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how well do you know your mom?
in view of may 8th, i thought it would be fun to think about.. i have heard these storys over and over, how about you, ..... and anything interesting?
Hmmm, good question. My mom would always be kind of hush hush about her pre-jw days. But sometimes, we'll get something out of her, and it is wild. Like I mentioned Mexico, and she said, "Oh yeah, I rode in a car from NY down there once with this guy I was dating. I think he was selling drugs. Anyway that was before I knew the truth." It's like WHAT? She has all these little stories, but she doesn't want to be a bad influence, so I don't know much.
Happy Mother's Day!!!!
these last 2 months have been the worst of my life.
i can only answer my subject question by saying the purpose of life is the 4 things sought after in the wizard of oz: love, courage, intelligence, and home.. and we all possess them whether we know it or not.
and especially love.
Cygnus,
I just read your post "the awakening". Very moving. Hope you're able to continue coping with whatever you're going through. What's going on?
GG
went to an assembly this past saturday.
reason why i went cause my mother in law was baptized so the rest of us non believers went for moral support.
it was in the "famous stanley theater" in nj that i heard so much about growing up, my mother was so happy even thou i went, watched baptizm, ate with my inlaws, and was out like a bolt of lightning lol.
Glad you made it out without being sucked back IN. I too wonder if they'll ever re-brainwash me. So do you have to bring your own lunch now?
that obituary post reminded me of those awful weekday mornings knocking on entire neighborhoods of not-at-homes.
i remember one particular neighborhood in florida where it was one big trailer park of "snowbirds" who would move back up north for the summer.
however, being the thorough jws that we were, we would knock on every single door, leaving magazines, etc, even if the awnings were down and it was obvious no one would be livng there for months.
That obituary post reminded me of those awful weekday mornings knocking on entire neighborhoods of not-at-homes. I remember one particular neighborhood in Florida where it was one big trailer park of "snowbirds" who would move back up North for the summer. However, being the thorough JWs that we were, we would knock on every single door, leaving magazines, etc, even if the awnings were down and it was obvious no one would be livng there for months. It was one of the most depressing moments of my life, and when I think to why I left, I always, among other things, picture that humid hot day knocking on doors in that empty neighborhood. What a waste of my youthful years!!!!!
i was reading my local paper this morning and there was a letter to the editor.
the writer had recently lost a child and the child's obituary was recently printed in our paper.
the writer said she received a letter with a "jehovah witness tract" called "what help for dead loved ones?
It's hard to remember, but I think we used to do this writing too. I specifically remember one time going to a cemetary, thank God there were no mourners that time, just workers, so of course we placed the tract with them.
Thanks for sharing that. I can't imagine how difficult it was for you to write your letter to him, and I'm glad you are able to have some peace.
GG
when you were a jw can you remember things you should've not liked but did?
i was listening to some dowloads tonight and heard "happy birthday" by stevie wonder, i remember going to a big family party when i was a kid, and my uncle who had some dj decks put this one on for me as it was my birthday (none of my dads side of the family were jw) i loved it.......good memories still of this song.. i remember getting easter eggs too, and thinking however pagan they were, they tasted bloody delicious.
better than "ordinary" chocolate bars.
Yeah, Chrismas specials, me too. Also, watching the fireworks on 4th of July and New Years. Mom would always give us about 30 seconds of guilty peeks out the window before she told us to go to bed. That was actually the very very first thing I did when I got out, it was New Years 2000, and I just had to look out the window for the whole dang show, knowing Iwas moving off to college in 2 days.
how do i stop having a lonely life?
i am 33 years old and have never had a relationship with anyone.
i have never dated..and as much as i would like to blame the jws, truth is i have never been asked out by anyone..ever.. i am a bit large, but i am not too fat or ugly and i think i am a good person, so why can't i find someone??
Harpy,
The number one thing I wanted to do when i got out was to get a date and to get rid of my virginity. (So that I could "say" that it's not my "first" date when someone good asks me.) And that's exactly what I did. I went to a club with friends, three guys gave me their phone number, I went on a date with one, and lost my virginity to him after a month. Stupid. I got stuck dating the guy for a YEAR. He was so not what I was looking for (a jerk who was full of himself), and got me off to a bad start dating wise. So don't be too cautious, since you say that's sort of what you are currently doing, but don't think you need to marry the first guy either. Date, but not long term if it's not what you're looking for, and not too seriously. Now, this is an exciting time for you, but you need to do work too. I like the advice to get involved. Even if it's some silly book club at the library, you're going to meet people who may just be friends, but it will give you practice socially making new friends, etc. Like everyone said, become an interesting person yourself, and you will become more likeable, and have things to talk about. Definetly do the internet dating thing, and also real life.
i wasnt the most academic of children although i had some capability but i could read quite well by the time i was 4 years old at least for my age; i have always read as a child and still read now as an adult both professionally (research) and for pleasure.
i have always been able to write too...and pretty much advanced as well as my peers did in school...perhaps i am lucky, i certainly feel like i am when illiteracy amongst adults and children is rife at present...however.. i remember when i was 16 the wts in the uk were pushing through a scheme teaching those who were not as able to read and write...and an elder in the hall made a point of coming to me and suggesting that i should actually attend the training!!
!....i explained that i could read and write well enough and didnt need to be taught basic literacy... he said that i might learn something new and should respect jehovahs order of things and show appreciation...i did decline his kind offer rather abruptly....but wtf??
A fourteen years old, I had the elders visit because I was having doubts, and I was trying to explain myself to them. One brother asked me if I had ever taken any classes in reasoning or logic. I said sort of: Geometry (you have to come up with those theorems). He said what I was saying (that there may be no god) had absolutely no logic to back it up. I felt so stupid because I was already a shy and awkward teenager, just trying to outreason men three times my age.
Then he proceeded to ask me if I had recently bought any used items, for example at a yard sale, that may have a demon in it. (Logic???????)
as many of you know, i believe in remote healing and the power of prayer.
so i am asking those of you who also believe in these things to pray for me this time.
(lena is doing excellently well, thank you!
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