well after two months of silence i got a couple of phone calls from my "best jw friends".
probably motivated by november watchtower instructions, they were nice asking about a family, kids etc, and then came "the" question: when are you going back to the meetings?
i told them again reasons why not ,yet they tried to be sympathetic by warning: as long as you do not go around and bad-mouth the organization we can still be friends.
well after two months of silence i got a couple of phone calls from my "best jw friends".
probably motivated by november watchtower instructions, they were nice asking about a family, kids etc, and then came "the" question: when are you going back to the meetings?
i told them again reasons why not ,yet they tried to be sympathetic by warning: as long as you do not go around and bad-mouth the organization we can still be friends.
Elsewhere,
you summed it up very well - that is their message. What offended me was that my fact-based opinion about wt wrongdoing is categorized as bad-mouthing; I just have to learn not to take those remarks too seriously, but now that still hurts especially comming from people that I considered part of my family.
Invictus
this is so tragic...what a waste
there is nothing more tragic than parents loosing their child ... and when the child commits suicide it is torment for parents even more with all these questions why,how, could it be prevented, what did we miss?
If it was depression then it is another sad warning not to take young people`s depression too lightly but to act as soon as possible.
Invictus
well after two months of silence i got a couple of phone calls from my "best jw friends".
probably motivated by november watchtower instructions, they were nice asking about a family, kids etc, and then came "the" question: when are you going back to the meetings?
i told them again reasons why not ,yet they tried to be sympathetic by warning: as long as you do not go around and bad-mouth the organization we can still be friends.
Thank you Stacy,
I am truly happy for you ,and congratulations for your excellent results in college and in life.
btw - regarding your boyfriend - your secret is safe with me
Invictus
well after two months of silence i got a couple of phone calls from my "best jw friends".
probably motivated by november watchtower instructions, they were nice asking about a family, kids etc, and then came "the" question: when are you going back to the meetings?
i told them again reasons why not ,yet they tried to be sympathetic by warning: as long as you do not go around and bad-mouth the organization we can still be friends.
jessicajah,
thank you for your kind reply and if I missed to welcome you here it is - welcome to the forum and looking forward to your posts.
Invictus
well after two months of silence i got a couple of phone calls from my "best jw friends".
probably motivated by november watchtower instructions, they were nice asking about a family, kids etc, and then came "the" question: when are you going back to the meetings?
i told them again reasons why not ,yet they tried to be sympathetic by warning: as long as you do not go around and bad-mouth the organization we can still be friends.
Maveric,pat,bebu,Heather and jgnat,
thank you very much for your understanding and support.
You know when I was told to go to the meetings I asked them:so you want me to act as a disfelowshiped person even I am not? and the response was : well it is you who have a problem not us or society so you have to work it out?!
oh, I worked it out - out the door as fast as I could, and yes I do count my blessings especially regarding kids who are going to have a normal childhood.And regarding wt org, I first felt very hurt,then angry then sad,and now - just disapointed with myself that I didn`t see who they realy are earlier...better ever than never.
Invictus
i have a question for active elders, ex-elders and other bible experts regarding the following topic:.
will the brothers and sisters marry and have children in the new system?.
according to the watchtower, yes .
I remember having really hard time with this question,so I asked elders who told me that there will be children only from families that survived armageddon or resurrected children and after 1000 years when the final test is done we`ll all be perfect adults. So I asked what about children would we have them then?One of them told me no , we would be perfect adults with no desire to have children because we only have to fill the earth not overflow it with perfect people.Well, that just open the gates for so many other questions that I had...when he was unable to answer and he realized that his answers are becoming even more foolish he just said: It is more important we make sure we do what Jehovah wants now so we make it to the new system,and than we`ll have all the answers-it is not wise to speculate?!
that was another of those questions I was supposed to put on the shelf.
Invictus
we go through cycles every so often here.
we get new posters every week and at times we lose some posters.
when most "newbies" find this site, they are thrilled to be able to express themselves in a way that they could never in a kingdom hall.
My wholehearted support and admiration for Simon and this JWD forum.It did help my family and me a lot in finding the real truth about wt and also having a peace of mind that we did a right thing. If it wasn`t for this forum we might still be plagued by guilt of even doubting god`s organization.
thanks again.
Invictus
literally, sick and tired.
burning my candle at both ends is catching up with me.
14 to 16 hour days at work have me worn out...and i picked up the cold that's been plauging my daughter for a week now.
Sorry for you,Yerusalyim
try some home made chicken soup-lots of meat and noodles-sure cure at least in my family.
and for my biggest complain - having to work full time night shift is turning me into zombie and very cranky one.
take care of yourself and hope you and your daughter feel much better soon.
Invictus
well after two months of silence i got a couple of phone calls from my "best jw friends".
probably motivated by november watchtower instructions, they were nice asking about a family, kids etc, and then came "the" question: when are you going back to the meetings?
i told them again reasons why not ,yet they tried to be sympathetic by warning: as long as you do not go around and bad-mouth the organization we can still be friends.
Thanks for reply,
Mysterious,
now when I am out, it is so sad to see how self righteous they act - they have the truth, they have all the answers, they know even what other people think; really I feel sorry for them.
Nosferatu,
If kissing would turn them into frogs then I might consider,otherwise it is a waste
Unbeliever,
right now I am thinking of many options, but now it seems unlikely they`ll come-spies will see the wreath on the door, they`ll report that to the elders and they will just anounce that we are disfellowshiped.I don`t think they`ll talk to us.
