Posts by besunny

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Anyone watching "Walking Dead?" Yikes!

by Wasanelder Once in

season two is almost done.

anyone watching?

do you think any self respecting jw would watch this show?

besunny

Yes we love,,,can't wait for the next season,,,though we were shocked when Rick killed Shane last week,,thought they might save that for the season finally,but the season finally was great,look forward to the new mystery character that saved Andrea

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Special Meeting for Certain Congregations Only ??

by Poztate in

jw
friends

anybody have any information on what that's all about (b.c) ?

?.

besunny

The last Special Talk I went to 2 yr.s ago the Sunday after Memorial by the CO was same ol same ol,,mostly slamming higher education,,when it was done I felt like I totally wasted my Sunday morning,,and actually that was the last meeting I have attended,,,about a week later I meant one of the sister's I grew up with at the food store and she was also upset by the talk because she was almost finished with her teaching degree and we discussed the higher education slamming stance and she totally disagrees with they're stand on that ( and she is a still active sister)....so I think more people 40 and younger that are still active are getting tired of this old school thinking

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I can't remember the 'Most Important Date of My Life!' Can you?

by Diest in

jw
friends

i honestly cant remember the exact date when i was baptized.

it does not bother me one bit.

i didnt have it stamped in that shitty reasoning book/babel that i got at the time, so i guess the only place i could find it would be my cards, which are far away..

besunny

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I can't remember the 'Most Important Date of My Life!' Can you?

by Diest in

jw
friends

i honestly cant remember the exact date when i was baptized.

it does not bother me one bit.

i didnt have it stamped in that shitty reasoning book/babel that i got at the time, so i guess the only place i could find it would be my cards, which are far away..

besunny

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"The Family Who Missed Meeting, And Their Child Was Hit By A Bus"

by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

have you heard this skit, about the family that decided to stay home from meeting.

instead of attending the t.m.s.

and book study, they stayed at home to watch the tv.

besunny

I personally know a family that when they left after the Service meeting,,they got hit by a drunk driver,and suffered serious injuries and they're youngest child passed away,,

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Why did you become one of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Celestial in

any other reason than the arbitrary explanation that you were brainwashed or seduced by a millenarianist doomsday cult?.

besunny

My mom started to study when I was 4,,my Dad soon followed,,my Dad's family was exposed early to one of the early pioneers in this area of the US,,he would call on my grandmother,so my aunt and uncle have been in the truth since the 40's or 50's,,,so it was natural to my dad to come in since his wife and brother and sister were already in,,,,I truly believed this was the truth until about 2004,,until I started having extreme family problems,,and started missing some meetings and no one from the Hall seemed to care or tried to support me,,I had went to this hall faithfully for over 12 years,and when I would go I found out there had been gossip about me and so fourth,so this along with some other stuff is what turned me off,,my parents are still in and cousins,,,,you find out who your true friends are in these situations,,that being family and my best friend growing up who fell away in the 80's,,and yes I shunned my best friend for marrying out the Truth back in the mid 80's,,,I'm soooo glad we are back together now,,,and now we are both out of the truth,,,,,sorry I guess I got a little off the subject,,,,I love this website,,it has helped me so much with my soulsearching process,,to be able to express myself and read everyone elses experiences,,,,,,,,,,luv you guys!!!!!!

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Why did you become one of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Celestial in

any other reason than the arbitrary explanation that you were brainwashed or seduced by a millenarianist doomsday cult?.

besunny

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How many of you worked for "Trim-line" or "Auto-Trim-Design"?

by drewcoul in

i remember a lot of witnesses working throughout the country for trim-line when i was younger.

i think it was started by a jw at the time.

i worked for the trim-line in indiana when i was younger.

besunny

Yes I knew brothers that worked in Trimline and Snap on-Tools as well in the NW Ohio and SE Mich. area

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Latest May 2012 Watchtower: "JW wives must be more lovable"

by cedars in

yes, the latest watchtower is upon us.

it opens with a typically outlandish article on marriage.

here are a few of the headlines:.

besunny

This is the kind of crap that kept me mentally trapped in an abusive marrige for almost 20 yr.s,,,when an incident would happen the so called truth would always have the wife question her own thoughts and behavior,,I'm soooo freaking sick of this,,,and this was the main cause of me leaving JW's,,,,,,what was the likelyhood of a brother coming along and wanting to marry a sister with 3 kids that had some behavoir issues due to seeing abuse for all their young lives,,well there was the alternitive of being single the rest of my life,,,well bullshit,,,I found a wonderful man now and we got married and I have shared all these things with him and he thinks it's terrible that a religion would teach this stuff to their people and if that is being disobedient to God then so be it.

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Any of you have a hard time finding a job since leaving?

by lilbluekitty in

i was raised as a dub and my mother never pushed me to have a job.

even when i tried to have jobs she woudln't let me because to her pioneering was the only thing i should be doing with my life.

i did graduate high school and attended a community college for a year but i haven't worked in nearly 7 years and with a gap that large i can't find work.

besunny

Have you ever thought about trying to be a Nurses Aide? at certain places you could try to get hired in and they may pay or train you themselves to become a STNA or state tested Nurses Aide,,,or just maybe apply to work in the kitchen or front desk at a longterm facility or even housekeeping to get started off