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  Interview with an Apostate - Scratchme1010

  by scratchme1010 in

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  for what it's worth:.

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i am one of 7 children in my family, three boys, three girls and me.

  yes, i'm right in the middle, and i'm the pink sheep of the family (or at least the official one).

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  It's about progress, not perfection...

  by scratchme1010 in

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  i guess at this point in time and space i'm ok if there's an indication of things going in the right direction.. my jw father, who joined the jws in 1973 when i was 8, has always had all the characteristics of the stereotypical brainwashed born again weirdo.

  as a jw he always felt the need to show that he was more devoted than the rest of the crop.

  to him, life became very easy from that point on: "the bible", interpreted by the millions of wt publications, along with the information in the meetings and getting involved in all jw activities, were the answer to everything and anything in his life".

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  Trumpery

  by scratchme1010 in

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  i just learned that the word "trumpery" actually exists.

  interesting definition:.

  ˈtrəmp(ə)rē/archaic.

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  You just never know

  by scratchme1010 in

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  i finally decided to join linkedin.

  i have been in technology for all my adult life, so i am one of those who don't like to communicate and socialize using technology.

  however, i decided to join because i started to feel left out.. i have kept my profile private for the time being.

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  Hard to be completely respectful and the JW attitude

  by scratchme1010 in

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  recently at work they conducted an mbti test for me.

  for those who don't know, the mbti test is a personality test used by organizational psychologists in companies and organizations.

  it is supposed to describe the best way you communicate, the best way of giving and receiving feedback, and for managers that test is supposed to explain to them the best way to manage their employees (i'm over simplifying, i know).. my profile came up as some kind of introvert (and when i was told that i said "what?

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  Cart Witnessing in Hong Kong

  by scratchme1010 in

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  i was away for a few weeks since i was on a nice vacation in thailand, hong kong and macau.

  during my vacationi saw several jws in carts standing by different parts of the cities i visited.. i hong king, however, i noticed that they were a lot more and in a lot more places where i wouldn't think i would see jws with their carts.

  they were at the entrance of men's rooms (and not by women's rooms) in public and (what i imagine is) private property (entrances of public transportation places and shopping malls).

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  Introducing myself

  by scratchme1010 in

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  i just joined the forum, i just want to introduce myself.

  i tried to change my bio in my profile but for some reason i couldn't apply the update.. i was born and raise in the jw organization.

  lived in it for 23 years.

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