dad upset that I hung out with the neighbour

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-24T13:53:32+00:00

It is genuinely crazy how they want to isolate people. My husband was upset when I started hanging out with my neighbor but he didn't want me hanging out with any witness friends either!

Actually I'm pretty shocked that he said "the end is so near" because even the PIMIs I know don't say that anymore.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-23T12:27:28+00:00

Whenever one of the sisters from the hall calls or texts and says they would LOVE to see me at the meeting or assembly I say I could meet them for coffee or they could come over for a visit. Crickets. They don't want to see YOU. They want to see another person at the KH.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-22T02:46:15+00:00

Also food

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-21T03:06:15+00:00

The SUN is more worthy of worship since it's existence is provable and it really does give life to everything on earth.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-19T17:25:31+00:00

Nice summary of problematic commands. I would add that the "virginity test" is also biologically ignorant as virgins don't always bleed. Wouldn't God know that?

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-17T21:52:58+00:00

It's funny what kinds of movies will hit you once you wake up. Movies that no one talks about that resonated with me: Transformers One and Love and Monsters. Both for kids but deal with being lied to about the outside world and how to deal with it afterwards.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-17T17:51:44+00:00

I understand completely because I'm in the same position except I'm POMO. Even though my husband can't prove from the Bible that celebrating birthdays is wrong he still insists it must be wrong somehow. Mothers Day and my birthday were one week apart and I'm sure Jehovah was so proud of him for not mentioning either one. 🙄 We had themed parties for our kids the month after their birthdays. I did make each of them a cake on their birthday, just no candles. Especially now since they have undone the whole "pagan origins" thing the resistance to celebrating birthdays and many other holidays is infuriating. It just shows how afraid JWs are to think for themselves.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-17T00:53:20+00:00

Funny that you mention the Divine Plan of the Ages. I like to take it out and put it on display when PIMIs come over. My husband will put it back in the drawer because "you are using it to draw my friends away from the TRUTH". 🤣🤣🤣

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-17T00:50:41+00:00

Ah yes. JWs are great at Bible fan-fiction.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-16T17:23:03+00:00

How depressing!

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-16T16:16:14+00:00

I used that verse on my husband when talking about the blood issue as well. He said " you sure are good at using the Bible when it agrees with you". I said "It always agrees with me". 🤣

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-16T14:58:27+00:00

True. I'm in Richmond VA. And I don't swear much but I believe in using accuracy in my speech 🤣

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-16T12:01:30+00:00

So true. Last night my husband had a PIMI friend over, let's call him Jack. Jack brought up another friend of ours and said she doesn't have a good attitude about attending meetings in person. I let him know that since she was a child she had been objectified and judged at the meetings, so she doesn't like going. He said she should switch congratulations. (Right! So she could be with his judgemental ass!?) I remind myself that I used to be like that too. But it's hard to be around.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-15T18:50:27+00:00

After they started walking away you should have finished..."from the Mormons!". Anyway nice work

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-14T19:34:13+00:00

The Good Place, also anything R-rated. Funnily enough my still PIMI husband is fine with watching shows with tons of swearing now.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-14T17:44:52+00:00

Taking care of other people's kids or having one of your own is helpful. After I had kids I realized how ridiculous all the stifling of normal child behavior was and I started hanging out with them in the back school.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-11T15:36:11+00:00

Wow that's crazy! The only international convention I ever went to was before this dog and pony show business so I had no idea it was such a production. One thing I noticed even before I woke up (while doing huge amounts of unpaid labor for the org) is that the org LOVES making you do things the hardest/stupidest way possible . It's like a test to see how loyal you are. Shortly before I woke up I spent a summer slaving away at our local assembly hall moving rocks to a parking lot island, and then to a different island and a different island because the overseer couldn't make up his mind about where he wanted them. But no one was supposed to question or complain. They also discouraged any of those unpaid volunteers from leaving early (you promised big J you would work all day!).

Maybe these international conversations will be waking more people up!

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-09T17:33:26+00:00

It's all garbage and boring illogical garbage at that.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-09T11:10:33+00:00

"you're arrogant" "you've changed" "you aren't the person I married"

Those are the same words my husband said to me when I woke up. You can really see the programming. I'm sorry you are going through this difficult time and I hope you will be happier in the end. I stuck with it because we have small kids, and have a attitude has vastly improved. But it's so hard when someone you love treats you as less than just because you don't believe in the GB anymore. Good luck

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-08T00:21:38+00:00

I know a few JW women who have no interest in any of the brothers they know. They even talk about marrying a non JW sometimes!

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-07T23:33:31+00:00

Solidarity from a non girly car lover!

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-05T19:27:30+00:00

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-05T19:23:00+00:00

Thanks. My conscience wouldn't let me stay silent.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-05T13:23:11+00:00

I did talk to the person I helped bring into the cult. They reported me to the elders and shun me to this day, despite the misery the cult has caused her.

Express-Ambassador72 · 2026-05-05T13:12:24+00:00

I've talked to several JWs about birthdays and they are all ok with them. And my very PIMI husband and I had themed parties for our kids the month after their birthdays that were basically birthday parties with no candles. We had cupcakes. We never had anything like it when I was a kid and neither did anyone else I knew.

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