Posts by lilybird

Well , that should be no surprise. He seems to have trouble making decisions in his life, for example, he has been married twice and is now marrying a girl young enough to be his daughter..

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see, this explains everything - why men "never listen" to women :)

by zagor in

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1431915.htm

men do have trouble hearing women: research

men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse - women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's.

Well , I am always amazed that my hubby doesn't hear me talking when he is watching TV , except if I ask if he wants ice cream, beer or something else good eat. He hears me first time then no matter what he is watching.. I guess that is selective hearing....:)

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THIS is a DANGEROUS PLACE

by peggy in

because you all inform with logic.

i have been reading for several months now.

not even sure how i found this site.

lilybird

Hi peggy, welcome to the forum. Its true that this forum really opens your eyes to the hypocrisy of the org. MY husband and I both DA'D ourselves about 20 years ago, but we are amazed by what we have learned about the org and the GB on this forum.Things that someone would have a difficult time finding out about otherwise. There are so many helpful and knowlegeable ppl on here who put a lot of time and effort into the info they post here. ....I love the humorous posters too.... I read and laugh over many posts on here.

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Do You EVER---Even A Little Bit----Miss Being A Witness???

by minimus in

jw
friends

ever??

?

lilybird

My in-laws are still staunch JWS, but they don't shun us even though they have been told many times to do so. They asked us to go a memorial about 5 years ago. and we went just out of family togetherness or something like that. I refused to let my kids though. After I sat thru the meeting, I felt so free and happy to not be part of the JW foolishness. People are wasting their lives away waiting for a life that will never come. Its very sad...WE have NEVER gone back to another meeting again...OH also... the elders told my in-laws after that meeting if we wanted to come back, we would have to come and sit at the back of the hall and not talk to anyone until we proved we were truly repentent... YUK

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Do You EVER---Even A Little Bit----Miss Being A Witness???

by minimus in

jw
friends

ever??

?

lilybird

Nope. I don't miss the panic attacks and feeling like I was going to throw up when I had to give talks or go out in field service. I used to miss a few friends I had grown up with, but I have since realized that they were never really friends as they won't talk to me when they see me.They were conditional friends based on me following the brain-numbing dogma of the GB.

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What Happened?

by hibiscusfire in

you know everyday something goes on around you - at home, at work, when you are travelling, on holidays.. .

are people concerned about you today?

is there a way when things happen and you are not sure what to do that others who have been in a similar situation be able to help you?

lilybird

Its true that in our society today, ppl don't always help others or want to get involved . A neighbour of ours works as cab driver. She was called to pick up a fare in the parking lot of a plaza. The teenage girl waiting for the ride asked the cabbie to put her small bag in the trunk, which she found a strange request as it was just a small plastic grocery bag. As she was putting the bag in the trunk, a teenage boy started beating on her. As he was beating her, there were many ppl coming and going as it was a busy plaza. NO one tried to help her or even called 911. After they both robbed her of the little cash she had, the cabby managed to crawl to her cab and called for help.... She couldn't believe no one even cared enough to call 911. She has recovered from her numerous injuries and the two people who attacked her have been caught.
They robbed her so they could buy drugs....

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Did I call on you?

by ackack in

jw
friends

when i was a dub, i called on someone who identified themselves as an "apostate".

it was on barrington, in toronto canada.

at any rate, if it was you, let me know.

lilybird

I live just east of Toronto, but no one has called at my house in over 15 years as we are "marked " as apostates. Too bad really because I would like to share why I am "apostate" to a JW at my door,,,, Anyways.. Welcome to the forum.....

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Yet another "My Story"

by mapleaf18 in

my story: and i apologize in advance for the long post.. i was born to special pio parents and i attended my first meeting when i was 6 days old, which was unusual in the 50s and 60s because babies were usually quarantined for the first month or so.

my mother had a poor childhood and was often placed with uncaring relatives which served as foster homes.

my father was raised in a single parent home by his divorced mother who was looking for answers.

lilybird

Hi Maple,,, you had a very troubled childhood but the happy ending is you have found a wonderful new life away from the prisonwalls of the society. My parents were not abusive but my mother struggled with mental illness throughout my childhood and was in hospital for shock treatments several times. It is not easy dealing with a mentally ill mother and then dealing with a tyrannical father..Sometimes a hard life makes us stronger ppl as you seem to have become... Thanks for sharing your story..... there are always lots of people here to listen to you and help you along in your new life...