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  Most Awkward, Embarrassing, Comical things you Experienced as a Witness ?

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  many of us i'm sure experienced embarrassing or comical moments as a witness.

  some things we'd rather just forget , i'm sure, but some things helped us think on our feet, quickly in helping others .

  here are a few of mine.

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  Mum

  When my daughter was about six years old, we attended an assembly in Cincinnati, Ohio. We had a sister staying with us in the room, and things were hectic getting ready to go to the stadium. My daughter was about 6 years old and accustomed to dressing herself, as I had a philosophy of teaching her to do for herself according to her capacity.

  Everything went fine. Everyone got a shower, got dressed, loaded up bookbags, and piled into the car.

  We got to Three Rivers Stadium, which was fairly new at the time, and I was happy a glad to be there.

  We were climbing steps to get to our seats, me holding my daughter's hand, while the sister accompanying us was walking behind us.

  Imagine my surprise when the sister told me that my daughter wasn't wearing any panties!
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  Casting call for JW reality show...

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i don't know if this is legit or not:.

  http://www.realitywanted.com/call/26136-casting-for-former-jehovahs-witnesses-for-new-docu-series#.uhyvdrtna1s.

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  Mum

  They only want people between the ages of 19 and 29. We geriatrics (over 30!) are not wanted. This is blatant age discrimination!
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  Message for "Outlaw"

  by gma-tired2 in

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  2. friends

  outlaw just had to let you know that you have often brightened my day by my reading your funny posts and your laughing dog.

  thank you gma-tired2.

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  Mum

  Outlaw, what you do, getting us to laugh at the pomposity of the WT and their GB, is the best thing you could do. I saw Mel Brooks on TV once talking about the play / movie, The Producers. He made the point that the thing that would hurt Hitler most would be laughing at him, which that play makes everyone do. Narcissistic pompous autocrates HATE to be laughed at!

  Keep up the good work!
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  can anyone decipher cora's comment on the aawa video?

  by friendaroonie in

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  2. friends

  i have asked several people what she says as th e second person to talk in th e v ery first aawa video.

  it sounds to me like "they tear off armours from us.

  " or they tear of arms for us.

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  Mum

  Okay, this thread has turned into a rantfest for ablebodiedman. I, too, do not have the time to spend watching those videos. I just want to make some points clear:

  If Jesus said he had not brought peace but a sword, or whatever, I think he could have been referring to the fact that there would be family members and friends who disagreed with his followers. Did he say they had to be shunned.

  When he said not to even eat with a man who was a liar or fornicator or other behavior-based avoidance, I totally agree. I don't want people who do those things around my family. He was not talking about shunning people because they disagree with some autocrats in Brooklyn, New York, and were ordered to obey such autocrats, even if the autocrats tell them not to speak to their own children.

  If anyone is shunned, it does not mean you don't say hello to them when you see them on the street. It means that you do not want them in the presence of your children and family because of their behavior. For example, in Nevada there is a law against smoking within range of a child who could breathe in the second-hand smoke.

  If Jesus wants me to reject my own children because the autocrats in Brooklyn tell me to, then I can live without Jesus, too. However, I don't think Jesus had any such thing in mind.

  I refuse, under any circumstances, not to be there to help my children, even if they've done wrong. I'm repeating myself. Time to shut up.
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  Was Your Leaving The Witnesses A Very Gradual Process Or A Quick One?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  for me, it took many years.. even when i would read all the changes over the years from the "truth", i still would ignore it and "wait on jehovah" and try to be a positive force in the congregation.. eventually, i just couldn't take it anymore and resigned as an elder, and slowly but surely made my fade.. what about you?

  were you out, in a short or longer time?

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  Mum

  I'm not sure. I know I had issues with certain things. Once a sister in our congregation got engaged to a "worldly" guy, really a guy who was several levels above most JW's in every way. When word got around that she was engaged, members of the congregation started calling her. I made the obligatory call as well (after all, I was an elder's wife ). Her mother told me later that I was the only caller who was not harsh or unkind. That set me to thinking. Most of all, I knew I did not want my then 7-year-old daughter to have the kind of life I had.

  After the Jonestown massacre, there was an article in one of the magazines stating that each person needed to have a strong mind and not be sucked in to blind obedience to unreasonable demands. This was news to me! Obedience was all I had ever learned, not just from the JW's, but from my pathological family as well.

  I also recall a moment of clarity when I realized that I had been a better person before I was a JW. There was no escaping it. I knew it was true.

  What really blasted me away was that I could no longer bear my life with my JW husband, of being monitored and accused of "thinking" bad thoughts, of being derided for taking some college classes, of fighting every day about what I "could" and "couldn't" do. I was close to 30 years old, and feld I had learned enough from life to make my own decisions. My daughter was watching and learning too much about how to be a doormat, which I did not wish her to be

  So I quit my classes, which made my husband happy. Then I started planning my escape. Other dubs actually helped me. They could see I was falling apart without a word from me. One of my friends made my airline reservations using a pseudonym (something that can't be done today). On the day I left, she met me at a shopping center and took us to the airport. My daughter was crying because I didn't tell her because, in her innocence, she would have told her dad and he would have stopped me.

  We went to the other end of the country, where I had a cousin who took us in. I got a job right away. This was in 1979, so there was no internet, so I was pretty much on my own. It was not all smooth sailing by any means, but the one important difference was that I had something to look forward to - hope for the future. I could make my own decisions and bear the consequences - as an adult!
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  the final fall of metaspy

  by metaspy in

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  and so it goes....

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  Mum

  You are not alone. Reach out to someone you trust on this board. We want to help you.

  Some years back, I lost my job to a not-very-competent woman who seduced my boss, was thrown out of my home (with my 19-year-old daughter and my 2-year-old granddaughter) by my then husband, had to have major surgery, had to work 2-3 jobs to survive, and I made it through.

  You can, too. Take one day at a time. Get things into perspective. Call a suicide hotline. Have a few drinks to get relaxed. Save yourself! You are irreplaceable.
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  minor tidbit from sunday's DC

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  no mention of the governing body at all .

  on 3 occassions the speakers said to listen to jehovah, jesus and the faithful slave.. hmmm, are they reacting to negative feedback?.

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  Mum

  Jehovah and Jesus don't regularly communicate with human beings. Therefore, obey the geriatrics in Brooklyn.
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  2013 How Can You Have a Happy Life?

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  credit goes to doug mason..2013 how can you have a happy life?

  (this brochure was published for jewish readers in mind).

  the site is a jw site and i think one page is missing.

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  Mum

  Narcissistic dictators have never stood out for their equal treatment of others.
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  Some Things Would-be Shunners Need To Think About

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, you ( mr. or ms. hyperloyal witness) decide to succumb to cult peer pressure and shun me, your relative or friend.. need a ride to the airport?

  tough sh*t, pal.. does your car need a 'jump' at 7am?

  call triple a.. worried about dying alone?

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  Mum

  Your boss at work may be an "apostate." You don't need this crappy job, do you? "Jehovah" will make everything fall from the sky for you.

  Your child's teacher or doctor may be an "apostate." Well, you'll have to move to a neighborhood and find a substandard pediatrician.

  The person who helps you at the DMV may be an "apostate." You don't want that registration renewed anyway, do you? Better to drive illegally.

  Your mechanic or other service provider may be an "apostate." You can find another mechanic, no matter the effect on your vehicle.

  OMG, we're everywhere!
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  Please Share one of your Favourite Quotations

  by cofty in

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  2. friends

  have you ever come across words that resonate with you?

  it doesn't have to be a great gem of wisdom, just something that is meaningful to you.. please share, and if you want to, tell us why it's meaningful to you.. here is something that made me nod when i first read it.... .

  "fortunate are those who have learned to see, in the wild things of nature, something to be loved, something to be wondered at, something to be reverenced, for they have found the key to a never-failing source of recreation and refreshment".

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  Mum

  These are some of my favorites. They're from memory, so they probably are not word-for-word quotations:

  I am not impressed by feelings in hearts. I am impressed by character and courage. - Dr. Laura Schlessinger

  Life's most compelling and important question is, "What are you doing for others? - Martin Luther King, Jr.

  The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubts. - Bertrand Russell

  Everyone is a genius. If you judged a fish on his ability to climb a tree, he would go through life thinking he was stupid. - Albert Einstein