do your jw relatives still talk to you?
are you now not very close?
are you avoided?
I’m the only one left of my direct family that is not a Jehovah’s Witness. (Phew quite pleased I’m no longer there).
We used to have an ok relationship but things started changing, as they need to feel more Uber, better witnesses and I’ve started speaking my mind up... I can see the main boat drifting into the horizon.
so .... I think it’s only a matter of time that I’ll be no longer associated with them.
i have been thinking... why would anyone want to join the religion or actually stay in the organization.
i understand that people don’t want to lose their loving family and dear friends so some stay in.
but what does anyone really ever get because they are jehovah’s witnesses??.
I think that they offer another view of the world to those people that are unhappy or that are in desperate situations.
We all know that these are easy pray... that either have life problems or feel unloved, unwanted, health issues, lost in the wold and looking to a place of comfort and perhaps even to have some order in life.
Thing is... once these little mice are trapped... they can’t really escape it. By then their whole lives are controlled by the watchtower one way or another.
People that are content in life don’t normally make time to question life. They are simply busy living it without giving a chance to Jehovah witnesses to penetrate into their lives.
plans for december:.
a few friends and i have planned a full month of kindness , giving and sharing experiences for us to help those who may need it.. the first weekend of dec we are all going to be taking some elderly ones who are on their own, cant get out and about for christmas shopping.they are alone (except friends, no family who cares to be there for them at all) , so we thought we can take them shopping for gifts and stuff, it will help them get out too for a day or two.. second weekend will be spent with wrapping gifts ,writing cards, letters for these elderly ones and taking them out for an event which they chose to go to.
third weekend we and these elderly ones are all sharing in making different dishes ,soups,muffins, cakes etc and taking them round to the homeless shelters and giving it out to people there (volunteering there afterwards too ,they need all the help they can).. fourth weekend us friends are going with gifts to three different shelters for the homeless and donating it there plus volunteering in a soup kitchen.. fifth weekend us friends have arranged for all these elderly ones to a weekend of chilling , fun activities for them ,food n drinks n all.. just doing this so those who havent got anybody can also feel the warmth, kindness people have and so that thye do not feel left out and depressed.. so looking for ward to a busy and happy giving december for my friends and me.. can you think of anything else that can be added to these above mentioned activities?.
Xanthippe,
hope your holiday time will be a great one filled with good moments and good memories. It’s all that counts, isn’t it?
I’m sure Albert Hall will not disappoint, there’s a few shows in there at this time of the year, all good.
plans for december:.
a few friends and i have planned a full month of kindness , giving and sharing experiences for us to help those who may need it.. the first weekend of dec we are all going to be taking some elderly ones who are on their own, cant get out and about for christmas shopping.they are alone (except friends, no family who cares to be there for them at all) , so we thought we can take them shopping for gifts and stuff, it will help them get out too for a day or two.. second weekend will be spent with wrapping gifts ,writing cards, letters for these elderly ones and taking them out for an event which they chose to go to.
third weekend we and these elderly ones are all sharing in making different dishes ,soups,muffins, cakes etc and taking them round to the homeless shelters and giving it out to people there (volunteering there afterwards too ,they need all the help they can).. fourth weekend us friends are going with gifts to three different shelters for the homeless and donating it there plus volunteering in a soup kitchen.. fifth weekend us friends have arranged for all these elderly ones to a weekend of chilling , fun activities for them ,food n drinks n all.. just doing this so those who havent got anybody can also feel the warmth, kindness people have and so that thye do not feel left out and depressed.. so looking for ward to a busy and happy giving december for my friends and me.. can you think of anything else that can be added to these above mentioned activities?.
Great plans!! It’s so nice to see it... you are a kind person with a good heart. Keep it up.
in fact, several "wtf"s, not least - why were you visiting a convicted pedophile after his release from prison, never-mind having any contact with him in the first place when his preoclivities seemed to be an open secret.. and the best he can some up with is "i don't remember"?
you don't remember?
there's a fucking photo of you with one of the victims and accessories to the crimes you dumb fuck!.
The Queen didn’t fired her son, has been reported that HE asked to retired from public duties until the foreseeable future.
This is not to say that this could have been Her Majesty request from him behind closed doors. That we will never know.
None the less, there has been some charities that have dropped Prince Andrew as their patron, it’s better to stop his work now than to have him paraded and keep reminding the public of this horrid situation. That’s probably what Buckingham Palace is thinking.
I think this all friendship was quite fishy. I don’t believe that he didn’t knew what was going on.
Many victims have mentioned Prince Andrew being present in many situations. This will not be something that will go away easily... and it shouldn’t. The Victims need the truth.
ps- the Queen herself has other monies that can be directed to provide Prince Andrew with an income.
It’s not yet certain if he will be cut off from the public purse or if his mum will be providing him with an allowance.
i saw on another forum a post somebody made about the melbourne assembly.
it seems the religion is still knocking full time jobs/careers and saving for retirement.. you would think at this point in time - after thousands of bethelites were sent home; many thousands of rank & file jws are at or near retirement age with no preparation - that the religion would change its tune, but no.
they are still stubbornly sticking to their guns on this issue.. i’m sorry for any young jws who listen to this.. i’m just glad i never followed their advice and certainly would not want to be in any congregation surrounded by these desperate people!.
L.H.gal,
I’m glad you didn’t listen too.
having a job can help us to feel our worth too..... the things people can accomplish without the W.tower.
They don’t want us to do that, co-dependence is better, mind control is better, live for the Borg is better.
i have a lovely nephew that only works part time, the other days/hours are all given to the organisation. Very little space to be a young person to find who he really is. Just moulded into a robotic systematic system for 22 years.
I often wonder about his future without a plan to make him financially secure, it’s scary.
i'm curious.
it's been a long time since i've even come near the borganization.
do they still allow "tours" in their facilities?
This one is interesting. And a little of a giggle too.
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
Minimus,
you can now buy recycled toilet paper that also comes wrapped with paper, so no plastic. It’s all recyclable and also made of recycled pulp.
Paper towels are not recyclable yet as paper, as these can contain food bits and contaminate other paper , these normally can be composted together with your food scraps if you have that option in your area.
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
Last week I gave myself a personal challenge as I went to my supermarket and did a free plastic shopping. No bags, no packaging no plastic.
i have to say I did found it different and a little difficult.
But none the less I bought the things that I needed BUT not the things that I WANTED.
I took with me the green compost bags that out local council provided, the bags for the food caddy. These can be reuse to compost food scraps later on... and are fully compostable! Yay!!
i filled these with the much needed cheese, ham, chicken and fish. Also veg and fruit.
The bread was easy from the bakery this time, and some items I bought in glass and in tins.
Metal and glass are high sought after materials with the capacity of being recycled many times (and cheaper and better to recycle thirst than to produce new that takes much more resources) so i was happy with the choice.
I did struggle with the milk and this was my only plastic item on my weekly shopping for a large family household. ( bummers... wish my local milkman milk delivery wouldn’t be so expensive! 😔)
I think that we need to be aware of what we buy in general and minimize our impact in the world.
But I also feel that manufacturers need to do more to also help us to choose and keep plastic to a minimum.
IF we all stop buying products because of their plastic packaging I can guarantee that manufacturers would change their ways and would invest in making their products better for consumers.
They are only interested to make a quick buck or two at the moment.
Ps. The supermarket staff was fantastic, the butcher specially, no problems or qualms in using my own compost bags.
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
