This video was soo accurate. When I was in, I had a judicial meeting about being in a relationship with another woman…and they wanted ALL the details down to the “climax” and how many times it happened. That was such an embarrassing traumatic experience at 18 yrs old.
Ugh. That’s awful. And it doesn’t seem to be an isolated incident. I’ve heard first hand of other young women who’ve had their private experiences pried into by “elders.” Sorry friend. But thank you for your comment. - J
So funny. I'm a never in but my husband was raised in 3rd Gen. My husband was not "in" but he was mentally, always. We moved in together a month before the wedding,. Good God his dad (elder) was not happy. He came over to inspect our place and my (fiance at that time) told his dad I was sleeping in spare room. I was so confused, I said what did they think we were doing when you spent weekend at my place and I spent other weekends at your place? I lived on very north end he on very south end of town. I could write a book on the craziness of 20 yrs with my POMI husband and in laws. It was a hoot
Letting other people control your life, tell you what to think, what to feel and not feel is acquiescing to a control operation of the highest order. God is not to be found inside the box of rigid compliance to organizational rulesets.
I agree with you 💯. Jehovah is not a control freak. Also, the job of the holy spirit as our custodian, teacher and counselor is to guide us in love and not to control and dominate us!
I had to chaperone for my sister, and her now husband. Originally, I was one of three chaperones to take turns, but I suddenly became the only available one, after a few months, and I was relied on far too much. I always had to stop what I was doing, and I eventually spoke up, saying, "I trust you that you won't do anything before marriage, so I am going to do my own thing now. It's a shame that nobody else seems to trust you."
I remember being engaged and planning the wedding as the man within the JW structure. It was drilled into me that it was kinda my "debut as a head" to take the lead. The presure on me at 20-21 years old was unnecessary and intense; at that age I barely knew what the hell I was doing. I remember how unreasonable and unbalanced it felt on so many levels. But in JW world, it was normal and just what you did, and it was the expectation. So I just went along with it.
Y'all... Ignore my awkward blinking! My contact lenses were SO dry & scratchy! 🤓 -F
This video was soo accurate. When I was in, I had a judicial meeting about being in a relationship with another woman…and they wanted ALL the details down to the “climax” and how many times it happened. That was such an embarrassing traumatic experience at 18 yrs old.
Ugh. That’s awful. And it doesn’t seem to be an isolated incident. I’ve heard first hand of other young women who’ve had their private experiences pried into by “elders.” Sorry friend. But thank you for your comment. - J
The prefrontal cortex doesn’t stop growing until 26/27 yo
So funny. I'm a never in but my husband was raised in 3rd Gen. My husband was not "in" but he was mentally, always. We moved in together a month before the wedding,. Good God his dad (elder) was not happy. He came over to inspect our place and my (fiance at that time) told his dad I was sleeping in spare room. I was so confused, I said what did they think we were doing when you spent weekend at my place and I spent other weekends at your place? I lived on very north end he on very south end of town. I could write a book on the craziness of 20 yrs with my POMI husband and in laws. It was a hoot
Letting other people control your life, tell you what to think, what to feel and not feel is acquiescing to a control operation of the highest order. God is not to be found inside the box of rigid compliance to organizational rulesets.
I agree with you 💯. Jehovah is not a control freak.
Also, the job of the holy spirit as our custodian, teacher and counselor is to guide us in love and not to control and dominate us!
I had to chaperone for my sister, and her now husband. Originally, I was one of three chaperones to take turns, but I suddenly became the only available one, after a few months, and I was relied on far too much. I always had to stop what I was doing, and I eventually spoke up, saying, "I trust you that you won't do anything before marriage, so I am going to do my own thing now. It's a shame that nobody else seems to trust you."
I remember being engaged and planning the wedding as the man within the JW structure. It was drilled into me that it was kinda my "debut as a head" to take the lead. The presure on me at 20-21 years old was unnecessary and intense; at that age I barely knew what the hell I was doing. I remember how unreasonable and unbalanced it felt on so many levels. But in JW world, it was normal and just what you did, and it was the expectation. So I just went along with it.
I thought Fallon said, about JW focus for men.... They focus on head shit. 😂 Took me a minute to realize what she said, but... Either way, accurate.
Oh man i was engaged for 3 yrs chaperoned to my ex husband. Needless to say he was very abusive he used that headship role over me
Go Emily!💜💙
Ugh. I had to chaperone for both of my sisters. I hated every second
The bibles not a book about god, its about et contact, jahweh is not god, just one of the elohime, one of, plaural.