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  Why I called my parents 'jackasses'

  by LDH in

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  * http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=15355&site=3.

  in the above thread i referred to my parents as 'jackasses' and even 'nitwits'.. i was taken to task by a dear friend who read my words and was hurt by them!.

  so i will attempt to explain myself without making any apologies, because he was right--i should not have referred to them in that manner.. gozz, your words to me were on target.

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  I am not quite so understanding with my parents. I don't even return their phone calls any more. At age 28 I have informally divorced myself from them. And they still don't get it. They just want things to be "normal".

  They robbed me of what I love(organized sports). They went out of their way to make sure I did not fit in at school(socially). They did a poor job of providing for my physical needs(we were on welfare/foodstamps as kids) while at the same time spending time and money for the WTS. They did not help me plan or attend college. They had/have very little respect for each other. They live 2000 miles away. I found out at age 27, by my brother, that I was adopted by my dad when I was 1 yr old(the entire extended family knew except me till just last year).

  I do not respect or trust my parents.

  Tell me what I owe them and why. -OM

  I feel like by being the "better person", I would be letting them off the hook for being butthead parent. So I simply ignore them.
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  This is who really I am

  by MrMoe in

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  i have had several people on this board request that i show the softer side of who i am as a person -- as well as share my feelings in regards to the divorce my husband and i are about to go through.

  i have used the forum (past tense) as an outlet for stress.

  i think i met my husband for a reason.

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  thanks for sharing Moe -OM
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  Education Survey

  by larc in

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  education was strongly discouraged among the witnesses.

  i am curious as to how many of you went on for further education and in what fields.

  i will go ahead and list the ones i already know.. larc - advanced degrees in organizational psychology.

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  JanH-I am also interested in a graduate degree in Religious History. Are you currently working in your field? If yes, do you mind sharing what you do? thanks -OM
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  Education Survey

  by larc in

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  education was strongly discouraged among the witnesses.

  i am curious as to how many of you went on for further education and in what fields.

  i will go ahead and list the ones i already know.. larc - advanced degrees in organizational psychology.

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  I am in my last semester of college. I will have BA in Business Management from The University of Mary. I am 28. I would like to quit my job and go to law school but am not sure how I would swing it. -OM
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  Do not call... an idea + information required.

  by Andrew Farrell in

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  does anyone know the official wts process, and recognition of formal, or informal requests, to not be called upon?

  what is required?

  if a person contacted bethel, how often do they notify the local congregation of a request?

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  I bet if you got a list going around local churches you could get half a town on that list.
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  What are the Governing Body Doing Now?

  by ISP in

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  they resigned as officers of the wts and made way for a generally younger crowd who took places in a multitude of legal corporations.

  the idea was that they were to concentrate on 'spiritual things'.

  well the un-ngo fiasco didn't indicate they had their eye 'on the ball'.

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  A little R & R on the R & F!
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  What are the Governing Body Doing Now?

  by ISP in

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  they resigned as officers of the wts and made way for a generally younger crowd who took places in a multitude of legal corporations.

  the idea was that they were to concentrate on 'spiritual things'.

  well the un-ngo fiasco didn't indicate they had their eye 'on the ball'.

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  I would wager money that the ones who are not bed-ridden, make it to Hawaii or Belize or some such place for a lot of R & R every year.
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  aren't the 144,000 all dead by now?

  by rcranor in

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  if you were born in 1914 that makes you 86 years old.

  so your pretty close to keeling over already.

  but that only makes you 14 around time of annointment so that seems a little ridiculous.

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  The WTS says the annointing stopped in 1935. So the youngest annointed is 66(if you were annointed as a baby). Im 28 so I figure I should be around when they are all dead. But I think they already have a plan ready to buy more time.
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  Would like to introduce myself...

  by Undine in

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  i apologize for having to.

  delete my post.

  fear of being found out.

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  If your worried about privacy, I would recommend putting a lock on your e-mail. Unless your name realy is'nt georgia kahlo. -om
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  The watchtower is true

  by billy in

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  just looking briefly on this board, i can see all the warnings given in the watchtower about those leaving the organisation and sinking into the mire of the world are true.. you are all sad losers.

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  openminded

  It takes one to know one.

  What is "mire of the world" cult-speak for anyway? Just curious.