Posts by dazed but not confused

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When a JW relative came to visit . . . .

by skeeter1 in

for those of you who are shunned, it is in disguise a blessing.

becuase when you are not shunned, jws come to visit.

it is the most tiresome hosting you will ever endure.. for the first 2 1/2 days, it was straight talk about "jehovah", the "organization", the "bible", then, "how bad these times are", "can't wait to see someone dead in the new world" .

dazed but not confused

Here....

....you need em.

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Domestic Violence

by awakenyr2004 in

are elders required to report domestic violence to law enforcement?

what if children are involved?

i am wondering if the elders will report a situation to police or dcfs here in california.

dazed but not confused

Don't hold your breath. Not likely. Wouldn't want to bring reproach on precious Jehovah.

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Divergent is a more complicated "1984", but still could perfectly describe cults

by ILoveTTATT in

i just watched the movir divergent and all i could think about was how similat it was to describing cults.

instead of being a black and white "us vs them" it's more of a multicolored cult vs cult vs a "overlord cult"... phrases such as "faction over family" and "we can't run the risk of everyone thinking on their own" (that one was paraphrased) brought chills to my spine.... it's such a good movie!!

i really recommend it!.

dazed but not confused

I havent seen it yet, but Mrs Dazed read through all the books in 3 weeks. I am more than 2/3s through the first book. I can't wait to see it. I will see it before I finish the book.... oh well.

I'm not a big fan of reading.... maybe thats why I really left the troof...

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the circuit assembly

by thedog1 in

i am off to the circuit assembly tomorrow.

not really looking forward to it as it is the first one i will go to after finding out many things on this forum.

since the last assembly i have read coc, in search of christian freedom, and some of the gentile times reconsidered.

dazed but not confused

I feel for you. Report back every interesting thing you learn now that your eyes and mind are truly open.

Or if you are one of those guys who wear the ear device, I think its to test the sound?, just replace the device with an mp3 player and play The Thinking Atheist podcasts and enjoy.

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I have made my decision

by Brother Mike in

i'm sure most of you have read bits and pieces of my story throughout the last year being on this site.

i've decided as a human being, and as an adult, i'm going to make the decision on whether to stay with the jw religion or leave it.

i of course have many doubts about the organization which has lead me to do research.

dazed but not confused

Two years should be enough time to prepare yourself for the possible heartless reactions of your immediate family. I wish you luck. As far as we can know, this is the only life we have. It’s short. Be happy. Be healthy. Be loving and be a little selfish from time to time. Good luck. I’m happy for you.

It took me 27 years in the cult to wake up and come out. I have never been happier being free from it. When you look back at this decision, I’m sure you will feel the same.

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Final update on son's application adventures

by CaptainSchmideo in

jw
friends

well, we held the princeton application open, just to see what would happen.... .

mit, here he comes!

(he had already decided anyway, so no great loss.

dazed but not confused

MIT! ... Amazing! Tell him Good luck on his adventures and well done.

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I'm going back.

by dazed but not confused in

jw
friends

to hawaii!!

what were you thinking?.

ive been to the big island twice when i was a 11 and 13. my sister lived there and flew me out.

dazed but not confused

chicken little- no worries. you can drink my half...

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What was the most rebellious thing you did while you were a devout jw?

by DuvanMuvan in

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friends

i was just thinking about how humans being imperfect and satan's influence was the root of everything bad that anyone has ever done.

well i know that apparently everyone is vulnerable which got me thinking about what "bad" things people have done while they were a jw.

i'll start it off.

dazed but not confused

I got drunk at 19 while at my future in-law’s house. Proceeded to pull the neighbor's Christmas lights off his house (it was the middle of July) and then proceeded to piss on said neighbors front door. All the while my future father-in-law laughed from his front door. Then found my way back into the house and threw up on the living room floor… True story. Mrs. Dazed and I married a few months later.

This was 11 years ago. Have I mentioned, I celebrated 3 years sobriety in December.

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