Posts by JakeM2012

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I got my Memorial invite! I got my Memorial invite!

by Dagney in

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my first one!

even though i got it saturday, march 26, in the mail in an envelope addressed to "my dear neighbor.".

it's the thought that counts..

JakeM2012

Two Elders stopped by in January and left an invitation for me and family. I think that my wife's mother had called the congregation and asked them to visit her, but I answered the door. The two "brothers" were very nice, recalling and asking about my involvement in working on many branch offices in "foreign" lands some years ago. One was an older Bethelite that was laid off for the massive downsizing of the U.S. branch.

This past Sunday, I tried calling my sister and brother-in-law, and no one would return my call. Eventually, later Sunday evening I got a text that simply asked, "Did you go to the memorial"?

That let me know that basically they have gone back into full Cult mode, and they will only speak with me conditionally if I am at least attending the annual memorial celebration. I didn't even reply, not because I did not bother attending the memorial, but because, I'm just not interested in playing that game.

I was wanting to inform my sister of some "family news" that I thought she was entitled hear from me and not as gossip. With their attitude, I don't think that I will ever bother them again. This is good news for me, because there is no one else as a JW, that I am even remotely interested in their welfare, or as I thought they were interested in my life. This will help me start a totally new life with new friends. Hopefully, I will have more success with my new friends.

A good American Short Story is "Kneel to the Rising of the Sun" by Erskine Caldwell. If you read it, I will not be like Lonnie Newsome.

http://www.byanyothernerd.com/2014/06/short-story-153-kneel-to-rising-sun-by.html (is a short summary).

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wow what a good week

by pepperheart in

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what a good week over 101 teaching books taken from the trolleys this week and put in the trash i might even be getting to all the 10 year old teaching books that they have on the trolleys hee hee

JakeM2012

Pepperheart, You are just awesome! You Dog!

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Just got an apology from an exJW

by Village Idiot in

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so i'm back from the store walking to my apartment, over a hundred units in the complex - all jws and ex-jws - and i see someone talking to an ex-jw neighbor of mine.

she turns around and says "now there's some else i have to apologize to".. she identified herself as an old neighbor who used to play as a jw child right by my place.

she had told me how she was raised to consider me and all the ex-jws in the apartment complex as evil and thought she had to apologize for that.. made my day.

JakeM2012

The Best Part of Waking Up, Is Folger's in Your Cup.

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A Sister Stops the CO's Bullying

by Simon Templar in

we had the co a few weeks ago.

i waited a few weeks for time to pass to post.

we now have a new co. he started in september and his first visit to our congo was a little while ago.

JakeM2012

To Brother Bully Circuit Overseer: Sister White said:

Image result for photos of elderly woman shooting a gun

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Wanna take a trip to Wallkill and Bethel?

by Bonnie_Clyde in

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just got my annual advertisement from illinois international travel (apparently run by jws).

for $1,199 i can take a tour from september 17-25. why are they printing so much bible literature if the witnesses are supposed to be using tablets?.

saturday: first stop at new yorks newark airport, then transferred to a marriott hotel.

JakeM2012

Yes, I received this last week a brochure addressed to my father who has been deceased for fifteen years. When I was very young, as a family, we took a Illinois National Travel package to Jamaica, but that was in the 1970's. There were ones on that tour that had gone previously on a similar tour to Acapulco, Mexico. They were unimpressed by the tour in Jamaica staying at the Rose Hall. Their attitude somewhat diminished our fun, because they were complaining that the Hotel wasn't as good as the Acapulco Princess, where Howard Hughes had lived on the top two floors of the Hotel during his last years of life. Basically, Illinois National Travel is a parasite company feeding off the bigger parasite Watchtower, Bible, and Tract Society.

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so whats with the dresses

by Sabin in

so here is the thing, i love trousers/pants always have even as a kid i was such a tom boy, always up trees, covered in mud, skate boarding you know the adhd type (basically off my tree out of control) as i got older i still liked my trousers, it's what i'm comfortable in that & p.j's.

i love my p.j's.

so i hated that every time i went to the hall i had to wear a stupid skirt.

JakeM2012

With some of the latest talks from the governing body, they probably feel if you want to wear a pants suit as a woman, you have homosexual tendencies and will eventually become a transvestite. LOL

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Blondie's Highlights from 11-15-2015 WT (FAITH)

by blondie in

blondies highlights from the 11-15-2015 wt study (september 15, 2015)(faith).

excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .

wt publications http://www.a2z.org/wtarchive/archive.htm (old).

JakeM2012

Thanks Blondie.

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Long Story of my Life/Experience

by GrownMidget in

also, my wife has come to her limits of understanding me about the witnesses related grief i have been having.

she has told me many times to stop reading the ex-witness sites because i get depressed and become angry, which sadly is true.

it's not very productive to be sad throughout the entire day and then shout at your wife for the reason she has no first hand experience about, therefore how could she possibly know and help?

JakeM2012

GrownMidget, thank you for telling your story. You have overcome much, and you are still alive. Be thankful for your progress and do your best to move on in life. May you find abundant peace in your life.

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JW Religion same as Stock Market/Gambling (Concept)

by Da.Furious in

for the last few days i was discussing with a colleague of mine at work about the stock market and how some people, even when losing money, they will hold onto their shares because someone said they will rise again.

this may lead to lost opportunities or even losing all their money instead of de-risking and offsetting loses by buying another stock, in other word jumping ship.. this got me thinking about jws (knowing that i am still in).

took one step back and looked at our family and what we have done by sticking to this religion.

JakeM2012

Da Furious, this is a great comparison. If WTBTS was in any other business, lets say financial advisers, or even map making, they would have been broke years ago, because of their history of production of an undependable product.

My Dad, rest his soul, used to say, "Not to throw good money after bad". To stay in the investment with WTBTS, is not a passive, just wait and see if the stock increases in value, time of waiting. It dearly cost time, money, physically, and emotionally energy as a great dedication to keep the Nazi high marching step that the WTBTS is constantly demanding in their "do more" do more, "do more" organizational attitude.

I know several older witnesses that have made the comment to me or close friends, that they have too much invested to stop now, because basically, they would lose their families, friends etc. We know the cost.

It took me awhile to figure this religion out, and I was disadvantaged in my thinking as I was indoctrinated from infancy. However, thankfully, I have my wife, daughter, and myself out of this religion, and we couldn't be happier. We are "investing" in other areas of life. My wife loves her job as a registered nurse (graduated post witness) and is impressed with whom she is working with in the hospital, their morals, their goals, their commitment to the community, how they want to freely serve the community when they retire. It has taken a number of years to see "my investment" start to pay off, especially after loosing sooooo much when I left. I lost everything, but we bent down, and with broken tools, rebuilt, an we are happy with what we have accomplished.

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Suicide or Real Freedom? - My Story As One Of Jehovah's Witnesses

by dubstepped in

"sometimes i think the only thing i could do that wouldn't upset someone would be to kill myself.".

those were the frustrated words of my friend as we stood out in his large yard in the country, just about to enjoy a nice bonfire on a beautiful night.

what was it that could have been a lesser evil than killing himself?

JakeM2012

Dub, I wanted to thank you for your very well written post. I'm a bit older than you, but we have a common ground. I'm glad that you have made it through this process, and have retained your wife. There is comfort with the various stories written about life growing up as a JW and the continued struggles, that we are not alone in our thoughts.