Posts by Skedaddle

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genuine english guy seeking jw lady

by english_gentleman in

hi, i believe that a lady is put on earth to satisfy the needs of her partner and respect his views in all matters.. i realize some here may consider that old fashioned and not based on sexual equality.. yet a lady and man are not created equal because the lady gives birth and the man must sire many children.

if you are a lady under 30 and keen to meet me, willing to cook and breed, then please message me here.

please do not contact me if you disagree with my views, we can agree to differ.

Skedaddle

i believe that a lady is put on earth to satisfy the needs of her partner and respect his views in all matters.

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Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me

by elderess in

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friends

only a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.

then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.

thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.

Skedaddle

Wow, in tears here! SO , so happy for the both of you! You must have been so apprehensive bringing it up and then BAM he agrees! Phew! Amazing!!! You'll be in my thoughts tonight when I have a glass of wine. Here's to the rest of your happy lives - it can't get any worse than being in a cult now:) Cheers!

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Leaving jw propaganda all around the house, what to do?

by Crazyguy in

the wife leaves it all around, not sure if this is by design i don't think so since the return to jah brochure was never left out.

it drives me a bit nuts but haven't done anything about it.

looking for ideas on what i should do?

Skedaddle

I'd start reading them and underline all the shit you can find, misquotes, emotional blackmail, lies etc. and be sure to make notes in the column.

Are you fading? Sorry... I'm not sure of your situation. Don't do the above if she can use it as a weapon to show you as an apostate.

Just put them back in her ministry bag and say you tidied up, doesn't it look nice. She'll have to thank you for putting away the propaganda mags lol.

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Gay ex-Bethelite

by Chip Williamson in

just now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.

i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.

i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.

Skedaddle

Big welcome to you Chip. Wow, what a story! You sound really happy!

@ShirleyW - Ha, I'm trying to think back now if there were ''couples'' in my Jdub area. I'm sure there were... My innocent mind back then wouldn't have picked up on anything but now, well let me see... :)

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Add your Stupid title of Winess books that did not come true

by Witness 007 in

"millions now living will never die.

" -1922. sorry rutherford but they did!.

"god's kingdom of 1000 years has aproached!

Skedaddle

"the truth shall make you free, 1943"

Yes, the truth certainly did make us free! This one was correct!

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THE LINGERING SHADOW OF '75

by Terry in

none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.

Skedaddle

So I left in around '98 and I remember then they were saying ''we're just before the finishing line on a running track, we can almost touch the ribbon...'' and soon after mum was saying ''we've got our hand outstretched and we can nearly touch the ribbon'' so what kind of sayings were coming from the platform after that to present day? Because all my mum says is, ''it's any day now'' but it's been years since. How did the race track analogy die?

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My crazy experience, from pioneer to jail bird

by Nodoubter in

first let me introduce my self, i am a 33yo male show spent much of his youth in the jw cult, i was not raised into the truth however thought i found it at the age of 11 when a well caring brother knocked my door, i had no father figure so this brother was everything to me, like a father, i quickly began attending meetings even when my mom used to oppose, i was taken like an example kid because i was an "orphan" in the spiritual sense, i got baptized when i was 12, and spent the rest of my teenage years being this good kid everyone thought i was, i hated that attention and pressure however it felt good to be doing good things, when i was about to finish high school i started to get into punk and ska music, i used to listen to it in secret, one time an elder found out and went to my house when i wasnt there, he went into my room and took all my cds, this was my first time i felt like i was being invaded of my privacy, i was made to feel guilty for liking this music and lost all my priviledges..theres a lot more i can say but i will stick to the main points, i became a reg pioneer, i became an ms, the whole thing, living in new york allowed me to visit bethel many times and had many many friends there, at the head quarters and walkill, in my cong we had bethelite elders etc, so yeah i was "in the club" , i always had a doubt in the back of my mind if what i was doing was the right thing, i used to rent the basement out of en elders house, he is what made me turn, he was the mos unloving person i ever met, for instance he would turn off the heat during snow storms, sometimes due to my pioneering i had no food and he knew this, well no food from him etc.

yet all this time i thought i was doing the right thing, eventually i feel in love and started dating this beautiful pioneer girl, daughter of pioneer parents as well, i never felt fully excepted because of my spiritual orphan status and no family in the truth, eventually got to a point where i could not communicate with her and her parents used to pick up the calls, they told me i could not continue to pursue a relationship with her, i was devastated!

long story short i wanted to see her etc, they put a restraining order and labeled me a stalker, made a mistake of sending her an e-mail and well, that got me arrested!!

Skedaddle

Hi and welcome Nodoubter. Congrats on waking up to TTATT! Sounds like you've had a rough ride. But now you have the rest of your life to be successful and happy!

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JW Child Abuse Documentary

by cappytan in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulswb2avxvc.

let's set aside our differences for the moment and appreciate this excellent documentary cedars put together that should prove to be an invaluable tool in helping to expose the child abuse issues in the organization.. i was humbled to be able to help with this project on such an important subject, though my part in it was insignificant..

Skedaddle

This was brilliant! Just brilliant! Well done! This needs (anonymously?) emailing to all our relatives who are still in. The only thing I can pick at is why didn't he mention the Goddard inquiry... but it's still amazing!

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Advice for exjw child sex abuse victim from U.S. needed...

by Skedaddle in

do any members on here have knowledge of where to direct (historic case 24 yrs ago) exjw csa victims apart from the police and to find a lawyer?

are there any groups forming (or any lawyers collecting cases) in u.s. for these victims?

i'm from u.k. so not up on the u.s. and what you guys are doing over there regarding these cases but i've stumbled across someone on youtube who needs advice from someone better equipped than i. this person says they are willing to come forward.

Skedaddle

@juandefiero - thank you for that, it's greatly appreciated.

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Advice for exjw child sex abuse victim from U.S. needed...

by Skedaddle in

do any members on here have knowledge of where to direct (historic case 24 yrs ago) exjw csa victims apart from the police and to find a lawyer?

are there any groups forming (or any lawyers collecting cases) in u.s. for these victims?

i'm from u.k. so not up on the u.s. and what you guys are doing over there regarding these cases but i've stumbled across someone on youtube who needs advice from someone better equipped than i. this person says they are willing to come forward.

Skedaddle

WOW!