my eldest daughter (21) said something that stopped me in my tracks yesterday.
we were busy wrapping christmas presents (yes, we've started early this year) for her younger siblings.
then she started laughing and said: 'isn't it nice to have christmas, birthdays, easter, bonfire night, halloween etc to look forward to instead of only looking forward to armageddon!'.
Looking forward to the big "A", is like looking forward to living in "city of the damned".
Besides birthdays, christmas,etc, we also have memories to make with ALL our friends and families. I no longer feel that impending sense of "DOOM". We can "waste" time and do things like bunging jumping, or whatever rocks our boat--and not be made to feel guility!
We can love life now, not wait for a life to enjoy!
shelley
why does this not supprise me?.
http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16242717&method=full&siteid=50020&headline=accidental-kerb-fall-led-to-death--name_page.html.
accidental kerb fall led to death .
Scully-I have to agee with you. Bilateral hip factures, as far as I know are pretty rare.
Letting him bleed to death, to me, is the same thing as the GB putting a gun to his head and pulling the trigger. GUILTY of murder!
shelley
ok, earlier i was sitting here on the pc, when my mum comes in and says it looks like i've got a lump behind my ear, i go and have a look, and she's right, there's a lump one side, but not behind my other ear, so i'm pretty sure it's not part of my skull.
now i didn't notice this before.
but after i was told about it, i swear it's starting to hurt... is it worth getting checked out by the doc, or is it one of those things you can leave and it'll go away?
As a nurse, I'm glad you made an appointment. It could be something very simple, probably will be--but it's always better to find out. That way if it's something serious, you'll have a jump on it.
Let us know what you find out.
shelley
the real reason why young people get baptized .... to make their parents happy and proud.
to be able to get married (which is some cases, is to get away from parents).
... okay, okay, i know it depends on how young we are talking.
I did it to get my parents and elders off my back. Plus, the assembly hall in St Louis was still relatively new. My parents thought it would be great! So my best friend (JW) and I got baptized. A year later I ran away from home and from my stepdad, (molested me), and ended up in Texas.Oh--got DF'd at this time. My friend lasted a year longer. I hear there are 2-3 left out of about 14-15 of us that were teenagers at the same time.
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this is a new thread started from the one my husband left yesterday............ hi everyone,this is gringojjs wife.i thankyou all for your comments and your help,really makes me feel better about my situation especially since i see that most of what im going through alot of you have been through the exact same thing.it makes me realize im not the only one and that i can get through this tough time like most of you have.i can really identify with the poster who made the comments about being scared after leaving,not realizing if it was the right decision or not.i am really scared of armagedon,of invisible wicked forces the wts teaches you to turn away from,just like the poster i watched a horror film a couple nights ago and it was about demonism,i was extremely scared i was going to be bothered by the demons for getting involved in watching those kinds of movies.its ridiculus how scared i was,just believing in satan and his demons,and what they could or could not do.something my husband doesnt really understand because he doesnt believe in satan or jehovah or a god at all,but when you do believe its scary to think you are upseting god or on the side of satan.i dont know where i am at right now i do know that im confused,the witnesses coming to the door,halloween coming up......which btw i celebrated last year but my concience is really doing me in this time.........i dont know what to do with the kids !
do they celebrate do they not?i dont know, when the time comes mabe i will but i know one thing i have to make a choice, for my husbands sake,for my sanity,and for our children.i am glad i have people to share my pain and suffering with,my mother says i dont want to suffer at all because im afraid of losing my husband if i become baptized,she says thats what you have to do for the truth....suffer....im not going to be happy suffering through life and for what?mabe nothing.i am not afraid of losing my husband i am afraid of dissapointing my mom but im not going to stay in a religon that makes me totally screwed up in the head.i used to have panic attacks when i was attending meetings i havent had one since not attending,i still have exterme anxiety from worry and fear but no panic attacks....hm....go figure!last thing,the other day a born again christian approched me by my local post office and asked me if i was interested in attending his church.i simply told him no thankyou my children are already screwed up enough from the jws.
Hi acuragirl-
Welcome!! I understand your feelings! I got reinstated after feeling guility about leaving my younger siblings. But after I had my daughter, there was no way I was going to stay and raise my child like that. Don't let guilt get to you. Go with your heart.
shelley
destruction?
naah, they know that this is really never going to happen to them.. the obscure threat of "displeasing jehovah"?
no, he isn't really real to them.. social disapproval?
Kid-A --I was going to say "big or small" blue smurfs!
I still get a small wave of anxiety when the elders would ask to meet with me. It was usually my stepdad (a MS), that would have "that look", you know the one-- like he's constipated, that would tell me I had to meet with the elders.
shelley
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i don't know if there are any statistics about this, but i wonder if the percentage of those getting disfellowshipped a second time greater than those getting disfellowshipped the first time.. example: if 20% of jw's get disfellowhipped once, out of those who come back and are re instated, will the chances of being once more disfellowshipped be greater than 20%.
I was reinstated after 3 months. My stepdad was a MS. After 4 months of trying it again, I baled. Since I pissed off my stepdad and lied to him, my 2nd DF'ing must have been one of the fastest on record!
shelley
what changes would the wt/jws need to make in order for you to consider returning to them?
I agree with the- "when pigs fly"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shelley
wondering what you all put in your letters when you leave the jw.
so they wont bother you anymore or put the pressure on to return or do their guilt thing which they do sooooooo well.
i read where one ex put a note on the door.
We superglued some christmas cards to the front door. Wanted to make sure they got them! (We also decorated the yard for them, too.)
shelley
did you leave your sense of humors behind as well?
I never knew anyone with a sense of humor at the KH. I seemed to get in trouble when we did laugh. Now, I must have one of the warpest (is that a word?) humors around.
shelley
