a jw called my wife to talk business yesterday, and voluntarily mentioned her son was living with them again.. now you have to understand, we have not associated with the jw's for 13 plus years.
so it took my wife by surprise that a jw, knowing our situation, would mention this.
but it gets better, there is more to this story.. she then volunteered, he's been living at home with them for over a year since.......bethel "re-assigned" him as she said sarcastically.. "how long was he at bethel?
Of course, if he decided to take some courses to get a better job, with him being an ex-bethelite, the elders would be on his ass about not setting a proper examply of seeking first the kingdom.
I'd say his parents ought to be happy as I'm sure they basked in the glow of th eir little JOhnny going to Bethel amongst their JW friends when he left.
The chickens are coming home to roost.....BIG TIME!!!!
ok, i'm sure i am not the first one to be in this predicament but it sure is a headache, my jw ex called a few days ago, apparently she has met someone (they're not dating of course!
) and she wants to me to hand over the golden ticket.
she wants confirmation either in writing or verbally to a third party, that she is "scripturally free" to remarry.. i have managed for years now to avoid any judicial action and my jw family members still associate with me, but that all could come to a screeching halt if i give her what she wants.. the only bright side is she totally robbed me on the divorce; if she gets married i am at least off the hook for "spousal maintenance", that would mean potentially thousands of dollars in my pocket.... .
Spousal support???
F#$% that!!!
i think that means that we are going to go to even less meetings and just generally have less to do with the jws because the hall we are at now is where all his friends are... unless somebody tries to take him under his wing and screws everything up.... btw, this was his idea.
thoughts?.
Sounds like he's in Pre-fade mode.
i live near sacramento, ca and earlier this week the local convention authority held a big deal press conference announcing a "deal" with jehovah's witnesses (see clip below).
based on comments to local news media on their websites, more than a few people are not too crazy about the idea..... i heard an interview on a local station where the head guy [of the convention authority] was defending (sounded very defensive) the city's deal with the dubs, by saying "well, they'll bring hotel dollars, food dollars, and they'll be visiting all of our local museums, evening life, and entertainment attractions.....so the monetary impact will be huge for us...".
specifically discouraged from doing any of those "extra" things..... hope those attractions aren't hiring more employees to handle the witness "crowds"........ also, during the interview, he said that the convention authority would be able to select the dates for the various conventions.
Isn't it gratifying to know that armageddon is more than 5 years away!!!
something terrible happened.
i did something to compromise myself and unfortunately my double agent status is over.
i will soon have to move out on my own and either disassociate or face an invasive witch trial that i honestly would only take part in for the purpose of secretly recording it.
Sorry.....Oh hell.......No I'm not........for being so crude. Had nothing to do with where courage might originate from, an inability to sympathize with your situation, nor whether I think I'm better than the WT.........a veiled accusation I have to say my JW wife used to use on me a lot. So, I hope you understand, that it's not unexpected that I figured I'd hear it from you if you were pushed a little bit.
A middle school coach once told me that "excuses are tools men use to build monuments of nothingness".
So when I see a person who presents himself as a grown man, 27 years old, college educated, financially capable of supporting himself, and even for a just awakened JW still at home "sucking on the tit"........
............whew......I guess it's just been awhile for me.........the Strength of the WT programming is of legendary stature...........
You'll find that you're understood by me and others here a lot more than you might think. What you're going through is not unheard of, it's the same ole dance tune repeated ad nauseum here by relative newbies such as yourself.
It's the same song.......it's only the dancers that change.
It's expected that you might take some of the harsh tones here personally, thinking its just another group expecting to be answered to and ready to push you around, but believe me when I say, in the near future, you'll be kicking yourself in the head and asking yourself why did it take you so long to make some of the very decisions you're making right now, and why didn't someone give you this kick in the rear end you're expecting from the WT sooner.
something terrible happened.
i did something to compromise myself and unfortunately my double agent status is over.
i will soon have to move out on my own and either disassociate or face an invasive witch trial that i honestly would only take part in for the purpose of secretly recording it.
Grow a set of balls will you? You do consider yourself an adult don't you?
You neither have to "disassociate" nor "face an invasive witch-hunt" and I suspect it's long since past that you should've moved out on your own.
What a crock, you're just as much still under the spell of the WT as your mother in still thinking that they have any control over you or that you owe them an explanation for the decisions you make about your life.
Get your own place......Get on with your own life......and for goodness sakes.........GET A GRIP!!!!!
serious..
A girl with pink hair and some sort of dog collar thingy is worried about Jehoober killing her? Priceless.
ROFL......
You're prolly safer away from the Witnesses IF Jesus comes back. I'm sure they've pissed him off to no end!
here is a goodbye thread for people who have decided to move on and leave jwn.
posting a message for everyone or just some..
Oh come on....does anybody really believe she's actually leaving??
I'll be looking for her thread on Beliefnet where she'll once again announce to all her JW wanna-gonna be brethren her decision, how they once again will heap all thier loving praise on her for her decision, and how she'll sneak back in here with one of her "WT can do no wrong" remarks.
hi - i'm new here so go easy on me!.
i've been lurking for a while trying to find out info on the jws.
some questions i have:.
If I'm not mistaken, didn't you mention that your daughter is 17 Years old? And shy?
Of course that 25 YO man is going to start sniffing around likely thinking he can 'stake his claim" just after the bleached water evaporates as she steps out of the baptismal pool. While there are a lot of women within marrying age amongst JWs, the pickins are slim as most of the youth are running out the back door as they come of age. The rest, under duress and misunderstanding from raging hormones, are getting married to the first warm body that shows any interest in them. A couple of months later, they find themselves expecting of a bundle of joy they are hardly prepared for trapping them even further into the clutches of the cult.
I'm stunned that your wife hasn't raised an eyebrow at a man that age showing that kind of interest in your daughters appearance. Surely she wouldn't be so forgiving of this activity were it a man outside of the KH.
not sure if i'm posting this in the right section but hey-ho.. there are many of you here who have seen the light about the wbts but are either having to stay active so as not to lose your family or who choose to in order that you may be effective in getting your family away from the clutches of the cult.
either way, you all have my sympathy, it must be tough.. my question to you is, what would you do if you were to be involved in an accident or fall ill and needed a blood transfusion?
if you are awake and lucid you may be able to tell a liason comittee to get stuffed and that you are having blood.
My wife knows that I could care less what the WT says and that I want all efforts short of depending upon a machine to keep me alive. Give me all the blood I need.
F#$% the WT and that psychopathic murderous god they worship.
