yesterday, i was having a horrible day....(some of you may know).
well i was given the 2 hour long conversation on "how i am a evil unacceptable person".
as in my last thread, i stated that my sister went threw my house and found pictures of my children in their halloween costumes.
What a horrible thing to say!
I hope you will feel better. I know those words will ring in your head for a long time and make you miserable (as they were obviously intended to do), but hang in there.
Don't give her the satisfaction of seeing you upset.
do you have the impression that some still think that you're a jw?.
let it be old friends or acquaintances or work collegues or even family, did you take the time to tell them that you're no longer a jw?.
i know that my cousins think that i'm still a jw.
I let everyone know. It can always be worked into the conversation, and gives me another opportunity to anti-witness. I feel a deep responsiblity to make sure others are not caught up in their deceitful web.
for the second year in a row we will be holding a "demonstrative gesture" (demonstration) in front of the kingdom hall in an eastern mass.
town.
this will take place on wednesday, april 12,2006, the jehovah's witnesses memorial night.
Dozy-this informs NON -Witnesses. We already know the Witness-think. It is vitally important that the general public know the real truth.
this is in reference to the thread about dubs not having pets.
although, not a rule from the borg there are ones who would say you should not have pets.
can you think of other silly made-up rules that someone tried to impose on you?
Our congregation looked down on ankle bracelets, too.
In the early 90's there was a short-lived style of wearing an army style boot with a skirt. A few younger ones tried it, but was told that they offended the older women, so were told not to do it.
it's high time i introduce myself.
i feel like i know many of you already, just by daily reading your posts over the last year.
you all have been a support to my husband and i, even though you were not even aware we were even here.
Welcome! That was a truly moving story. I can't wait to hear more.
read why now!
(prweb) february 21, 2005 -- many people will remember a famous tv ad where a woman races to her washing machine, fabric softener in hand, only to arrive just as the wash ends.
this woman who "forgot to ad the fabric softener" was actually doing herself and her family a favor.. .
Yup, white vinegar for fabric softener here, too. I eliminated dryer sheets over 6 years ago.
http://www.silentlambs.org/aprilabusemonth.htmapril is child abuse awareness month!
suggestions on what we might do to raise abuse awareness in our local communities go by local abuse organizations and drop off information about silentlambs and ask if they would like to have a video for their library.
offer to bring by copies of silentlambs brochures that are printable off the website.
Rebel8, that was summed up nicely.
I'm wondering if that could be the basis of a letter to the editor?
out of a dozen or so dub families that live near me i can only think of one with a dog.
at mt ex-congo, i only knew of two families with pets, dogs/cats.
the non-dub pet owning percentage around me is near 100%.
In my old congregation most people had some sort of pet. The only trouble they had was finding someone to care for them during conventions and assemblies. Since all their friends were dubbies, they were attending the same functions.
There was one older single sister who had a houseful of pets that others didn't want. She lavished as much love and care on them as others did their children (I always figured she was using them as a surrogate for the husband and children she had told me she wanted so desperately.)
Convention time came, and she didn't go. Elders were dispatched to speak with her, and she told them her reason. They really hammered her with guilt, but came up with no pratical solutions. (Typical.) In fact, she made it known that she would never accept a sheparding call from one particular elder from that time forward.
Lo and behold, at the next special needs talk, the PO spoke derisively of this problem. The poor sister was just in tears. I felt so bad for her.
do the other witnesses with whom you associate/once associated in general know that you are an apostate or have apostate inclinations?
the reason for the phrase "in general" is that it may be the case that one or two close friends know how you feel, but others in general do not.
in my own case, one other witness knows, but no one else, so i would answer the survey question with a "no".
Yes, according the the WTBS definition.
i can't find the link to this page, but recently snippets of a co meeting with the elders and ms's revealed the following:.
here are my notes from the biannual co visit.
the notes are from the co meeting with elders & ms 2006 service year outline.
I actually had that same comment said to me by an elder I worked with. He spent all of his break time figuring out his 401k, buying stocks for his kids. He made many disparaging remarks about certain jobs that were below the wage he was earner (very high for unskilled labor since he is in a union).
This was also the elder that let his son go to prom with another girl in the congregation, then was surprised when all the parents of prom-age kids were in an uproar. ( I know because he told me about it at work). They thought it would be ok because they were going with another witness and not a worldy kid.
