it`s christmas eve here in australia today and i wish all of you a very merry xmas simply because i can without being zapped , or hauled into a jc committee.. it doesn`t matter whether you are religious or not , i`m not now , however i can appreciate and respect those who do.. so whatever your views on the matter have a great day and enjoy the holidays in whatever grabs your fancy.. and if jw`s do come knocking on your door as they do this festive season wish them a merry xmas and anti-witness to them ..
Merry Christmas to everyone! My wife and I kicked it off today by opening presents given to us by our clients and had fun with that. Later today we're watching Harry Potter movies with some exjw friends.
Enjoy the days, whatever they mean to you, in freedom to decide that for yourself. :)
i am located in kentucky.
i have faded out of the watchtower and i am just learning the truth about the truth.
i am trying to find new friends to talk to.
Oh yeah, I know E-town. Been there many times. Used to go through Etown to fish in Hodgenville way back in the day.
I would tread lightly with CoC and your wife. If she's still all in, that's likely way too much. Those that have success getting spouses out usually do it little by little over time.
Shoot me a private message. Tell me more about yourself. I'm sure you don't want to put your name out in public but you can in pm. Who knows, maybe I've heard of your family. We can work out a time to meet sometime.
i am located in kentucky.
i have faded out of the watchtower and i am just learning the truth about the truth.
i am trying to find new friends to talk to.
Where in Kentucky? I'm in the Louisville area. Technically just across the river in Clarksville Indiana, but we're in Kentucky all the time. I do two podcasts, one called "This JW Life" where I told my life story, and now one called "shunned" where I help others to tell their stories. So I'm a proper apostate, lol. My wife and I left together two years ago.
I've driven to Lexington an hour and a half away to meet a sister that is stuck in and can't leave but that needs someone to talk to. Maybe we could meet up sometime.
is your retreat .
an actual location, or simply a quiet place in your mind?.
i attended a concert on sunday, a featured piece having been commissioned by a composer who lives in the city but retreats to an island in the puget sound (usa) to write his music.
I wish. I can say that my wife and I go hiking to fill that need at times, but no place nearby. We hiked this place a couple years ago where we stumbled upon this park bench right on the river that was just idyllic. I wished in that moment that it was closer because that spot just spoke to me. I've been lots of places and something there just spoke to me. It's just too far to go to regularly.
my grandfather is a longtime jw with advanced parkinson's.
on the advice of a good friend mine who is inactive but not "out" i went to visit him monday and we talked for awhile.
his health isn't well, but he was happy to see me.
Ah, Jehovah's loving organization. The chariot keeps rolling over people and crushing them.
if i text my disfelowshupp daughter and it's a normal text do i go to gehenna?.
Immediately.
I hope they do gut Obamacare. "Affordable" Care my arse. It's nothing more than expensive insurance that many will never be able to afford to actually use because of high deductibles. My premiums went up 60% this year. Ridiculous. I've never even used it.
So I'll take my extra tax money and be happy I have at least something in my favor, even if it doesn't offset the entire raise in costs of the "Affordable" Care Act.
Very cool little calculator. Looks good for me too.
thanks for the warm greetings all.
wow!
i am very moved, really.
I'm late to the party and that is an epic post there Gabe. Wow, you have a way with words and I felt like I was there with you going through it all. Of course, some of the things that you went through, particularly watching the ARC like it was a movie, absolutely riveted, was big for me. It was just after we disassociated anyway, I think, but still it cemented that we made the right decision. I'm so happy that you still have a connection with that original guy that helped you question things.
Welcome to the forum! I don't know where you live but I'm sure there are other ex-JWs around. My wife and I are in southern Indiana, just across the river from Louisville KY. Over time you will extend your circle of friends, we've been able to form more friendships outside the cult than we did inside in the two years we've been out. If I can be of help in any way let me know. There are lots of helpful people here.
i googled it and pretty much my understanding is the same as what i imagine.
no one really knows, your guess is as good as the next.
interesting thought to consider imo..
Or what if Adam and Eve never existed? No original sin, no need for a redeemer, and there's even less evidence of their existence.
