Hi, all!
New-ish here, brief bio: I was born into a JW family and baptized as a teenager. Iโve been disfellowshipped for five years (homosexual activity). Always planned to go back, but I only recently began really questioning what I was always taught and researching the Bible using tools other than the Watchtower Library. And thatโs where Iโm at right now.
To the pointโฆ I personally have many good memories of my life in the organization, and I cherish those memories regardless of my thoughts on the religion as a whole. I grew up around good, honest, hardworking Witnesses who practiced what they preached, and I have the utmost respect for them to this day.
Given the amount of angry posts and threads I see in this sub (and rightly so), I was just wondering if anyone else was in a similar boat. And if so, does it soften your view of the organization as a whole?
Thank you all for being here. My preconceived views on exjws, apostasy, and forums such as this have flipped since I began reading your posts and comments.
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I was thinking that before they say anything Iโd say somewhere along the lines of โOh man, so your circuit overseer (or whatever rank I should use) is making you stand/walk out here in the cold? Jez, thatโs rough!โ
What do you do?
I would counter Bobye's testimony with a "I've watched these idiots for years. Teenage Pest was set up for failure as a human being, sure. But I still hate him."
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I have a slight low level dread of ever needing to work with a police artist to produce a photo fit and being unable to help in an important case. However in other ways I wonder if it might make make me a good witness because I feel I'm less likely to embellish or create imaginary details.
I'm interested in any thoughts but especially if anyone ever been a witness; how was you experience of being cross examined?
One positive effect of aphantasia I've heard is that we are less likely to suffer PTSD; so even if I can't help solve those future gruesome murders I'll probably only have to worry about feelings of guilt and helplessness.
Microwave mac and cheese
Packet of lunchables
Chocolate trifle
Bottle of coke
Was just in the mood for some filth :(
I just set up a sensecap with a 8db laird antenna but it is inside and not in an attic but is about 10m up(No option to put it outside or in attic or through window). I set it up a couple days ago and have only been earning from a challenge here and there but I have not gotten any witnesses on my beacons yet.
How long does it usually take to get your first witness after you synced the first time?
I had just turned 18 and was looking for my first part time job. A sister and her husband in my former congregation owned a dog kennel. A good size kennel, could board maybe 50 dogs max. She of course hired me without question since we knew each otherโฆ.i thought I knew her anyway. I saw her true side once I started working for her. Looking back, maybe I shouldโve been the one asking a few questions.
The kennel was dirty, hot, and severely outdated. She used the excuse of โitโs an old buildingโ to get away with most concerns. Our only cleaning supplies were a vacuum, one mop, and one unlabeled spray substance. So if a dog shit in their room we used that same mop to clean the mess and the rest of the place including the front office. The mop was only cleaned with bleach. Near the mop bucket their was a sheet of paper that read โuse ONLY one cap of bleach per bucketโ. No soap, no extra duty cleaner, just one teaspoon of bleach In a 5 gallon bucket. Best part is, we were to clean no more than once day.
Working hours were 7am - 6pm, with a 30 minute lunch break. The dogs had to be let outside EVERY hour for AT LEAST 15 minutes. Dogs played in groups of 10-15 so if we had a full house that is 11 hours of nonstop walking, exercising, poop scooping, cleaning, etc. Even on extremely quiet days when we had only one group of dogs to let out we were expected to be doing SOMETHING. We could not be on our phones at all. If we were caught using a phone, Jesus Christ we would get lectured for a solid 15 minutes. Hell, even if we werenโt โworkingโ because literally everything had been done we would be interrogated. I remember one time I had severe laryngitis and lost my voice for about a week or 2. When I told her I was sick and couldnโt come in she told me she had no one else to cover my shift and was โdisappointed in me for taking time off in such short noticeโ. Well bitch Iโm sorry but if I had plans to get sick I wouldโve let you know.
I completely understand if you own a business you want it to be run smoothly and efficiently, to please your clients, but you donโt need to put your employees through absolute hell to do so. Being paid $8.50 to work 11 hour days with no tips under demanding physical labor with an owner stricter than the North Korean government is practically slavery. I have no idea how I survived there for a whole year. Happy to say I left and am earning significantly more while still working part time!
You know, looking back I question whether or
... keep reading on reddit โกWith a hundred cameras and news vans outside of bethel as every governing body member is shown handcuffed and put into the back of police cars.
How would you personally react, and how would your PIMI family likely react?
Front page news everywhere, the whole bunch of them, lett looking goofy and confused as heโs shoved in the back of a squad car, Morris dragging his feet while being held cuffed by two officers and pushed into the back of the car. Dead to rights. Full evidence provided, no debate, The optics would be quite something ๐
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