It IS such a pleasure to be able to make our children's faces shine with joy, isn't it?!!! , beaker! (As your daughter's won't be a surprise this year, you DO know it should be a surprise next year, don't you? )
((((Obviously))))) -- I once, ONCE, mind you, while I was a JW, gave my daughters a joint "hat decorating party" which was loads of fun and to which worldly classmates and neighbors as well as JW kids were invited. And another time, we had a pizza party with several different kinds of homemade pizza and a scavenger hunt. But I know that even those were looked askance at by some of the members of my congregation. And it does appear that the Society has gotten more and more hardline about NO FUN (even to ice cream or fast food AFTER a weeknight meeting) as the years go by. Grumpy Old [GB] Men!!!
But, you're here, OS, and you will find that it's not too late to realize that dream of yours. It's bittersweet, because it's not done by the parents, but several people here have waited until they were much older than you to have "a birthday with like so many friends around and so happy and loving life." Your day will come, too, I'm sure, if you keep on living and working your way free from Borg control. -- Welcome to the board!
outnfree
