I always felt - even after growing up - that complaining about "not having a normal" childhood" felt disingenuous...
...but not being able to be a whole person? Much harder to argue with, IMO.
JWs made me hate school
by StephaneLaliberte 17 Replies latest jw experiences
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Whynot
Omg! Yes! I used to get severe stomach cramps as soon as I would see the school building. It was a nightmare. Also, being told that they were all going to die at Armageddon. Anytime I made a friend I was always reminded of their impending death unless I helped them become a witness. Ugh! How horrible to say this to a child. I felt so different already and being a JW just made it worse. I cant remember how many times I had to excuse myself from holiday activities during class. No wonder my stomach always hurt.
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Akid48
You know before I was awake I never acted like a JW,when my teacher figures out she lets me do what the other kids do she just doesn’t tell my guardian. So I get too do all the fun stuff,but I understand how you feel I missed out on some really fun stuff I don’t get too do everything :/
I remember it was so bad for one of my teachers that she pulled me aside in class and told me that my guardian would send her emails on emails on stuff I couldn’t do in school.
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James Mixon
It's sad, I wonder how many JW attend their class reunion.
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StephaneLaliberte
Vidiot: I always felt - even after growing up - that complaining about "not having a normal" childhood" felt disingenuous...
For most of us, our parents did their best. At least, this was the case with mine. At some point, my dad was working three jobs, trying to make the ends meet, all the while being an active witness. Now that I’m grown up, I have no idea how he did it for so long. I can give similar praising about my mom.
Still, that doesn’t mean that the religion they though me did not have a serious negative impact on me.
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StephaneLaliberte
Whynot: I cant remember how many times I had to excuse myself from holiday activities during class.
The problem was that to JWs, various benign actions are sins against God punishable by death. You celebrated Christmas? DEATH! You get drunk? DEATH! You smoke? DEATH!
If they would stop shunning and wind down on everything being worthy of death, I could have had a good childhood even without the holidays.
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StephaneLaliberte
James Mixon: It's sad, I wonder how many JW attend their class reunion.
probably 0.05%
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Xanthippe
Yes, I hated school too, but then who wouldn't hate having to sit outside religious assembly and sit on your own in another classroom while they had the Christmas party! My daughter loved school but I didn't have to do anything special just let her join in! She made friends, they came for tea, birthday parties and sleepovers. It's not rocket science!
Now she has two degrees and a great job. She loves learning. Bloody cult, I was still afraid of school when I had to go up and see her teachers, but she loved them. Result for her and me!