Posts by Bumble Bee

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Do you kiss your dog?

by AK - Jeff in

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and is it just a peck or a nice wet one on the nose?.

jeff [of the i am bored tonight class]

Bumble Bee

Yep, I kiss my doggies, that nice spot right between the eyes! They usually don't get to return the favour though, unless they are really fast!

BB

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How can she pick and choose who she wants to shun?

by Bumble Bee in

recently my mother and sister have cut me out of their lives.

they made it quite clear that they don't want anything to do with me anymore, my mother going so far as to change her will (not that there was much there anyways).. i have not da, am not df, have never said anything to anyone in my family about my doubts or what i have uncovered about this religion, i just stopped going to meetings.

(i usually go to the dc with her, and some ca, and the memorial at her cong.).

Bumble Bee

Recently my mother and sister have cut me out of their lives. They made it quite clear that they don't want anything to do with me anymore, my mother going so far as to change her will (not that there was much there anyways).

I have not DA, am not DF, have never said anything to anyone in my family about my doubts or what I have uncovered about this religion, I just stopped going to meetings. (I usually go to the DC with her, and some CA, and the memorial at her cong.)

BUT, here's the kicker - she freely associates with DF'd family members. Her sister and neice have been DF'd for years and she regularly sees her sister, goes to her place for meals, stays over etc. Plus she is helping her convicted sex offender brother with his parole - going so far as to tell them that he could stay with her if his parole is accepted! (BTW he is not a JW) How can she do this? He sexually abused his mentally handicapped step daughter for years, and she would allow him to stay with her, when her young granddaughter just lives upstairs?

She wants nothing to do with me when I haven't done anything to be DF'd for and here she is shunning me, but keeping in contact with DF'd people and criminals! It just doesn't make sense to me.

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My Dad died this evening

by Mulan in

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i thought i would let you know that my dad, passed away a little while ago, tonight, january 23. they called me at 6pm to tell me.

he had been failing rapidly for the past month, and had completely lost his hearing and was totally blind.

the dementia was extreme too, and he still knew me on thursday, but didn't wake up to know me in the following days.

Bumble Bee

So sorry to hear about your loss Mulan and family. Take your time to grieve, but then let the sadness fade and the happy memories take it's place.

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disassociation and family

by davidsf in

it's been a while since i posted and asked this question so i wanted to ask again in case there's been any "new light" on the matter.

i da'ed myself a year ago.

if i invite jw family members over for dinner can they attend?

Bumble Bee

Yes, I think you should put the invitation out there. Be prepared for some hurt though, they may not come, but some might surprise you.

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Answer from the "Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses"

by Lilycurly in

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some of you might remember my situation....i have daed myself a while ago, and my father is the only jw in the family.

since i am very close to him and the family, he has read everything related to shunning, he even asked elders and even them are not sure.

so he wrote a big long letter to bethel to have an answer.

Bumble Bee

Hello Lilycurly,

It seems like your dad really doesn't want to shun you, but is looking for others to tell him that he has to, that way it takes the responisibility off of his shoulders. If he gets someone to tell him that he HAS to shun you, he can then say, well, I'm just following orders, I don't want to shun you but so and so says I have to.

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heard back from my dad - you won't believe it!

by freedomlover in

hey all you great people - in case you read my letter i sent to my dad the other day you may be interested in his reply.

(see topic history for letter to my dad) .

i am so happy and relieved.

Bumble Bee

Wow, that is so wonderful to read your fathers response! To have your parent love you unconditionally is a very special feeling. I'm not DA/DF'd, have never voiced any opinions etc, and yet my mother has cut me out of her life because of not going to meetings anymore. It was great that you could share things with your dad and have such a good outcome!

He really is a special dad!

BB

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WHY I LEFT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

by Carolina M in

why i left jehovah's witnesses

carol m

south africa

Bumble Bee

Welcome Carolina,

I look forward to reading more of your posts!

BB

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Feb KM - Jesus' ransom

by Bumble Bee in

reflecting upon what the ransom means for us personally intensifies our heartfelt love for god and his son and motivates us to exert ourselves in doing god's will.gal.

gal 2:20 (nwt).

i am impaled along with christ.

Bumble Bee

Oh! I just noticed another point in par 1

Last year, millions displayed a measure
of faith by joining us in obeying Jesus'
command: "Keep doing this in remembrance
of me." (Luke 22:19)

What do they mean by "a measure of faith"?????

BB

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Feb KM - Jesus' ransom

by Bumble Bee in

reflecting upon what the ransom means for us personally intensifies our heartfelt love for god and his son and motivates us to exert ourselves in doing god's will.gal.

gal 2:20 (nwt).

i am impaled along with christ.

Bumble Bee

Reflecting upon what the ransom means for us personally intensifies our heartfelt love for God and his Son and motivates us to exert ourselves in doing God's will.—Gal. 2:20.

Gal 2:20 (NWT)
I am impaled along with Christ. It is no longer I that live, but it is Christ that is living in union with me. Indeed, the life that I now live in flesh I live by the faith that is toward the Son of God, who loved me and handed himself over for me.

The above is a quote from the Feb KM, page 3 par 2 (http://www.reexamine.org/OKM/feb2006.pdf)

If the average non-anointed JW are outside of the NT, what would Jesus' ransom mean for them?

BB

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Did you attend KH meetings under difficult conditions?

by greendawn in

as jws were you willing to attend meetings even in cases of difficulty such as bad weather, if it was really cold, rainy, snowy, or if you didn't feel really well, or if you had to spend a lot of time to get there by car or public transport?

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any interesting experiences?

Bumble Bee

I remember one Sunday morning, it had been freezing rain over the night, and everything was coated in ice. We lived way out in the country, no salter/sander truck had been anywhere near us. My mom still made us get up, get dressed, scrape the ice from the car, etc. There was a small hill just after the driveway that we couldn't get up, so back we slid home. I don't know why she even tried! It was pretty obvious that unless we strapped on our ice skates we were goin' nowhere!

Another time it was really really bad fog, and the trip home from work toook almost 2 hours (normally a 40 min drive). My husband literally drove with the door open looking at the divider line while I looked out ahead (couldn't see anything!). We were again out in the country, the KH was in another town another 40 min drive away. Just as we got in the door, our bookstudy conductor called wanting to know if we were coming because he wanted hubby to read that night! Hubby was floored he'd even ask knowing how bad the fog was. He told him in no uncertain terms was he going to put our lives at risk, and even if he did there was no way we'd make it there until after the study was over!

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