it hasn't been easy at all... trying to care for two kids- ages 3 & 6, while working fulltime, barely any support from immediate family, my ex has only seen the kids twice for a few hours, ughhhh.... i make way to much money to qualify for any sort of help, ex barely makes anything so that's out.... this is a million times harder than i could have even imagined... but, we are managing somehow; abeit, a little creatively at times.... i had just started thinking to myself, "we can do this!
" then, my house got robbed, about 10k worth of stuff stolen... ughhhh..... this is so depressing....
So sorry someone had to come and make things worse! Just when you think, how could it be!? Robbery is so evil.
I hope the police are on top of it.... Time to invest in some type of home security, right? A dog? Camera?
Again, regards & hugs,
Cha Ching
it has been a long looong time since i posted on here, but never ceased reading all the posts and keeping up on the changes that have been going on!
but it just seems that now i have a need to get something off my chest, and this is the one place that will most definitely understand the topic at hand.
i have been disfellowshipped for about 8yrs now, and have dealt with the 'consequences' of that decision: all my so-called friends in the org left and i was also abandoned by my own family.
Good job, babygirl! The more normal & loving you & your boyfriend look, the more obvious your mom & dad's inhuman behavior will become.
It is very hard to survive something like that! Congratulations! Great that you had the backup and support of your other relatives, things will get easier the more in touch you stay with them, and build up that relationship you use to have!
Hang in there, realize it's not you, but the BORG that has trained it's worshippers to behave in such a despicable, inhuman way!
Hugs, Cha Ching
i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.
he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu
Hi Mary, glad you survived your exit!
Here's another acronym for you: RTS: Religious Trauma Syndrome...
Why would Marcus or anyone (child abuse victims) have to go thru this type of trauma/pain if "The second greatest command?" is "Love your neighbor as yourself"
or as a scripture JW's like to quote says,
John 13:33-35 says: 34 I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.”
So many people struggle with the injustice they see, but are unable to simply say, "Where is the love?"
i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.
he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu
Thx XWBS..... no punintended ;-)
It is nice to hear yet another good ending!
So glad the WT did not win! Congratulations!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ale8iq3vcw.
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it's the hard knock life - jehovah's witness version.
Thx Barb! This guyz got a great voice! Very professional! I would love to be in a Broadway play! Haha!
i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.
he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu
i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.
he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu
Nice to meet you XWallkillBethethelitesSis! Welcome!
I am so glad to hear he survived, and that he has you for support! It's totally wrong for good people to have to try to sort thru this "cognitive dissonance" or "ambient abuse" or "gaslighting"... where not only do you have no money, but where is your support system that you use to think the most of? Where did it go? Your 'brothers that you would die for'? Gone in a flash.....
I have met many people with different experiences, but they have the same type of feelings of disappointment and confusion as to 'what in the world is happening? this is suppose to be God's organization?'
I met all kinds of nice people, empathetic, warm, loving, caring people in S Lake Tahoe at the Apostafest! I think all the caring people have to leave, they can't take the hypocrisy. Caring people won't defend what is wrong, caring people have a need to support truth... real truth. Your comment reminded me of a saying on one of my husband's T-shirts:
"Don't believe everything you hear"
"Real Eyes"
"Realize"
"Real Lies"
May I ask, how did you find this thread? ... again, Welcome!
let me preface this by saying that i don't expect anyone here to make my decision for me.
i do however note that like the bible says, in the multitude of counselors there is wisdom, and this is a huge decision, so i wanted to put it out there for discussion.
i really appreciate your words of wisdom, as this affects not just me but my wife also, as we find ourselves in the same boat.
so a friend in a nearby hall told me their co came through, and in a hellish week of long meetings and inquisition overhauled the boe.
only one remains as elder, three were re-appointed as ms, and one, the cobe was deleted entirely.. two new elders were brought in as new secretary and cobe / watchtower conductor, respectively, and introduced to the congregation from the platform on sunday immediately following his second talk.
he reminded everybody of the authority he has and then named the new appointees.
I have seen things change up in cases where there has been child abuse in a congregation... has this happened?
Or, maybe disagreement in selling the Kingdom Hall? or "remodeling"? and taking out a loan?
If the elders do not go along with the plan, are willing to speak up or 'tell the truth', it is easy to make the deletions, and move the new crew in...
orange county public witnessing has a website up and running.. http://ocpw.org/.
the pw "reminders" (rules) are simplified on this website:.
http://ocpw.weebly.com/reminders.html.
OMG, they are sooo 21st century!
Pinterest! Jehovah's celestial chariot... um... earthly cart.... just keeps going faster and faster!
https://www.pinterest.com/chantaleneault/jworg-public-witnessing/
