Posts by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

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Birthdays are Evil - so they said

by EverApostate in

last week i celebrated my birthday.

accepted well wishes from people near and far.

had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.

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When explaining it to normal people, I used to play up how it was really a personal thing because it went against my nature to glorify myself and put myself at center stage for everyone to buy gifts for. All I did was not die for 12 months.

The truth was, I was programmed to detest birthdays since infancy. I can't find the original 1978 version of this picture, but I recall the decapitation being far more graphic:

Then I went to @stuckinarut2 and @Unstuck's combined birthday and realized... I WANT A BIRTHDAY!!! I'll still probably have a no-gifts policy or something next year when I do my first proper birthday (I can't shake that feeling of being undeserving from my WT upbringing). The company in itself will be more than joyous to experience :).

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Girls are unpredictable, materialist, and use us, men, as a toy - Part 3

by will-be-apostate in

jw
friends

a year ago i had a rough time and posted this .

it was a controversial topic, some people got offended by my overly boastful tone, others offered help.

i appreciate any kind of opinion and i try to correct the flaws in my personality.

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@nonjwspouse Sounds like it's a ménage à pass from both of us, then. Sorry @DJS.

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Are We all Witnesses Here?

by Ikechukwu.info in

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friends

i am new to this site, want to know who in the admin and are we all jw?.

if yes, i am from nigeria, west african.

as an active and dedicated witness i want to tread safe.. need to make some friends here; i love honesty in all things.. best regards.

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Tread safe from what?

There's no explicit content or scams involved on this site :). We're all just regular people who are providing online support, friendship and advice.

Most of all, we're individuals with a shared passion for truth and honesty above all things.

"The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity."

-Prov 11:3

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Girls are unpredictable, materialist, and use us, men, as a toy - Part 3

by will-be-apostate in

jw
friends

a year ago i had a rough time and posted this .

it was a controversial topic, some people got offended by my overly boastful tone, others offered help.

i appreciate any kind of opinion and i try to correct the flaws in my personality.

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Sorry @nonjwspouse :P. I feel real bad for @will-be-apostate. This whole thread has seriously gone down the toilet.

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Girls are unpredictable, materialist, and use us, men, as a toy - Part 3

by will-be-apostate in

jw
friends

a year ago i had a rough time and posted this .

it was a controversial topic, some people got offended by my overly boastful tone, others offered help.

i appreciate any kind of opinion and i try to correct the flaws in my personality.

Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

@DJS Two girls and one guy are a prerequisite to any relationship? Throw in a cup and you've won the way to my heart. #throuple #trendingin2018 #messyrelationships

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Witness Goes Out - Great video

by pale.emperor in

saw this video and enjoyed it.

some terrible acting and some of the portrayals are exaggerated in my opinion but their bible vs watchtower reasonings are spot on.. i think it's produced by jeremiah films (who, i think, have a hibit of exaggerating the facts) but us ex members can tell.. https://youtu.be/xyynvk8nwb8.

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@Never_Enough Brief synopsis, please?

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Cong accounts analysis?

by Farmer Jim1 in

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friends

anyone on here an ex accounts servant?

i’d be interested in a projection of what percentage of contributions come from elderly jw’s.

i.e, money that will be diminishing over next 5 or 10 years as these ones pass on.. i estimate that in one of my previous congs 50% of the contribution totals of approximately £400 each month were being made by the over 70’s demographic.. within the other 50% were pioneers and low paid workers who put in regular but small amounts.. i guess when the accountants ring the alarm bells you start cutting the biggest costs; full time servants, buildings, printed literature.

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@Magnum My elderly father and house-cleaning mother put their pensions straight to the congregation, along with whatever they can spare from their low-wage income. Breaks my heart.

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JW perception of Jesus

by The Real Edward Gentry in

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"Don't masturbate," BAAHHHH!!! Don't worry, earthlings. It's not personal. Our lord and savior rebukes a star each time it explodes in the heat of the moment.

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Girls are unpredictable, materialist, and use us, men, as a toy - Part 3

by will-be-apostate in

jw
friends

a year ago i had a rough time and posted this .

it was a controversial topic, some people got offended by my overly boastful tone, others offered help.

i appreciate any kind of opinion and i try to correct the flaws in my personality.

Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

@DJS

You almost got me ;).

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New video on youtube

by blownaway in

i saw a new video on youtube the jws put out.

it was an elder in his basement and other jws were showing up knocking with a special knock to get in.

outside you could hear people yelling where are the witnesses.

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@blownaway I was at that convention. These videos you're referring to are what woke me the hell up.