Know About It, It Musn't Be True

by HomebytheSea in

a few weeks ago my deeply indoctrinated father who is a long time elder was wondering why we hadn't been attending meetings, and why my 8 yr old son wasn't on the theocratic school ( sounds like i almost off the hook with that one...lol).

we live in a different state, but i came to find out that one of the elders in our hall called my father, who he never met, to see why our meeting attendance had been so sporadic (i am in my mid-40's, so that knowledge made my blood boil, to put it mildly!

i tried not to answer, but he kept pressuring me, so i brought up the arc and child abuse cases i had heard of in our area.

HomebytheSea

DesirousofChange,

My mother will also say, "Well, we're living in the last days, & when Paul wrote to Timothy about 'critical times' he was talking about those in the congregation!" I swear, there is a regurgitated answer for everything!

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S*** JW Parents Say

by Dissonant15 in

my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.

things like, .

"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.

HomebytheSea

"He that is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much..."

"Let him that thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall."

"You know, in Israel disobedient children were stoned to death."

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If your Bethelite Brother Doesn't Know About It, It Musn't Be True

by HomebytheSea in

a few weeks ago my deeply indoctrinated father who is a long time elder was wondering why we hadn't been attending meetings, and why my 8 yr old son wasn't on the theocratic school ( sounds like i almost off the hook with that one...lol).

we live in a different state, but i came to find out that one of the elders in our hall called my father, who he never met, to see why our meeting attendance had been so sporadic (i am in my mid-40's, so that knowledge made my blood boil, to put it mildly!

i tried not to answer, but he kept pressuring me, so i brought up the arc and child abuse cases i had heard of in our area.

HomebytheSea

Olivia Wilde, my son had questions about disfellowshipping because someone we know was being shunned in the congregation. My husband & I were DF'd when he was born & we decided to tell him when he asked about the other situation (we were DF'd because we got married when I was legally divorced but not scripturally free . . . long story!)

He said he didn't want to give talks or be baptized into a religion that disfellowshipping and won't talk to family members. At 8 years old, he has it all figured out. We started missing more & more meetings, and when my husband & were talking about the ARC, he had questions, so we told him what was happening, and how we couldn't support the organization if this was allowed just like we wouldn't send him to a school or other organization that didn't protect kids. He understands quite well, but I feel like he gets stuck in the middle of it BTW 2 sets of very active witness grandparents, aunts & uncles. We are trying our best to keep our families & also to stand up for our convictions. I think many of us are fighting the same battle. I'm reading a book written by a non-JW acquaintance of mine whose family survived Nazi Germany. She said "I would also like to encourage others not to be embarrassed or afraid when they know they should march out of step, even if they stumble and fall". I think her words really apply to all of us here.