Scully, thanks for the reminder that JWs are worth the love, the trouble, the sorrow and the pain . Even our tears. These are just people that love and are lovable. Terribly manipulated and hurting themselves, they deserve us caring for them and remembering them. Most all of us have hurt and anger towards the WT society, but people are people, and we used to BE them. We were worth it, and so are they. We should be able to cry about those we miss-but we shouldn't HAVE to cry. We shouldn't be missing them for no other reason than we won't be JW. Thats just obviously messed up. I am sorry you are missing your friends. Perhaps you can find a way to reach out to them w/o them needing to turn away. What a sad thing to even write that last sentence. It is just wrong.
JWdaughter
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I hate it when they make me cry!!
by Scully ini thought i was pretty much immune to any jws being able to tug at my heartstrings anymore.. mr scully and i were out shopping this morning, when someone called my name and then grabbed me and gave me a big hug.
i hadn't seen her in over 15 years.
back then, she was a teenager and i was about 10 years older than her... but we hit it off really well and mr scully and i became really good friends with her and her parents.
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Question: Advance Medical Directive/Release cards
by Facet inhi everyone, i hope that you can help me out!
i'm a graduate student studying medical ethics, and i'm seeking information regarding these cards.
what i need to find out is this:
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JWdaughter
You might want to check a local hospital admittance office, or a doctors office, or a quick call to an attorney who deals with medical issues if you don't get an answer here. Its a legal question, and here you will get a lot of opinions. Some may have had experience though, so stick around and you may learn some things that are useful to you, even if they are purely anecdotal in nature. There may be information on http://www.ajwrb.org/ which is a site exclusively about JWs and blood. You will find a lot of good information there.
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Question: If you don't believe the wts as truth why still in FS?
by hambeak ini am puzzled, i see a lot of new posts from supposedly active jw's passing out new tract and don't believe it.
i can understand still attending meetings especially if family is still involved.
why not just fade away?
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Welcome Canadian Girl,
You will find many people here who can relate to you. I hope you find help and some solace on this board filled with ex, ex-ing and current JWs who know better. It is a great place to learn, and find out that you are not alone in missing your mom. I don't know the story, but we can all relate to some extent. I wish you well and happy!
Shelly
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Question: If you don't believe the wts as truth why still in FS?
by hambeak ini am puzzled, i see a lot of new posts from supposedly active jw's passing out new tract and don't believe it.
i can understand still attending meetings especially if family is still involved.
why not just fade away?
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Chameleon, I love your approach to field service-keeping your parents AND your conscience happy is a wonderful achievment!! Very clever. I hope that others who are forced to participate in WT activities can take your example and run with it. Just think if people went to the doors and actually read/taught something positive that Jesus said(dir. from scripture) and just left. Of course, this would actually be a good witness of Jesus, which might cause some JWs to twitch and have funny spasms, but those on the way out could do it with a straight face--even non believers in God can say something like the Golden rule and be off with a clear unhypocritical concience. Awesome.
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Was I shunned?
by AudeSapere indid she really just shun me??.
after work today, i went to a restaurant to pick up some dinner.
as i walked to the counter i passed a woman who i knew along time ago.
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I am glad their humanity overcame their training! What a slap in the face of the org. Unless they have left and are being shunned by everyone THEY love. Would explain the attitude of weariness and sadness. Or they could have lost someone dear to them. Hope they find a way to be happy again.
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do you agree with this statement by the org?
by PaNiCAtTaCk inthis was taken off the jw-media website
conscience
jehovah's witnesses avoid making rules and regulations beyond those provided in the scriptures, and they do not follow traditions that contradict bible teachings.
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an involuntary chuckle escaped my lips as an indelicate snork quickly followed.
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Was I shunned?
by AudeSapere indid she really just shun me??.
after work today, i went to a restaurant to pick up some dinner.
as i walked to the counter i passed a woman who i knew along time ago.
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Nose said: "Congregations are being shutdown and repackaged to force high attendance numbers." I was wondering how that forces high attendance numbers? That they can say how much more people are in a particular cong. or building? Do they compel the JWs in some other way to attend more? What is that all about? I am just curious. Thank you!!
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I received the book Crisis of Conscience can't put it down.
by hambeak ini wish i got this book years ago.
ray franz is so loving and kind and he just is so strong i am to pg 100 now.
help me understand the mess that went on in ny i need to order the next book by him.
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Wow, I thought you had read it long ago! You know whats going on! I have "in search of christian freedom" also, and its just as big, maybe not quite as interesting, but has some interesting information. I wonder if anyone else here has read it?
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Dear God ( warning might not be for everyone)
by lola28 inare you doing this because you hate me?
i know i'm not the best person you've ever created so are you doing this to her because you are angry at me?
why are you so cruel?
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Lola, I am so sad for you and your sister, for the pain you are feeling, for your fears for her. Your post made me cry-I thought of my children, how their pain makes me feel. You know though, that having a sister that loves her like you do(like a mother!) is the most precious thing she might ever have in her whole life, now, but especially as she grows older and can really appreciate her sisters love. She is blessed to have you and you her. She probably isn't as upset about this as you are right now-you are anticipating so much. She is going to get through it day to day-which is the blessing that young people have. TMI-too much information-is the curse of being a grownup.
Please God, I hope you have a real person to hug, love and comfort YOU right now. Virtual love is real and sincere, but real arms around you are necessary in times such as these. Blessings to both of you.
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~Share a magical memory from your childhood thread~
by FlyingHighNow inwe all had those moments in childhood that were pure magic.
moments that were full of wonder that brought us great joy.
sometimes those memories are connected with music or certain fragrances.
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I have a lot of great memories. One that popped to mind was when I was a little kid and we used to go east of the mountains (WA state has major industry west of the mountains and large cities. East of the mountains is one med. city and lots of agriculture/orchards)So we went east of the mountains, probably near Ellensburg and brought home fruit-lots of peaches and pears and such. I remember sitting in the back of the truck, going over Snoqualmie pass, still seeing snow at the summit while eating sweet warm peaches with the juice running off my chin. And the next few days my mom frantically canned peaches and pears, and we ate lot of sandwiches cause the kitchen was a mess. Good times! Peach pie, peaches and cream (best thing ever in the late summer/fall)peach preserves (ok, I made that, my mom never did, but its yummy!!)