grandparents day in latest Awake! (page 2)

hambeak

Mouthy you too I love your posts You are the grand matrriarch as I have said earlier. ((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))

AlmostAtheist

>> How does this differ from celebrating a wedding anniversary? They split hairs again.

It's TOTALLY arbitrary. Amazing we didn't implode from all the conflicting foolishness we were asked to accept.

Or perhaps we did, eh? ;-)

Dave

You have got to be kidding me!! Now that my blinders are off I can clearly see this type of crap is done to keep the rank and file "different" from everyone else, even if there is no scriptural backing! Oh how this kind of stuff angers me!! What a perfect example of their complete control. Wouldn't want therank and file to use their conscience or anything!!

Thank you for your post.

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

After reading the rest of the posts I wanted to ask, how is celebrating a baby or bridal shower any different?? You are showering that new infant, and or the bride, putting them honor and gifts.

It doesn't make sence that you can shower a new baby on its birth, with gifts, a cake and celebration, celebrating its birth. Yet one year later, you cannot celebrate it again in the same manner. It does not make sence!

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

AlmostAtheist

>>Wouldn't want therank and file to use their conscience or anything!!

And wouldn't want the rank and file to spend anymore time with their "worldly" family members than is absolutely necessary, either. I gotta wonder how much of this "don't celebrate [x]" garbage is just meant to keep the jw's away from their non-jw relatives.

If not "meant" to do so, it certainly serves that purpose.

(After I got out of the bOrg, my dad told me that my mom cried every year on Mother's Day when she didn't get a card or phone call or anything. B@stards...)

Dave

SWALKER

Here is a list of greeting cards that you can send for the next few days....there is now a reason to celebrate everyday...I wonder if the WTS can keep up with deciding which ones are wrong?

November 2006 04 Candy Day
04 King Tut Day
04 Flag Day (Panama)
04 Deer Festival (Georgia)
04 Mule Day (Georgia)
05 Doughnut Day
05 Guy Fawkes Day
05 Hug-A-Bear Sunday
05 Guru Nanak's Birthday
05 Full Moon Day
06 Saxophone Day
06 I Love Nachos Day
06 Halfway Point Of Autumn
06 Basketball Day
06 Peanut Butter Lover's
Day
07 Election Day
07 Bittersweet Chocolate
With Almonds Day
07 Hug A Bear Day
07 Republican Elephant Day
08 Abet And Aid Punsters
Day
08 Mariachi Night
(California)
08 Harvey Wallbanger Day
08 I Hate To Cook Day
08 Parents As Teachers Day
08 X-ray Discovery Day
09 Parade Day
09 Neon Sign Day
10 Forget Me Not Day
10 Vanilla Cupcake Day
10 Toothpaste Day
10 USMC Birthday
10 Headache Day

Swalker

katiekitten

Happy Toothpaste Day everyone!

Ive been wanting to celebrate that all my life. Such a liberation to be able to after all this time!

Scully

My new favorite holiday: November 08 I Hate To Cook Day

SWALKER

Scully...I'm with you!!!

Swalker (My problem is occasionally I get hungry!)

Will Power

I think Almost has it right - from a non-JW point of view - the WT has managed to list all the days/reasons/ family/loved ones could possible get together or create some kind of tradition and turn it into something "evil". Something that would get their god ANGRY and JEALOUS. The less time spent with non-Jws, family or otherwise, the better. It is also an excellent way of keeping "estranged" family members away. What if a heart-felt mother's day card arrives out of the blue from a df'd daughter/or the other way round for a birthday, and if it opened the door to forgiveness, love, any type of dialogue. That could be dangerous for WT. CULTS SUCK !!

grandparents day in latest Awake!

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