Posts by Mum

i wonder whether any of you took note of the article in the 12/15 study edition wt "the simplified watchtower .. why introduced" i couldn't believe they actually had the temerity to put such tripe into print and onto the record.. i was flat-out astonished with its put-down of vocabulary building and self-improvement:.

one egregious example: " the time spent looking up words and explaining expressions (ostensibly from the "smart people's" watchtower) is now spent gaining an understanding of the scriptures and how they fit into the lesson.".

one jw cited in the article actually blames her college education for causing her to fall into the bad habit of "speaking and thinking a way that was more complicated than necessary.

Mum

How are they supposed to "understand the scriptures" if they are not supposed to learn the meanings of the words? More doublespeak.

Regards,

SandraC

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Will you attend the Memorial this year? Why? Why not?

by Open mind in

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Mum

Of course not. I left in 1979, so do I want to waste my time on that nonsense at this point? I don't know any JW's here, and I wouldn't want any of them to recognize me when I venture out, but I have to admit it would be fun to recognize one of them at a slot machine or table game gambling.

BTW, OM, your status seems to have changed significantly since I last posted here several years ago. Your family is out now? Did you guys read Watership Down, a book I recommended to you back then. How did you like it?

Regards,

SandraC

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What are the 3 most unusual things you have done?

by Lady Lee in

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ok so we have all be jws so that isn't unusual.

supply pictures if you can.. i have ridden an elephant.

ok so it was at the zoo but it was still an elephant.

Mum

When I was 7 years old, in th 1950's, I spent 9 months in the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children in Lexington, Kentucky. When I tell people this, they often say something like, "Awwwww." But I say, "Yippee!" Pat Boone was in the area making a movie called April Love. He, Shirley Jones, and two other actors, came to the hospital and spent some time with us kids. Shirley Jones sang "Oh, what a Beautiful Morning," and Pat Boone sang a verse of "Love Letters in the Mud," a parody of his hit "Love Letters in the Sand." I have an autographed picture to commemorate that exciting day. Two years later, I was in the same hospital for about three months, and Fess Parker came to visit. He kissed me on the forehead! Life in the hospital was one of the best parts of my childhood. I was an East Tennessee/Eastern Kentucky hillbilly, and I was experiencing indoor plumbing and "exotic" foods (i.e., not fresh from the garden or the smokehouse, not beans and potatoes either). A new hospital was built during my first stay, and I was chosen to be the first child to enter the new hospital. My picture was in the paper, my 15 minutes of fame.

In 2002, my daughter and I went to Brooklyn and participated in the Silentlambs march. My daughter had never been to NY before, and fell in love with it!

In 2003, I went to London (England, not Kentucky) where I met up with dungbeetle, who used to post here. She and I went to the Watchtower headquarters there and left a couple of lambs. The English JW's were excruciatingly polite. We also took the Chunnel train to Paris.

Regards,

SandraC

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At what point do the individuals in the ORG need to take responsibility for their actions?

by vajeni82 in

so, i'm sitting here, being pissed about my family.

both of my parents and my only sister are jws.

i haven't had a relationship with them since they i left in 2002.

Mum

We are all responsible for our own behavior. People often do things contrary to their nature out of fear. The JW's are steeped in fear. They think it's fear of a bloodthirsty god, but it is actually fear of the elders and their fellow witnesses. They are in a high control group with an all-or-nothing mentality. It is very frustrating to deal with people like that, and frustration naturally leads to anger.

I hope you are building a happy and fulfilling life for yourself. You need to build your own support group independent of your family. Take care of yourself, and don't let them make you bitter.

Regards,

SandraC

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I have 3 daughters who hate me and 2 grandchilden banned from seeing me. Having a sh*t day now.

by Amelia Ashton in

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my youngest who i haven't seen for 6 months came to collect the rest of her stuff from the flat today.. she was cold and indifferent towards me until the dog went for her because she no longer knows her and then she blamed me for everything that has happened.. having trouble keeping it together now..

Mum

One day those grandchildren are likely to start asking questions about why they never see their grandmother.

My daughter and I were estranged for a time, but there came a day when she needed me. There's no substitute for Mom. Take it one day at a time. Be patient, be loving, and be there for them.

Regards,

SandraC

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Deteriorating content of the WT

by His Excellency in

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has anyone noticed the recent deterioration in the quality of wt's contents lately?..

the spiritual food seems to be getting more and more shitty these days.

i have given a thought to what could really be going wrong, and if it is likely that some on the wiriting committee is consciously dishing out those nonsense to facilitate more poeple seeing ttat.

Mum

I meant "drivel," not "divel."

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Deteriorating content of the WT

by His Excellency in

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has anyone noticed the recent deterioration in the quality of wt's contents lately?..

the spiritual food seems to be getting more and more shitty these days.

i have given a thought to what could really be going wrong, and if it is likely that some on the wiriting committee is consciously dishing out those nonsense to facilitate more poeple seeing ttat.

Mum

I have found it much more beneficial to listen to and read the writings of Dr. Laura, Dr. Phil, Dr. Wayne Dyer and others than to listen to the same divel over and over. At least Dr. Laura cares about right and wrong, the consequences of behavior and helping others in a way that is useful. Her book, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, should be required reading for all young girls and women. She wrote a book like this for men as well.

It is hard for people who have never been able to shake of the rules of childhood (i.e., looking to others for orders and accepting punishment from others for messing up) to learn to decide for themselves what is right and wrong and to accept consequences of their actions, not punishment from an outside source, such as parents or religious leaders or the "devil."

Regards,

SandraC

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If you were ever wondering what an angry "glory christian"(whatever that is) hillbilly would look like to osberve in HD

by cptkirk in

then i found one!

(he refers to himself as hillbilly so wasn't necessarily trying to bust on the guy) but it is good entertainment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkcrd1gfgxu.

Mum

The "image is everything" philosophy of the WT won't do anything but cause trouble for you in some cultures. You got an education, didn't you? It's okay, I suppose, as long as you got it outside of a classroom.