I have not been to a meeting since 1996. I did go to a dub wedding and I wore an outfit that would not offend my dub friend but would piss off a couple of the conservative elders and their wives. I looked damn good. When I saw the frown on one of the elders wives face I could tell I had succeeded. I think the frumpy woman was jealous.
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Question for those who still occasionally attend meetings
by unique1 indo you do things just to piss the brothers off when you go to a meeting?
like just to be rebellious i always wear a skirt above the knee and cross my legs to make it even shorter, because i enjoy the disapproving looks.
i even wore pants to the meeting when i was feeling extra sassy.
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Letter from a friend in Iraq
by Yerusalyim inok, i won't give his name, but he is a major with an engineer unit in iraq.
here's what he has to say on iraq, i've highlighted a few interesting points.
it has been a while since i have written to my friends about what's really going on here in iraq.
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My brother just got back from Iraq last month. He would write me letters telling me that people were drinking water out of mud puddles. I do agree that the press only wants to report the bad and not the good that has been accomplished.
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Disappointed not disfellowshipped.
by scotsman inmy mum recently grassed me in to the elders.
to be precise.
she told him that she knew i was being immoral, i think she said that i had confessed it to her.
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My mom turned me into the elders several times and I was never even baptized. She thought they could straighten me out. She also turned in my sister who was then promptly DF'd.
I don't trust her as far as I can throw her. I share nothing with her about my personal life and I have long since left the borg. I had a 2 year relationship and she did not have a clue. Once I moved and did not even tell her. She gets upset when she finds out things about my life from the neighbors who I still keep in touch with. I'll get these e-mails asking how I can be so cruel. HELLO????
My mom has pulled so much crap that I am not worried about being the "baddie". It might take several betrayals/rejections to get to the "I don't give a shit what you think or what kind of relationship I have with you". I wish I had advice for you but I don't. Now I am beginning to think my post does not make a damn bit of sense.
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Do JW couples really have better relationships?
by Latin assassin from Manhattan inare jw marriages any better than the ones 'in the world' as they put it?
when they walk from door to door or mingle after a meeting they appear to be models of ideal marriages.
do you have any experiences with married couples in the 'truth'?
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One reason I think JW marriages are so miserable is the headship rules. The man gets to make the final decision on everything. I was at an elders house playing with his daughter and he told his wife he wanted to sell the house. She said she was not interested in moving AGAIN. It was the perfect house for them. He said he thought about it and made his decision. Shouldn't she have some say in the matter? I have seen countless examples of this and the women in these marriages are miserable. The headship rule sucks.
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How do you manage your money?
by Billygoat inas a child, i used to baby-sit kids in the neighborhood for money.
it wasnt much, but $2 or $3 an hour to a 14 year-old back in the early/mid 80s was pretty big stuff.
on new years eve when a lot of parents were clamoring for baby-sitters, the price would go up to $5 an hour, which was awesome.
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I got myself into some credit card debt when I turned 18. The interest was damn near killing me. My dad got a loan from his bank to pay it off. I made the monthly payments to the bank at a much lower interest rate. Lesson well learned. I have one credit card that I use for emergencies only. I have not had to use it yet thankfully. Debit cards are the way to go. You can even use them to buy plane tickets off the internet.
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Croc Hunter~ and Language barriers.
by Xandria inwhat do you think of this guy?.
australia is a beautiful place.
one person i know, is here from australia and we got into a conversation last night after she had gone shopping.
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I love Croc Hunter. I saw him on Oprah the other day and his wife is pregnant again. I think his daughter has such a cute name...Bindy Sue after his favorite croc.
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Ever been on TV?
by Brummie inor do you know anyone thats been on tv?
the year i left the jws i decided to keep a low profile for a while but got asked if i wanted to take part in the birmingham "feed the homeless" plight for christmas.
didnt sound too bad, 'what the eck' i thought, 'stuff the turkeys, i'll do it'.
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Yes a couple of years ago. It was when the price of gas was sky high and I was at the gas station putting gas in my car. A reporter and camera man came over to me and just started asking me questions about what the price of gas was doing to my budget. I drive an SUV.
I cringed when I saw myself on TV. I looked like hell. People were coming up to me for a week saying they saw me on TV. They did not say anything about my dreadful appearance thank goodness.
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Were You Ever Put On Restrictions?
by minimus inas a jw, were you ever put on restrictions?
how did you feel when you were told that a certain "privilege" was being taken from you?
were you given any warning by the elders in charge that what you did merited a removal of some sort?
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Yes. I could not give talks or go in FS. I was still allowed to comment. The reasons were a worldly BF, lying, and drinking beer. I was not repentent. Why would the idiots still allow me to comment not that I ever did? Four months after I lost my "privileges" they said I could have them back. I turned them down.
Before the above incident I was not allowed to comment for a few months because I cussed all the time. I could still give talks and go out in FS. Again why would they allow me to go in FS and give talks but not comment? I wished they took ALL the "privileges" away.
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How would you respond?
by unbeliever ini just got this from an active jw friend who i have not seen in 3 years and rarely talk too via e-mail.
keep in mind i was never dunked and left almost 7 years ago.
the elders went and saw my df'd sister last week after 10+ years.
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She sure is quick
You did not answer my question?
This will be my response:
My sister will be so flattered to know you guys want to know about her beliefs. I don't like dealing with sneaky people. Don't bother responding to this e-mail because I have blocked your e-mail. Have a nice life.
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How would you respond?
by unbeliever ini just got this from an active jw friend who i have not seen in 3 years and rarely talk too via e-mail.
keep in mind i was never dunked and left almost 7 years ago.
the elders went and saw my df'd sister last week after 10+ years.
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her response
I can see the route you are going to take. When you left you were young and did not speak against the witnesses. Now I am hearing otherwise. I was told that you and your dad were seen socializing with some well known apostates in our area which you have every right to do. You've been vocal about Dateline and have said some rather derogatory things about the Governing Body. I know that you read a well known apostate book before you stopped attending meetings but I wrote that off as being under the influence of your dad and rebellion against your mom. You were so young.
As I said before you did not actively speak against the witnesses when you left. You were nothing like your dad and did not even want to talk about anything related to Jehovah‘s Organization. It seems to be more recent. I know that you do not agree with the beliefs and eventually became an Atheist. You have the right to choose what you want to be but when you left we stayed on friendly terms. I need to know if your an opposer. From what I have been told your father was finally successful at turning you completely against the witnesses. I find that to be the saddest thing in the world. Please tell me this is all a misunderstanding.
my response
XXXX, Thank you so much for letting me know what my mom has been telling the witnesses. Don't even try and deny it. I know you were fishing for info on my sister for someone. I have a good idea and for that reason alone I consider this line of communication closed.
This has my mom written all over it. The way she was talking about my dad is what my mom spews word for word. I thought it was weird that the elders would be up to this. It's so pathetic when a parent wants to find out info on their DF'd child they will bring a 3rd party into the equation. Mom knows full well how I feel about the witnesses but she does not know how my sister feels. The elder visit last week thru me off.
