Had an argument with my wife about tinkerbell :(

by BU2B 57 Replies latest jw experiences

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  ShirleyW

  Pistoff said - I told him I thought the Simpsons was not good for him to watch, with the bad attitude of Bart, the overall sarcastic nature, etc. He looked at me and said: "It's just a cartoon Dad." I was speechless, he was right; he watched the Simpsons from then on.

  My mother told me, and this is going back much more then ten years (and the fact she passed in 2006) that one of the brothers at the circuit assembly mentioned that Dubs shouldn't watch The Simpsons since Bart isn't very respectful to his father.

  So in other words just because this brother couldn't stand the show he had to command the other faithful, blind worshipers of Jah not to watch the show either.
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  cultBgone

  Dogon, was that Arcadia FL or CA? Just curious.
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  LoisLane looking for Superman

  dogon ... During prayer at the KHall back in the 1970's, I looked down at the boys summertime shirts standing in front of me. The boy's shirts were a print with all Egyptian pagan images on them.

  Totally an " untheocratic " pattern! I showed my ex, an Elder. He just shrugged his shoulders.

  The father of the boys grew-up to go in the circuit work with his wife. Hi John!

  The oldest boy, got his JW girlfriend pregnant. Her uncle was a JW District Overseer. Her Uncle actually came out and married them! Hi Wayne!

  LL
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  jhine

  BU2B, while I wholeheartedly agree that the man is the head of the house , your wife is still your daughter's mom (no flies on me !! ) so I feel that deliberately trying to show your wife in a bad light to your daughter as the one who is trying to stop the fun , may backfire later if your daughter feels loyalty to her Mom and wants to defend her . Your daughter's emotions must be considered here , as I said on another thread it seems that in Watchtowerland children are often pawns in struggles between JWs and non JW spouses and grow up with a twisted veiw of marriage and relationships between men and women .

  As a Christian married to a non believer I am aware that my faith should not have a negative impact on my kid's relationship with their dad , it just would not be fair . I know that your situation is the other way round and your wife is under the influence of the org. but your daughter has two parents who she loves very much .

  Data Dog you do know that Tink isn't real don't you ?

  Jan
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  JamesThomas

  How do we ever find it in our hearts to embrace, honor and celebrate a deity that will kill us and our children (at Armageddon) because of a cartoon character sewn onto a blanket? What a morally revolting and insanely superstitious way to live.
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  Mum

  Wow! It's no wonder that kids brought up as JW's don't understand good from evil, right from wrong, appropriate from inappropriate, that other people have feelings, and a lot of other basics. Clearly, BU2B's wife doesn't understand these things. Who gets hurt if a blanked has an appliqué of a fairy on it? Or eats a cupcake at a school party? Or gets a gift-wrapped present? I could go on and on.

  What kids need to learn is to be safe and not to hurt themselves or others, not a bunch of gobbledygook about imaginary things! Bless you, BU2B, for exposing your child to some normalcy. She will remember how she felt when you guys did things together, not a bunch of nonsense rules!
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  MissFit

  So any updates? What was Tink's fate? Inquiring minds want to know.
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  garyneal

  Oh dear God in Heaven.

  I remember similar drivel coming out the mouth of an Independent Fundamental Baptist pastor many years ago against tthe smurfs , telletubbies, captain planet, you name it. My wife's kingdom hall sits right beside an IFB church. I can only imagine the kind of bile they preach about their next door neighbor.