Topics Started by Sorry

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Living with Your Parents Well Into Adulthood the Norm?
by Sorry in
1. jw
2. experiences
i don't want to seem like a jerk.

i know full well economic times are not the greatest.

there's no shame in struggling and staying with your family until you're back on your feet.
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Oh, How to Choose What to Follow in the Mosaic Law...
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my sarcasm will get me df'd one day.

after being disgusted by the bs of the sunday meeting, i chatted with one inactive brother came back for that one meeting.

i can't exactly remember how it came up, but he told me and a sister whose a close friend of mine that she shouldn't be so uptight, we're no longer under the mosaic law.
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Well, the Apostasy Accusations Begins...
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, it finally happened.

the first time i have been called out for being an apostate.

it started out innocently enough: my family and i were watching a tv show.
10
Depression, Anger and Anxiety
by Sorry in
1. jw
2. experiences
for the last few months, i feel like i've been going through the 5 stages of grief.

lately, it's been happening simultaneously.

in my other posts, i've expressed anger at my family and congregation for their thoughtless ways.
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Slaves and Sheeps
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
disclaimer: while this may be a sensitive topic to some, i don't wish to offend anyone.

please don't turn this into a political discussion with name calling and yelling.

i can see why the borg hates higher education.
6
RANT: Isn't Cognitive Dissonance Amazing?
by Sorry in
1. jw
2. experiences
this is piggybacking off my previous post (about my 'personal study').

while i haven't been a long time member, i'm sure if you have my posts you'll know that i'm disenchanted with the wt and am just grunting and bearing until i have a stable enough support system to break away.

however, lately i'm just getting extremely angry at nearly everything that's going on.
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1 Step Forward and 3 Steps Back: Trying to Get My Mom to See 'The Light' (Oh the Irony!)
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
recently, my mother's been hounding me to do personal study (i think she's slowly realizing i'm becoming disillusioned with the organization and is trying to reign me back in).

i don't know what made me do this, but i decided to test the waters by challenging 'new light'.

she asked me what i learned in personal study, so i brought up organ transplants and the wt flip floppy stance on them (thanks jwfacts!).
31
1000 Years is Like 1 Day?
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
anyone else hear about this.

as all j-dubs know, whenever someone complains about how long the "new system" is taking too arrive, they use the excuse that jehovah works on his own time.

quite a few times during the public talks, i've heard speakers say the phrase "1000 years to us is only one day to jehovah" (my parents never stop talking about this).
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Question: Can't You Just Ignore A Judicial Committee?
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one thing i've never understood is judicial committees.

yes, i understand it's held to see if elders should go through with the disfellowshipping process.

but why give them all the power?
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Lost and Sad, Then He Found Me...
by Sorry in
1. social
2. relationships
well, i got myself in a dilemma.

i'm currently 18, being baptised for a year.

i had my doubts, but due to a variety of reasons (getting subtle flack for not baptised, not having a support system even if i wanted to leave).