My final straw wasn't my terrible stint in Ireland. When I returned to the US the elders told me I really should quit my engineering job as I was doing way too much traveling. I got really pissed, blasted them verbally and walked out. I then did the fade pretty rapidly.
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Straw that broke the Camels Back
by Perfection Seeker inso, whats the straw that broke the camels back in your life?
what was the final last straw that made you say thats it- no more?
i have so many-for 15 years i kept getting that last straw-and trying to ignore it- but i think the last straw was when my dad died- everyone kept (keeps) giving me the line of bs about never seeing him again unless i go to meetings.
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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #9
by ozziepost inyes, it's time to put the sunday papers down and get in some serious polling.
we've gotta be quick, because we don't want to miss any of the world cup final!
so, here's this week's topic (it's a long one!!
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zenpunk
I know this is evil but everyone used to look forward to the talk a week later - the local needs - that would pretty much spell out what the person did. DFings used to be a huge deal in our hall. Sisters running to the bathroom crying and stuff like that. It's really a shame when look back at it now. All that pain and stress for something that really doesn't mean a thing.
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Disco Sucks!
by professor indoes anyone remember how the society joined the "disco sucks" movement of the late 70's?
i remember reading in the mags about how disco was created by homos and that it has an "immoral beat" (whatever that means!
) it was also mentioned not to go see "saturday night fever" because someone gets a blowjob in the movie.. in our congregation, we had a special meeting about disco because people would request disco songs at our once-a-month jw skating party at the local skating rink.
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zenpunk
AAHHHHHHH! I shudder when I remember the whole JW skating party scene. What a joke. I also remember whenever a disco song came on the radio in the car, my father would instantly change it and quote the society's law about disco....over and over. Now when the local radio station has its "disco drive at 5" I crank it all the way home from work!
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My mum is brainwashed by JW
by walter_collins inmy name is walt collins, i'm a 23 guy in melbourne, australia, migrated from the uk 4 years ago.. i've been going through some pain lately, my mother (still in the .
uk) and i have really had a rough period and she's decided to put .
her religion before me and after many heated conversations, we are now no longer in contact.. .
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zenpunk
Welcome....my mom is exactly like yours. It's sad when this happens. It's brainwashing pure and simple - so try not to let the pain of it consume you and be yourself! (((hugs))).
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My Story
by Mackin ini guess it's time for me to tell my story on this forum.
my parents came into contact with the "truth" during their engagement and so i was born into a borg family and quickly "assimilated.
" the congregation i grew up in however had very liberal views on many subjects, such as higher education, secular careers, and the like.
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zenpunk
Wow - What a fantastic story! Welcome, I'm glad I read this.
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Does being called an 'apostate' upset you?
by wholewheat indo all of you ex-jehovah's witnesses get upset when you are called an apostate?
you all call each other apostates, so why should you all get upset if i call you apostates?
if you don't like being called 'apostate', what title would you prefer?
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zenpunk
Sometimes I feel like wearing the word like a badge...but somehow when a JW calls me one, I get very upset.
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Any Funny Virgin Honeymoon stories?
by Perfection Seeker inanyone have any funny virgin honeymoon stories?
none here- but my brother & his wife- both good witnesses got married- didn't get to complete the act for 6 weeks- his wife had no idea he was so big- and kept crying & was afraid.
just another "well educated" witness girl.
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zenpunk
Time #1 - Aww That Hurts! (Silently to myself, of course)
Time#2 - Man, This is Good S&*T! Hurry Up - I want to go again!
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??? what would you change ???
by zev inif you had the power, and ability to change one thing in your life, be it a major life changing thing, or a small but significant thing, tell me what and how you would do it, and how it actually was, and how it would be different after the change.
please don't include jw'ism as that's something we would all want to change
if you tell me yours, i'll tell you mine
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zenpunk
I would have fought like hell to go to college - but I'm sure my parents would have fought like hell for me not to go.
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Most Embarrasing Witness Moment from Childhood
by Perfection Seeker inanyone on here have a "most embarrasing witness moment" from childhood?
mine is from 7th grade- that was 20 years ago- but i still cringe when i think of it.
almost too hard to write down- but maybe it will be therapeutic & part of the healing process?
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zenpunk
My whole childhood as a Witness was embarrasing. Throughout high school my mother was convinced (since she gave birth to me at the age of 15) that I was not going to be attractive to boys and make the same mistake. So (I had very bad vision) I was to wear the worst coke-bottle glasses, never and make-up and always homemade feed sack dresses for those formal occaisions! Uggggggh!
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Double Standards
by Perfection Seeker indid anyone else have witness parents who the congregation thought were the "model" family, yet behind closed doors all hell broke loose?
i remember a time when my family was choosen to do a part at an assembly about the ideal family- yet behind the scenes, we were beat, yelled at, sworn at, never studied, had a family from hell, yet others always commented how "perfect" and christian our family was.
being a witness leaves deep & permanent scars.
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zenpunk
I remember once my father severely beat me while on a picnic with another Witness family. While I sobbed quietly the other Witness mother told her children not to "judge" my father. I'll never forget that as long as I live.