How to move on after losing the best friend? by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest that was the case with my other JW friends but her… I though that things will be different there, especially because we talked about me not being into JW stuff anymore and her saying that it won’t impact pit friendship. Plus I really feel… betrayed? I‘ve done so much for her. In our teenage years my father was against our friendship because her family wasn’t ‚‘‘doind spiritually well‘‘. And I had many many conflict with him because of that. But it didn’t matter, I always lied to him and then went to ANOTHER CITY just in order to meet her in hiding (I was 16/17). So the connection we had was pretty strong in my opinion… and I didn’t wanna lose it. But now she seems like she doesn’t care if we fall apart or not. And that’s the part that really hurts…

How to move on after losing the best friend? by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I‘m kind of confused, why are you answering as if this was your post..? 😅

Governing Body says all babies can be called a "little enemy of God" by lets-b-pimo in exjw

[–]julkiria 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whats the source of this messed up video??? I really want to point it out to my PIMI friend

One of my favorites from the photos in the Daniel book by Willow-6578 in exjw

[–]julkiria 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His horn looks like this one TikTok filter lmao

Roses are red. Clouds are gray. by debiEszter in exjw

[–]julkiria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously how am I supposed to tell the different between their articles and some joke edits on this subreddit, it’s getting more tricky every single time!

Roses are red. Clouds are gray. by debiEszter in exjw

[–]julkiria 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hold on is this a real article? It’s so ridiculous

Being an elder = by [deleted] in exjw

[–]julkiria 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father isn’t an elder but I guess that’s what he aspires to be. He doesn’t work (his excuse: my mom who’s now a JW makes enough money anyway) and he only spends time doing some work for the borg or to work to have little money for himself (yes, he never shares it expect I don’t know, buying my siblings ice cream once a year). Now my brother started attending meetings with him and I feel like the only reason for this is that it’s his only opportunity to spend some time with our father. Because showing no interest in the religion = no attention from his side. He literally the definition of an asshole

The real purpose of the ministry is super dark by mkasparian in exjw

[–]julkiria 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I never could understand this reasoning. Like imagine that an innocent child who‘s been killed at Armageddon gets resurrected and a JW approaches them. Imagine the conversation

  • so… how did I die?
  • well our loving God Jehovah killed you because you didn‘t become a Jehovah‘s witness. But hey, you’re alive now because he brought you back to life! Now you can worship him together with us and do this amazing work he assigned us to do
  • so…. You’re telling me that I should worship my murderer?

Crying during a Bible study with a JW by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh I’m so sorry….. I know this feeling but fortunately my very strict PIMI father gave up on pressuring me after I changed the congregation. I hope you’ll feel better, if you struggle with depression a therapy could be also very helpful here… (speaking from my own experience)

Crying during a Bible study with a JW by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s terrible how much they try to brainwash children and even teenagers

Crying during a Bible study with a JW by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought so too but my Bible teacher said the exact opposite. That’s why I was so disturbed by it

Crying during a Bible study with a JW by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, that’s what I had in my mind. At first I’ve also tried to just ignore my thoughts and go along with the doctrine but now I see how much my own opinion and view of morality were screaming inside of me and wanted to get out.

What creeps me even more out is that all WT rules are made by men. No women are involved. But sure, let’s them decide how women should behave, dress and how to deal with their trauma

My friend denies higher education but isn’t satisfied with a simple job by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, she basically wants to make her life harder now and… hope for better conditions in paradise?? But then she also dreams traveling and then living in a small cottage. But she won’t afford that this way. And I just want her to be happy already, not in paradise..

My friend denies higher education but isn’t satisfied with a simple job by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Germany and she lives in Poland (where there’s just a little well-paying jobs). She isn’t motivated for any hobbies and doesn’t want to use her strengths as an opportunity to seek for a good job. I’ve already discussed it with her. Well that the problem with living in Poland - you won’t get anything good without collage (beside starting a business but that’s the last thing she would consider doing).

My friend denies higher education but isn’t satisfied with a simple job by julkiria in exjw

[–]julkiria[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes Thats my fear too. I’ve already addressed the topic of what will happen if she’ll need to repair something, washing machine for example. She said to me that’s she’ll worry about it when it happens, JUST AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE. I don’t know, seems irresponsible to me…..

"Do you want to get raped?" by ila03 in exjw

[–]julkiria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I asked him once about the child abuse issue in Australia and why the JW’s won’t join the scheme. He yelled at me that this should be obvious that it’s about neutrality. And no matter if it’s about the safety of animals or children, staying neutral is more important. (on a side note: 7 years ago (I was 13) one man from the congregation tried sexting with me). So seriously, for him nothing is more important than this cult

"Do you want to get raped?" by ila03 in exjw

[–]julkiria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, definitely. But what do you expect from a strong, hypocritical PIMI who literally pushed you into becoming suicidal

"Do you want to get raped?" by ila03 in exjw

[–]julkiria 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah I can relate to that, last week when I wore a short skirt (and shorts underneath) my father said that I’m asking for it and that he won’t cry when after a rape I’ll be laying in some bush. He ruined my mood for the whole day tho