Posts by bikerchic

although, after experiencing many disappointments and failed dates, i cannot let go and i cannot dismiss the expectation that god will intervene somehow.

i still hold on, hoping that maybe i will not experience sheol and neither will some of my loved ones.

how about you?

bikerchic

I let go of God, the Bible and anything said in it so yes I let go of Armageddon. I no longer believe in the Devil either or the boogieman or angles or the tooth fairy.

I'm still thinking about that Santa guy though at least he brings me presents!

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Count the Sheep

by purplesofa in

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hehehehe.

Legal wrangling concerning the Governing Body today from my mom.

by restrangled in

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she stated that the attorney handling her estate, because of florida law could not take the "death requests form, from the society" because of the case concerning terry shiavo.

(the attorney handling my mom's case is not a witness and she was furious that she was asked to sign a document stating that if the governing body changed their minds on something this would apply to her.. what is strange is that an outside attorney would have a document like this.

is anyone aware of this?.

bikerchic

Good for your Mom. I can't wait to see the form and the legal babble from WTS. Gosh are they getting greedy or what?

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Do you still feel guilty, not going to the memorial?

by JH in

the first time i missed the memorial, i was sick and couldn't go, and felt guilty because that meeting was so important.. then another year, i missed again, this time i wasn't sick.

i still felt guilty, because i still believed in the religion to a certain extent.

i didn't go because i didn't want to go back to the meetings, and feel trapped once more.. maybe some feel guilty that they aren't doing anything for the memorial or easter, depending which religion you think is right, because after all jesus did say to remember him..

bikerchic

No the minute I made my decision that I was no longer going to be a JW I ceased to feel one iota of guilt about any of it.

Besides they don't even serve cheese with that wine and crackers, boohoo.

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My wife has finally seen the light.

by Ironhead in

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for 18 months i have been at loggerheads with my wife over the wts.

she has been the perfect watchtower slave even declaring that she'll never leave the truth.

i decided not to interfere in her life, attacking the society, and the idiots in the hall, but recently things have changed for the best.

bikerchic

This is great news! I'm happy for you both!

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I'm Attending the Memorial

by RichieRich in

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my lovely girlfriend and i sat down over a homecooked meal, and discussed the pros and cons of attending the memorial.. i decided, with her support, that we would attend.. i spent years of my life pretending to be a witness to please my mother.

when i left the witnesses, my mother said some hurtful things.. and those things really hurt me... for a while.

but i established myself as my own person, developed my own relationships, and have gotten a good start on my own life.. i don't know that i want to hurt my mother back, but i do want to make it abundantly clear to her, my grandmother, and all the members of my former congregation, that richierich is alive and kicking.. and i think that walking into the kingdom hall, dressed respectfully in a suit, yet with full piercing jewelry intact, and with erika wearing something classy that steals the brother's eyes, and draws glares from the humble sisters, will be just the thing to send that message to my mother.. i don't plan on partaking or making a disturbance.

bikerchic

Sorry Richie but I think it's a dumb idea. It will give your Mother false hope and make you look wishy-washy besides I think your real reason for going is just to show off your new life, new girl and thumb your nose at everyone. Not very classy IMHO. The best revenge is to live your life well and you can do that so much better without rubbing salt in the wound.

But heck it's your life do as you wish. I just wish you well you're such a cute kid.

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My self-worth does not actually depend on another poster's opinion of me.

by Frannie Banannie in

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i've been trashed and bullied by one poster for posting info off the internet that i was offering to someone in need of hope.

i began a thread on the subject of whether it is right or wrong to offer hope to someone in desperate circumstances in order that the poster could see that theirs wasn't the only opinion of any value.

while most who responded were in agreement with the validity of being encouraging and offering hopeful info that can be looked into or not, it's the viewer's choice, that poster has continued his bullying, stating that i'm mentally, literally incompetent, basically stupid and irresponsible, though i'm so incompetent that i shouldn't be actually held accountable for my well-meant ignorance.

bikerchic

((((((((Frannie))))))))

Your self worth never did depend on anyone else's opinion of you, but then you already knew that. Helps to blow off the stink doesn't it girl!