Posts by lilbluekitty

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Out Of All JW Beliefs Which Is The Weirdest?

by minimus in

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i know there's plenty.. one that comes to mind is the blood doctrine.

whole blood is bad, blood fractions may be ok but not all.....wtf?

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Weird things JWs can't own or wear

by lilbluekitty in

also posted on the yuku forum.. i thought it might be amusing to make a list of things i remember when i was a dub that we couldn't have or own or wear.

(some of these things vary by where you live, in other places dubs have them, it just depends).

obviously the list goes on forever, but feel free to add things.

lilbluekitty

00DAD, I just noticed that, LOL, good one =)

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Weird things JWs can't own or wear

by lilbluekitty in

also posted on the yuku forum.. i thought it might be amusing to make a list of things i remember when i was a dub that we couldn't have or own or wear.

(some of these things vary by where you live, in other places dubs have them, it just depends).

obviously the list goes on forever, but feel free to add things.

Yeah flip-flops at meetings were a huge topic where I grew up in New England. They were considered inappropriate footwear because bros. decided they only belonged at the beach. Basically any thong-type sandal was not allowed.

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Weird things JWs can't own or wear

by lilbluekitty in

also posted on the yuku forum.. i thought it might be amusing to make a list of things i remember when i was a dub that we couldn't have or own or wear.

(some of these things vary by where you live, in other places dubs have them, it just depends).

obviously the list goes on forever, but feel free to add things.

lilbluekitty

Yeah stockings are required up north at least (New England area) even if the temperatures reach the 90s or more. When my mom pioneered one year when I was a kid, during the summer one day she just ripped off her stockings and told the sister she was with that if it offended her that my mom didn't want to die of heat stroke then maybe she'd like to work with someone else. The sister she was with ripped off her stockings too =D

The worst thing, is in the winter up there, my sister and I were still forced to go out in service no matter what unless it was snowing (because no one would open their doors lol, smart people!) with skirts and thin little stockings on. Finally my mom felt bad for us and started letting us wear long coats with leggings on underneath our skirts.

Do sisters in Alaska and Russia and stuff have to wear skirts out in service, I wonder??? Poor things!!

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Weird things JWs can't own or wear

by lilbluekitty in

also posted on the yuku forum.. i thought it might be amusing to make a list of things i remember when i was a dub that we couldn't have or own or wear.

(some of these things vary by where you live, in other places dubs have them, it just depends).

obviously the list goes on forever, but feel free to add things.

lilbluekitty

Hah that's true, I bought thong underwear once in my early 20s and my mother thought sure I was fornicating and when I had a pair in my bag when I visited my grandparents my grandmother threw them in the trash without saying a word to me about it. *rolls eyes*

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Weird things JWs can't own or wear

by lilbluekitty in

also posted on the yuku forum.. i thought it might be amusing to make a list of things i remember when i was a dub that we couldn't have or own or wear.

(some of these things vary by where you live, in other places dubs have them, it just depends).

obviously the list goes on forever, but feel free to add things.

lilbluekitty

Also posted on the Yuku forum.

I thought it might be amusing to make a list of things I remember when I was a dub that we couldn't have or own or wear. (Some of these things vary by where you live, in other places dubs have them, it just depends). Obviously the list goes on forever, but feel free to add things. Oh and certain things are just obvious like cigarettes, drugs, sex toys, etc.

Objects
Wind chimes
"Indian" corn on your door
Wreaths on your door
A single candle or fake candle in each window
Dreamcatchers
Smurfs
Harry Potter stuff
Lord Of The Rings stuff
Fairies, unicorns, mermaids, other "magical" creatures
Disney movies
Anything with the word "magic" in it, even if it was just something cute for kids
Jumanji
Horror movies
Rated R movies
Heavy metal, rap, country, rock (you get the idea)
Other versions of the Bible
Religious books not by the society
Pokemon and other anime
Dragons
Skulls
Yin yangs
Peace signs
Horn jewelery
Anything religious such as statues, icons, what have you, pictures of Jesus unless drawn by the society (apparently the idea of Jesus having long hair is evil)
Anything considered "pagan"
Aliens
Angels, even the cute cherubs
In some areas, heart shapes are considered pagan, same with stars

Clothes items you can't wear to the meeting (but some of these things you can wear anywhere else)
Fishnet stockings
Flip flops
Women with bare legs
Men wearing hats (but women can)
Skirts at or above the knee
Funny ties (like Mickey Mouse)
Funny socks
Sideburns
Beards
In some areas, even mustaches (sp?)
Crocs
Women wearing pants
Any haircolor not deemed "natural" and even if it is a normal color like blonde, you may be viewed as "slutty"
Afros
Cornrows
Dark lipstick
Any piercing except one hole in each ear for women only
Ankle bracelets
Toe rings
Black or very dark nail polish
Tattoos
Sneakers
In some areas, women wearing tank tops or sleeveless tops
Tube tops or tube dresses
Sun-dresses
In some areas, extremely long skirts and dresses are considered immodest
I've noticed dubs treat people with incredibly pale skin and dark hair like they're worldly and "gothic"
Oh yeah goth clothes are considered evil and even if you just wear black a lot they think you're goth
Natural red-heads sometimes get picked on for their hair being too bright
High heels over 3 inches
Certain types of shoes are considered too "extreme"

The list goes on, but let's see what's "banned" in your area?

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Halloween

by MrFreeze in

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so, do any of you ex-jw's partake in any halloween celebrations?

do you give candy to the trick-or-treaters?

do you dress up and go to parties?.

lilbluekitty

My second Halloween technically since I did go to one before while I wasn't going to meetings a couple years ago, but this is the first time I'm not really afraid to go lest someone see me (even though I'm not DF'd so I should be scared lol.) Love the Rick Grimes idea, love the Walking Dead!! Lego Man is awesome too though. I think I will go to the party I'm going to as a black cat though LOL.

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Does anyone have a well worded DA Letter prepared?

by Jomavrick in

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not that i cant write up something myself, but i figure why try and reinvent the wheel?

i think it is time to cross that bridge.

thank you!.

lilbluekitty

leavingwt, what a great letter! I personally am not going to write one but it was very well thought out and helped me better explain to my husband (non-JW) why I've been having doubts about the whole blood fraction thing since they started with that. He understood it was crap but since I'm newer to leaving the org, I didn't understand except that to me, would you eat something if I told you there was a fraction of rat poison in it? (That's the example I used with him). Anyway, it was really good, thanks for sharing it with us.

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Let the shunning begin, apparently...(long-winded)

by lilbluekitty in

my father and i have been going back and forth on facebook in private messages.

it had been since august that my dad had contacted me, before i was beginning to "come out" about not wanting to be a jw, and actually i haven't actually stated that to any of my family or jw friends yet, as i was hoping to do the fade thing.. well i wrote to my dad and he has recently been very sr (self-righteous) lately and was copy/pasting "answers" to my questions right out of the wt cd-rom.

i called him on it and asked him to speak out of his heart.

lilbluekitty

After reading the "secret" elder's book (which I'm not supposed to read because I'm neither an elder nor a man!) I did see that certain things can be regarded as you DAing yourself like blood transfusions, joining another church, celebrating holidays. It's actually weird because it contradicts itself because it said in the book that only the person can do it (DA themselves) but those things I listed (among others) can get the brothers to DA you somehow. I dont' have the exact quote right now but it's weird.

Anyways, my father did respond back, and not in a way I expected but he seemed sorry for jumping to such conclusions, etc. so I gave him some excuse that would show I'd not be around much and will just leave it at that, be very quiet on FB and try not to be too visible on sites my family knows about etc.

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When were the annointed resurrected to heaven?

by drewcoul in

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i have heard that there has been some changes as to what the witnesses teach regarding the resurrection of annointed to spirit life.. what is the current teaching?

is it still that an annointed is resurrected "in the twinkling of an eye" as i was always taught?

i was also taught that this resurrection began in 1918. .

lilbluekitty

Not sure...I always thought it was in 1914 but I never undestood that stuff.