....to get out of bed to do massive hrs of service each month?.
Growing up, we were beat by the super zealous pedofile step-creep elder if we resisted Saturday morning service.
Later, as a single sister I wanted to do the "right" thing and be obedient and help people. I bought into the program. Plus, I really wanted to get married to someone "in the truth" (barfing and gagging here). What a freakin joke! Anyway, I strived to be the best Witness girl I could be because I just knew I would be blessed with a good Christian husband.
apr km insert.
"even during leisure time , such as when going out to eat after the programme , we should dress as befits ministers... and should not wear such clothing as jeans , shorts or t-shirts.
what a witness this will give to the community.".
For the first time since I've been out of the org (2 1/2 years now) I got a shiver and the heebie-jeebies from reading that stuff from the Kingdom Ministry. For a horrifying half-second, I was back in those awful Kingdom Hall chairs, listening to that tripe being read to me from the platform, and I was seeing myself saying, "yes, I'll obey". *shudder*
Boy, I felt the same way, Dave.
The zombie dress code. I always took my badge off...I hate to stand out.
Sounds like they have some new stuff to start d'fing people with. Sister Freegirl, we think you are unrepentant in your sins toward the congregation. You wore jeans and a tank top in your hotel room after the convention. Barf & gag.
got this poem sent to me and wanted to .
since theres only one day, .
and this is my day.
I agree with found-my-way's sentiment that the self-righteous faux-piety makes me want to puke!
Don't miss any of that crap being passed around or vomited from the platform.
Great poems guys! At least they are sincere.
have only just started posting on here.
read everyone elses though ... :-).
as some of you may know, i've just got my divorce through.
KCM...girl you will find your life blossom if you let it. I was df'd and I am going through a divorce. The hubby is a poster child for all that is wrong with this crappy organization. He is not df'd even though he should be, but he also looks extremely unhappy! Tee hee hee...I am doing great and I have made some wonderful friends. I now have people in my life who actually stop in and check on me when I am ill, who call me, who care about me. What a refreshing change from the Borg!
one thing that i hear regularly is that once an individual is d-effed they are visited once a year by elders to see where they stand.
in 8 years i have not had one visit, and they know where i live.
is this how the elders are supposed to be?
I think it depends on the elder body. Frankly, I am in hiding and in a gated community so I don't think they will ever find me and I am quite happy to be free of the Big Brother element.
there are three cult leaders (opps, i mean elders) on the jc, right?
does it take a majority or all three to agree to df you?.
can anyone give the outline on the standard jc?
Just reading over the process makes me want to vomit. Justice, love, concern, and lastly holy spirit??? I love how they say they are judging because of sins against the congregation....my sin did not affect the congregation at all.
I too had Elder Nicey-Nice, Elder Too Busy to Care About You, and Elder @%% hole. Df'ing me was the best thing they could have done for me...freedom tastes ever so sweet.
hey all.. first of all i want to say that i am really impressed by the warm atmosphere that this board provides.
i remember when i was little and we learned about non-witnesses, and they were portrayed as children-eating, blood-drinking criminals.
okay, i exaggerate, but the connotations were there!.
I don't know if the pain from family rejecting you ever goes away, but you will find people to bring into your life that will become your family. It sounds nightmarish with the elders, but I am not surprised. You should have heard the ridiculous grilling I got when I went before them at age 10 to tell them about the sexual abuse I was suffering at the hands of one of their own. I hate that whole arrangement.
You have found a good place to come and be comfortable and to speak freely...something you are never encouraged or allowed to do with the JW's.
Sounds like you have a solid life...enjoy it...and you are making a mockery of the dubs belief that apart from the organization you cannot possibly have a good life.
he has been reinstated and only just told me because he felt i could not understand!
he says he is living 2 lives, 1 with me and his non witness friends and 1 with his jw's.
he says he loves me but i dont understand?
Poor girl! I played the fence when I was young & dumb...and I broke my guy's heart. I was just too deep into the doctrine to break free for anyone. It is a losing situation for you. Cut your losses and run, run, run far away from him and the witnesses.
for me i found myself more involved politically and in community and business affairs.
not as cynical as i once was and not as judgemental as when i was a jw.
also more empathetic about people and finally able to see some beauty in the world.
My feelings have been expressed: free, non-judgmental, happy, alive, no panic attacks, no wondering why people don't love me, no guilt for going to school, no more asthma attacks from attending meetings in mold-riddled buildings. I also LOVE being single...something I never liked as a dub because of all the pressure to marry.
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