Posts by Julia Orwell

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I put the kingdom first! Now look what happened...

by Julia Orwell in

i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.

so they dunked me in a pool.

armageddon would be here soon.

Julia Orwell

The problem was not with the gender per se but with the fact that she had to be quiet while she was being abused. It draws on the knowledge that the JWs have of pioneers, that they are exemplary Christians, but she finds out he is not what he appears to be. She could never have known at that age...definitely not an attack on the male gender. Only as female, I best write from a woman's perspective.

Blondie, yes I am Sheree Stokell. We probably already know each other on Facebook! I used to hide my identity, but 1) I trust y'all not to out me; and 2) I don't care anymore if I am outed. I have no more ties with the cult.

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How many of you followed the WTS direction on education years ago and have been screwed by it?

by Julia Orwell in

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i'm really interested in this question because i've heard for years that if you forgo further education and go pioneering, when you have a family down the track you will get a good job because jehovah will provide for you because you pioneered.

as long as i was a kool-aid drinker, even then, i thought, "how does pioneering pay your bills?

surely education should come first.

Julia Orwell

That's great!! We have a huge push to get kids educated here in Australia, to the point where they leave school with a business certificate or half an apprenticeship if they aren't going to uni. I bet the JWs hate all the emphasis our schools put on preparing the kids for the workforce.

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Matt 6:34 - Is it realistic?

by punkofnice in

therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.

each day has enough trouble of its own.. .

true or false?.

Julia Orwell

Very myopic if you look at the big picture, but wise if you are prone to sweat the petty things.

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I put the kingdom first! Now look what happened...

by Julia Orwell in

i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.

so they dunked me in a pool.

armageddon would be here soon.

Julia Orwell

For those of you who may not have ever seen a rainbow lorikeet:

http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/australia/images/32220351/title/rainbow-lorikeet-australian-parotts-photo

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I put the kingdom first! Now look what happened...

by Julia Orwell in

i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.

so they dunked me in a pool.

armageddon would be here soon.

Julia Orwell

Hey There, yes that is well done. It's very raw, like a fountain of emotion straight from your heart.

And MissFit, I've started a fable about a parrot in a cage. You inspired me. It's actually gonna make one hell of a kids' book one day! I will illustrate it myself. It starts like this:

The Little Lorikeet

The little lorikeet never knew what it was like to fly. To find her own tasty seed. To join the other lorikeets as they spread their magnificent emerald wings and bore away on the wind to new exotic locations.

The little lorikeet was hardly what you’d call splendid. Her plumage was neat, but it didn’t shine. Her eyes were clean, but were like dull glass rather than red jewels. She had wings, but her owner regularly clipped them. Even if the owner didn’t, the little lorikeet wouldn’t have been able to fly very far. Her muscles were too underdeveloped from sitting in that cage day in, day out.

So the little lorikeet sat on her perch and stood on one foot and then the other, day in and day out. Her cage was inside a house and the little lorikeet could see all sorts of birdlife through the windows. Magnificent red king parrot calls pealed from the trees like bells, pink and grey galahs grazed on the new grass seed shoots and rainbow lorikeets filled the skies like multi-coloured clouds. All the little lorikeet could do was watch them through the windows.

Every day her owner bought her seed. Sometimes it was fresh, and other times it was reused seed sifted from the bottom of the cage. It was always the same. “This is wonderful seed!” her owner would tell her. “You are lucky to have someone who feeds and cares for you like this! You don’t want to be like those parrots outside who have to find their own food. There’s no good food outside anyway. Those parrots eat garbage!” So although the seed was bland, the little lorikeet was glad to have it.

One day the little lorikeet felt lonely and frustrated. The parrots outside seemed to be having so much fun! They could go where they liked, eat what they liked and make friends with any bird at all. She began calling out to them, though her calls were clumsy and she didn’t really know what to say.

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I put the kingdom first! Now look what happened...

by Julia Orwell in

i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.

so they dunked me in a pool.

armageddon would be here soon.

Julia Orwell

She sounds like a nice lady who's been caught up in something too powerful for her. She's a prisoner. I really hope she wakes up.

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I put the kingdom first! Now look what happened...

by Julia Orwell in

i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.

so they dunked me in a pool.

armageddon would be here soon.

Julia Orwell

I wrote that sad one. I'll have to write a free one. One like how a little flower opens up and receives the sun for the first time. Or how the frog climbs out of her well and raises her tadpoles in freedom. Or an ugly little bird who escapes his cage and then his feathers grow back beautiful and he can fly all over the world. I will try to be inspired to write something more happy :)

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I put the kingdom first! Now look what happened...

by Julia Orwell in

i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.

so they dunked me in a pool.

armageddon would be here soon.

Julia Orwell

I Put the Kingdom First - By Sheree Stokell

I put the kingdom first

So they dunked me in a pool

Armageddon would be here soon

So I dropped out of school.

I put the kingdom first

Served where the need is great

Married at 18 to the first boy

Who took me on a date.

I put the kingdom first;

The boy was a pioneer

But after the wedding day

I was only worth his sneer.

I put the kingdom first

And never made a sound

I kept up wifely submission

While he slapped me around.

I put the kingdom first

Went to assemblies ill

But even a nervous breakdown

Couldn’t keep me still.

I put the kingdom first

I raised my children well

When they hollered at the hall

I smacked them both to hell.

I put the kingdom first

And never had a job

My husband cheated and then left

Me without even two bob.

I put the kingdom first

Not my daughter or son

They’ve left and gone their way

And them I have to shun.

I put the kingdom first

Pioneered in pained old age

But soon the end will come!

And Jehovah will pay my wage.

I put the kingdom first

Now I cannot use my feet

They trundle me out once a year

But I never get a greet.

I’m a Jehovah’s Witness

Who put the kingdom first

It’s been tough and life’s been hard;

Now I’m in a hearse.

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My JW mom is now willing to "listen" to our side...Need advice pls

by 2pink in

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friends

my husband and i (both born in jws with extended family all "in" except for one of my sisters who left when we did) left the church 5 years ago.

we did not fade, we just didn't believe it anymore, told our families so and left.

obviously, big drama in our family after this, messy feelings, etc.

Julia Orwell

If this site had a 'like' button I would so be liking your comment Paul.

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How old were you when baptized?

by Coded Logic in

i was baptized at the age of 11. like most of us, my commitment wasnt to honor god but rather i was gang pressed into the service of the wtbts.

and, at such a young age, it was impossible for me to appreciate the enormity of my actions.

honestly, how could i possibly have known any better?

Julia Orwell

Reopened Mind, my story is similar. I was baptized at 19 after learning jw religion from a school friend. When I finished year 12 at 17 and got my own car I began to study with jws and was baptized at 19.