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The New Diary of Winston Smith

by WinstonSmith in

we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

WinstonSmith

Well, let's start with my sister. You might remember a while back I started this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/242866/1/Some-assistance-and-suggestions-please-Email-with-my-sister about an email / chat exchange I had with her. The email exchange ended with her asking :

“Can I ask if you don’t mind, and don’t feel you have to answer me, do you think that Jehovah ’ s Witnesses have the truth?”

Included in that thread is a copy of the email that I had planned to send in reply to that question. It was quite long winded, but hit on the key points, and was written in such a way that I thought I might be able to get her to open up. In the end I sent a much shorter message (see page two of the thread above) as she had some friends come and stay. I thought that if she had been at a low point when all that shite was going down, maybe having friends around would put her in a frame of mind that was less receptive to opening up. Looking back now, I think it was a wise decision.

Quite a while passed, and I got no reply, despite leaving it open for her to safely answer. When she did finally get in touch, she never mentioned what we talked about, and has not since. She and her husband have now separated and are living in different parts of the city and attending different congregations – but that’s a whole ‘nother story.

So that is where things are at with my sister. We almost went ‘there’ but nothing has been said about it for a long time.

Next, mum - and this is where things get interesting...

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Need Help - Looks like some one in my family got to know that we are fading...

by MissConfused in

letter from a close family member... need help responding.... what a powerful illustration of the affect that our choice of friends can have on us, especially if we leave jehovah after being 'raised' by him from infancy!.

pack of wolvesthere was a farmer who raised sheep and had trouble with wolves stealing his sheep.

he loved his sheep and didn't want to lose even one of them.

WinstonSmith

Since they're talking about wolves, why don't you reply with the story of The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf' and then at the end put these dates: 1874, 1914, 1919, 1925, 1943, 1975, 2000.

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The New Diary of Winston Smith

by WinstonSmith in

we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

WinstonSmith

So, at the moment I have, to use TV parlance, two story arcs going on in my life. One is about Mrs Smith and I making our way out of the Organisation, and the other is about us trying to help others wake up, specifically, my mum, sister, and our good friend sister T.

There have been some developments lately that might mean these two arcs are slowly coming together. I haven’t updated my diary here for a while as there has been a lot going on. I have a feeling that things are about to ‘happen’ in the next couple of weeks, so I thought I would provide some background, and lead you up to where we are today.

Watch this space…

^ That, in TV parlance is called a 'teaser'.

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The Orwells are so naughty! Filthy little apostates we are.

by Julia Orwell in

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my husband has started playing violent samurai video games again!

he's grown a beard!

he watched lord of the rings!.

WinstonSmith

There is so much win in your OP.

Maximum awesomeness!

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The New Diary of Winston Smith

by WinstonSmith in

we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

WinstonSmith

Botanically its a fruit, but for culinary purposes it is considered a vegetable. Even the US Supreme Court thinks so.

The Governing Body would call it a legume, and expect you to die for this belief. Never let the facts get in the way of draconian doctrine.

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The New Diary of Winston Smith

by WinstonSmith in

we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

WinstonSmith

Still no further information on the LinkedIn thing. No connection request or anything.

My LinkedIn only lists my current job, my Curriculum Vitae, and job history. It doesn't show my home address, which is I suspect, what he might have been snooping for. This guy knows my mobile phone number, my personal and work email addresses yet does not have the balls to contact me via one of those methods - not even as a friend in a 'hey hows it going?' kinda way. They may well be planning a surprise visit (even though we have told them not to due to Mrs Smith's anxiety), but without our address they can't.

If they turn up here, I would go on the offensive and ask why they disrespected our wishes to be contacted before visits. I've had a go at them in the past (when I was still their fellow elder) and would be more than happy to do it again. If elders from the local congregation turn up, I would tell them "You must have the wrong house, there aren't any Jehovah's Witnesses here."

I'm sure they've got other things to worry about instead of two lost sheep. Like, you know whether or not everyone put their report in this month.

Oh, actually, that reminds me. Its been almost three months since we got asked for a report. I'm pretty sure they're giving up on us.

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The New Diary of Winston Smith

by WinstonSmith in

we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

WinstonSmith

"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad."

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My Judicial committee

by label licker in

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it was six hours long.

at the beginning of the week i had four accusers and by the time i went (half way throught the week) i was up to twelve.

i was charged with apostasy, malicous slander, lying, revileing.

WinstonSmith

Thanks for sharing your experience, what a tough day for you. With the rapid rise in numbers of people lining up to accuse you, its almost like they smelled the blood and wanted a share. Group bully mentality at its finest.

Can you feeeeeel the love?

My advice is to use this experience to advance your fade. Start missing meetings, and when asked throw it back on them "Well brothers that was an awful experience having people who I thought were my friends lining up to kick me out. I didn't even get support from you, my shepherds. I'm really discouraged now."

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New Child Abuse lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Ohio against WT and congregation

by AndersonsInfo in

media alert: press conference wednesday, july 31, 2013, 11:00 am .

civil lawsuit filed against ohio jehovahs witnesses congregation and national organizations by sexual abuse victim .

childhood victim suffered sexual abuse from congregational leader over a four year period .

WinstonSmith

Thanks for the heads up Barbara! Will keep an eye on this. Cheers!

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Convention invitation

by Jeffro in

i've received a jw convention invitation in my mailbox.

are they doing this to everyone, or am i being targeted as a prospective 'interested person'??.

since when did they print invitations for conventions?

WinstonSmith

More 'busy' work for the sheeple, gotta get them excited about something! Doing this 'campaign' is so close to being a paper run, its ridiculous.

Then you've got the pioneers who hoard heir invites, the Service Overseer who likes to ration them, and the people who only go out during these times coz its easy.

Oh the joy!