by Musicjunkie 42 Replies latest jw friends
At least my mom doesn't have to be ashamed about that right?
At least your mom can talk to you. Getting baptized is the worst thing a kid can do, because it puts the whole family at risk somewhere down the line when the realization hits that it's a cult and not a religion. Welcome to JWD. I'm sure you'll get an earful.
Musicjunkie:
Welcome! You're going to be OK. Keep coming here and reading and posting. You'll never look back to the JWs.
Yeah, I think it is the worst thing that you can do especially if you were brought up into the JW's org your whole life.
Hi MusicJunkie. I love heavier music than most. Big fan of Megadeth, Nirvana, Old Metallica, and Iron Maiden. The big difference between me and people that like Nirvana today is that I was in to them before they got big. I like the songs that didn't make it to radio. I also like the ones that did.
But.. things changed. I'm just glad I never got baptized, I had thought about it and if I had then I would be doing the right thing in making sure that I tried my best at being a good witness, but if I were to have thought about it after that time period where I actually did want to dedicate my life to Jehovah, then I would have ended up like all the teenage posers in my KH who just posed as being the 'it' kids of the congregation the future of the congregation, most of them got DF'd. And I the outcast the bad 'apple', as many thought never got close to what some of those kids did. At least my mom doesn't have to be ashamed about that right? Lol
You and I have a lot of things in common, brother. You will find some cynical and bitter people on this forum. But you will also find some people that are just looking for friends with similar background. I am one of the latter. New here too. I left the JW home I was raised in when I was 16. Left a supposed "ancestory" of family that dated back to Russel. I would rather not listen to the guilt trip I get from my family. But that shit will always be there. To "Hell" with 'em. I have my own life to live.
Welcome to the board. I was sorry to hear you lost your DAD That must have been hard. Happy to have you on site ((((Hugs))) I am the Granny on board
Musicjunkie ~ Welcome! My oldest son is DF'd and has a "stoner-rock" band. Here's their myspace page, if you're interested. Music is his whole life.
http://www.myspace.com/marijuanajohnson
Mouthy ~ Is that a new pic of you in your avatar?
StAnn
Hey Music I was pretty much in the same boat as you. I always called it church to my friends because it was just embarrassing saying, "I have to go to the Kingdom Hall tonight". I also play music, I think that almost forces you to leave.
Welcome to JWD!
I am and have always been a bit of a music junkie myself, all genres (cept country/western, ;)
Something about it,....
Mouthy ~ Is that a new pic of you in your avatar?
StAnn
YES it is on my 80th birthday last year...
Mouthy, you don't look a day over 72!
StAnn
