Posts by teejay

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Why I am leaving JWD

by logansrun in

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i'm leaving this forum...at least temporarily.

as i mentioned in conversation over dinner at the chicago apostafest, my upcoming school schedule (which begins next week) combined with my workload will make it very difficult to be an active member on this forum.

perhaps i'll check in occassionaly when life is a little slower but for now i'd better distance myself from the on-line scene or else the other elements in my life will suffer.

teejay

I continue to hold to the suspicion that most ex-JWs do not manage their thoughts and emotions with regard the WTS fairly or rationally. ? logansrun

All I'll say is... it's more than just a suspicion.

I can't blame them, of course. Everyone's path within and without of the Watchtower Society is different, as each person is different. What you and I may have found temporarily enjoyable others no doubt found torturous. They have a right to their feelings, which are never "wrong."

It's what we do with those feelings that separates our disparate paths. Who's to say their's is "wrong"? Not me.

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unforgiveable blackness

by teejay in

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unforgiveable blackness: the rise and fall of jack johnson

on pbs.

this monday and tuesday night.

teejay

UNFORGIVEABLE BLACKNESS: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

On PBS. This Monday and Tuesday night. Check your local listings.

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Betty

by teejay in

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somewhere along 1992, 1993, 1994-- somewhere in there-- i was going through some personal shit.

what i thought would be my one-and-only marriage was pretty much coming to its end and, because of tales my first wife had put in the wind (to cover her own tail/tale), rumors were swirling all around me.

i've never felt as lost as i felt at that point in my life.

teejay

Something missing, Frenchy?

Like what?

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Betty

by teejay in

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somewhere along 1992, 1993, 1994-- somewhere in there-- i was going through some personal shit.

what i thought would be my one-and-only marriage was pretty much coming to its end and, because of tales my first wife had put in the wind (to cover her own tail/tale), rumors were swirling all around me.

i've never felt as lost as i felt at that point in my life.

teejay

Funny you should reply to this, Happyout. You and Betty remind me of each other, although your voice and laugh are way more sexy... but you KNOW that!

Betty and I were never an item. I absolutely loved her brain but I was married at the time. Funny... those provincial morays that plagued me then, but truthfully, aside from her brain, Betty wasn't my type. I never had a thing for her... never really hung out with her all that much. I'm just the sort who was then and am now able to acknowledge brilliance when I see it. She was --- brilliant, I mean. And I sensed that I could trust her. I digress...

By the time of the above noted conversation, I'd been reinstated. My adulterous ex-wife whose father was an elder was never df'd (only privately reproved). Too, the ex-wife had many allies who believed her tale(s). Betty was not one of them. As I mentioned, Betty had a brain.

Funny thing about Betty. As I recall, that was the last time I remember talking to her. Ten or twelve years ago, it was.

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Betty

by teejay in

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somewhere along 1992, 1993, 1994-- somewhere in there-- i was going through some personal shit.

what i thought would be my one-and-only marriage was pretty much coming to its end and, because of tales my first wife had put in the wind (to cover her own tail/tale), rumors were swirling all around me.

i've never felt as lost as i felt at that point in my life.

teejay

Somewhere along 1992, 1993, 1994-- somewhere in there-- I was going through some personal shit.

What I thought would be my one-and-only marriage was pretty much coming to its end and, because of tales my first wife had put in the wind (to cover her own tail/tale), rumors were swirling all around me. I've never felt as lost as I felt at that point in my life. Luckily, I found my bearings. And didn't end it all.

It was an early Saturday (or was it Sunday?) morning. The assembly center was just coming to life. As had been my custom since my youth, I got there early. And to my astonishment, I found Betty Johnson...

Betty was not and never will be anything like your average JW. Simply put: she was smart. She had a brain, a brain constructed well outside and before being introduced to the JW milieu. Very much like her brother John, who lives in Dallas. Great, great people.

I quite bluntly (and on purpose... to get a rise) asked Betty: "So... what's the gossip? What are they saying about me?"

She was stunned... absolutely non-plussed... not expecting a teejay style out-of-the-blue bluntness as profound as the one I put on her. I'd hoped to blind-side one of the remaining friends I felt I had. Ultimately, I was right! I got a rise out of Betty J.

"Go ahead," I said, noting her reaction. "What's the skinny? I can handle it."

Despite the "worldly" part of her brain put there by her "worldly" dad, Betty knew the JW game. As the milliseconds passed, I could see her mind working, spread all over her face. She'd sized up her antagonist and wanted to give the perfect response, so as not to "discourage" me. I'll never forget her answer...

Her first words, verbatim, were: "You can handle the truth better than I can."

I smiled. Inside and out. Damn skippy!

I'm not afraid of the truth. My Mama taught me that. Real truth. Just let me have it. In the gut. In the shin. In the face. In the back. However. Just let me have it. Please.

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Would You Run For President/Prime Minister/Etc. If You Could???

by minimus in

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and not just everyone "could" run for office.

you need money, exposure, the media, influence, etc.

but if you could, if it was even a longshot possibility, would you ever consider running for office?

teejay

Yeah, I'd consider running for office. I have (and haven't ruled it out). Only on the local level, though. Those who think they can, should. A single person, an individual, can make a difference. I've seen it.

An increasingly rich and increasingly influential ex-JW friend of mine in Dallas (who has his mind right, IMO) who has an interest in politics has come very close to running for local office. I imagine him one day asking me to help him. Should he, I'll probably say yes.

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100mph winds

by LittleToe in

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that'll teach me to eat beans on toast, yesterday!!!.

the wind is really picking up and the town is clearing as everyone is getting sent home from work.. we're expecting 100mph gusts here, on the west coast of scotland.. i'm gonna go home and get cosy, with a roaring coal fire.

it's just as well our houses are built for severe weather!.

teejay

A "roaring coal fire"? Never heard of it.

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Biggest mistake of my life

by SixofNine in

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that's how i titled my response to a thread (on a non-religious discussion board i frequent) asking: "in honor of the lord's baptism today, were you baptised?

(poll)".

my reply:.