Pioneering was always easier if you could wait it out while someone had a few "good calls" You could catch a good nap too. The elders meetings were another story. I just couldn't take sitting around with the elders' wives after the meeting gossipping. It drove me crazy. I always took the car and told my husband to get a ride home.Or I'd catch a ride with someone. If we knew in advance about the elders' meeting he would drive his car.
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How many you you hated to wait in the car while someone was on a good call!
by life is to short insomething i have not heard before on this board is waiting in the car out in service or any of the woman who were elders wives waiting on their husbands while in an elders meeting.. i was 24 years old when i got married to an older man he was 41 and had been an elder for about 12 years.
i truly loved my husband when we got married.
i truly loved him like crazy.
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Hi peachburger,
You will find lots of support , wisdom and answers here.
It is not only "ok to be just spiritual" it is better than being "religious"
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My awakening and realization that I have been told a lie
by Soldier77 inhi all, new posting, but i've been lurking for a while.
i thought it was time to "come out" as it were and voice my story.... i was born into the jw cult surrounded by all of my jw family.
grandfather was an elder for almost 40 years till he passed, both of my uncles are currently now elders and have been for the last 15 years.
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Hi there soldier77, welcome. There is lots of support and wisdom here. I hope you are finding peace and relief from what happened to you.
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How long will I be an exJW vs a fomer JW?
by AllTimeJeff indrew sagan in a recent post (he recently graduated college) said this, something that i agree with and frankly, think about often.
to those of you who feel that you need to "help others" in the watchtower i give you this word of caution.
be careful, because that may simply be an excuse you are using to remain stuck in the past.
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Agreed scarredforlife. And yep jeff that's what we're sayin'. Dealing with the fallout from leaving the religion is not living in the past. That is what's going on now. Coming here really helps everyone to keep moving forward and not get sucked back into the borg......... Frequenting this board may not be necessary but it is definitely helpful.
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How long will I be an exJW vs a fomer JW?
by AllTimeJeff indrew sagan in a recent post (he recently graduated college) said this, something that i agree with and frankly, think about often.
to those of you who feel that you need to "help others" in the watchtower i give you this word of caution.
be careful, because that may simply be an excuse you are using to remain stuck in the past.
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"And I wonder just how much my words will continue to help?"
Come on Jeff, your words help. Of the threads and comments I've read, most are helpful. Don't stop posting because you don't think it's needed. If you need a break, take one. Most posters here are very helpful.
And for the others mentioning they might fade away from the board............come on.
What's with you guys?
Who cares what we call it - exJW / former JW / used to be JW ................it doesn't matter.
We're Out ! Praise the Lord!
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How long will I be an exJW vs a fomer JW?
by AllTimeJeff indrew sagan in a recent post (he recently graduated college) said this, something that i agree with and frankly, think about often.
to those of you who feel that you need to "help others" in the watchtower i give you this word of caution.
be careful, because that may simply be an excuse you are using to remain stuck in the past.
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Just because we post here doesn't mean we haven't or aren't moving forward in life. I'd bet many here are attending college or have gotten their degrees. Don't most posters have family, careers and interests that keep their lives full? Whether or not you do has nothing to do with being stuck.
There will always be those who have extensive experience with the witnesses breaking free who will be willing to help others. And not everyone who does posts here.
If you feel being regular on this or any other board means you're stuck by all means move on. Being stuck is an uncomfortable feeling. But just because some continue to participate doesn't mean they are stuck in life.
By the way, repetitive conversations are a part of most social structures. And if you need to come here to express anger that is welcome too isn't it? Now we have to put a cap on how long we're on the board?.....really?
I hope those who can will stick around to assist those who are exiting. Your help is invaluable. Besides how long does it take to respond to a few threads and be of assistance to others?
I don't get it.
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On your way "out" of the WT, did you experience physical syptoms?
by whyizit ini'm not a jw, nor have i ever been.
all of the sudden she wants to spend all this time with me.
of course, lots of what she was telling me about the "bible", didn't make sense.
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You can't control someone else's reaction to a conversation. If this is an adult and they bring it up what else are you supposed to do?
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How did 1975 effect your family? here's mine...
by Aussie Oz ini just spent a few days with my dad.
i asked a few questions about the time when mum became a witness which i know is still, 38 years later, a painful thing for him to talk about.
in the course of it, he also learned some stuff that he did not know about the pressures of the times.. as i expected, mum and dad have different versions of this time, and it is pretty hard to find the real truth in it and in some ways it does not matter anymore.. mums version: she first was contacted in echuca late 1960s and dad put a stop to it.
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I feel your pain 5th gen....... I'll weep with you
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I may have said TOO much !
by wobble inmy uber-dub sister came round to ask about some family business, in the conversation she said:.
"..........of course she will have to wait for the new system to find out that we (jw's) were right".
she was referring to someone recently passed away who believed in a conventional christian afterlife in heaven.. i asked "do you still believe in the new system then ?
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wobble - I bet it felt good to speak your piece. Let them deal with the fallout instead of stuffing it inside. Keep us posted
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My blood pressure has gone down since I quit the Borg
by gubberningbody init used to be like 130/75 and now it's 98-102 over 65-70.. .
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Yay gubberning...... That's a positive side effect, improved health. My stress has gone down precipitously. Now I just deal with JW family. But that's better than all the other crap on top of it.