Posts by My Name is of No Consequence

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Signs you are in a "toxic relationship"....?

by stuckinarut2 in

so what are the signs that indicate that people are in a "toxic relationship"?.

particularly in relation to those stuck in the org still..... .

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@ Giordano:

1. Check

2. Check

3. Check

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5. Check

It's funny how my relationship with my wife turned toxic after learning TTATT.

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so took the wives car instead of mine in today, the watchtower was playing, i got to hear t.morris life story as narrated by him, but that is another story entirely... long story short, the study article it went into was about satan.

first of all the person reading sounded like the epitome of a brainwashed drone.

second this is why meeting and hearing these things make me more of an unbeliever than any exjw website.

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@ Just Kidding:

That was perfect.

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I have a serious problem

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i have a serious problem that i cannot solve on my own.

i was born-in but am only in by a thread at this point.

i quit the tms a few weeks ago and wrote a post on it.

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@ william draper:

Also we don't have room for you on this boat , too many men already aboard

What are you talking about?

On top of that, I don't feel that I am spiritually weak. I know more about the bible and "spiritual" things in general than she does.

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How many members left the Watchtower because of all the Hatred and Anti-christian behavior? Were you exposed to betrayal, lies and slander against your family?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

i am trying to wrap my head around 2014 and all the evil we experienced while the elders and overseer said "wait on jehovah because that's what all the true believers do!

" and i explained it's too painful to see the wicked people who brought my family suffering giving talks and providing other witness families with instruction we are to use when the end comes.

why are the quite members those who get treated like trash while members who call down evil upon the organization get everything they want so they will keep their mouths shut?.

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No disrespect to the deceased, but did anyone else notice the bird crap on the tombstone?

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Worst Memorial Talk Ever!

by The Searcher in

i honestly have never heard such claptrap being delivered in a memorial talk.. the speaker repeatedly put down the way other religions administered the bread & wine, and claimed that witnesses do it exactly as the bible describes.

oh yeah????.

he forgot to mention - when reading aloud 1 corinthians 11:25 - that after passing the bread, a full meal was to be shared, before the wine was passed around!

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I agree. The talk was pretty bad. The speaker giving it did a pretty bad job of delivering it as well. It was weird. The speaker was still giving the talk while the emblems were being passed. In years past, the speaker would just give a few comments during the passing of the emblems but remain mostly silent until the passing was completed.

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I have a serious problem

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i have a serious problem that i cannot solve on my own.

i was born-in but am only in by a thread at this point.

i quit the tms a few weeks ago and wrote a post on it.

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Well, I met with the brother and told him that EVERYTHING involving him and my son will and must go through me and that includes the study. He agreed to "back off".

I made the mistake of telling my wife about the conversation. She is not happy. She basically told me that if I was "spiritually strong", no one would have to pick up the slack as far as headship (as seen through the eyes of the witnesses) goes.

It got so bad between us that I spent last night at a motel. Yeah, this religion as done wonders for my family.

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I have a serious problem

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i have a serious problem that i cannot solve on my own.

i was born-in but am only in by a thread at this point.

i quit the tms a few weeks ago and wrote a post on it.

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@ AudeSapere

It is not clear from your comments which relationship(s) you are trying to hold on to.

My wife, son, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles and grandmother. I am a 3rd generation born-in.

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I have a serious problem

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i have a serious problem that i cannot solve on my own.

i was born-in but am only in by a thread at this point.

i quit the tms a few weeks ago and wrote a post on it.

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@ 3rdgen

MNIONC didn't even tell us that it is his stepson, yet that fact is relevant.

I did state this fact.

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I have a serious problem

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i have a serious problem that i cannot solve on my own.

i was born-in but am only in by a thread at this point.

i quit the tms a few weeks ago and wrote a post on it.

My Name is of No Consequence

I am meeting with him this weekend and I will tell him how I feel about him "taking over". I will be respectful like I usually am, but firm. After that, everything having to do with the organization, my son and him will go through me. If this doesn't work, I will go up the food chain. I am tired of being the doormat in my own house and it has to stop.

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I have a serious problem

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i have a serious problem that i cannot solve on my own.

i was born-in but am only in by a thread at this point.

i quit the tms a few weeks ago and wrote a post on it.

My Name is of No Consequence

@ OnTheWayOut:

I have enjoyed your posts for years. I appreciate your insight, perspective and knowledge and I respect you as a senior member of this forum. When I see your posts and comments, I read them. With that being said, I joined this forum because I thought that I could contribute to it and offer a unique perspective into the current mindset of the witnesses because I am still in. I am having a difficult time with this situation and needed suggestions on how to handle it. On the outside, it seems pretty cut-and-dry on what I should do. However, with all of the caveats, I MUST proceed with caution.

I may come across as somewhat weak and incisive. Maybe I am. Or maybe I am just super cautious because I know what this organization is capable of doing. As much is I would like to tell this elder - the pioneers, the elderettes, the circuit overseers, the district overseers, the governing body, yes everyone involved - exactly how I feel about them, I can’t do that right now. I don’t want to lose my family.