Posts by Pickler

To anyone who looked at my life, I would appear to have moved on years ago. No one even knows that I used to be a JW. And if they did, they wouldn't know what it meant.

franticfran expresses it well, there is something about being on here, people understand. And I feel like I understand most people on this board. It is helping a lot.

I really appreciate everyone who posts, I know many are doing it to help others, and it does, so thank you very much!

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HBOs 'Enlightened' canceled

by designs in

any fans of the show enlightened.

i liked the character laura dern plays in enlightened.

i like her as an actor, from here early work with david lynch and also nicolas cage.. laura's character, amy jellicoe, reminds me of us in our journey, sometimes more emotional than intellectual in the reaction to abuse and injustice but a fighter who will put the right nuance on an argument eventually.

Pickler

This was an excellent show, she did remind me of xJW! I'm sorry it's ended now, I wanted to see what she would do next.

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Reason

by dissonance_resolved in

so as someone newly awakened, my thoughts have turned to "why didn't i see this sooner?

how could i be so blind?

" part of it is that i never realized anyone may have left due to differences with the doctrine.

Pickler

Hey DR, I went through so much to leave the org. Years later I thought why? I could have just left.

But, like you ... I never knew this was possible, I'd never heard of anyone leaving. There's always some horrible story whispered about anyone who was DFd or DA. I truly did not know it was possible to just stop.

so, you have this forum, which is huge. You know lots of other people's stories.

you can just not go, one meeting at a time. And answer no questions, you are an adult & you owe no one an explanation.

Just say you are thinking and prefer not to discuss anything until your thoughts are clear.

good luck!

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Could this be accurate?

by NeverKnew in

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is the information on this webpage* regarding the socioeconomic conditions of jws a fair connection to the all too familiar wts quote of 1969?

does the report's statistics appear to be plausible given your personal observations?

*even though many others have copied and pasted the article (including the individual who created the page hyperlinked above), i'm apprehensive about doing so for copyright reasons.

Pickler

Congrats tater on breaking the cycle! I read it that the beautiful girl is your daughter? (Hope that's right)

Sad but true, no one was meant to do anything but pioneer until Armageddon arrived. That's why anyone left in at my age will be dirt poor.

Trujw I'm gonna click on your link now....I suspect it's going to p*ss me off!!!!!! Haha

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LaidOff Bethelites: Weeping And Gnashing of Teeth

by metatron in

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don't let any of the watchtower's propaganda deceive you.

i encountered some private conversations among witnesses about the subject and it's ugly.

yes, there is suffering as many of these victims try to live on charity and can't find jobs in the worst economy since the depression.. some of their private observations include shock that you need a college degree for nearly any job and that the watchtower society couldn't have picked a worse time to do this to them .. all the while these complaints are discussed, i try not to show that i am astounded by their bizarre "logic".

Pickler

This is a fascinating read.

I hope Billy's situation has improved? I also understand the "self destruct switch".

Soontobe makes a good point, what effect will these ex bethel persons have on the local congregations?

Its made me realise something....all those years of anti education messages & "Jehovah will provide" came from people who were "institutionalised", many of them have never ever been out in the real world trying to find a job. They never expected to have to fend for themselves.

the people who never let me go to uni were window cleaners & house cleaners......they looked at me, I was young & smart & they tried to make sure that I would never be anything more than them.

sure, when you are 18 you can get any kind of job. When you are 50+ so much harder.

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Still in with kids

by thinking_ability in

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Pickler

Hey T A, I'm in Australia too....Sydneysider!!

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Still in with kids

by thinking_ability in

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Pickler

Hey TA, welcome! You've got the chance to keep your kids minds free from this stuff...I think that is the greatest thing.

Do you know, when my son has visited his grandmother (staunch witness) he came back & one day told me how she had told him about her experiences with demons..... He laughed, and said "Mum, you know she's crazy, right?"

and that's it...right there...MENTAL FREEDOM, because that woman raised me, and she told me all about her experiences with demons since I was a baby and I will never be entirely free of it. Even though I don't believe, and I've been out for years, it's still there, that little whisper. Someone posted a thread on here about ouija boards, and I could barely read it. That's how scared I am of that stuff, even though i know it's not true.

So my point is, if you have a chance to give your kids mental freedom, take it!

your kids are lucky to be raised by a Mum Who is "awake" to the truth.

good luck to you.