Posts by flipper

This is one of the most disgusting letters from the WTS that I've seen in regards to " helping " hurricane victims. I don't have time to reply now- but I'll be back later and give my 2 cents worth. Good gawd almighty. Sick

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What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

by flipper in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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flipper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkj08V93YtM

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How many "leave the truth" because of the behaviour of harsh elders?

by stuckinarut2 in

just wondering how many are assisted to wake up after experiencing harsh treatment from "the loving shepherds of the congregation"?.

perhaps some were starting to wake up, and such behaviour or treatment gave them the push to leave?.

as jesus supposedly said "come to me all who are toiling and loaded down, and i will refresh you.

flipper

I'll raise my hand and comment in the affirmative to that question. Yes sir, indeed - it helped push me out the door of the kingdom hall for good. Best favor those elders could have done me too ! I've never been happier being out of that hellhole organization.

My son also left the JW cult after some elder he didn't know questioned him letting his sideburns grow to the bottom of his earlobe. You can't make this stuff up- I swear

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Your Top Ten Favourite Movies?

by LoveUniHateExams in

just thought i'd start a thread about favourite movies.

mine, in no particular order, are .... alien - a great visual film.

the chest-bursting scene is still great to watch, no matter how many times i've seen the movie.

flipper

Wow, a lot of movies off the top of my head - not necessarily in this order but-

Jaws

The Green Mile

Deliverance

American Beauty

Capricorn One

Cold Mountain

Dances with Wolves

The Edge

Last of the Dogmen

U.S. Marshalls

What Lies Beneath

Sorry that was 11 movies, couldn't keep it to 10. LOL.

My favorite COMEDY movies I put in a different top 10 as I can't compare them with drama or action movies - for me they have their own category - my favorite comedies not necessarily in this order are :

1. Borat

2. Blazing Saddles

3. The Cable Guy

4. Dumb & Dumber

5. Life of Brian

6. The Princess Bride

7. What About Bob

8. Young Frankenstein

9. Meet the Parents

10. High Fidelity

So that's a close synopsis of my list give or take. LOL

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Not liked

by Akid48 in

in my kingdom hall people see me as rude but to me i dont understand how.for me having to talk to adults is not bad but for me its one thing if i dont know you and so i have my guard up at all times and i have a fuck off tone in my voice.but some of the brothers seem they like kids to much.. one more thing i have the a fuck off tone some times is because a lot of brothers i kinda know (hint kinda know) ask me about my school life.what i mean is not ''hey how's school?

'' i mean and im not joking when i say i have been asked.

''so have you had to turn down any girls yet?

flipper

AKID- Good for you man, good for you. Keep telling people to research this crooked JW stuff on the Internet. It might wake some people up ! Take care dude

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Losing my Hold On JW speak. Has it Happened to You Yet and if so, How?

by Wasanelder Once in

i was reading a post on here and the poster said she went to the door twice because her mother made her go again when she didn't see her children talk to the man.

the poster said, "at least i got an rv out of it.".

ok, its been a few years, but for the first time i thought of "recreational vehicle" and not "return visit" when i read this.

flipper

Good points Wasanelder- Yeah, I think you are making outstanding progress ! Or is " progress " a JW cult word ? LOL ? !

Anyway- yeah I've gone through this as well in my years out of the cult. Usually on purpose I'll try not to use the terms " brothers " or " sisters " unless I'm actually referring to my physical family siblings. Or instead of saying that what I believe in now after 14 years out of the JW's is the " truth " - I'll say that what I believe in now is reality. Or if someone says to me , " Hey Flipper, you're a really " worldly " man " - I take it as a compliment as being shrewd , worldly wise - and not a deviant like the JW's teach.

Or I try to eliminate out of my mind the term " Pioneer " when I'm reading about 1800's history of actual pioneers traveling across the Oregon trail to settle in the west.

I mean it takes years to get rid of this these shit JW expressions in our head so congratulate yourself that you are accomplishing that . Take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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Three gen sex-abuse cover up in my fam; and other fun

by cyngz in

hi, first time posting.i got out about 10 years ago, but only beginning to reconcile with my trauma from being raised as a witness.

i am a professional writer, and never wanted my body of work to be prefaced -- 'oh the writer who broke free from being a jw,' but i've started the last year to now write about my experiences.

another reason i have held back is many of the victims in my family are still of the faith, and i've grappled with it is not entirely my story to tell or expose.context: the sexual abuse cover-up with my family goes back to the 50's over three generations of girls in a large extended family all raised as witnesses at the hands of an uncle, and protected by the elder body, ca, da, ontario branch of bethel, ny and so on.i grew up in a culture where the girls in my family would go 'off the deep end' at ages 16/17, and kept waiting to grow up for my turn to 'go crazy', which did happen at age 17 when i had my first manic phase and left the org for about two years.

flipper

CYNGZ- I'm terribly sorry to hear of the sexual abuse and rape that you and female members of your family suffered. It's horrific and disgusting how often this happens within the JW organization. My wife and I have EX-JW friends this has happened to and many here on this board are actively trying to expose these crimes to the public either on the Internet or other media outlets to bring attention to the criminal conduct happening within this criminal organization- WT Society & Jehovah's Witnesses. These crimes get even more horrific due to the lax or awful child abuse policies of the WT leaders trying to cover these crimes up.

I'm proud of you about opening up and exposing these crimes that occur within this organization. I read both of your websites and you are a terrific writer indeed. Very interesting links - both of them. I'm sure it has helped you to heal a little bit by writing and I encourage you to keep it up ! I'm a singer/songwriter myself and after exiting the JW's writing songs has helped me to overcome some of the stresses from being raised up in the JW cult as well.

Please be assured of our care and concern for you. I wish for you happiness and health and healing in your life. Welcome to the forum here my friend, and thanks for sharing. We are here as a support to you as well. Take care and hang in there, Peace out, Mr. Flipper