What did you throw out when u became a JW? (page 2)

Sunspot

What did I throw out when I became a JW?

First of all, I threw out my common sense and my soul.....which I gave to the WTS. I also threw out a set of blessed Rosary beads filled with water from Lourdes that were very dear to someone and were given to me when I was very sick.

I threw out all my Christmas decorations (which I was going to give to my nonJW sister but my study conductor said that would NOT be pleasing to Jehovah for obvious reasons) and many of the ornaments were antique family heirlooms that had been in our family for generations. They went out in the trash.

I had a carved wooden crucifix that was over our bed and I remember the very DAY I took it down and threw it away. It bothered me then and still bothers me today....four + decades later.

My oldest boy, when in kindergarten, had painted a HUGE Christmas mural on that brown wrapping paper they used to use----the thing covered half the wall and he (and I) were SO proud of that when he brought it home! Unfortunately---it was tossed into the trash as well......to please Jehovah. It still breaks my heart when I think of the joy it would have brought to him and his three children to see this displayed in Gramma's house every year. It really hurts.

I has scads of books that were "unacceptable" and even more records that were in my vast collection starting from when I was 15 until I was 30 and became a JW. "Pleasing Jehovah" was pretty painful to the heart, not to mention the pocketbook.

Annie

LongHairGal

I got rid of old rosary beads which breaks my heart when I think about it. One of the pairs I won in a spelling bee in grade school. The other had water from the Lourdes spring.

I also got rid of hard rock tapes (which I later on repurchased).

LHG

fullofdoubtnow

Some of my jewellery, like gold crosses, some records and tapes, clothing and a few books.

Sunspot

Some of my jewellery, like gold crosses,

I forgot this one: a gold Cross with a ruby (my birthstone) in it, that my grandmother had given me on my 12th birthday.

I.Wonder

I had been around “the truth” for a while and never got baptized. I went back to “the world” for a while and bought all kinds of stuff that were “bad”. When I made the really stupid decision to go back and get baptized I had to throw away and burn a lot of things. Like; my books on Wicca, Gnosticism, yoga, meditation, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Feng Shui, Buddhism, etc. Moat of my cds went in the trash, my dream journals, and even some t-shirts. I am still bummed about it.

I.Wonder

"Moat" wtf?

I meant "Most"

Sorry!

I.Wonder

JH

I threw away dreams and a normal life and a decent job.

StillGroggy

My copy of Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral" Bought and Threw it out 4 times.

Oh, and my copy of Street Fighter 2, lol

stillajwexelder

My Led Zep 4 album - and also Wear My Ring Around Your finger by the Police - there was a line Mephistopholes is not your name, but I know what you're upto just the same

Little Drummer Boy

I had every single Iron Maiden album

During my indoctrination, I went out to the dumpster one day and threw out about 60 CDs and probably twice as many more tapes. LIke you, I also had all of the Maiden ones. Those hurt the worst to throw away. I also had every Judas Priest album I could get my hands on. I was told not to give them away to "worldy people" or to sell them since they were "bad" and I would be bringing harm to others if I didn't destroy them. The same day I also threw out about $600 dollars worth of Dungeons and Dragons and other role playing game system stuff. I had been a Game Master at conventions and I really enjoyed those games. I can't ever replace those things. I had all four of the original boxed sets of Basic D&D, and the complete sets 1st ed AD&D, and 2nd ed AD&D. It would have been something that my son would have liked to have, but nooooo, it's all gone.

What did you throw out when u became a JW?

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