im 20 years and i had been "studying" for a year, convinced that the world was going to end and if i didn't do as i was told that i would go with it.
encuraged to leave my parents and live on my own so i could reach my "potential" as young, no comitments etc...pioneer ugggh... creepy.
discuraged from going to uni, whats the point i might well focus my energy on more "productive" things.
Hi Little Miss ~
You've made a very wise decision in recognizing the need to get away from JWism. Bipolar or not - it's a very unhealthy environment.
You will enjoy your studies at the university much more and you have so much to look forward to in this life - not waiting for their dream to come true. Please take care and try to keep the stress level down, listen to your body, pay attention to meds dosages and you will do fine!
All the best to you
4JWY
evidently, according to my mother, her friend has all sorts of perfume allergies and has been attending meetings in the ladies room with a door open so as to hear the vital spiritual information.
anyway, the elders told her she could no longer sit in the stall.
now she's depressed and doesn't know what to do.
I also had the problem with those wearing perfume, or even smelly hair products. Often I would have to change my seat during the meeting when I realized I was about to pass out. It got to be somewhat embarrassing especially when someone would arrive late and happen to sit nearby and stunk. It was so obvious that I was getting up because of them, sometimes with the whole family, and moving to another spot. Even worse was when the next place I chose was just as bad.
The announcements made about this problem never got through the fumes to those that needed to hear it.
It's a good reason to stay home.
one of the comments i have heard many times is what good manners i display.
i open doors, allow others to cut in line ahead of me, say please, thank you and may i all the time, stand for a lady and many other simple little and often goofy actions that seem to have been lost on the current generation.
in fact the thing that attracted my present girlfriend was her observation of my good manners.
Using good manners, I won't go with what I was going to say about Mulan's words, nor will I even put them in a quote box.
so i'm sitting here having coffee and i hear a very distinguishable sound out on my deck.
i looked out and this is what i saw.
i know they are around but i've never seen one come so close to the house before!
4JWY: I'm so sorry to hear about your chicken
Bem: Thanks - it seems I'm always accepting condolences.
Its sad and funny at the same time
It just reminds me of the time my step dad took my moms pet cow and made meat out of it! After she scared the crap out of him with the shotgun, he slept on the couch for two months.
Stephanie: thank you for the mixed emotions. I'm sorry your mom had a cow. I mean, I'm sorry for the loss of it.
Xena: This thread has been as interesting as the Travel Channel and OLN put together. Keep up the good photojournalism!
do you think they are more succeptible to illness than others?
?
Now I believe most elders KNOW they're unqualified in such areas...(hopefully).
Minimus ~ if only it were so huh? In my experience I've never seen any admit it.
Just one example: When a qualified instructor on educating people regarding mental illness presented an elder and CO with materials on dealing with the mentally ill, the elder after looking over the material stated, "Well, to present the info to JW's, we'd have to change some of it" ??
my brother's wife gave birth this afternoon to a 5lb 7oz baby boy.
he was five weeks early (we knew he would be a preemie) and both mom and baby are well.
it's quite a relief really.
What a joy for you all !
do you think they are more succeptible to illness than others?
?
We all know the elders have no professional training in dealing with or counseling those struggling with mental illness.
I can't advise enough that anyone facing the problems of mental illness, become educated about their condition and seek outside professional assistance.
next week the thirdson family is traveling to thirdson's country of birth.
we will be attending the wedding of a nephew and will meet nearly all the family at the event.
this includes two jw siblings and their families who i have not seen in almost 10 years.
We instead, are staying on a sheep farm.....
Have a wonderful time !
Did you say that's the "Black Sheep" farm?
Enjoy!
my parents became dubs in the late 70's, after the 1975 debacle.
admitedly, my mom did have one dub relative on her side of the family but the main reason my parents became dubs was because of one influential and convincing pioneer couple who studied with them.
i know we are all mostly victims of victims but often i think of what if, what if that pioneer couple had never studied with my parents, perhaps i would have had a much better childhood and a better start to my adulthood.
Atilla ~
wow! We all do what we have to do -
All the best to you,
4JWY
an interesting thing happened when i visited my jw family a couple weeks ago.
now, i consider myself a pretty well-adjusted person.
i spent the first 30 years of my life in the org., but now i have a wonderful life with my husband and children.
Pennycandy ~
Courage to Change
"It takes great courage and inner strength to change from what is known and comfortable to something which is new and fresh. That which is unknown often contains our greatest potential. To seek that potential by visiting change is the path of true greatness. Such action brings great favor and untold blessings." -anonymous
4JWY
