Posts by TxNVSue2023

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trolls?

by enoughisenough in

didn't know where to post this topic so put it under entertainment....what do you thinks trolls are wanting to accomplish on this forum?

are they in it for entertainment?

are they doing research for the 9 faithful frauds?

TxNVSue2023

Not really. Anyone who uses Wikipedia as a source says it all.

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Reinstatement...the aftermath?

by TxNVSue2023 in

i'm in the process of being reinstated ( my df'ing story is on here).

because i've never been in this position before, i don't know how i will be treated once i'm reinstated.

i moved to a new city/state and i don't know a single person here or in my new congregation i am attending.

Now it's auto posting on its own days later! I had tried to post it a few times 2 days ago and nothing posted it always timed out. Now it looks like this is like the 3rd one to finally catch up and auto post. I don't know why the system doesn't detect duplicates and remove them.

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Disfellowshipped for Fornication

by TxNVSue2023 in

hi i want to tell my story and get advice.

i'm a single sister ( in usa) that has been baptized for 20 years.

i came from the world, so did not grow up in the truth and i have no family in the truth -- i am alone.. last year i met a brother & we did have premarital sex while we were dating.

TxNVSue2023

There are two major reasons why I don't know the interworkngs of the org. 1. Is I was a divorced single mom from the world when I came in in my mid20s and I never really had close friends the whole time. I was always busy doing my own thing - working full-time and raising kids - didn't socialize much. The second reason is that at about 10 years in I faded out for awhile and became inactive. Went back to being ' worldly ' - this phase of life lasted about 7 or 8 years. Then I came back into in about 2 years ago

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Reinstatement...the aftermath?

by TxNVSue2023 in

i'm in the process of being reinstated ( my df'ing story is on here).

because i've never been in this position before, i don't know how i will be treated once i'm reinstated.

i moved to a new city/state and i don't know a single person here or in my new congregation i am attending.

TxNVSue2023

If you read the thread-- you would see the answer. This is posted twice in error because it was a glitch. As I posted the 1st one it timed out and did not post immediately so I had thought it didn't post at all, so I reposted. Then suddenly the original one posted the next day and the 2nd one shortly after.

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trolls?

by enoughisenough in

didn't know where to post this topic so put it under entertainment....what do you thinks trolls are wanting to accomplish on this forum?

are they in it for entertainment?

are they doing research for the 9 faithful frauds?

TxNVSue2023

And you think JW's belive in imaginary creatures and here you are believing in trolls. Lol.

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Reinstatement...the aftermath?

by TxNVSue2023 in

i'm in the process of being reinstated ( my df'ing story is on here).

because i've never been in this position before, i don't know how i will be treated once i'm reinstated.

i moved to a new city/state and i don't know a single person here or in my new congregation i am attending.

TxNVSue2023

I'm in the process of being reinstated ( my df'ing story is on here). Because I've never been in this position before, I don't know how I will be treated once I'm reinstated.

I moved to a new city/state and I don't know a single person here or in my new congregation I am attending. Once they announce my reinstatement will I have trouble making friends?

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JW Businessmen

by NotFormer in

jw
friends

i was never a jw, but came across a few in my travels.

one jw businessman i dealt with seemed to be honest, trustworthy and reputable 👍👌.

another i knew was the kind of bloke who, if he told me that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, i'd watch sunrise and sunset just to make sure.

TxNVSue2023

I would say more honest & trustworthy.than non JW. The non JW is driven by $$ and material things and they answer to no one. However, the JW has other higher priorities than work so non driven by material things. They know full well they are accountable to a higher power - so they are more honest.

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a pet peeve of mine

by enoughisenough in

jw
friends

putting this under "friends" because i couldn't figure out where to put it.

it is very often on here and in ex jw videos, ect that people like to undermine some of those who once we would have called friends.

there seems to be a view that window washers, plumbers, cleaners, construction workers are somehow less intelligent than those who may be college educated.

TxNVSue2023

I was a divorced young single mother when I came into the organization ( a convert from the world). I HAD to work full- time to support myself. PlUS the ex husband wasn't paying for child support. It was all on my shoulders to make a living.

I got into the real estate field- but property management division. Not a commission only job like a realtor is. This had a salary and benefits. I was heavily discouraged by the elders to keep the job and was pressured to quit. One brother would say - your working too many hours and you have to remember you have other responsibilities. You have spiritual responsibility and you have to raise your child.

As if I didn't know this! If I was a man I doubt there would of been any issue. Like seriously, do they tell men not to work full- time? ( I honestly don't know, but O doubt it!).

After a few years of it I gave into the pressure and went into Bookkeeping. It was a part- time thing and I only jhad a few clients. I had to go on food stamps & medicade because I wasn't making much.

After some years of living in poverty I started to wake up. I faded out and became inactive. The 1st thing I did when I left was 1. Get a staff job at a University ( good salary/retirement & benefits) 2. Started back to school to pursue a Bachelor's degree. It took me 6 years working full-time and raising kids as a single mom to finally get my degree, but I did it!! Out of poverty and self supporting!

I think they look down on anyone not pioneering. But how do they expect a single parent to pioneer and give up a stable job? Ridiculous

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Annual Meeting 2023

by TxNVSue2023 in

i know the annual meeting is usually in october.

i can't seem to find the meeting dates anywhere online.

anyone know when it will be or how i can find out?.

TxNVSue2023

I know the annual meeting is usually in October. I can't seem to find the meeting dates anywhere online.

Anyone know when it will be or how I can find out?

Can anyone go, or are they invitation only?

I'm feeling like scoping it out this year.

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The " HIGHER EDUCATION" thread!!!

by DATA-DOG in

jw
friends

alright.

let's have the ultimate discussion on "higher education.

" let's talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly.

TxNVSue2023

I don't fully understand why JW are so opposed to higher education. I get that for young people it can be a waste of time -- bad association & they probably don't know what career they want yet, so a waste of money. I went 100% online so no 'bad association '.

Anyway I have a Bachelor's degree & a decent career. I'm single & my salary is enough to support me & I am a homeowner. Middle- class solidly. I did it all by myself ( put myself through college in my late 30s, awarded degree in early 40s l, mid40s now). Getting the degree more than double my salary and gave me more job opportunities. I don't regret it - it was worth the investment.

However, I didn't go around bragging or volunteering the info. that I have a degree to JW's because they are so judgey about it. And being a woman I was always discouraged from pursing a career and education ( even though I'm single and need to support myself).

The first thing I did when I left and became inactive was get my degree.