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  The Venting Thread

  by minimus in

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  this thread is for you to vent about anything (within guidelines) that you want.. i'll start.. i'm sick of people who complain about how cold the weather is and then you have two 85 degree days and now they can't wait till autumn!.

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  Soledad

  I hate the fact that I've been on this board since 2002 but just barely have above 2500 posts.

  But then again, I don't.

  I can't make up my mind about anything. Ever.
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  WT Says O.K. To Visit With Disfellowshipped Family Members...Discreetly!

  by JW GoneBad in

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  discreetly!.

  that was the word the speaker used to tell jws at the regional convention that when the need to visit or associate with d'fd family members....okay to do so......only discreetly!.

  on friday morning in the 6 part symposium entitled 'what must be kept in second place?

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  Soledad

  How many times are these idiots going to change their minds about this?

  I guess that's why my mom now eats meals with me again.
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  JWs exposed in Norway

  by InquiryMan in

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  during the past week, 17 different articles on various practices of jws and comments to those, have been published on the web page of the norwegian equivalent of the bbc, nrk: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.8397366.

  in addition to this a special news programme with a discussion on sexual abuse and jw was broadcast on nrk2, and p1 contained an interview with an ex-jw on its weekly news summary programme.. it seems the expose is continuing..

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  Soledad

  Great articles. I'm glad when light is shed on how damaging this cult is. Hope it's heard in other areas of the world.
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  As A JW You Never Have Time To Smell The Roses

  by minimus in

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  you always were cramming to get to the next assignment.

  you had to personal study, read your daily text, read the bible daily, prepare for field service, prepare for meetings, get to them at the proper time, preach as much as possible, etc.

  we never truly enjoyed life..

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  Soledad

  Wow the title of this thread reminded me of exactly this type of event while I was out in field service.

  I'll never forget the day. It was a Saturday in June 1996, a beautiful early Summer day. The sky was bright blue and everything around was lush and beautiful.

  I was in a group of about 15 publishers plus an elder and his family.

  We arrived at a territory and everyone got out of their cars. We all parked in the general vicinity, at the bottom of a hill, and the houses we were to knock on were at the top of the hills.

  As we are walking, I'm at the back. Out of the corner of my eye to the right I see a beautiful pink rose in full bloom. I stopped for maybe half a minute and looked at it. Then I looked at the sky. So beautiful. Then I looked at everyone walking ahead of me. They all had their heads down not looking at anything. They looked as though they were walking towards their death!

  I said to myself "eff this! I'm leaving."

  I turned right around and walked off in the opposite direction, towards a park. That's where I spent my Saturday morning. Watching the kids play, people play with their dogs, just enjoying life.

  That was the beginning of the end for me. I stopped and smelled the rose.
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  Guys!! Guys!!! Two Jehovah's Witnesses were just at my door!!

  by ziddina in

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  and of course, i had some fun with them... an older, brunette woman who obviously dyes her hair and could stand to lose a bit of weight, and a slim blonde teenage girl - probably around 15 - 17.... i started out by asking them if they knew how old the bible was.... .

  (and unfortunately, i think i demonstrated that i wouldn't make a very good "undercover" bible study prospect... .

  but they didn't even know how old - young - the bible was!!.

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  Soledad

  If you get a return visit and want to really blow their minds....talk about the parallel's between the life and works of Buddha and Jesus Christ....and how Buddhism infiltrated the Middle East due to interchange between the two cultures years and years before Christ was born. Perhaps Buddha is the answer as to warring "Jehovah" of the old testament and peace-loving Buddha...

  You should have been a fly on the wall during the conversation I had with my mother once about this very same thing. LOL.
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  Sparlock the video

  by NewYork44M in

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  i was not able to find an active link to the sparlock video.

  are there any active links?

  it seems like the watchtower has successfully shut most - perphaps all - links down.. please let me know if there are any active links to the video.

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  Soledad

  I'm reliving my smurf days
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  I Received A Phone Call Out Of The Blue, Spiritual Checkup Or Fishing Expo?

  by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

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  when my two pastors show up, i am going to ask them these questions in a different way.

  we loose too many jws from apathy of the "holy-happy and self-assured members,the new pharisee class.

  focus needs to change to check up on the under to non-performing magazine salesmen.

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  Soledad

  I laugh at their business model because it makes no sense! Why do JWs allow their own to leave the Org without putting up a figh? What if the weak ones were shown a little extra love? Instead of wasting money driving in circles in Kingdom Rummage sale, how about a new program like "take the weak ones kids bowling this week? Take the irregular mother out to lunch, dinner or something?

  When I was a child and teen in the WT, I often felt so slighted by the members' behavior towards my family. I lived in a household where my mom, brother and me were the JWs, my father was in strong opposition but didn't intervene. I think if I really felt the so-called genuine love the JWs supposedly have for their own, it might have made a difference for me. I wouldn't have felt isolated and depressed all the time. As it were, the congregation I belonged to had cliques, and I was never a part of any circle.

  But, I believe things happen for a reason. Since I was ignored all the time, that the set the ball in motion, so to speak, towards my departure. Leaving was the healthiest thing for me physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally. I wouldn't be who I am today if I was still hanging on.
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  What's your Myers-Briggs?

  by Londo111 in

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  i am infp.. some former witnesses in my hometown had a meetup last night...alas, only four of us.

  but it turned out we had an infp(me), two infjs, and an enfp.

  therefore, it turned out we were all idealists.

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  Soledad

  INFJ last time I checked
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  I'm beginning to lose it!!! Update on my situation

  by marriedtoajw in

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  i've posted on here at times in moments of dispair and anguish over what is happening in my life being married to a jw.

  i've everperienced countless moments of depression, anxiety and even entertained suicidal thoughts.

  suicidal thoughts at one time to me was unthinkable and a sure sign of desperation.

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  Soledad

  I'm with talesin on this. Please seek professional help for yourself.

  Positive thoughts and prayers to you.
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  The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

  by PaintedToeNail in

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  being an adult, i choose not to attend the meetings.

  i would prefer my children not attend meetings, however being married to a diehard jw, this is difficult to accomplish.

  the kids do not want to attend, as the meetings are boring, as they have often said.

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  Soledad

  Painted, you have a rough road ahead of you, but I absolutely respect and admire the stand you're taking.

  Bear in mind, as the years progress and the children get older, they will need to understand what constitues a healthy relationship between a husband and wife. As it stands right now, they aren't being exposed to a good example of it. This will be important during the years that they start selecting people to date, as you probably wouldn't want to see your kids selecting relationships that will replicate the scenario they witnessed at home between mom and dad growing up.