Thanks for all the support and advice, though, I think I may have spoken too soon about their reaction, apparently, they didn't completely understand me the first time we spoke and told me yesterday that they won't be comfortable with me living here if I don't want to try and get reinstated any longer, so I guess my plans for moving out have been shifted to this weekend.
Saethydd
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Told My Parents Yesterday That I Don't Want to Be a JW
by Saethydd ini wasn't entirely sure what to expect when i made the decision to tell my parents how i really feel, but i was prepared for the worst, fortunately, it didn't come to that.
after i told them i didn't want to go to the meetings anymore it led to a long talk with them.
they made a number of irksome and woefully uninformed statements but at least they were not aggressive and have said that they won't force me to move out over this, though, i can tell they are hoping they can convince me to "accept the truth," as long as i still live with them.
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Baptized at a young age, homeschooled, and pioneered ...
by Wild_Thing inand all of this by the time i was 14. i was the youngest person in my pioneer school.
was anybody else in the trenches (to this degree) at such a young age?.
i look back on it now and marvel at how isolated i was.
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I very nearly was like that, I was baptized at 10, started homeschooling in 7th grade so I could pioneer with my mother and sister, but the three of us could never really get motivated, and then a couple of years later I was privately reproved and didn't end up having the restrictions from that raised until about 8 months before I got disfellowshipped. In that time I'd decided to get started on college classes and am very glad I did. I would definitely say it hurt me to homeschool instead of go to a normal high school, I had to play a lot of catch up with my math classes because I didn't do enough algebra on my own to really learn it. I'm a little behind where I'd like to be in my education but it could've been so much worse. Though my parents took virtually no part in my education, I taught myself and scheduled all my learning time without barely any input from them at all except for occasionally nagging me a bit when I fell behind.
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Told My Parents Yesterday That I Don't Want to Be a JW
by Saethydd ini wasn't entirely sure what to expect when i made the decision to tell my parents how i really feel, but i was prepared for the worst, fortunately, it didn't come to that.
after i told them i didn't want to go to the meetings anymore it led to a long talk with them.
they made a number of irksome and woefully uninformed statements but at least they were not aggressive and have said that they won't force me to move out over this, though, i can tell they are hoping they can convince me to "accept the truth," as long as i still live with them.
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Saethydd
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I made the decision to tell my parents how I really feel, but I was prepared for the worst, fortunately, it didn't come to that. After I told them I didn't want to go to the meetings anymore it led to a long talk with them. They made a number of irksome and woefully uninformed statements but at least they were not aggressive and have said that they won't force me to move out over this, though, I can tell they are hoping they can convince me to "accept the Truth," as long as I still live with them. As far as I can tell they will still shun me as soon as I leave their home, but at least now I have more time to prepare for that eventuality and no longer feel as if I have to hide the fact that I have been making "worldly" friends.
They seem to think that my desire to leave is simply because I have "hurt feelings over being disfellowshipped," and that I "lack the humility to accept discipline," so I've clearly made no headway in convincing them that this is an informed decision, but ah well, at least I don't have to feel like I'm living a lie anymore.
I think the thing we discussed which I find most pitiable is that they feel if God doesn't exist then our lives are completely meaningless, my father actually said that "If Jehovah doesn't exist one may as well shoot them self in the head." That kind of statement implies that they don't believe that raising children, finding love, being a good person, or trying to make the world a better place have any value in and of themselves. That if one can't exist forever then they may as well not exist at all. Personally, I think that is why they are so unwilling to accept any evidence that their religion is wrong because they are afraid to. If God is not real then from their point of view their life has no purpose at all.
Anyway, I just thought I would let anyone who was interested in my story know how things have worked out so far.
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Gas or Electric Stove
by just fine ini am getting new appliances.
i have decided on black stainless for the finish.
the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.
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Saethydd
If you cook frequently I would recommend a gas range if not then an electric range would probably be adequate.
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May 14, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Public Reading of Study Material at Congregation Meetings
by wifibandit inmay 14, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: public reading of study material at congregation meetings.
which replaces.
april 22, 2012 to all bodies of elders re: reading scriptures at the watchtower study.
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Saethydd
"And whatever you do, don't have an independent or unique thought. After all, not following our exact and tedious instructions for conducting a basic question and answer session is the first step towards becoming a devil worshiper."
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The new personality
by longgone ini've been thinking about the changes we make within ourselves after leaving the wts cult.
i'm not referring to how we spend our time now that we actually have some, but who we have become, or working to be?.
the gb carries on and on about "stripping off the old personality and putting on the new one.
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The new personality that I strive for now is one of true compassion which involves giving some of my time to others in such a way that I can provide practical help. Additionally, I strive to apply logic to all of my beliefs and adjust them accordingly instead of becoming so attached to a specific concept that no amount of evidence can move me from it. Finally, I also try to be more open minded and tolerant towards any idea or lifestyle which does not negatively impact the well-being or liberty of others.
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How serious is sexting
by Homer notsimpson insome of y'all may know why i am asking this, but i am curious about it.. sexting in the elders book says it's enough to warrant a jc but it's very loose at it... what's y'all opinion?
do elders care alot of it?
what if it's an old case?
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Saethydd
I know of at least one case of a person being disfellowshipped for it.
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JW Cultish Thoughts about RIP!
by Iamallcool inones who are lovers of jehovah .
dont say rip .
rip is also pagan in origin.
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They just have to make a big deal out of every little thing, don't they?
"Don't throw rice at weddings, it's pagan."
"Don't offer a toast, it's pagan."
"Don't say 'bless you' after someone sneezes, it's pagan."
"Almost every single celebration is a no-no because they are all pagan."
They care about so many things that literally shouldn't matter at all.
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Review of Awake Magazine: Philosophy 101: How to Construct a Logical Syllogism
by Saename inthis morning my brother and my mother (whom i mentioned in my previous topic when we had a conversation about evolution) visited a jehovah's witness, and when they returned, they returned with the awake!
magazine that they received from the witness.
the magazine is entitled, "is the bible really from god?
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Saethydd
Eloquently put my friend. I feel much the same way, skeptical agnosticism is the only logical conclusion I've found thus far.
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The Carrot or the Stick?
by doubtfull1799 inin my time as an elder i attended many elders schools etc and we were often instructed to use the carrot, not the stick.
use commendation and encouragement as opposed to pressuring or guilting the brothers into field service etc.. it seems in that approach we were not imitating jehovah.
read deuteronomy chapter 28: carrot - first 13 verses.
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Because God obviously wouldn't use someone like the Devil who was doing bad things to punish His wayward children. Well... unless you count that time He had the wicked Assyrians carry out His discipline on the Israelites, or the time He had the pagan Babylonians enslave the Jews for 70 years, or that time He used the bloodthirsty Romans to besiege and destroy Jerusalem. Oh and let's not forget the fact that He supposedly had his people enslaved to the Egyptians for hundreds of years just because He felt like they should suffer awhile as slaves before they got to enjoy the "Promised Land."