Posts by Nickey

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So why us?
by scaredyetresolved in
1. jw
2. friends
how did it come about that we realized something wasn't right and others don't?

what makes us so special?

lol i have felt it for a good 10+ years but hung in there for my husband and children.
Nickey

Well, I've always been known as the "rebellious" one. But honestly, I've always felt something was wrong since I was around 6 years old. I would always go into the back library room and read all the book. This was before they removed the old books from the library.
I looked through those books and saw things that weren't right. The symbols. The picture they drew. Some scared me. Some made me curious. Before I could turn another page, a brother came in and took the book away from me. How he looked down at me and told me to leave the books alone... that memory stuck with me into my adulthood.
The truth is not the truth because you want it to be. I wanted to know The real Truth and not what I wanted to see. Otherwise, I'd be just as bad.
My mother always says "Who is the bigger fool? The fool? Or the fool following the fool?"
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What was the last straw?
by freedom96 in
1. jw
2. friends
for those who just up and left the wts, what was the one thing, if any, that made you think to yourself, allright, that is it, i am outa here!

!
Nickey

It was the control and hypocrisy. My whole life was controlled and held back and I too was one walking with my head down in field service. Shuffling alone and dragging my bookbag. Knocking on door with hypocritical magazines. And having to be judge on my time card. "Only 1 HOUR?"
The "do as I say and not as I do." The last straw for me was seeing that they were just like the one's they accused. Not caring about me as an individual. Only made house calls... or the annual "shep call" when rumors popped up and they came to find out what dirt was going on.
Basically, the UN thing woke me up and furthered my research and learning. And now I'm here.
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Selling Cars?
by Nickey in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
so now the wt is selling cars?.

not only that, but you buy these cars for the co's?

let me get this straight, i buy a car but it's not for me?
Nickey

Thanks for clearing that up Geddy. It was confusing me. Selling cars that were bought for the CO's. But they want you to buy them again for them? Oh I don't know. Either way, it didn't sound right to me. And the keychain was a further insult. That was mixing religion with business to me.
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The Memorial?
by Nickey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm a newbie here.

but not a newbie to being a jw.

i was raised as one.
Nickey

*sighs* That's why I'm so confused right now...
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Selling Cars?
by Nickey in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
so now the wt is selling cars?.

not only that, but you buy these cars for the co's?

let me get this straight, i buy a car but it's not for me?
Nickey

So now the WT is selling cars?
Not only that, but you buy these cars for the CO's? Let me get this straight, I buy a car but it's not for ME? I'm suppose to GIVE it to the visiting CO? I read the letter and that's the message I got.
I open the envelope and out pops a "No Blood" keychain. Hey, it's free. But still...
http://www.circuitleasing.com
I wanted off the mailing list. But now they sent me an address book and a letter encouraging me to support the visiting CO's by buying a CAR. A nice shiny Buick with a CD player and leather interior.
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Most embarrasing Wathctower you had to place
by GeddyLee in
1. jw
2. experiences
man they used to come up with some corny topics, and even worse covers.

it made an already unbearable task even worse.

the top of the crap pile for me was trying to place a magazine entitled the salty drink that saves lives.
Nickey

Really? Interesting. I didn't see that one. What issue was it?
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The Memorial?
by Nickey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm a newbie here.

but not a newbie to being a jw.

i was raised as one.
Nickey

Hmmm, interesting. I never thought of it that way.
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The Memorial?
by Nickey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm a newbie here.

but not a newbie to being a jw.

i was raised as one.
Nickey

Exactly. I did the forbidden and read the bible on my own. Jesus saying for everyone to partake. Yet I sit there and pass the emblems and watch these men munch on them like a snack. It always made me feel like I was rejecting Jesus by saying "No, I'm not going to partake... so I pass this along."
Marching around like "Oh, I have heavenly hope so I can partake. You just pass it to me. You are just a sheep to graze the earth."
The Memorial or The Rejection...
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question about "talking" to JW concer...
by dryology in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've been dating a jw for almost 3 1/2 years - about a month ago i found out that 3 elders from my boyfriend's kingdom hall we're going to have a meeting with my boyfriend about dating me.

when i asked why this meeting was going to take place, my boyfriend said that it was because he was dating someone who isn't a jehovah's witness.

this really hurt me, and it hurt even more when i found out that they had already talked to him once before, and he did not tell me about it.
Nickey

I've been a JW and am still dating my boyfriend who isn't a JW. I've been frowned upon for doing it and it was hard. So I'm sure he's feeling the stress of it. It isn't easy. Him still sticking with you is enough proof that he really loves you. They have no right to tell anybody who they can and can't be with.
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The Memorial?
by Nickey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm a newbie here.

but not a newbie to being a jw.

i was raised as one.
Nickey

I'm a newbie here. But not a newbie to being a JW. I was raised as one. I guess you can say I'm standing on the line.
Anyway, I'll get into all of that later...
Lately, I've been wondering about The Memorial. I'm curious as to the true meaning behind JW's doing it. Is there something I'm missing? I've been having this feeling of guilt for attending.
I guess I'd just like some insight on it and why JW's do it... the true meaning. It's been heavily stressed that I attend and missing ONE Memorial is a very bad thing. As far as I've been taught. But, now... I'm not too sure about that. Somethin' just ain't right.