Like Satanus says wait for tomorrow. Just get through today. I have had clinical depression and spent many days wanting to die but I got through it. You will feel better tomorrow. There is a big world outside the JWs just waiting for you. Hang in there. Don't give up. People here have been through what you're going through. Talk to us
Xanthippe
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I Got disfellowshiped..wana die!
by Chichi89 ini jus got dissfellowshiped at th last week..i feel like dying..i attended th meetings yesterday and ita ws jus horrible..came back home in tears....... people i used to cal my friends nw cant look me in the eye..so heartbroken confused and giving up on life !.
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Wrestled a sidewinder all morning, nearly killed me.
by Xanthippe inno not a snake a sidewinding roller blind for my bathroom.. i don't mind decorating and i like gardening but this roller blind nearly finished me off.. had to move the brackets three times!.
thought i was going to have to get a man in .
how long it stays up is anyone's guess.. are you any good at diy?.
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Wow, Think About It, that was scary.
Tater, yeah way too much screwing for one day!
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Wrestled a sidewinder all morning, nearly killed me.
by Xanthippe inno not a snake a sidewinding roller blind for my bathroom.. i don't mind decorating and i like gardening but this roller blind nearly finished me off.. had to move the brackets three times!.
thought i was going to have to get a man in .
how long it stays up is anyone's guess.. are you any good at diy?.
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No not a snake a sidewinding roller blind for my bathroom.
I don't mind decorating and I like gardening but this roller blind nearly finished me off.
Had to move the brackets three times!
Thought I was going to have to get a man in
But no it is up. How long it stays up is anyone's guess.
Are you any good at DIY?
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take a year out.
by bigmac ini was just reading another thread about elderly dubs looking back on their wasted lives--and the thought occurred--.
they had a choice!.
so--for any active jw's reading this----perhaps having the odd doubt or two:-.
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Xanthippe
You could be like that guy in Douglas Adam's The Restaurant at the End of the Universe who was spending a year dead for tax purposes.
I had a manager like that once.
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Not meaning to sound sexist : In general are women more emotional/feel good about religion,and men more proof/doctrinal in their acceptance ?
by smiddy ini`m just speaking from my own experience here ,and it has occured to me that over the 33 years i was a witness and in the six congrgations i was a part of , except for a few exceptions, the majority of sisters in the congregations did not have a grasp of the so called deeper things of god,according to wt theology, sure they could run off " bible topics for discussion" sermons but very few could take a discussion any further than that.whereas i was aware that males seemed more likely to delve deeper into, not only the scriptures,but also the wt interpretations as a whole.
don`t get me wrong a few women left me for dead in their comprehension of topics ,but i`m just saying overall i found this to be the case ... my experience... smiddy.
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you can be sexist, truthful and still be politically correct. - prologos
No you can't. You cannot be sexist and politically correct. That's illogical.
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Not meaning to sound sexist : In general are women more emotional/feel good about religion,and men more proof/doctrinal in their acceptance ?
by smiddy ini`m just speaking from my own experience here ,and it has occured to me that over the 33 years i was a witness and in the six congrgations i was a part of , except for a few exceptions, the majority of sisters in the congregations did not have a grasp of the so called deeper things of god,according to wt theology, sure they could run off " bible topics for discussion" sermons but very few could take a discussion any further than that.whereas i was aware that males seemed more likely to delve deeper into, not only the scriptures,but also the wt interpretations as a whole.
don`t get me wrong a few women left me for dead in their comprehension of topics ,but i`m just saying overall i found this to be the case ... my experience... smiddy.
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I questioned the ransom doctrine at age 16. I kept asking whoever I worked with in field service if they understood it. They all looked at me as if I was mad, men and women alike.
I also read Thirty Years a Watchtower Slave at 16. My brother wouldn't touch it. He's still an elder.
I would question things I read in the Kingdom Ministry at the meetings for field service. The man I was asking it of, elder or MS taking the group, did not understand what I was talking about but did not like it!
I pointed out contradictions in the Watchtower study to my husband. He always said later that I was the one who got TTATT first.
The problem is you have no idea what women in the congregation think about doctrine because they are never allowed to give any kind of opinion, ever!
I was eventually despised by almost all of the men in my congregation for my intelligence. They hate strong women.
So to survive maybe many women pretend to be the 'little woman' , but inside they are thinking and seething.
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What are the 3 most unusual things you have done?
by Lady Lee inok so we have all be jws so that isn't unusual.
supply pictures if you can.. i have ridden an elephant.
ok so it was at the zoo but it was still an elephant.
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Visited the stud farm of the famous dancing Lipizzana's in Slovenia. Had a tour of the stables and watched a beautiful dressage display. The foals are born grey or black and turn white after three or four years.
Took a cable car in the Swiss Alps and had a meal in the revolving restaurant at the top of the Schilthorn. It featured in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Attended a Festa with some local people in Tuscany. We thought it was a religious festival but it turned out to be organised by the Italian Communist party! Wonderful food, music and dancing in the open air until the stars came out.
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The huge impact the JWs have out in their door knocking --- May 15, 2013
by RayPublisher inthe may 15, 2013 washtowel has a cute little piece of artwork about what an impact they make out in serve-us.
i thought some captions might help make it clearer!.
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It's that poor little girl I feel sorry for, looking up to her parents with trusting eyes. She will have to sit in a classroom on her own while the other children have a Christmas party. She will have to sit outside assembly every morning and miss the announcements about things she needs to know at school. She wont get easter eggs or birthday presents and she will be told halloween is evil. She will be discouraged from getting further education and will probably pioneer until she drops from ill-health at which point she will get clinical depression from the guilt. To salve her conscience she will get married and have babies so people will give her some respect. Those children will have to sit in a classroom on their own at Christmas...........
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my worst fears were realized
by magotan inim on my phone, so im really limited.
i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.
shit hit the fan.
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Xanthippe
Magotan you are about a year older than my daughter according to one of your earlier posts. You are so brave. My daughter has a friend who is not going to tell his parents that he's gay until he is away at university. My heart bleeds for you that your family and friends have reacted like this. You said on the other post that you have a good job, that's great. Have you found somewhere to live?
Stay in touch with this board as others have said. We wont desert you. Hang in there.
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He's surprisingly funny isn't he?
On a serious note, I totally agree with him that the redemption doctrine is a disgusting idea. Torturing anyone to death anywhere for whatever reason is inexcusable.
