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What is your happy or comforting memory from your childhood?

by MissFit in

when i think of my childhood i tend to organize my memories based on the houses i lived in.

the house i remember the most was the house on the hill when i was 6. i can still picture it in my mind.

it had a big porch with a porch swing.

MissFit

Milli: that was lovely- your own paradise.

Outlaw :Im glad you had something to fall back on. A small slice of comfort.

I cant think of many happy memories in my Fosters house. Just the feelings of fear and unworthiness, of pain and guilt, of being un lovable and never good enough.

Then i would go back to the house on the hill in my mind and picture the porch swing and hear the silly songs. I would see the hardwood floors my mom would cover with soapy water while we slide on towels across it. I think the memory of my mom was more comfort than the real thing.

The foster house was filled with echos of pain and tears it's kitchen filled with forced labor and threats of punishment for shoddy work.

Thank you for sharing some of your happy moments or places.

If you have sad ones you can share them too.

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What is behind your choice of forum user name?

by stuckinarut2 in

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just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

MissFit

Thanks for starting this topic. It is a a great way to get to "know" others better. I have enjoyed reading this.

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What is your happy or comforting memory from your childhood?

by MissFit in

when i think of my childhood i tend to organize my memories based on the houses i lived in.

the house i remember the most was the house on the hill when i was 6. i can still picture it in my mind.

it had a big porch with a porch swing.

MissFit

I am glad you had a safe place to go. I hope the memory of that lake brought you comfort as an adult.

I have memories of other houses that were not as safe or comforting. Those ones i lock away.

As a parent i tried to make safe happy memories with my children.

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What is your happy or comforting memory from your childhood?

by MissFit in

when i think of my childhood i tend to organize my memories based on the houses i lived in.

the house i remember the most was the house on the hill when i was 6. i can still picture it in my mind.

it had a big porch with a porch swing.

MissFit

LonghairGal: i am glad you reestablished relationships with your nonJW family. Memories can build connections even after time had passed.

HereIGo: I'm sorry you lost touch with your family. I am glad you have fond memories of your childhood. Maybe one day you will reconnect.

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What is your happy or comforting memory from your childhood?

by MissFit in

when i think of my childhood i tend to organize my memories based on the houses i lived in.

the house i remember the most was the house on the hill when i was 6. i can still picture it in my mind.

it had a big porch with a porch swing.

MissFit

I actually have a couple of pre-JW memories. I remember going to Church with my mom. (She used to be Catholic)

I remember thinking that god lived in the church, so when the priest came to the pulpit, i asked mom if that was god.

I was a budding apostate at 5 years old. I remember going with my preschool class for a Easter Egg hunt. I gathered the eggs, ate the candy and left my Easter basket on the bus. No evidence - without the Easter basket it was just candy.

We had a birthday cake with lollipops instead of candles -no candles not a birthday cake, so i ate some.

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Physically In, Mentally Out

by James Jack in

7 years ago i was this "ultra spiritual elder".

you name it, i was visible all over the region.

i was the coordinator, on the convention committee, rbc, had a talk at every convention and assembly, regular pioneer, etc.

MissFit

Welcome. Keep poking around here and start discovering things you never knew you didn't know. Go at your own pace and keep an open mind. You have plenty of time.

By the way, what happened to your son?

Are you shunning him? Do you still have a relationship with him?

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What is your happy or comforting memory from your childhood?

by MissFit in

when i think of my childhood i tend to organize my memories based on the houses i lived in.

the house i remember the most was the house on the hill when i was 6. i can still picture it in my mind.

it had a big porch with a porch swing.

MissFit

I'm glad you had something good to remember.

My house on the hill was something I could hold on to when things got bad. Sometimes it was the emotions I remember more than actual events. I felt safe in that house. But as I look back as an adult, I realize there were so many things going on around me that as an innocent child I didn't reconize the signs of disaster that was lurking over our heads.

This house was in a little town about 20 minutes away from a bigger town that had a KH. Mom was studying with a couple of JWS at the time and they would come over to the house for our study.

I remember sitting on the living room floor on my knees while my mom would brush my long hair and wrap it up in rag curls. She would put this goop on each section before she wrapped it up. This was our ritual on Saturday nights for Sunday meetings.

Later on I would bring these memories up to comfort me. They were the only pieces of my mom I had left. After that house , my mom got "sick"- had a mental break down and was never the same. Sad to say she had shock therapy(this was in the 60's ) and she lost alot of her memories.

These memories helped me reconnect with my mom when I was in my teens. We were separated for 7 years.

Do you have fond memories you hope your children remember?

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jwartwork.org

by bs_since_1870s in

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i just updated my website, any feedback is welcome!.

jwartwork.org.

MissFit

I still remember those armageddon pictures from the Paradise book from when I was 6. The one with the girl and her doll falling in the crack terrified me.

Those pictures really make an impact on young minds.

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What is your happy or comforting memory from your childhood?

by MissFit in

when i think of my childhood i tend to organize my memories based on the houses i lived in.

the house i remember the most was the house on the hill when i was 6. i can still picture it in my mind.

it had a big porch with a porch swing.

MissFit

When I think of my childhood I tend to organize my memories based on the houses I lived in.

The house I remember the most was the house on the hill when I was 6. I can still picture it in my mind. It had a big porch with a porch swing. My mom used to cuddle me and sing to me as the swing gently rocked to and fro.

When I was living with my foster parents, I would cling to that memory of my mom and I on that swing and the feeling of love and safety that surrounded me. The foster parents would tell us how awful my mom was and we were not allowed to talk about her, but I had that memory they could not take away.

That house on the hill was the last house my whole famiy was together. I lived there a short time but most of my clear child hood memories involve that house.

Did you have a memory or place that comforted you or made you happy?

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Does anyone remember a district overseer Joe Slaiman?

by stuckinarut2 in

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joe slaiman and his wife jean were in the travelling work in australia throughout the 90's... ( i may have spelt the name incorrectly).

anyone remember them?

they were very well liked by many of the brothers and sisters.. i wonder what happened to him?

MissFit

I just wanted to say I enjoyed reading this thread. I missed it the first time around. I think this will be helpful to lurkers.