Posts by schne

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will someone please pull me out of this funk......or at least come join me

by kittyeatzjdubs in

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i wish i could just lock myself in my office and sleep this away.

i feel like there's this heavy boulder around my shoulders and it's just pulling me downdowndown...i think it started last night when i tried to play my guitar...but i'm no good at it...you know that feeling where you know how and what you want to be...but you can't b/c you just suck at it...i want to be an accomplished musician singer...but i can't sing and i don't have an ear for music.

i feel like i have no talents...i can't sing, can't play music, can't draw.

schne_belly

(((((KITTY! )))))

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What are you Plans for New Year's Eve?

by codeblue in

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just wondering........ please tell!!

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schne_belly

Hubby and I are going "Cosmic bowling" with our family. Then dinner, drinks and a moive..... Should be fun!

Hope everyone has a great celebration! Wishing all of you the best in 2006!

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Do you have a "Confidante"?

by JH in

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do you have a person, thats very close to you that you can reveal almost anything, your joys pains, just about anything to?.

or, do you keep all your worries inside and deal with every emotion you have by yourself?.

schne_belly

Yes, my dear husband. I tell him everything, my joys and my sorrows.....

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Just thinking out loud.....

by schne_belly in

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i was born and raised a jw.

however over the last year my husband and i gradually have faded away.

several times weve had discussions with my parents, whom are both in, regarding our disgust for the org and the reason for our decision to leave.

schne_belly

--thanks and bless you all!

I tell myself that my paretns are "different"....they do love me unconditionally. They know me better than to think I'm " bad association" and to listen to those who say such things about me and my family. However some days, I just get overwhelmed with all the emotions I have and I even question that. I fear loosing them to the "system". It achs to see how at times they stoop to the level of other JW's in their treatment to me. They really are good people, just lost, like so many.

I will to be more positive and believe that my relationship with them will only grow stronger because of this experience.

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Just thinking out loud.....

by schne_belly in

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friends

i was born and raised a jw.

however over the last year my husband and i gradually have faded away.

several times weve had discussions with my parents, whom are both in, regarding our disgust for the org and the reason for our decision to leave.

schne_belly

I was born and raised a JW. However over the last year my husband and I gradually have faded away. Several times we’ve had discussions with my parents, whom are both in, regarding our disgust for the org and the reason for our decision to leave. They do seem to get upset by how some former “friends” from the hall now treat us, as well as the discrepancies from the Watchtower. I guess not upset enough to follow our lead though. They believe leaving is not the answer. As the common JW saying goes, “Where else would you go?”

My dad is pretty easy going, so usually just stays off the subject. Both of my parents associate with us on a regular basis, so I’m thankful for that. However, my mother (I’m her only child) has been giving me the “on again off again” cold shoulder over the past few months. Not directly, but I can subtly see our relationship is changing.

While growing up I had this special bond with my mom, she was my best friend. Now that she and I don’t share the same beliefs of how we worship God, this bond has been broken. My question is, was this bond only in existence before BECAUSE of our common religious beliefs? Was it never truly there to begin with? I feel that she dislikes the person I’ve become. Feeling that your parents are disappointed in you is one of the hardest things to deal with. Deciding to continue your course of action, despite their disappointment, can be even harder. I don’t know what kind of answers I’m looking for. I know my situation is not unique by any means. Am I just to sensitive?

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