Biahi

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  Game show Quiz at the WT cart . The buzzer was ringing WRONG

  by Hotpepper in

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  set up 2 sisters 70 and 21 year old.

  standing on a dead street next to the cemetery.

  buzzer goes off liar.

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  Biahi

  I just saw cart people! At Devils Lake, Wis. They were in an out of the way area, no one was passing by. I wanted to walk down there, my husband didn’t want me to. 🤷‍♀️
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  Mormon abuse allegations

  by RolRod in

  1. social
  2. current

  mormons in the news covering up abuse allegations.

  https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/us/wirestory/mormons-meet-salt-lake-city-biannual-conference-90816632.

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  Biahi

  Link doesn’t work for me, either.
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  More money and meeting with 3 elders

  by Foolednomore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, we had this meeting with 3 elders ( larry, moe and curly) my uncle who is the lawyer sat in the room and stayed quiet, and fact for 40 minutes we let them talk.

  we would just sit there.

  they went into along winded monolog about how the world is in bad shape and getting worst.

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  Biahi

  I’m surprised they continued with a lawyer in the room. I would assume they would just leave, and not meet with you unless you were alone. They are afraid of lawyers, and legal action.
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  For Born-Ins - If You Were 18 Again, What 7 Things Would You do Differently?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's mine:.

  1. go immediately to college and study construction management.

  2. set up an ira and start contributing every year.

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  Biahi

  Punky, I always read your comments. This last one touched me for you. I want you to know that I mention you in my prayers-even though we’ve never met. This is from a 60+ grandma from across the pond. 🙏😘 Hugs to you!
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  Bullied At School

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just curious about the rest of you.

  i was bullied quite badly throughout my school years because of being a witness and not participating in religious holidays, sporting celebrations, assembly (worship), and the like.. it was mostly from other pupils but there were a couple of teachers who definitely treated me badly.

  that was back when uk teachers still caned pupils or were allowed to hurl the heavy wooden blackboard duster across the room at them.... i still have ptsd flashbacks on some of those events even after 50 years!

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  Biahi

  Bullied by other kids, YES! Teachers, no, most were kind and understanding, they knew it wasn’t my fault I was being raised in this crazy way. So embarrassed once, in 1st grade, I knew I shouldn’t say the pledge, but I didn’t want to explain to the teacher, so I’d halfheartedly put my hand near my heart and mumble. Teacher kept me after class to “help” me with the words. (She thought I didn’t know the words to the Pledge of Allegiance). I was very embarrassed and tried to explain it. Finally I told her my mom would write a note, which she did. My mom told me she didn’t write a note the first day because I should be able to “explain my faith” myself. What I couldn’t verbalize, though, was the fact that this was HER faith and my dad’s, not mine. My childhood sucked, but I’m well aware from this forum that it could have been worse. For my psyche, though, not good. That’s why I vowed to myself that I would NEVER bring a child into the world, and raise it as a Witness.
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  Follow to previous post,re:My niece

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a few weeks back, i posted this:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6246845349625856/never-thought-would-see-this-my-family-circle.

  so, in latest developments:there was a court hearing, in which a continuance was granted for two weeks, as my bil has pleaded not guilty.

  which is, in my opinion, very bad legal advice from his lawyer.

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  Biahi

  I will check it out, thanks! 😀🙏
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  Follow to previous post,re:My niece

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a few weeks back, i posted this:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6246845349625856/never-thought-would-see-this-my-family-circle.

  so, in latest developments:there was a court hearing, in which a continuance was granted for two weeks, as my bil has pleaded not guilty.

  which is, in my opinion, very bad legal advice from his lawyer.

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  Biahi

  Yes, 3 towns over. About 15 minutes.
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  Follow to previous post,re:My niece

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a few weeks back, i posted this:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6246845349625856/never-thought-would-see-this-my-family-circle.

  so, in latest developments:there was a court hearing, in which a continuance was granted for two weeks, as my bil has pleaded not guilty.

  which is, in my opinion, very bad legal advice from his lawyer.

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  Biahi

  Support groups! Great idea. I would open my home to have this here. PM me if you are in northern Illinois, or Chicagoland.
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  Avoiding Temptation As a Young Elder

  by TMS in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it was the summer of '72.

  i was 24 but had been the presiding overseer or congregation servant of a small congregation in the county seat of an arkansas county for about 3 years.. my regular pioneer wife of nearly four years was big and pregnant, with our attempts at birth control unsuccessful.. one of my wife's several bible studies was with a young woman named brenda whom my wife had encountered in door to door work.. brenda had two young children she could barely handle and was married to a very countryfied arkie named henry who worked as a chicken catcher, one of the most difficult jobs at the local chicken plant.. brenda eventually revealed that she'd been raised as a jw, but was never baptized, having left home to marry henry at age 14. she spoke of her family in texas, mentioning her mother and two older sisters, all jws she said.. one morning, just before the meeting for field service, we noticed a small car in kingdom hall parking lot.

  my wife and i were parked to one side of the hall in our aluminum nashua house trailer.. two young women got out of the car and soon joined us for the meeting for service, identifying themselves as brenda's sisters from texas.. the two girls, ages 17 and 20, were distractingly beautiful, with the eldest decked out like a magnificent southern belle including hat and heels, her high-end clothing accentuating her very obvious curves.. with no one else showing up for field service, it ended up just the four of us in the car group with the two texas girls in the back seat.. starting our time at a not-at-home, the 20 year old asked if she could accompany me to "hear my presentation.

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  Biahi

  Great story! Seems typical of these people, whitewashed cups and all. I have a similar (but different) story. Maybe I will tell it here sometime. I’ve said before, I could write a book.
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  Stupid WT Q's : Is It Wise or Safe to Keep a Dog?  Demons—How Can We Resist Them?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes, that is an actual question in the awake magazine.

  jw kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the wt.. no sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service.

  as if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!.

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  Biahi

  So, basically, you are not allowed to have ANY enjoyment or fun of any kind, if you don’t want to “make Jehovah sad”. No dances, parties, vacations (unless they involve working at Warwick , or pioneering), no holidays, no pets, no drinking to excess, no fulfilling career. Just slave for them 24/7. 🤮