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37So you think you were a True Witness?
by FaithfulBrother infuck you.. i was raised in a jw family in the 1980's-1990's where we had to do the daily text 7 days a week during breakfast at the family table at 7am sharp between 7:00-7:15am.
this was followed by a "spiritual discussion," which was held every morning between 7:15am and 8:00am.. since we were homeschooled, our weekly field service was required from childhood on friday mornings immediately following the spiritual discussion, followed by saturday afternoon field service after the bookstudy, as well as sunday afternoon field service after the watchtower study.. i was also required to read each watchtower and awake magazine and give oral reports about each magazine i read in order for my father to be sure that i had actually read them.
i can't remember for sure, but i think each watchtower and awake was released every two weeks back then, making a new magazine to read every single week, followed by an oral report on every single article (including the watchtower study articles which i also had to read, then study in our weekly family watchtower study where we marked our answers, then studied again at the sunday watchtower study).. in addition to this, we also had a weekly family bible study at night each week, had a family bookstudy at night in which we marked our answers for the saturday morning bookstudy, had a family watchtower study at night where we marked our answers for the sunday morning watchtower study, had a family prayer together every night before bed, every morning before and after breakfast and every night before and after dinner (not including our half-family prayers for lunch by my mother since we were homeschooled.).
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So you think you were a True Witness?
by FaithfulBrother infuck you.. i was raised in a jw family in the 1980's-1990's where we had to do the daily text 7 days a week during breakfast at the family table at 7am sharp between 7:00-7:15am.
this was followed by a "spiritual discussion," which was held every morning between 7:15am and 8:00am.. since we were homeschooled, our weekly field service was required from childhood on friday mornings immediately following the spiritual discussion, followed by saturday afternoon field service after the bookstudy, as well as sunday afternoon field service after the watchtower study.. i was also required to read each watchtower and awake magazine and give oral reports about each magazine i read in order for my father to be sure that i had actually read them.
i can't remember for sure, but i think each watchtower and awake was released every two weeks back then, making a new magazine to read every single week, followed by an oral report on every single article (including the watchtower study articles which i also had to read, then study in our weekly family watchtower study where we marked our answers, then studied again at the sunday watchtower study).. in addition to this, we also had a weekly family bible study at night each week, had a family bookstudy at night in which we marked our answers for the saturday morning bookstudy, had a family watchtower study at night where we marked our answers for the sunday morning watchtower study, had a family prayer together every night before bed, every morning before and after breakfast and every night before and after dinner (not including our half-family prayers for lunch by my mother since we were homeschooled.).
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DFd3
SD-7, AMAZING advice! When I saw how young you are, I found it even MORE amazing! You are so WAY beyond your years. You hit the nail right on the head. Those of us who have been raised JWs, have an especially difficult time dealing with all the mental damage, guilt, and depression. I had to go the therapy route myself and even that wasn't enough to overcome all the residual pain and feelings of lose. It's a lot of work, but once you accept the fact that you are still worthy of love and have learned to love who YOU are, it gets so much easier to move forward. Stay strong, my friend.
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So you think you were a True Witness?
by FaithfulBrother infuck you.. i was raised in a jw family in the 1980's-1990's where we had to do the daily text 7 days a week during breakfast at the family table at 7am sharp between 7:00-7:15am.
this was followed by a "spiritual discussion," which was held every morning between 7:15am and 8:00am.. since we were homeschooled, our weekly field service was required from childhood on friday mornings immediately following the spiritual discussion, followed by saturday afternoon field service after the bookstudy, as well as sunday afternoon field service after the watchtower study.. i was also required to read each watchtower and awake magazine and give oral reports about each magazine i read in order for my father to be sure that i had actually read them.
i can't remember for sure, but i think each watchtower and awake was released every two weeks back then, making a new magazine to read every single week, followed by an oral report on every single article (including the watchtower study articles which i also had to read, then study in our weekly family watchtower study where we marked our answers, then studied again at the sunday watchtower study).. in addition to this, we also had a weekly family bible study at night each week, had a family bookstudy at night in which we marked our answers for the saturday morning bookstudy, had a family watchtower study at night where we marked our answers for the sunday morning watchtower study, had a family prayer together every night before bed, every morning before and after breakfast and every night before and after dinner (not including our half-family prayers for lunch by my mother since we were homeschooled.).
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DFd3
Wow! Sounds like you're dealing (or trying to deal) with some troubling issues. I can relate in part to your experiences. I was raised a JW from birth. My dad and mom were both very staunch and rigid thinking JWs. Both were Special Pioneers and "served where the need is greater" for years. Because my dad was often the presiding overseer/elder in whatever congregation we were at, I was held to very high standards. I too did all the studying, meetings, service, ministry school parts, etc. etc. etc. When I finally left for the THIRD time, I turned to drugs with the thinking that if I'm going to die soon anyway (Armeggedon's coming, ya know) I would die on my OWN terms and go out in a flame of glory. After YEARS of wasting my life on drugs (albeit having a great time doing so), I finally came to my senses and got clean. I guess what I'm trying to say here is, yes, I understand your feelings of hopelessness but drowning your sorrows won't help. I too still hold on to strong beliefs of the WTBTC, but I've chosen to put my life (and forgiveness) in Jah's hands. HE ALONE is the reader of hearts and I feel confident he will remember me and my past struggles when the time comes. The best thing you can do is live your life the best you can NOW!
Hang on to who you are in your heart! Learn to foregive those who have hurt you, and move forward with your new life. BE GOOD TO YOURSELF!
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What Its Like To Be A Gay Ex JW....
by str8?so is spaghetti..until you heat it up ini guess its time to throw my little story out there.
i keep reading everyones stories and thinking how brave you have all been, coming out of the organisation and facing all the repercussions of doing so.. .
i only last august disassociated myself.
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DFd3
Hey Galileo! I'm the guy who wrote the "Something Worse Than Aids" article and I can assure you than I'm still alive and kicking. I'm also happier now than I've ever been living openly as a Gay man. Please don't bury me before I'm ready to die. :-)
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What Its Like To Be A Gay Ex JW....
by str8?so is spaghetti..until you heat it up ini guess its time to throw my little story out there.
i keep reading everyones stories and thinking how brave you have all been, coming out of the organisation and facing all the repercussions of doing so.. .
i only last august disassociated myself.
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