i was quickly reminded that i didn't.
and i was showed how much love they really do have for old friends and unbelieveing family.
did i mention that i hate jw's?.
I never sunscribed to the whole shunning. My best friend left his wife and the truth suddenly. I tried calling and finally tracked him down. He was of the mindset, why are you talking to me? He had his mind made up and besides I never really liked his wife anyway!
I gave him a hug told him I was his friends first.
one of my strangest memories of going to the kh was when a young- maybe 18-20, pimply young man got up to talk about jhvhs view of masturbation during a service meeting.. of course, it was impossible to think about him not masturbating.
i was just hitting puberty and found the whole thing very uncomfortable- i think my dad was even critiquing him (what is that called when elder gives the feedback).
looking back now i can see that to publicly condemn masturbation, especially when a young man is delivering this admonition, is- well- hilarious.
Always creeped me out when they drolled on about masturbation and the circumcision thing. Penis envy perhaps?!
Why couldn’t we spend as much time talking about petting? I pride myself on figuring out petting wasn’t like patting a dog on the head! All it did was make me want to go out and pet all the lovely young sisters I daydreamed about!
so there was this great gang of us, from south london, manchester and wolverhampton, went to socialise with a group in fishguard in wales.. amongst the conversations one of the single sisters stated, "i could never marry anybody who used to be in the world".. i guess a lifetime of knocking on doors had given her the impression there couldnt possibly be a convert in her midst, never mind later alone with her in her mgb.. so whats with this, did you think we had rat scabies or were possesed by demons or something?.
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What a great thread! I can vouch the born-ins were always leery of the converts as my Mom was. Did anyone else ever hear, “Can’t you find a nice girl from a nice family born in the truth?” But I thought wait a minute- you were a convert so how does that line of reasoning work!
Truth be told many of the converts were socially retarded but I admired those who seemed to be normal yet at the same time I wondered what made them join up! They were 2nd class pubs and when one of these convert brothers were fast-tracked to responsibility it created both a flurry of whispers but also a flurry of... why can't you reach out like so & so!
The sisters were especially criticized. I remember a nice family coming in getting up to speed in the Hall. The wife was pretty attractive and well, had a nice set of tooties on her. She couldn't walk without a jiggle! They always sat in the front of the Hall and I enjoyed the times she got up during the meeting to use the bathroom as she bounced, I meant walked the length of the Hall. If it was distracting to me in field service I wonder what the householders thought! I digress!
I always envied those converts who got to experience life including Christmas, birthdays, even the military. What was it like and why can’t I experience what you did? Worse were the converts who had a college education! I loved it when they had to play that aspect down in their comments and behavior.
Like I said, most converts were social retards but there were some keepers.
i have been sending one "apostate" email after another to an elder in my congo (who frequently does circuit and district convention parts) and i'm still not df'd.... i've even sent him a free pdf copy of "crisis of conscience" twice in the last 3 months (sorry cynthia franz), as well as emails about the whole spectrum of bullshit (607, 144k, 1935, blood, proof of lies, false predictions, etc...).
he vary rarely responds but i know he's reading them because he said so in a recent google chat.... he even acknowledged that the wt got 607 wrong but then says that i should look at the positives and stop finding fault.... but still... i sent some really strong gb-bashing emails and i'n not df'd.... i mean seriously, i've pushed the envelope as far as i possibly can.. what the hell is going on???
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While we haven't gone to that extreme we've merely faded. Haven't been to meetings in years. We decorate our house with lights at Christmas and all. Never formally contacted my the congo. What do you suppose our status is?
i cannot stand the doomsday people trying to spread fear amongst everyone.
i've had enough doom and gloom from the 25 years of my jw service...i just want to be happy and positive.
but my co-worker is very pessimistic, anti-social and an extreme negative energy all around.
When you hear of wars and reports of war...
I think the only reason I watched the news was to hear someone say "peace and security" 'cuz then I knew the new system was gonna swoop down on us.
What a twisted thing to hope and wait for!
i recently had the opportunity to visit with a former elder who has successfully faded without getting df'd, but he is completely aware of the sham.
he was the main accounts guy for the conventions in his circuit.
he related a very telling story to me the other day that i thought i would share with you.
I actually looked forward to the accounts report that last afternoon session of the assemblies. Just once I wanted to hear we had a surplus but I can't recall that ever happening.
But praise the Lord by the close of the session we had made up that darn deficit! What are the odds!
Can anyone say... fuzzy math!
we all know of those kingdumb hells that don't have windows.
and i never saw an a$$embly hell that had windows that would let light in that would reach the auditorium.
so, what do they do if the lights go out during the middle of a boasting session?.
The power going out and the meetings getting cancelled was always a hope of mine!
Anyone else wish for it to rain on a Saturday morning so you could blow off field service?!
did you notice that some jw's men and women tried to bring in new people just to marry them ?
i saw this with my brother about the year 2001. he met this girl off some chat line.
he liked her, but it was one big problem; she wasn't a jw.
I have a vivid recollection of a fleshly brother of a Mini-Servant who brought his worldly girlfriend into the borg this way. When I saw her come in the Hall that first Sunday I thought- WTH is she doing here as she was like "prom queen" hot! My wife and I befriended them both and became close. The girl had quite a colorful life which she shared in confidence with my wife (sexually active, smoking, drinking...). I knew of the crowd she ran with in high school and had carnal knowledge (actually saw her bare boobies but that's another story)!
I think it's great when a couple shares a faith though it makes me sad to see lives and potential squandered in an organization such as the borg.
so we had spent years building our "theocratic library" of bound volumes, books and other materials.
personally, i boxed everything, taped the boxes closed and threw them in a dumpster at a construction site.. i did actually feel bad though.
that was a lot of paper which could have been recycled!.
So we had spent years building our "theocratic library" of bound volumes, books and other materials. Personally, I boxed everything, taped the boxes closed and threw them in a dumpster at a construction site.
I did actually feel bad though. That was a lot of paper which could have been recycled!
When it was officially time to bail on the borg what did you do with all of them?
what are your favorite urban legends that you heard as a jw?.
here's mine:.
a brother, through his work, was asked to give a speech to the united nations.
That John Lennon wrote the hit song, "Imagine", after talking to Witnesses in Field Service.
