Posts by KiddingMe

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Hello All

by Jeremiah1958 in

hi to everyone, my name is jerry, i am 56 and i live in tralee, kerry ireland.

i will not bore you with the all too familiar details, suffice it to say i was a prime candidate for indoctrination/ brainwashing.

the surprising aspect is that my wife, a staunch catholic started a study soon after i did.

BOE 2014-06-09 Adjusted approval and financing process to accelerate Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction

by WatchTower87 in

2014-06-09 adjusted approval and financing process to accelerate kingdom hall and assembly hall construction.

to all bodies of elders.

the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

Looking for transcript of the "Miracle Wheat" trial

by Doug Mason in

as the title of this thread says, i am looking for the transcript of the "miracle wheat" trial.. any clues?.

thanks,.

doug.

Kate Wild

by quellycatface in

jw
friends

i've been given permission to post news of our friend.. kate hasn't been very well.

not well at all.

i think much of it has been a delayed reaction to her df'ing, the general fallout when leaving the wtbs and family issues.. i just wanted to give you guys the heads up and give you a chance to show how much we care about her.. thanks for listening..

KiddingMe

Take care Kate!

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MINISTERIAL TRAINING SCHOOL, full course leaked!

by hildebrando in

all classes, all questions, all anwers, all 9 subject!

all leaked for do in spanish!.

http://www.hildeydesa.blogspot.com/2014/06/escuela-de-entrenamiento-ministerial.html.

KiddingMe

Marked

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How did you teach your kids TTATT? How old were they?

by KateWild in

when i first started going on "other" jw websites my head was spinning so i didn't say anything to my kids about what i had read.

steve hassan's material helped a lot it was when i read that, that i realised i need to free my kids.. i got a lot of advice from jwn too.. my daughter had moved cities and went to the hall we used to visit frequently.

things changed when she became a member instead of just a visitor.

KiddingMe

Great points Kate, well taken!

He has a pretty good amount of friends in school. We let him have sleepovers and hang out with them. Recently, he asked to go to one of his teammates house to see him, his dates and several others off for prom. It breaks my heart, what we are doing to him. I want to give him that opportunity next year if he wants to go.

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How did you teach your kids TTATT? How old were they?

by KateWild in

when i first started going on "other" jw websites my head was spinning so i didn't say anything to my kids about what i had read.

steve hassan's material helped a lot it was when i read that, that i realised i need to free my kids.. i got a lot of advice from jwn too.. my daughter had moved cities and went to the hall we used to visit frequently.

things changed when she became a member instead of just a visitor.

KiddingMe

Kate, I wish that I can say for sure that my son won't be getting baptized but there is still a lot of pressure on him to do so. That's why I appreciate you starting this thread, as this is something I'm constantly working on.

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True Stories from the Tower - Part 1 "From Anointed to Pedophile to Bethelite"

by BluePill2 in

before i dive into the actual write-up of this experience, let me put some things straight.. i have thought long and hard if i should write more about my experiences during the 10+ years at different branches.

during these years i worked from financial department, service department, home office and different it assignments.

as you can imagine one sees and hears and reads a lot of stuff going through different stations in different countries.

KiddingMe

I missed this the first time around. Thanks Blue Pill for sharing! Thanks everyone else for the open and honest dialogue.

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How did you teach your kids TTATT? How old were they?

by KateWild in

when i first started going on "other" jw websites my head was spinning so i didn't say anything to my kids about what i had read.

steve hassan's material helped a lot it was when i read that, that i realised i need to free my kids.. i got a lot of advice from jwn too.. my daughter had moved cities and went to the hall we used to visit frequently.

things changed when she became a member instead of just a visitor.

KiddingMe

Ahhh that's priceless, how old is he? PM me if you need to keep it confidential.

He is 16.

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How did you teach your kids TTATT? How old were they?

by KateWild in

when i first started going on "other" jw websites my head was spinning so i didn't say anything to my kids about what i had read.

steve hassan's material helped a lot it was when i read that, that i realised i need to free my kids.. i got a lot of advice from jwn too.. my daughter had moved cities and went to the hall we used to visit frequently.

things changed when she became a member instead of just a visitor.

KiddingMe

Hey Kate! Great topic and feedback so far. I'm going through this now. I like the way you and others asked and answered questions so naturally without leading them one way or another. I'm having a hard time doing that with regard to TTATT. It's like I want to sit them down and spill the beans all at once. So I end up not saying anything. Doing it the way you and others have explained is better. As you said it allows them to develop their own opinions.

I have changed how I respond when my kids have gripes and complaints about the "truth" and thier encounters with the "friends". Before, I would encourage them to overlook the issues that come up or I would make justifications for the other persons words or actions. I thought I was helping them to not be judgmental, but in reality I was not respecting their feelings, shutting them down and stunting their growth.

Now, I let my kids run free with thier thoughts and opinions as long as they are not harmful. It's helping them build trust in themselves and me. Recently a brother gave a comment something like, "we (JW's) can't wait until our kids are about to graduate from high school to figure out what they want to do with thier life, we have to start from infancy, molding them and inculcating the truth in them...if you wait until they are almost out of school, it's almost too late." My kid whispered to me, "ma, that kind of sounds like he saying to brainwash your child, don't it?" I looked at him as if I was thinking about the answer, and could think of a rebuttal...I smiled and we both started laughing.

I'm looking forward to hearing more on this.