two jw ladies w their best smiles on knocked on my door today.
i just closed the door on them, after one had said her good morning line.
i suppose you could say that i left them w smiles on their faces.
When they came to my door, all it took was telling them I had been raised as a JW, but left because of sexual abuse at the hands of my stepdad, who was a MS. While they were stuttering, I had to let them know I had been D'd twice and was now a practising Wiccan. They couln't get off my porch and to the car fast enough. I think they thought demons were chasing them. I never laughed so hard!!!!
shelley
in an earlier post i spoke of a young relative who is 16 and pregant and wanted me to help her get an abortion without the knowledge of her parents.. well i got the young girl to speak with her parents.
i accompanied her.
i wasn't 100% comfortable with my advice to tell her parents, because they are both dubs to the letter and dad is a hot head - he and i had numerous fights as kids growing up.
I was young when I got pregnant and had already left the JW"s. But that didn't stop them from trying to get in my business. Plus, I was on my own. Thank goodness you are there for her. Is there anyway you could be at the JC meeting? If nothing else, wait outside. Just let her know, walking out of a JC meeting IS an option. The last thing she needs is to be belittled. Which is what they will do.
She's in my prayers!!
shelley
does anyone have any ideas for a birthday gift/surprise/whatever for a 24 year old?
my brother turns 24 tomorrow and has never had a family member do anything for his birthday.
i would like to do something but really have no idea what to do.
My "first" birthday party I was 18. My dad and stepmom did the cake, card, and present thing with my close friends. Then some of us proceeded to the bar to celebrate. Keep in mind, at the time the drinking age in TX was 18. The cops laughed about having my "legal drinking age party" when I had been going there for about 6 months. But they didn't care.
OH, don't forget the b-day spankings!!! I always liked the male strippers!
shelley
if someone asked to state briefly why you left the jw brotherhood what would you say?
"I was running out of reasons to get together with my 3 favorite elders frequently."
I was tired of being molested by my stepdad, who was a MS. While at the same time every time I got in trouble at home, my parents would run to the elders. Which resulted in another po-wow with the elders.
Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture!!!!!!!!!??????
remember these words?
: "we are never on vacation from jehovah"
often, this very "reminder" was in the kingdom ministry.
When I was a kid and we went on vacation if my parents couldn't find the KH in the phone book, they'd go to the police station and ask. Alot of times, when my stepdad would ask about local motels, we'd end up spending the nite with a family. There were 5 of us kids. To me, it was embarrassing.
remember these words?
: "we are never on vacation from jehovah"
often, this very "reminder" was in the kingdom ministry.
When I was a kid and we went on vacation if my parents couldn't find the KH in the phone book, they'd go to the police station and ask. Alot of times, when my stepdad would ask about local motels, we'd end up spending the nite with a family. There were 5 of us kids. To me, it was embarrassing.
remember these words?
: "we are never on vacation from jehovah"
often, this very "reminder" was in the kingdom ministry.
When I was a kid and we went on vacation if my parents couldn't find the KH in the phone book, they'd go to the police station and ask. Alot of times, when my stepdad would ask about local motels, we'd end up spending the nite with a family. There were 5 of us kids. To me, it was embarrassing.
I find that really interesting because the US government recognizes WICCA as a religion. Like the article stated, it is protected by the First Ammendment. I practice Wicca. There is nothing about it that would hurt a child. The JW's are more dangerous, by far!!
my mom isnt a big fan of guns, but after being mugged once, she appreciates the value of a well placed firearm.
she doesn't mind that i hunt and go to the shooting range regularly with my father.
about 6 months ago, i was out in field service with my mother and an elder's 2 daughters.
IP_SEC
I used to live in Gainesville and work in Dallas. Texas is home for me. But some higher power is punishing (haha) me. I ended up in Lawton, OK to get my shit together after my divorce. Hell, I used to make fun of Oklahoma. We used to play lots of mean pranks on I-35 and the West End in Dallas during OU/TX games every year. When I'm in Texas I end up in some kind of shit. But that's not me doing it, it's my evil twin, Betty. She gets me in shit every time!
shelley
i have, and i honestly don't seem to be getting the repercussions across.
my parents and siblings are not witnesses, so when i told them about the jc letter arriving, they just shrug their shoulders and say "so what?
have you ever had that experience?
Every time I got in trouble at home, from the 7th grade on, my parents wouldn't punish me until they had run to the elders. That always followed with a JC meeting. It didn't matter if it was something trivial or serious. I always said my parents didn't raise me, the elders did.
When I ran away from home and went to my real dad's, they couldn't understand the concept. That was until my stepmom and I went back to Missouri to my parents to get my things. Within 10 minutes my mom had 2 elders there that lived a couple blocks away. After hearing the discussion for 10 minutes my stepmom looked at my mom and told her what she thought. Then let loose on the elders. She couldn't believe they'd be allowed to speak like that to anyone, much less have them called on a child.
