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Handing in '' Field Service Report '' even if you're very ill.
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
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my mom has not been to any meetings or participated in field service since august 2013. she cannot walk due to all her medical conditions.

she is either in bed or sitting in a wheel chair.. our family hired a caretaker monday - friday to help her eat, take her to the bathroom and sit with her in case she needs anything.

in the evenings and weekends, we have family members take care of her.
3rdgen

To think elders actually go to school to learn this.
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Boiling mad-need to vent!
by 3rdgen in
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i have had to remove my rant because hubby doesn't want the jw realatives to retaliate again..
3rdgen

Lois and Phizzy, I hear ya!
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Boiling mad-need to vent!
by 3rdgen in
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i have had to remove my rant because hubby doesn't want the jw realatives to retaliate again..
3rdgen

Hello Kate, thanks for your well wishes. I feel much better just knowing there are many who understand the stranglehold this cult has on people. I feel like I had cancer when I was in then tried to have it removed only to find it sent out feelers to the rest of my body. I can't get rid of it no matter how much i want to. BTW, I have followed most of your story. Kate, you are couragous and inspiring.
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Boiling mad-need to vent!
by 3rdgen in
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i have had to remove my rant because hubby doesn't want the jw realatives to retaliate again..
3rdgen

Hi Big Mac! The troublemakers in the family ARE members here. Ain't that a crock? They are the poster children for hypocrites. While hubby was in Bethel and I was pioneering they were doing drugs, answering "Booty Calls" you know, the double life thing. His family has always made a BIG deal about how far back their JW history goes. They just forget to mention that is was more like the family club they all belong to but don't take seriously unless you quit attending!
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Boiling mad-need to vent!
by 3rdgen in
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i have had to remove my rant because hubby doesn't want the jw realatives to retaliate again..
3rdgen

Ruderedhead, Great username! Thanks, you're right it isn't fair to be out of the borg yet held captive by its spawn.
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Boiling mad-need to vent!
by 3rdgen in
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i have had to remove my rant because hubby doesn't want the jw realatives to retaliate again..
3rdgen

((((MissFit)))))) Thanks! Yes there are but I am a poor typest so I probably wont go through the whole schmeer all over again. These realatives make a big show of being "good JW's" but are members of this forum. Genuine hypocrites! We know bacause while we were still "in" they mentioned it to hubby. We are not very concerned about being "outed" at this point. They make trouble at work, with our livelyhood, and much more. We don't have time, energy, or money for their hastle.
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Boiling mad-need to vent!
by 3rdgen in
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i have had to remove my rant because hubby doesn't want the jw realatives to retaliate again..
3rdgen

Thanks so much Coffee House Girl, I appreciate your kind words. These so called Christians are ruthless and relentless and we are tired.
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Boiling mad-need to vent!
by 3rdgen in
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2. beliefs
i have had to remove my rant because hubby doesn't want the jw realatives to retaliate again..
3rdgen

I have had to remove my rant because Hubby doesn't want the JW realatives to retaliate again. Now my rant turns into anger that I can't even rant in peace. Hope all of you are well.
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A Good Question To Ask JW to Get Them To Think
by sarahsmile in
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why did you get baptized?.

what do you think they would reply?.

because it is the truth!
3rdgen

Legacy, I like your question and line of thought. The only potential problem I see would be the part where the GB admits they are wrong about ever being Gods mouthpiece. To some, that would be showing humility and would confirm that they actually are. So I would simply word it the assumptive : Would you stay if you knew this was not Gods organization? Of course, we know that many feel "stuck in" and have/are staying despite knowing.
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How many *educated* adults are being converted into the Jehovah's Witnesses nowadays?
by EdenOne in
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2. friends
the other day i was sitting in one of those meetings where the public talk was absolutely mind-dumbing.

by minute 5 i couldn't take it anymore paying further attention to what was being said, so my mind wandered.

i looked around to my own kh and started to notice something.
3rdgen

My father and his 3 siblings all went to college although they were "born in". This is because we are talking the 1920's when the WTBT$ hadn't offically ruled out education or thinking. Their mother had been a Russelite/Bible student who herself was college educated. Dad's 2 sisters got degrees and became school teachers. All of them were very intelligent, however cult mind control and love and loyality to Grandma proved to be more powerful than logic. As far as a college educated intelligent person coming in cold (no family ties to WBT$) from the field is EXTREMELY rare. In the 60 years and at least 13 congregations I had been associated I only know of 2 individuals who did. Both were women undergoing a personal crisis at the time they agreed to study. One died of old age decades ago so never saw how dumbed down and controlling the Borg became. The other, says things like "I'm constantly praying, Jehovah please don't let me see what I see."