That just sickens me ! The way your parents and brother behave is inexcusable . It is time your brother acted like a man and took on some responsiblity himself . Actually you should allow him the blessing of taking over the debt for your parents ,it just might be Jehovah's purpose you know .
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Another story... possibly final story
by confusedandalone inthis is the exchange of text messages i had with my super spiritual brother.
it is sad... it is pathetic... it has helped me realize that i have no connection to these people anymore.
i feel free today.
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YOU'VE GOT TO LAUGH!!
by The Searcher in"all of our teachings are based on the bible, not on the writings of some religious leader in the united states.
"1 thessalonians 2:13. http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/not-a-sect/.
all of the teachings (i counted 8) which have been reversed in the july 15th watchtower were based on the bible???????????.
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The happiest people on earth... Yeah right
by Bells ini am looking for some advice - or maybe just some moral support.. i can't find the link to my previous thread... but in a nutshell... husband and i got married a couple months ago after 10 or so years together.
he was never baptised, but grew up 'in'.
i never had any exposure to the craziness til i met him and his family.
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About the toasting thing ,I agree they may have had a recent article that pricked their conscience BUT more than likely it was a matter of being in front of other onlookers . Witnesses are commonly hypocritical in my experience . In private around family they will do and say things they would never do in front of others . Clinking glasses with family definitely sounds like something they would do ,but in front of others the whole thing falls under the catagory of 'possibly stumbling others' . So please don't take it as a personal slight of you and your husband ,but rather just another of their Witness quirky weird beliefs . They can not honestly think for themselves the pressure from others always influences their actions .
Sadly as for the negative attitude of his Mother ....yes again very typical JW response . They always must keep the doom and gloom before them as a reminder the end is soooo close . I always try to turn the conversation back to a more postive spin whenever my Mother in law does this to me (it really confuses her )
I am sorry they make you feel like second class citizens .....again in my experience very common behavior . To them it is a world of them against us mentality . They do feel like 'special' people chosen by God and everyone else is Satans little helpers .
His familly needs to be kindly reminded often that you deserve respect as much as they do . Spell it our clearly now before any more time comes goes by how and what YOU expect from them . Tell them it hurt you at the wedding about the toast and WHY ....explain they led you on that toasting was not a big deal to them ,and make them explain themselves on their hypocritical behavior ......If these slights are not brought to their attention they are going to continuse on treating the both of you as second rate .Explain to them how and what you have done in the past to respect their beliefs ,and then tell them it is time for them to do the same for you . Some people have to have it spelled out to them ! It can be done in a calm adult manner just imagine you are explaining Earth customs to an alien
I am sure they love you and their son ,and they really don't want to cause you hurt and pain . They really have just been allowed to get away with bad behavoir for so long they no longer realize it is unacceptable to other people . Other witnesses just take it for granted that they can behave like this .....they need to be aware how uncomely it is to you in order for them to change . Use tact ,but stand up for yourselves .
On a whole other issue your husband really needs to take the blinders off . Suggest that he join the forum .
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Where Are You From?
by finallysomepride inalot of members don't have a flag or country name beside their user name, and well frequently one doesn't know where that particular person is from, tell us your country, state, county or what ever you feel like giving out.
if you are going to post please at least devulge your country.. me, i'm originally from taranaki, new zealand via auckland.
for the most of this decade i have been living & working in brisbane, queensland, australia.. .
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Just got back from a trip to Michigan and the Upper UP .....passed several Kingdom Halls along the way ,and wondered how many ex-jws I might be driving by that post here . Should of thought about that before I left and maybe we could have met .
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Since leaving watchtower what has been your biggest act of rebellion?
by 3rdgen ini'm in a pissy mood and would love to hear your stories.
personally, i'm thinking of getting a tatoo on my rear end saying wbt$ kiss this!.
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Since leaving watchtower what has been your biggest act of rebellion?
by 3rdgen ini'm in a pissy mood and would love to hear your stories.
personally, i'm thinking of getting a tatoo on my rear end saying wbt$ kiss this!.
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Then (1960) and now (2013)
by theron ware ini was raised as a jw from the age of 7. i was df'd for apostasy in 1971 at the age of 23. it has been 42 years since i have had contact with any jehovah's witnesses, including my family.
last year i moved to tucson.
when i read that a district assembly was coming to town, and that it would be at the convention center only minutes from my house, i decided to check it out.
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My goodness what an interesting story . Thank you AuntBee for sharing this with me . Theron Ware thank you for sharing ,I am sure your story will be a strength to others that find themselves in similar circumstances .
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Feeling very sick!
by msconcerned inwell as you all may or not know i am an m.s and trying to figure all these feeling out.
but i have a dilemma, i will be going on a shepherding call with an elder to "help" a family who is discouraged with the people in the hall.
i have to admit i feel the same way they do so how can i "encourage" them when i feel the same?
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I remember one time we had a Sheparding call and we ended up being the encouraging factor . The poor Elder ended up coming alone because the MS didn't show that was suppose to be with him . This Elder was facing serious health issues ,cancer, and his only son was becoming 'rebellious' . He felt so down and disgusted with how others in the Hall were acting . We ended up giving him emotional support ....it felt good too ,just being open and honest and not following his pre determined outline .
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Funny but kind of sad story
by troubled mind inmy youngest son (26yrs old) told me the other day that his barber told him a funny story .. it seems the barber use to be the janitor at the local grade school ,and one day he came into the office and noticed this little red headed boy sitting in there .
now the man said this was a busy day for the little kids ,holiday parties going on in the class rooms so he was curious as to why this little guy was just sitting in the office ...so the janitor asked the secretary what was up with that ?
.....then he said the little red headed kid speaks up loudly ,"i hate being a witness !!
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My youngest son (26yrs old) told me the other day that his barber told him a funny story .
It seems the barber use to be the janitor at the local grade school ,and one day he came into the office and noticed this little red headed boy sitting in there . Now the man said this was a busy day for the little kids ,holiday parties going on in the class rooms so he was curious as to why this little guy was just sitting in the office ...So the janitor asked the secretary what was up with that ? .....Then he said the little red headed kid speaks up loudly ,"I HATE BEING A WITNESS !!" Then the barber tells my son ,'You know that really made me mad that day seeing that poor kid missing out ,and I have told that story numerous times to others ,but I just realized that little kid was YOU !!" .My son laughed and said he didn't remember that ,but yeah it sounded like something he would have said .
thankfully he is free now and not bitter .
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Who has experienced a REAL demonic incident?
by Monsieur inhas anybody here experienced a bonafide, real, true incident in whicy 'demons' actually interacted with you or did something 'supernatural' that left you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that satan and his demons exist??.
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