oops! so it was! to his son then.
Did being a witness make you lose your social skills?
by AK - Jeff 25 Replies latest jw friends
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knot4me
Hey Jeff, Yeah, I have stuggled socially too. I think that is why so many people just stay with the borg out of fear of feeling so alone if they were to leave. I have just found a great church in the last 3 months to attend. I was very skeptical at first, but I have found this place to be very much like this website, non-judgemental, I can be myself, dress the way I want, participate in as much or as little as I like, attend when I can and the best part is the teachings are from the bible ONLY. No printed up crap from some old dudes back who-knows-where. Anyway, I have rambled enough.
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upside/down
can't just see myself heading out to the bars and clubs at my age.
Comments?
My wife and I have discovered a new "love"...going to bars and clubs that have GREAT bands!
We drink a little...dance a little...and just ENJOY.
I'm not talking sleazy hooker hang-outs...
You really should give it a try... there's some great talent out there. And it's not expensive.
Contrary to what the Dubs taught you...not all people at bars are desperately seeking sex and drugs...
Try it...you'll probably like it.
u/d
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AK - Jeff
What wonderful comments and thoughts. Thanx to all of you.
I have been out of the house today and just now got back to review the thinking here.
I think there might be two sides to this issue that I had not considered before;
1- The social skills are in hybernation due to the brain-washing that we all had been given. That one I knew.
2- The total and complete lack of interest for so long in anything that did not involve the organizational goals and thinking.
I know in my case I never really developed skills or hobbies ; they were not critical to preaching the 'good news' were they?
I just think that a witness that leaves must work tremendously hard to learn skills and get interested in things he/she never felt a need to before.
I have taken up golf a couple years ago with vigor [ I have played casually for a few years before ]. I think next year I will join a league and get to know some people in that way.
I really do appreciate all the comments. I hope we can all grow as we go!
Either way - ain't freedom from the lies great????
Jeff
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outoftheorg
Yeah Jeff, I have excellent social skills you dumb creep. Who the hell are you to ask me a stupid question like that???
By the way, do you want to be my friend??
Yes I realized a short time after the df'n that my social skills were pretty much not there.
It took time and I still feel lacking. Although I am doing much better and have several friends I can talk with and we help each other out with different projects.
Give it time AND work on it and it gets better. I just had to start out some what new and keep at it.
Outoftheorg of the poor sense of humor group.
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damselfly
Having grown up a Jw I am still awaiting my social skills. Perhaps they were passed out at the prom, or were in the bottom of a christmas stocking, given out at halloween instead of candy?
The boob fairy paid her visit now where is that social skills fairy?
Dams