today we had a nice road trip and visited two cemeteries where grandparents and aunts and uncles are buried.
we usually make the yearly trek on memorial weekend but this year we helped my son move and were out of town.
it's an upbeat day.
I didn't go and visit anyone I ever knew. But as a young adult, if I ever was driving around and needed a good cry I would pull into a cemetary. That seems like the only place that it's ok to cry in public and I just figured at the time, they were the only people who wouldn't judge me.
As a child I used to visit my great grandparents home every weekend, yet when they died we never went to see their graves except for the actual funeral. That always seemed really cold to me.
was just reading the topic "its time to say goodbye" and it makes me wonder what is it that makes people who have been here for a long time leave?
i couldnt imagine leaving this forum i love it and the people in it :) es
ok spill it... its good for you..let it all out.. tell us..what embarassing things did you do as a kid?.
i have many many many many stories.. ( you dont think i got this disfunctional easily did you?
lol).
it's been awhile since i wrote, but i've been crazy busy with school work!.
my fundamental christian neighbors gave my kids this video to watch.
- "the creation adventure team".
it's been awhile since i wrote, but i've been crazy busy with school work!.
my fundamental christian neighbors gave my kids this video to watch.
- "the creation adventure team".
it's been awhile since i wrote, but i've been crazy busy with school work!.
my fundamental christian neighbors gave my kids this video to watch.
- "the creation adventure team".
Tammy- The crazy thing is that she made photocopies from some book that had all of this information in it. Almost like the church is counseling them about us because they didn't know what to do, so they handed them this literature to be able to come back at us. If the only "proof" they can come up with is bible literature and literature written by other christians, then their arguement falls flat. I guess that's when they'll pull the ol' faith trick out of their hats. Kind of like voodoo. hehehe
it's been awhile since i wrote, but i've been crazy busy with school work!.
my fundamental christian neighbors gave my kids this video to watch.
- "the creation adventure team".
I told my kids that if they try and talk that way again, just tell them, "That's your belief, not mine." And if they try and press it further just come on home until their "zeal" runs it's course and then try it again another day.
They seemed to like that idea.
It's pretty weird looking at this religion from the outside. No wonder why people used to look at us weird when we came to the door. They aren't jw's, they are baptist, but still. I actually felt sorry for them, they looked rather pathetic standing there sweating in the sun with skirts and suits on. Even the baby had a suit on! I just hope that they either all stick together with this religion or they all leave together because we all know how it tears families apart.
Speaking of which.... as a side note to this story. My mom called me today. She's in town for an assembly. I haven't seen her in about 8 years I think, or talked to her in 6 years. She's never even met my son or seen pictures of what he looks like. She said that she will be in town for a month and wants to take me and my kids to the zoo. Just like that....... weird ......So I said yes, not because I want a relationship with her but because if she dies I don't want it on my conscience that I wasn't nice to her when she tried to make up. But it felt more like a distant aunt that I hadn't spoken to in 20 years inviting me to the zoo. (It's bizarre and refreshing how unemotional I was to her calling.) I didn't even recognize her voice, even after she told me who it was I still didn't recognize her. I guess it's been that long. So anyways, I think she's thinking that I'm supposed to be happy that she wants something to do with me now. The last time I talked to her it was more like yelling over the phone, spurting out all of my anger at her and the religion. Now I'm nonchalantly taking it all in. I don't care if she thinks that I'm meeting her for her benefit because it's really all about me. Why should I live with feeling bad the rest of my life for how I treated someone that was cruel and unloving to me. I'm giving her the guilt by showing up. Well... that's what's going on. I'll update when it all happens, maybe in a different thread though. Thanks for the feedback. Love
my mom tells me of a conversation with my mother-in-law she had at a family party a couple of weeks ago.. now, to set this up, let me give you a few details.
my wife's brother lives in another state.
he quit the witnesses pretty much right after moving out there, and this has been almost 20 years ago.
ive enjoyed being at this board the past 2 years or so, but im afraid i have to leave now.
i wish you all the best.