Posts by ForestGirl

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Being embarrassed by a JW when you were a JW

by punkofnice in

i was out on the ministry(tm) in the 1980's when i was pie-on-earring.

i was only a lowly publisher(tm) being coached by a rather odd elder(tm).. one of the publications(tm) had recently mentioned japan and the growth(tm) of jws there.. the elder(tm), brother(tm) i was with offered the magazines(tm) to the householder(tm).. then he stated, 'there are (gave the reported numbers at the time.

i can't remember the number he stated), jehovah's witnesses(tm) in japan.'.

ForestGirl

I was a pioneer. I was sincere about wanting to help people ... if they were seeking it.

I knocked on doors out of place of love for my fellow man.

However, I noticed some of my "brothers" and "sisters" lacked that sincerity. They either were there just to count time, to win arguments, or because they felt forced to. Some almost treated it like war. Us vs them. I foolishly tried to make them find "joy in the work" and to care about finding true "sheeplike ones".

Glad I found my way out and am not spreading the nonsense around anymore.

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Armando Montelongo from A&E's "Flip This House" -- Ex-Witness?

by Olin Moyles Ghost in

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if any of you have watched the a&e show called "flip this house," you have probably seen armando montelongo.

if you haven't, here's the cliffs notes version of the show: armando and his wife (and last season, his brother and his wife also) buy run-down houses in san antonio texas and "flip" them...hopefully for a profit.

hijinks ensue and the a&e network films it.

ForestGirl

He is or was.

I was in the same congregation with his family when Armando jr was in high school.

Very active family. His father was an elder.