Posts by cappytan

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At the meeting... And I have #3 Talk

by cappytan in

wife ended up sick this evening.

so i'm by myself because i have talk #3 and i didn't know she would be sick.

buzzing on 4 beers and 1 bourbon and coke.

cappytan

It goes to show the the effects of this cult. I know lots of alcoholics that are still in.

I might be an alcoholic. I don't know.

One thing I do know is that I'm definitely abusing it from time to time.

I actually drank a helluva lot more before I woke up to TTATT. I was drinking from Noon til bedtime. I'd drink at work, even.

Now, I just drink a lot on meeting days. I really only drink drink two days a week.

I will have a beer or two with dinner, occasionally, though, but never get a buzz unless it's meeting day.

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At the meeting... And I have #3 Talk

by cappytan in

wife ended up sick this evening.

so i'm by myself because i have talk #3 and i didn't know she would be sick.

buzzing on 4 beers and 1 bourbon and coke.

cappytan

Why not just stay home instead? you are going to quit anyway right?

I want to fade. It would be too obvious right now, though, if I suddenly stopped attending or started shirking responsibilities.

I want my wife and kids out with me.

Anyhow, regarding drinking before meetings, the cult doesn't care that much about it anymore:

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402014844
Does this passage mean that we must not drink anything alcoholic before going to a Christian meeting? Think about these points: We are not under the Law. (Romans 10:4) In some lands, our fellow believers use alcoholic beverages in moderation at meals before attending meetings. Four cups of wine were used at the Passover. When instituting the Memorial, Jesus had his apostles drink wine that represented his blood. (Matthew 26:27) The Bible condemns heavy drinking and drunkenness. (1 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Timothy 3:8) And because of their conscience, many Christians may not drink any alcohol before worshipping Jehovah. However, circumstances are different from one country to another, and the important thing is for Christians to “distinguish between the holy thing and the profane” so that they can remain holy and please Jehovah.

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At the meeting... And I have #3 Talk

by cappytan in

wife ended up sick this evening.

so i'm by myself because i have talk #3 and i didn't know she would be sick.

buzzing on 4 beers and 1 bourbon and coke.

cappytan

OneEyedJoe: Welcome to the morning after

You know that expression/lyric, "feeling no pain 'til early morning"?

Yeah, that's me right now. It's early morning, and the pain is here.

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At the meeting... And I have #3 Talk

by cappytan in

wife ended up sick this evening.

so i'm by myself because i have talk #3 and i didn't know she would be sick.

buzzing on 4 beers and 1 bourbon and coke.

cappytan

Witness My Fury: If you are that alcohol tolerant then you have built up to it over a period of time...

I only drink on meeting nights...

In all seriousness, though, I think I do have a problem. I'm trying to deal with one problem at a time right now, however. I just fully woke up about a month ago.

But I have built up a tolerance to it over a period of time, like you said. That period of time is the entire time I've been of drinking age and been in the truth.

It builds and builds and builds and if you ignore the Cognitive Dissonance, you have to deal with it somehow. I turned to the bottle to avoid waking up to TTATT. That only worked for so long.

I'm getting some help for it, but it's undercover so as to not upset my wife or have to face a Judicial Committee.

Damn...this thread got all serious all of a sudden.

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I was shy on my first JW.ORG Video, I am so happy sharing God's Organization with you!

by JWCart1975 in

jw.org is the fastest growing media outlet in the world, our local cobe said we are going to take the media from satan's wicked world!

repent before it's too late and come back to the kingdom hall with all your loving brothers and sisters!

you won't find happiness without jehovah's organization and you know it!

cappytan

MissFit: dont even think about lubricating your own wheels...

BAHAHAHAHHA!!

I needed that laugh this morning.

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Can we be deleted as an appointed man, or disfellowshipped without meeting in a committee?

by stuckinarut2 in

so, i am genuinely wondering if the above is possible nowdays?.

with the changes in the power structure of co's, the changes in gb directives re never questioning "jehovah's appointed channel etc", i wonder if "disciplne can be given out in absence?.

i know that several elders in our cong have little "discussions" about my apparant slackening off, and would love to take action against me... they have tried to chat with me but that has been shot down.. so i wonder if they could just make a decision without me being present for it?