I remember my mom making Christmas so depressing!

Champion

I read the post about how much to spend this year and saw a lot of um bug ex-jws. It reminded me of my mom growing up. I was always looking for a party or some kind of fun. I never celebrated any holiday because I was born in. My dad was the Presiding Overseer and we were Uber JW's except me. I always hated it. I just wanted to enjoy life. She would always say these depressing things at Christmas time, like "look at all the lonely people no one even cares about. It just all about money and commercialism". Then I grew up escaped had children. It took me years to just get the whole thing together. Now I LOVE IT!!! My ex-JW brother and his family come to my home for Christmas Eve, with my husbands family. We all exchange silly little presents, have a great meal and laugh and drink the night away. My brother even buys a tree now!!!I spend Christmas with my family and others a give out presents to two projects up in Bridgeport. The go to a friends home and enjoy each others company, and talk about how to change the world. Just alittle different from my mothers toally depressing view...Thank GOD I got out.

JWdaughter

I'm glad you got out and learned how to enjoy christmas. I think it is interesting how they go on about how no one really helps others-yada yada yada, they are so sad, yada yada yada, and they only exchange gifts on holidays....cause you know that JWs are so generous to the disadvanted all year round! And you know they are really loving, generous people in their everyday lives and NONE of them are ever depressed. They cover it up ALL YEAR ROUND with their alcohol addiction etc. . .

wha happened?

I hated Christmas because I was the family referee. My family had purchased a house up in the hills so we could enjoy a white Christmas. Well with all of my dear and loving family in 1 house, it was the worst. I had to separate people, talk people down, and of course the main people who wanted for all of us to be happy, My Parents, had to watch all their siblings fight over petty things and ruin all the fun.

When I became a JW I stopped going. So no referee. It lasted one Christmas and without anyone to separate one from another, it completely killed it. And guess who they blame?

beksbks

I was always looking for a party or some kind of fun

Hehe me too!!!!! No matter how insignificant! I'll never forget my mom saying to me "Becky, we can't have fun ALL the time". Ha! We had fun ummmmmmmmm none of the time? Sad stuff for us born ins man.

I love the Holidays, and always make the most of it. My kids never knew a minute of JWism.

no more kool aid

I didn't notice. We had a great time going out in service in the snow knocking on the doors of my school mates, who were inside with family eating ham and getting presents. What's depressing about that? We got to go to Mcdonalds on break. Oh I forgot it was closed on Christmas. Good times.