Posts by Normalfulla

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How did you feel when you got baptized?

by Schnufti in

back in 2005, i remember sitting in the stadium in the special rows with 42 others.

8000 people were looking at us - maybe even with a binocular - while listening to the speech.

my family and my friends among them, being all proud of me.. i don't remember being enthusiastic.

Normalfulla

I was 16, felt sick with nerves had to do the huge(fast) walk to the toilets and puked up, no good memories there

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What has been your own personal experience of shunning?

by UnshackleTheChains in

i am interested in finding out on a small scale the extent of which shunning has impacted on you personally.. my own experience is that when i faded about 12 years ago.

the woman whose house the book study was held at (and who was virtually a neighbour) walked right past me in my own street.

i remember it so well.

My wife and I faded fairly recently, I had a deep talk to my Uber elder brother who I love dearly and told him a few facts about the truth... He doesn't want to talk to me anymore, my sisters are both strictly no contact...im Not disfellowshipped, not doing anything wrong just don't go to meetings and field service and that is worthy of virtual death.... Soo f$#%kd up, I love these people and they are throwing a normal sibling loving relationship away cos the GB says so... Huge sad face

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The popularity fad of home-schooling!

by stuckinarut2 in

i know this has been discussed over the years on this forum, but i just had to post this again!.

it seems that the popular fad amongst the "spiritual" ones in the local circuits is to home school their children instead of sending them to school.. now to clarify, we are in a very nice area of semi rural australia .

one with very community minded, and strong family values.

Normalfulla

OMG, my Uber elder brother who lives in Canada pulled his 6yr old child out of school so his wife can homeschool him and his 4 yr old brother, they live in a medium sized clean and good town in B.C, I almost wept to think of all the normal things school helps u deal with that they will miss out on, not to mention as a jw yr supposed to learn to stand up for yr beliefs and endure some ridicule as u know "they will persecute u also" but instead they will be ill equipped and handicapped to the real life and may find it overwhelming when they will have to venture out and face reality, oh man my poor nephews! Huge sad face

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First time back in a KH in 8 months

by Normalfulla in

so... one of my employees is a miserable servant and was giving the pt and invited me to come knowing full well i was faded out, i go along cos i respect him and thought why not, i must admit i was a little nervous headed back there (a neighboring hall not my old one) i saw alot of familiar faces and some old friends who were aware of my fade, all so pleased to see me at a meeting again and i can sum up how i felt about the experience like this.. .

have you ever been to a party and been the only sober person there and are totally aware of the ridiculous things said and going on?

that's what it felt like except the party would have been more fun of course,... all these good people, drunk off their heads on wt propaganda and false hopes, the irony was the talk was titled "does your life have meaning?".

Normalfulla

So... one of my employees is a miserable servant and was giving the PT and invited me to come knowing full well I was faded out, I go along cos I respect him and thought why not, I must admit I was a little nervous headed back there (a neighboring hall not my old one) I saw alot of familiar faces and some old friends who were aware of my fade, all so pleased to see me at a meeting again and I can sum up how I felt about the experience like this..

Have You ever been to a party and been the only sober person there and are totally aware of the ridiculous things said and going on? That's what it felt like except the party would have been more fun of course,... all these good people, drunk off their heads on WT propaganda and false hopes, the irony was the talk was titled "does your life have meaning?". Of course the talk gave examples of people helping humanity in various ways but ultimately gave the conclusion that the only purpose to find happiness in one's life is to do what WT says (no surprises there), there I was thinking how my life after leaving has more meaning than it has ever, Living it, enjoying the moments that are here and now not begrudgingly doing something I feel I have to ahhh! Life is beautiful... THIS life is beautiful, to all those stupid #bestlifeever instagrammers out in service, enjoy yr dogshit #chocolatepudding

"Easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled"

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"Historical" Announcement This Week?

by headisspinning in

my daughter asked if anyone has heard anything about a 'big announcement' being made sometime this week in congregations in canada and possibly beyond... in her words "it's like a biggggg long thing, they cut out part of the book study for it and people heard it was a historical thing"... any ideas?

could it be the mexican branch closing or the theme of the convention?

or something else?

Normalfulla

Hardly a historical announcement, disappointed it wasn't something worthy of the hype, maybe they will announce a change of the toilet paper ply during the talks ha....

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The Story of My Sister - Lurkers: Is this logical?

by Funchback in

my sister got baptized at 17 or 18 years old in 1983. she was ripe for the jw picking as she was shy, quiet, naive and with low self-esteem even though she was tall and beautiful and she attended one of the best high schools in philadelphia.. she wasn't outgoing and she only went out on a couple of dates prior to her baptism.

she worked at a day care center.

she loved children and animals.

Normalfulla

Dude, so sorry and a sad story, the amount of sibling relationships that would... under normal circumstances be healthy and flourish are so often burned, unnaturally strained, suppressed and ultimately wasted as a result of the dictation from the top in the WT, I myself am experiencing first hand, my younger brother (elder) won't speak to me and both my sisters and their husbands barely say boo despite being all really close... And what have I done to them personally? Nothing, I'm the eldest of the family and know TTATT and therefore cannot continue to be an active JW, I'm not out to try destroy their faith BUT just that fact is enough to tar me with the brush the society prescribes to all who doubt them

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When the CO comes a knocking.

by Thisismein1972 in

i was going to reply to another thread, but thought this might deserve a separate topic.. my observations when i was a still in.. the announcement that jesus christ (the co) is visiting our local kh.. would anyone like to "volunteer" their time, money and accommodation for jesus christ.. all ass lickers of said kh come forward to receive jesus christ.

a concerted effort for all to be out in the ministry that week, along with panicking elders visiting homes of those who have not been at the meetings for at least a week, offering "encouragement" so that the number of attendance is up for the week visit.. the self righteous in the kh who would never speak to you (pioneers included) and look down their noses at you all of a sudden start to speak to you.. during the visit, the elders are on their best behavior, thanking everyone who answers up.

the pioneers are martyring themselves by making cakes and practically washing the feet of the jesus christ.. the attendance does rise, with studies being brought along, to show jesus christ what a good little jw they are.. most indoctrinated jw's practically shoot each other to have a turn on the ministry with jesus christ!.

Normalfulla

I have know a few co's with a God complex or at least they came across that way, I guess after years of ever changing faces brown nosing them and being over the top friendly and trying to get their attention they must feel like rock stars and some of them let it show, man I hated the cocky attitude of some, the cong always laughed at any attempt at humor (except the wives of the co's) and the pompous importance they oozed, in the real world they are nobody's and I guess they want to retain their status,

Not all co's are created equal tho, there were a couple of genuine humble human beings that you could almost tell had the meekness and warmth of JC

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"Just around the corner." The dumbest song that I have ever heard..

by DATA-DOG in

i'm at my quasi-thanksgiving dinner with relatives.

i hear a haunting sound from another room.

"is that a children's song?

Normalfulla

Oh my goodness, this looks like it came from sesame Street and the old guy is Mr hooper, such a cheesy attempt at songwriting, I wanna puke

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How many times jehovah is said in a prayer

by Normalfulla in

so there was this particular elder in my hall who when giving a prayer would say "jehovah" waaaay to much it was ridiculous, we ended up having a count every time he gave prayer, most of the time it was 15-18 but once he topped 20, if u say it out loud 20 times you'll see how weird it is, like when do you ever in a conversation say someone's name that many times in 2 or so minutes,!

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Normalfulla

So there was this particular elder in my hall who when giving a prayer would say "jehovah" waaaay to much it was ridiculous, we ended up having a count every time he gave prayer, most of the time it was 15-18 but once he topped 20, if u say it out loud 20 times you'll see how weird it is, like when do you ever in a conversation say someone's name that many times in 2 or so minutes,!

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This week's bs, bible study help

by Normalfulla in

hi all , because i'm useless and can't be bothered studying, i need some rebuttals for the excuses given in this week's bs , (i love how the acronym matches its origin) my uber dub father pleaded with me to study this week's book study as it addresses my issues with them being directed by holy spirit etc and how jah reveals things progressively , problem is i know there's a great argument to put fwd with proper preparation but i'm onto my 2nd drink of the evening and can't be assed , please unload some smoking guns i can take with me tomorrow .

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chur.

Normalfulla

Chur for the replies so far , smiddy I think the new 2017 WT admission is what he will come back to me with not ammo for me if u look at the study material , BTW I like all yr work , ie yr topics and posts