Posts by Tempest in a Teacup

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If you are a current active JW, What rules do you deliberately break?

by Truthexplorer in

do the lottery.

celebrate my child's birthday.

sign workmates birthday cards.

Tempest in a Teacup

Masturbation. What else?

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"I'm feeling down, I'm not faring well; I need help, please help me."

by Tempest in a Teacup in

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today i remembered one of my disillusionment episodes, when i was going from rejection to rejection, and i was discovering the wide gap between spewing beautiful words and actually translating them into actions.. a few years ago, in my darkest hours of depression, it occurred to me to send the following sms to one of my closest friends in the congregation.

i truly believed in her friendship and thought i could count on her.

it was one of the very rare moments in which i was ready to put myself completely out there and pour my heart out to someone.

Tempest in a Teacup

Today I remembered one of my disillusionment episodes, when I was going from rejection to rejection, and I was discovering the wide gap between spewing beautiful words and actually translating them into actions.

A few years ago, In my darkest hours of depression, it occurred to me to send the following sms to one of my closest friends in the congregation. I truly believed in her friendship and thought I could count on her. It was one of the very rare moments in which I was ready to put myself completely out there and pour my heart out to someone. I was and felt vulnerable.

In the midst of tears and suicidal thoughts, I typed this short message and sent it to her.

Her reaction? NONE. MUTE. M.I.A

I was most surprised, since I knew that she had also had her down moments and sought help and got it. Numerous times. I was flabbergasted at how anyone would receive THAT sort of sms and not mind the sender.

About 6 months later, we met at a gathering. I recounted the episode to her and told her how disappointed I felt to be left on my own and to be so cruelly ignored when I actually begged for assistance from a friend, in a moment of emotional breakdown.

She said that she actually remembered quite distinctly that she did receive such a message a few months ago but she had no idea it was from me because she had lost her phone and all her contacts with it. She thought it was probably a scammer trying to defraud her in someway (because she had heard that scammers sometimes send that type of sms to their prospective victims) and that's why she didn't give it much thought.

Really?! You could have just called to make sure it wasn't someone you knew , especially because you're not having your contacts! I told her that for me that wasn't a valid excuse and that I was thoroughly disappointed by how she chose to react, and that I feel it was so callous of her to ignore my text with the excuse she was giving me.

She then asked me to tell her what was wrong because she's now feeling so bad and she wished she could still help.

I told her that it was 6 months ago and I did not need any help from her anymore.

Whatever I would have shared with her 6 months later, about my problems would have just fed the gossip machine. I knew that and she knew it as well.

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I'm looking for the verse that says that shepherds will be like wolves fleecing the fold.

by Tempest in a Teacup in

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i remember reading it in a forum member's post, somewhere last year or so.

the poster said she (i think it's a she) quoted the scripture to one elder and told him that it applied to him.

could you please help me with this verse?.

Tempest in a Teacup

Thanks guys!

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I'm looking for the verse that says that shepherds will be like wolves fleecing the fold.

by Tempest in a Teacup in

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friends

i remember reading it in a forum member's post, somewhere last year or so.

the poster said she (i think it's a she) quoted the scripture to one elder and told him that it applied to him.

could you please help me with this verse?.

Tempest in a Teacup

I remember reading it in a forum member's post, somewhere last year or so. The poster said she (I think it's a she) quoted the scripture to one elder and told him that it applied to him. Could you please help me with this verse?

Many thanks in advance.

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Jehovah said he will start the cleaning from his own house

by Tempest in a Teacup in

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this very popular quote came back to my mind today when i was thinking about what jws in the third world country where i live would do if they should hear about the australian abuse story.

this has been the one explains-it-all, excuses-it-all phrase to respond to nasty things going on in "god's house".. if they should hear about the story, they would just nod, say that phrase and add the sentence that traditionally accompanies it: it is because he is well aware that there are rotten elements in his house, so we shouldn't be surprised...and then they will move on with merrily.

end of story.

Tempest in a Teacup

This very popular quote came back to my mind today when I was thinking about what jws in the third world country where I live would do if they should hear about the australian abuse story. This has been the one explains-it-all, excuses-it-all phrase to respond to nasty things going on in "God's house".

if they should hear about the story, they would just nod, say that phrase and add the sentence that traditionally accompanies it: it is because he is well aware that there are rotten elements in his house, SO WE SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED...And then they will move on with merrily. End of story.

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and Moses came down the mountain on his....DUCATI

by snare&racket in

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worst day in the last ten years, was the day i hit 0.00 with one and a half years of university to go.

nobody to turn to, nobody to ask for help.

i was 32 and as an ex jw had two family members in contact with me.

Tempest in a Teacup

Refreshing post!

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What did you think of the ones that married, “Out of the Truth” but would still defend the WT Teaching?

by John Aquila in

when i conducted the wt study and the article was on marrying only in the lord, it seemed that the ones who commented the most were persons who married a non-jw.

in fact, they were the ones that always told the young single jw girls to pioneer and never marry a worldly person.

"because i know what its like and believe me it's no fun" .