i don't know whether this has ever been asked, so i apologize if i'm repeating.. what did you do at the last meeting you ever attended?
did you stay for the whole thing?
what made you realize that this was your last meeting, or did you not know it would be your last meeting??.
The last meeting I ever went to in a kh was by far the best I ever attended, even though I recall nothing about it, or even when it was exactly (late 80's most likely. By that time I was so completely over the jws that it mattered not one iota.
Cheeses.
No trees were destroyed for paper in the making of this message though several billion electrons were inconvenienced.
perhaps a member can provide some details regarding this matter.. my wife mentioned to me this evening that one of her younger sisters who is sort of close to the jw parents said that her parents had 'let the cat out of the bag' by stating that their house is a designated safe house in the event of a catastrophe (i assume this would be termed a natural disaster as opposed to a great trib type event).. is this true of the dubs?
could it be only an australian 'thing', or is it a world wide directive of the gb?.
thanks.. cheeses.
Perhaps a member can provide some details regarding this matter.
My wife mentioned to me this evening that one of her younger sisters who is sort of close to the jw parents said that her parents had 'let the cat out of the bag' by stating that their house is a designated safe house in the event of a catastrophe (I assume this would be termed a natural disaster as opposed to a great trib type event).
Is this true of the dubs? Could it be only an Australian 'thing', Or is it a world wide directive of the gb?
Thanks.
Cheeses. Whose house already is a jw safe house i.e. it is safe from any wayward jdubs ever visiting.
i recently came across something online, in which someone was talking to the society to complain about another 'active' witness, not getting in trouble.
what i learned, as i listened and read the follow-up.
was that the person calling was a former witness, disfellowshipped for something they thought was unfair.
What do you mean "at times"? I thought we are, all of the time.
Any shit, distress, problems, anxiety, that can be visted upon jws by any person, in any way shape or form, by whatever means available, is to be applauded.
Cheeses. In the third act of life - being a crap jerk.
PS. Oh, and I do get it.
[please send this message to as many people as you can.
print it off and hand it out everywhere.
post it on billboards.
lisa cunningham.
May I thank you for providing further evidence of the benefits of religion. You can rightly be called a gem, But then, just as rightly, several other descriptions could be given to you. God has certainly blessed mankind with your presence.
I just shake my head and wonder at such idiocy.
Cheeses. Of all the things I've ever lost, I miss my mind the most.
of the congregation i spent my life in i would say a good 75% had nervous breakdowns at some point.
and often there was never really a obivous reason for it.
well not that we jw's could understand at the time.. even the queen bee's/ elderettes were not immune to this.. what about you?.
For a certainty, not anywhere near enough.
Cheeses.
i like relating words to the first letter of other words and attempting to make something sensible from them.
a arsehole.
l lacking.
I like relating words to the first letter of other words and attempting to make something sensible from them. Try this -
A Arsehole
L Lacking
I Intelligent
C Challenging
E Engagement
Not meaning to pick on this particular poster (well, I am really) but so much unwarranted attention is directed toward it. And it, it is, because we know nothing of this person apart from whatever they wish to disclose via the internet, but I feel the acronym sums up their online persona.
Cheeses.
It's certainly a much more pleasant term than what I consider and refer to anything jw/wts related.
Cheeses. Call me apostate if you wish, just don't call me late for dinner.
alright, i'm curious now cause i've been wanting to know how certain people go their screennames.
now some people have their names involved with makes sense and so forth.
but i guess i'll start out.
Simply to exhibit the extent of the love, respect, and reverence I have for the lord. (include all aspects of all religion as well).
Cheeses. Remember - Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday.
it was painful at first but now i see the advantages of not having needy relatives spending the weekend with me and scoffing my food and raiding my bar.
my wife is happier too.
it's like having a heavy rucksack removed.. i have 39 jw relatives and 38 of them shun me along with the army of ex-friends who remain in the tower.
Shunning? Love it! It comes with a particular sense of prestige, knowing that people take notice of you. Not that they care for you in any way, mind you.
For me, it means I don't have unnecessary contact with idiots who were at one time, deemed to have been 'friends' and members of the same church group.
If I choose to have any interaction with them (which is seldom, and often unpleasant for them) it is done on my terms.
In any case, I can barely recall many of the former jws in my old 'congo' and I don't know, and do not wish to know, any of the 'new' ones who have 'come in' over the intervening years since my departure to the dark side. They might shun me too. But I wouldn't know the difference between them and any other ignorant arsehole.
Cheeses. The loving one.
..... the ALMOST totally stuffed.....
Only surpassed by those individuals or groups who feel that they have some, perhaps 'god given?' responsibility to "let's help get them out using love, compassion, and understanding".
Perhaps I have a feeble mind ( I hope that is not leaving me vulnerable to snide remarks), but boy, did that ever crack me up.
You may as well treat jws as the worthless shit that they are, for anybody who is still a jw in this day and age, well and truly deserves to be. Any desire to change must be kindled from within the individual, not by some bleeding heart 'white crusader' on a self deluded mission.
Brotherdan. Your name says it all.
Cheeses. More compassionate than you could imagine.
