i'm sitting here bleary eyed typing this, counting the empty cans from last night feeling like crap.
so in order to remedy this i've just put some bacon and sausages in the frying pan, the mushrooms and tin tomatoes are standing by as is the bread for the fried bread to mop it all up in.
kettle on and tea (about 5 cups) beckons.
Haven't found a cure yet. But generally I just want to eat -- Food soaking up all the alcohol makes me feel better. I was dehydrated for two whole days last time. I drank a ton of water, but it made me feel sicker and I wasn't peeing it out. So I guess my response is: Food and Tylenol.
Purza
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it seems that the visiting witnessing group is becoming an endangered species - rarely seen.. is that your experience?.
when were the dubs last in your area?
They were at my door last December. We saw two in the mall the other night sitting at a table with literature, chatting quietly. I felt sorry for them when my teenage daughter went up to them (as she likes to argue). My daughter said that they were very nice and she didn't want to get them riled up. LOL
I see them more often at the Starbucks near my house than anywhere else.
Purza
I thought that the WTS said it was ok to deal with da'd or df'd people on a business level when it's required, just not in social settings.
This was always my understanding. I think some JWs just take things to the extreme. You probably caught the guy off guard, but no matter if it is his job to be a greeter, he cannot pick and chose whom he greets. I am glad you called the store to complain. Its just not right.
Purza
i am terrified to be writing this because i am officially being bad.
i am talking with other "sinners".
i do not want to be a witness.
Welcome Franki. I know about the fear. It is a very scary situation for you to be in -- I know, I was there when I was 18. My dad was the PO when I left the house, moved in with my boyfriend and got DF'd. At the time, I thought my life was over. I had no contact with family or friends and it was shocking to me (at the time).
Just the fact that you know now that this religion is not right for you says a lot about you. Living a double life is not good either -- but you need to do what you can in order for you to cope. Someone said that counseling may help you and I agree.
Hang in there and keep visiting this site -- you will find much encouragement.
Purza
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no i dont wan't to go, been there, read the book, seen the film an got the t-shirt.
just curious.
that you should ask for a Bible study if you survived all this with your sanity intact
LMAO!
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if shunning was stopped as a result of society policy change, do you think that there would be a significant exodus out of the organization????.
chukky
To me shunning equals control. So even if the WTS said "no more shunning" (which won't happen IMHO) -- in my situation I think my parents would still shun me as it would give them control over me (in their minds). They have been JWs way too long -- they know nothing else.
Purza
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no i dont wan't to go, been there, read the book, seen the film an got the t-shirt.
just curious.
The 24th is a Thursday night. You know what that means. . . . an extra meeting that week. YAY!!! Thursday's nights meeting will be held on a different day that week. So glad I don't have to worry about that any longer!
Purza
my wife and i disassociated 3 months ago and my wifes mother is still a jw....but.....she still sees us regularly.
today, a 'clipboard' elder went down to see her.
he has been her book study overseer for a year and has never once gone to see her even though her husband is dying.
I am very sorry that you (and your daughter) have to experience the pain that certain JWs inflict. However, I was happy to hear that your mother in law stood up for herself -- and that she still wants/needs a relationship with your family. This is a positive thing -- despite the JWs singlemindness.
Purza
things that were said.
apostates want everyone to believe jehovah doesnt care about them and this was referred to as a satanic lie that apostates want you to believe and this satanic lie was even referred to in the prayer.
(i really dont know where they got this or what exactly caused the society to publish this but this is what was said in the "draw close to jehovah" book).
So if I no longer believe in the JWs interpretation in the bible -- but I don't say anything to anyone about how I feel -- does that make me an apostate?
I never think of myself as an apostate -- but perhaps I do not know the true meaning of the word.
Purza
some got baptized as kids.
others---a lot older.
at whatever age you were, did you really know what you were getting into?
I don't think I really became an "adult" until I hit 30.
So I had no idea what I was getting into when I was a teen getting baptized. What a joke having teens and pre-teens get baptized. A cruel joke!
Purza
