It brought to mind that song, "And another one bites the dust, yeah, another one bites the dust"!
Good news, April.
Cheers, Ozzie
by Tatiana 33 Replies latest jw friends
It brought to mind that song, "And another one bites the dust, yeah, another one bites the dust"!
Good news, April.
Cheers, Ozzie
YEAH!
CONGRATS!!! Isn't it amazing what UNCONDITIONAL love can do!!!??? How wonderful for you and for her
Tatiana..
WOW !!! I 'm so happy for you both...
Happy for you and happy for your niece....
Your story about your niece is like a breath of fresh air.
sincerely
Special K
All is not as well as I'd hoped.
I think my niece is having some serious problems. She called and told me she'd had a panic attack. She had an awful nightmare (about Armageddon) and woke up screaming. She couldn't breathe and was having severe chest pains. She told me she thought she was having a heart attack. (She's only just turned 30). Her husband called the ambulance. They took her to the ER.
She was asking me if I thought Jehovah was giving her a sign. I was so damned angry! I hate that freakin' cult!
I had to calm her down, and try to explain that this is the result of being in a cult for so long. My niece said the dr asked her if she'd been under a lot of stress lately......
Oh, God....she actually told him she'd grown up in a haunted house. (That's a whole other story that will have to wait) And that she thought demons were still after her. I am so surprised they didn't keep her for "observation", if you know what I mean. Thank God they let her go home.
I can't even sleep now. I'm so worried. And I"m scared if she keeps telling the drs this, they might think she's crazy and try to keep her against her will. They would not understand. I begged her not to tell them anything like that again. I told her to call ME. No matter what time it is.
This is far from over......
Damn, sorry the battle is not over. When I saw your first post on this, I was so happy. Seems like a good soul's work is never done. Hang in there.
You are the BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well Done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, it looks like things are not going as well as I'd hoped.
My niece called last week. Seems she had a terrible nightmare about Armageddon. She woke up having a panic attack--couldn't breathe and had to be taken to the ER. She said she thought she was having a heart attack. The dr asked her if she'd been under stress.
She actually told him she'd grown up in a haunted house. (I'll have to tell you guys about that one day
I was afraid she'd told them too much, and they'd admit her against her will. But, they let her go home.
Now she says she's scared Jehovah is giving her a sign . It took me hours to calm her down and try to convince her it was only the "mind control" that was making her feel this way. She also received another letter from my mother. This I learned last night when she called again. I will quote exactly what my mother said, as I wrote it down word for word as she read it to me..........
From my mother in Ecuador---
"I'm very disappointed in you, Stephanie. But, I have decided I will pray for you anyway. I pray each day, all day long now. For my family. Even April and Kirk." (Kirk is my brother--and oh, yeah, mom...pray for EVEN little old ME!! I forgot I'm on crack and hooking on the corner)
"I have never prayed for Matt (my niece's husband) because he was never a witness, and I realized there was never any hope for him. But, I am praying for him now." (I could hear Matt in the background laughing and telling her to go to hell!)
"We learned recently that the only ones who will NOT be resurrected after Armageddon are those who actively spoke against Jehovah and his witnesses. So, I will look forward to seeing my father again. Also your mother (my sister). But, if April doesn't change, I know I have lost my daughter." (You never had me, mom!)
My niece seems to feel better now that she got this letter. My mother keeps doing my work for me, it seems.
Any suggestions on what else I can do?
Help guys...what's my next move? Should I just let my mother dig her own hole? I've mailed her more info. I'm reading posts now to see if there's anything else I can send her.
And I thought they always believed that "apostates" would NOT be resurrected. She's saying ALL will be resurrected but those who speak against Jehovah. New or old light?
if I remember right....anyone who sinned against the holy spirit would not be resurected....course try to pin what exactly that was...but I assumed it ment apostates...and anyone who was killed at Armagaddon wouldn't get another chance either...
I have a friend who even though she didn't go to the meetings was convinced the dubs had the "truth" she just didn't want to live that way...but she had nightmares of Armagaddon too....takes a while to get past that...we have discussed the child abuse issues which she wasn't aware of and the fact that the "time of the end" doesn't appear to be coming anytime soon...stuff like that has got her more to a point where she can see that they really aren't any different from other religions...thank god cause I was a bit worried she might go back some day!
Baby steps April..but at least she is on the right path!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks xena. I haven't discussed some of the child abuse things with her yet. I thought that might upset her. Damn...I wish she had a computer. I'd like her to read some of the other's posts. So it wouldn't seem to be coming all from me.
I really hate my mom's condescending attitude. And how judgemental is it when you say you KNOW there was no hope for a certain person? Is she God now????