Posts by FayeDunaway

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Trapped.

by trapped28 in

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friends

as i write this,im aware of my heart hammering in my chest.ok where shall i start,ill try to keep this as short as possible.ive never been religious before in my life,the occasional wedding or funeral was the only time ive been in a church or viewed a bibles cover.in 2013 my step-dad was diagnosed with cancer and had to go for an operation to remove the tumor.i became close to his nephew and we communicated a lot and had a few strong feelings for each other,but neither of us told anyone,it was just harmless flirting and a few hugs that lasted a bit longer than normal.two days after my dads operation,he died through complications,and my path of self destruct was set.my boss had also been sexually harassing me at work and i was unfairly dismissed and was told by my landlord that i was to pay the rent or be evicted.then out of the blue my cousin tells me he was an unbaptised publisher (he was baptised at the aug convention last year)and to start having faith in god,that it would all work out.so i went to a kh and took up a study.that was a year ago and they now feel im ready to become a publisher.the thing is..i was made homless and am living with a jw of 50 years,a real spiritual person.these last two months ive been researching and i simply like you all disagree with so much of it.for the past twi weeks ive avoided meetings because of work,or pretended im at work and stayed away from the home i have with this witness.i cant afford to leave but at same time im being pushed to go into ministry and meetings.guys what the hell am i going to do?im so trapped scared and i cant believe i wanted to get baptised!

!my son lives with his dad and there trying to get a hold on him when he visits me!

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FayeDunaway

Oh my god, I hear your anxiety!

Did you find a new job, I hope? Save every single penny you make so you can stand on your own two feet. Move out, that is priority. If they are pressuring you to get baptized this summer, just tell them you aren't ready. How old is your son? He should be safe as long as he lives with his dad and is with them most of the time. Tell him to be polite but not pay too much attention when they start talking about religion to him. When you move out, be honest with this flirty step cousin of yours about how you feel about the religion. I know you feel trapped, but as soon as you move out, you won't be. And they can't make you get baptized. I know you feel guilty because you have to live off them now and they helped you a lot. But that isn't worth them sucking the life out of you. Stay in control.

Much love.

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" Worse things happen at sea " My wife`s recent experience.

by smiddy in

my wife just recently got back from the "cruise ship" from dave`y jones locker ,( hell) i`m not sure if it made news anywhere else in the world but it sure did here in australia.wife and her sister were on the" carnival spirit" 12 night cruise to the south pacific islands .2nd day out they had to try to skirt a cyclone , yet were still buffeted by strong winds and heavy seas .my wife suffers from parkinsons and takes medication for it , and has always been a bit of a panic merchant ,that`s just her nature coming home ,they encountered a catergory 2 cyclone that prevented them entering sydney harbour due to the rough seas .

7 to 9 metre waves were the norm , with a few 15 metre waves thrown in.this lasted more than 48 hours , causing them to stay another night out at sea ,and missing their flight back to melbourne.my wife did not cope very well at all with this experience probably due to her anxiety fear of water medication and some alcohol , plus the strong sedatives she was given { which she needed to cope } took a toll on her mentally .i was worried sick about her.

initially their were some issues with her sister that did not help matters either , though she did come good in the end.. thankfully , since the medications she was given has worn off , she is slowly coming back to normal , however i think it`s going to take a few weeks .. not being a medic , i think she had the closest thing to a nervous breakdown .. and to put things in perspective , she was not the only one who thought they were going to die.many people on board were scared out of their wits.. i just thought i would share what we went through this past week as a family .. smiddy.

FayeDunaway

How horrible for her! Glad she made it through and hope she's all better soon.

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They might be driving me nuts

by stillin in

the "boasting session" last night included forcing the congregation to watch that stupid witnessing cart video.

then the brother handling the part discusses what a "powerful witness" is being given each time those carts roll out into public view.. experiences: had a nice conversation with a young man.

a woman took a tract.

FayeDunaway

They are slaves and they know it.

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They might be driving me nuts

by stillin in

the "boasting session" last night included forcing the congregation to watch that stupid witnessing cart video.

then the brother handling the part discusses what a "powerful witness" is being given each time those carts roll out into public view.. experiences: had a nice conversation with a young man.

a woman took a tract.

FayeDunaway

I saw witnesses by a trolley today. Way in the corner of the train station, no one was going to go over there. They just stood around talking. Which is what I always see when I see the trolley. I'm convinced the already rampant witness gossip is enjoying exponential growth due to this trolley thing. If the witness population isn't actually growing in developed countries...at least the gossip is thriving!

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Thoughts: Convinced that my wife will never awake from the brainwashing

by goingthruthemotions in

hello all, it's been a long time since i have posted.

well, things have not changed on my end.

i am still going thru the motions.

FayeDunaway

Good point, LHS. Jesus cured many on the sabbath, even tho the Pharisees said 'but it's against the RULES!!!' what was more important than the rules? Healing people. Wake up, witnesses!!!

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I've just been disfellowshipped!

by maksutov in

apparently it was announced last night.

i was not informed (for 'legal reasons'), but they phoned my dad and told him.

i understand it is due to my apostate book.

FayeDunaway

I am sorry for the mental stress you are going through, mak. No religion should have the right or the control to tear families apart.

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Elders want to meet with us, help!

by All for show in

jw
friends

my husband is awake,yay!

we haven't been to meeting since february, although we attended the memorial.

when jws have called us we say we are amazing, everything is awesome much to their shock.

FayeDunaway

...yeah, cuz it's a cult!!

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"I just don't like being lied to"

by stuckinarut2 in

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friends

so i dropped this comment to someone from "my" congregation...... "i just don't like being lied to".... this was in response to their attempt to become my 'bff' (i'm sarcastically using the expression 'best friends forever' here).

i ran into them in the street.

they started chatting all about the cong gossip, teachings, upcoming witness events etc.... i was just quiet and not really contributing to the conversation.. when she asked "so what's new with you?

FayeDunaway

Well she'll definitely be gossiping about you! She's got a juicy story to tell. First person! It's hard to say if you will hear anything back about it. I don't know how long it's been since you have been to meetings etc. the longer away, the better, for this just disappearing.

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Thoughts: Convinced that my wife will never awake from the brainwashing

by goingthruthemotions in

hello all, it's been a long time since i have posted.

well, things have not changed on my end.

i am still going thru the motions.

FayeDunaway

Hang in there, closer to fine. Try to find common ground, things you enjoy doing together. Also, Agreeing to disagree about certain things can keep peace in your house.

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David Schafer's Mistake

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

thanks cappytan for posting the thread "jehovah's people as a whole can never be corrupted".

it's a sad example of how low in simple reading skills the present gb and their helpers are.

david schafer referred to philippians 4:7 on jw broadcasting.

FayeDunaway

Sir82, How about the scripture where Jesus says to the crucified criminal on his right 'truly I tell you today, you will be with me in paradise.' The comma is added by the nwt of course. It should be 'I say to you truly, today you will be with me in paradise.' This strikes me as humorous, because they are both DYING when Jesus is speaking. why would jesus say 'I tell you today' if the guy was dying that day?? What other day was he going to say it?? It clearly means that paradise is in heaven, and the man would be joining jesus there that day.

also, 'you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.' The notion that he was pointing to himself but that was somehow omitted from scripture is just embarrassing.

How about Thomas' 'my lord and my God!' Same thing. As if the scriptures were implying he was talking to jesus when he said my lord, but looking to the heavens when he said my God.

Simple scriptures, totally screwed with in jw doctrine.