Posts by dazed but not confused

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Bigfoot Update: New Paper On Friday

by metatron in

jw
friends

http://beforeitsnews.com/beyond-science/2013/02/dna-report-proves-bigfoot-is-real-say-11-scientists-of-5-year-study-2440878.html.

much more than blurry photos and casts of footprints - this one has a long list of experts and lots of dna.. weirdness prevails.

suck it, creationistas.

hell fire

by carla in

what is with jw's and the use of the term 'hell fire'?

i know of no other people who use this term, even those who do not believe in hell.

try having a discussion with a jw on the concept (or lack thereof) of hell and they cannot bring themselves to refer to it as simply 'hell', why must it be 'hell fire'?.

JW Apologists Keep Commenting

by RayPublisher in

i just posted a new article entitled "jw apologists keep commenting".

there seems to be an influx of asleep jws that are trying to fight back against what they perceive to be threats to their faith by trying to refute our websites and forums.. several are currently making the rounds voting down webpage comments and youtube videos, as well as the dissident jw blogosphere.. here's a screengrab from the article:.

here's the youtube video i made to accompany it:.

dazed but not confused

Great video Eric! I came to sites like yours and this one as an "apologist" at first too. But I wouldn't write any comments, I would just reaffirm my faith within me. But quickly I came around to TTATT. I know we can't put a % on it but I’m sure it’s a high percentage that will soon wake up and come out of their coma.

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

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Complaints About My False Eyelashes at the Hall. WEARING THEM EVEN BIGGER TONIGHT.

by OneStepOut93 in

okay so i like dramatic lashes.

and my grandma told me all the women are complaining about them being a distraction.

well all i have to say to them is "kiss my ass".

dazed but not confused

Please, just dont do this

I know there's a big diff between this and long lashes....

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Complaints About My False Eyelashes at the Hall. WEARING THEM EVEN BIGGER TONIGHT.

by OneStepOut93 in

okay so i like dramatic lashes.

and my grandma told me all the women are complaining about them being a distraction.

well all i have to say to them is "kiss my ass".

dazed but not confused

whoa... lol... no no no...

GOOD LUCK

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Who have you lost?

by Strawberryfieldsforever in

jw
friends

i was just thinking the other day how small our family is now that we aren't jw's.

we are thankful that we at least have our children!

my husband lost his mom and dad and only sister and her husband and all their children.

dazed but not confused

My mom and only sister. Not completely yet, but they did say it would be different, whatever the hell that means? I suppose if we lived closer than 22 hours by car apart, I would see a difference. If I got DF'd or DA'd myself, I wouldn't tell them.

Also one of my best friends I grew up with hasn’t talked to me since I told him EVERYTHING. I should have...

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Are Elders waking up to TTATT?

by Londo111 in

the obvious answer to that is: yes!

jwn has a number of former elders who awakened to ttatt while they held their position, and a handful of current elders who help provide needed intel.. .

later, i learned he and his wife had faded, and both of his grown sons know ttatt as well.. .

dazed but not confused

And yet if they had frequently contacted you, we'd be hearing an angry rant over how they wouldn't leave you alone ;)

lol.... You are 100% correct. But then at least I would have felt more loved.... or maybe annoyed.... yeah, definitely annoyed

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Personal Updates

by Hortensia in

i am not particularly interested in the wtbts and their current doings.

or doctrine, or debates about god/evolution.

i am more interested in people, especially ex-jws like me.

dazed but not confused

and make sure you pay all fees and taxes. Not doing so can really bite you in the ass.

Yeah. Hopefully I can learn from the mistakes of others without making them myself. They had VERY extravagant lives from what I heard and saw. Many motorcycles, a Corvette and Cobra Mustang were always being flaunted at the shop. They also took vacations ever 6 to 7 weeks. No business sense.

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Are Elders waking up to TTATT?

by Londo111 in

the obvious answer to that is: yes!

jwn has a number of former elders who awakened to ttatt while they held their position, and a handful of current elders who help provide needed intel.. .

later, i learned he and his wife had faded, and both of his grown sons know ttatt as well.. .

dazed but not confused

I've heard of fading but not of "leaving no trace behind". What specifically do these faders do to 'leave no trace behind'?

For me, I "faded" for about 2 months before I abruptly left. I couldn’t live the lie anymore. I didn’t know about fading until after I left. I didn’t know how bad it all could have gone until I started lurking here a few weeks after I left.

I truly saw the “love” they had for me when I left. A couple of months passed when an elder called me to see if I wanted to go out in service that weekend. I told him I couldn’t make it. Then about 6 months after that another elder called me and asked what was going on with me. I told him how I felt. I told him I no longer believed in God, Jesus and that I wanted NOTHING to do with this or any other religion. I told him I was an Atheist. This was about 8 months ago. I told him that no Jehovah’s Witness has/had any authority over me after he went into his spiel about my “dedication” to Jehovah and the organization. I said “Neither you, nor any elder, nor Jesus has any authority over me.” Those 2 times were the only times ANYONE tried to reach out to me.

Maybe, even for those who DO believe in god after they leave, should tell the elders – if they ask – that they don’t believe in god anymore? Maybe that’s the “key” to a successful fade? Either that, or these piece of shit elders in my hall didn’t/don’t give a hoot about anyone and made a “token” call to reach out to me? Either way I’ve never been happier being out. Especially now with my wife being mentally out too. I don't know about NOT leaving any trace behind, but it kinda feels like I didn't leave MUCH of a trace behind.

I have never since been contacted to come in for a meeting. If I ever felt I was in danger...lol... of being DF'd, I would send in a DA letter to beat them to the punch...

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Personal Updates

by Hortensia in

i am not particularly interested in the wtbts and their current doings.

or doctrine, or debates about god/evolution.

i am more interested in people, especially ex-jws like me.

dazed but not confused

6 weeks ago tomorrow I was fired for the first time EVER in my life! It was for the best though.

Last August I started my own company with a business partner while we both worked full time for an employer in the same industry. I am in the asbestos abatement, mold, lead and methamphetamine demolition/cleanup industry –really any hazardous material cleanup. We primarily do insurance work after a fire or flood. We also do a lot of work for contractors remodeling older homes and buildings.

It was a slow start. From August to December we only did 2 jobs. We were trying to get our name out there without stealing clients from my then employer. One thing lead to another and in January my then employer found out about my company and pulled the permits. He then saw our names on them and called us into a meeting. He first fired my business partner, then me. We were planning on putting out 2 week notice in, but not for another 4 weeks or so. But it put a fire under our asses to get more work. It also allowed us to focus 100% on OUR company.

Last week we signed a contract for a big job starting in about a week. We will be able to employ ourselves and 10 to 14 other workers with just this one contract for a number of months. Also there is another contractor giving us all his work that he can’t handle. It’s all working out better than we could have foreseen. We are also getting calls from the marketing we’ve been doing.

My business partner was an office manager for the company we were fired from, so I knew more about what was happening behind the scenes than I probably should have. They owe a lot of money to other contractors and supply companies as well as the IRS. They are behind in paying their payroll taxes. The IRS put a lean on their accounts. Both my partner and I would be surprised if their open for another 6 months.

I have been in this industry for 10 years now and everything is paying off.

That’s the latest news with me.