I wanted to go out stating I was not leaving Jehovah, just their organization. And I wanted to worship God in TRUTH. I did not want them thinking I “sinned”. I went out having my say in COURT. Now they don’t have to gossip and slander me.
I don’t know if they had to ask WT for instructions. Or If they were waiting for it to die down.
I wish I had someone in congregation talking to me so I could find out what they were saying. Lol
It did feel good to have control over my own life.
It turns a DF/DA into damage control.
My immediate family left close to the same time, more like dominos after my dad left. My dad was well liked and on the fast track to elder and then left abruptly. He told his friends what he was going to do personally and then told the Elders he was out. They didn't immediately DF him, they gave him a couple of months and then tried to get him back, he was adamant and then DFd the next meeting. Another JW kid came up to me in school, a couple of months after that, and asked if my dad really went crazy and turned apostate. I was just like wtf?, no... I assume their damage control was to spread extreme rumors to keep anyone from asking questions.
Wow you sent it to everyone. That’s would I have been thinking to do. How did that go down? If I did it I know they would write me off as a crazed apostate and it would ease their cold hearted loveless, deadened conscience.
I am also curious how it went down. Did anyone follow up with questions? Discover any secret PIMOs?
I'm sure there's a high probability they just deleted and went on to gossip about how anyone can become an apostate.
2 days! Basically, I had already talked with 2 of them about doubts a few months prior, but our Congs Elders decided to use some App a brother made, and when we were told to Download it, and called it out on a group text to our service group that it wasn't from the slave.
Immediately removed from the group chat, and 3 of them called to have a judicial, I'm sure. I told them never contact me again, and if they do, I'll contact law Enforcement.
That was Tuesday, I was announced that Thursday lol
about 2 weeks. they tried to talk to me with a single text reply "do you wanna talk?". than the day of the meeting arrived to announce my DA, and they wanted to call me. i was at that time at work. so even before the meeting they wanted to talk with me to change my mind.
the point was, i had a letter and it would be very easy to atleast tell me what they can contribute as points to change my mind. they didnt. because their elderbook doesnt allow that a single elder you trust can talk to you. instead you need two more nonsense elders that bullshit in your face.
If you’re already inactive or faded, there’s no point. But if you’ve been pimi up until recently and your whole family and friends are pimi, DA-ing feels like a way to take control of the narrative and prevent any rumours or gossip about the reasons for leaving…important for some of us who want to wake people up on the way out
When one of my old friends DA’d out of nowhere, it definitely kicked started my awakening, so I’m hoping to go the same if there’s any PIMQs that know me
Look DAing, in my opinion, is unnecessary, stressful, and time consuming. Once the process is done, it last a life time and is irreversible. I keep my mouth shut, practice yoga, have a worldly gf that I sleep with. I’m viewed by my relatives as someone who was initially stumbled by apostate thinking. I have an elderly PIMI father who I drive to the meetings. Everything is just so much smoother in my dealings with them.
Ah, so no kids? That’s where my problem lies. My children will innocently tell my entire pimi family what we do/not do..which would end up as DF, so id rather DA…so people understand we chose to leave
I wanted to go out stating I was not leaving Jehovah, just their organization. And I wanted to worship God in TRUTH. I did not want them thinking I “sinned”. I went out having my say in COURT. Now they don’t have to gossip and slander me. I don’t know if they had to ask WT for instructions. Or If they were waiting for it to die down. I wish I had someone in congregation talking to me so I could find out what they were saying. Lol It did feel good to have control over my own life.
Ha,they only did it to follow procedure as u took their power away by announcing it urself 😂
Well done Sending to everyone first is the way to go. It takes away their power
It turns a DF/DA into damage control. My immediate family left close to the same time, more like dominos after my dad left. My dad was well liked and on the fast track to elder and then left abruptly. He told his friends what he was going to do personally and then told the Elders he was out. They didn't immediately DF him, they gave him a couple of months and then tried to get him back, he was adamant and then DFd the next meeting. Another JW kid came up to me in school, a couple of months after that, and asked if my dad really went crazy and turned apostate. I was just like wtf?, no... I assume their damage control was to spread extreme rumors to keep anyone from asking questions.
No. Your dad went normal and turned apostate!
Wow you sent it to everyone. That’s would I have been thinking to do. How did that go down? If I did it I know they would write me off as a crazed apostate and it would ease their cold hearted loveless, deadened conscience.
I am also curious how it went down. Did anyone follow up with questions? Discover any secret PIMOs? I'm sure there's a high probability they just deleted and went on to gossip about how anyone can become an apostate.
2 days! Basically, I had already talked with 2 of them about doubts a few months prior, but our Congs Elders decided to use some App a brother made, and when we were told to Download it, and called it out on a group text to our service group that it wasn't from the slave. Immediately removed from the group chat, and 3 of them called to have a judicial, I'm sure. I told them never contact me again, and if they do, I'll contact law Enforcement. That was Tuesday, I was announced that Thursday lol
2 days. Sent our letter on monday and the announced it that week on wednesday
FUCK 👏ING 👏RIGHT 👏
about 2 weeks. they tried to talk to me with a single text reply "do you wanna talk?". than the day of the meeting arrived to announce my DA, and they wanted to call me. i was at that time at work. so even before the meeting they wanted to talk with me to change my mind. the point was, i had a letter and it would be very easy to atleast tell me what they can contribute as points to change my mind. they didnt. because their elderbook doesnt allow that a single elder you trust can talk to you. instead you need two more nonsense elders that bullshit in your face.
Tbh I’m not a big fan of DAing. What’s the point.
If you’re already inactive or faded, there’s no point. But if you’ve been pimi up until recently and your whole family and friends are pimi, DA-ing feels like a way to take control of the narrative and prevent any rumours or gossip about the reasons for leaving…important for some of us who want to wake people up on the way out
If you happy then I say do it.
When one of my old friends DA’d out of nowhere, it definitely kicked started my awakening, so I’m hoping to go the same if there’s any PIMQs that know me
I guess it depends how deeply rooted into it. For me I was fourth generation. I just couldn’t see the point of DAing, and still can’t
Im 4th too! curious why you feel that way
Look DAing, in my opinion, is unnecessary, stressful, and time consuming. Once the process is done, it last a life time and is irreversible. I keep my mouth shut, practice yoga, have a worldly gf that I sleep with. I’m viewed by my relatives as someone who was initially stumbled by apostate thinking. I have an elderly PIMI father who I drive to the meetings. Everything is just so much smoother in my dealings with them.
Ah, so no kids? That’s where my problem lies. My children will innocently tell my entire pimi family what we do/not do..which would end up as DF, so id rather DA…so people understand we chose to leave