while visiting our neighbors across the pond, i visited a butcher store to rustle up something for supper.
that was the first time i had ever seen blood sausage.
we just never see it over here in the states.. when a witness leaves the organization over there, do they all eat blood sausage once again?
A couple of months ago I bought some and cooked it. It was terrible, as I had no idea how to cook it properly. I still have one in the freezer, as no one else in my family wanted to eat it.
Then last month I went to an exceptional restaurant and they had blood pudding as part of the antipasto. It was very nice, full of flavour.
my mom showed me how ferocious a mind-controlled person may be.. i started talking to her about the septuagint... i don't know at what point the conversation went wrong but she just got angry and said, "well, i trust that jehovah has kept the bible intact... i want to end this conversation"... and i said, "mom, you haven't even let me finish.
"i don't want to continue this conversation!
stop the car".
It is highly unlikely you can change her. She showed her cognitive dissonance, and how she will do anything to not know the truth, because she wants to believe it. It was a good lesson. I would advise not to talk to her about religion so as to keep a relationship with your mother. It is terrible being judged by family and feeling like a failure to them, when you know you are not, but it is not going to work trying to prove that you are right and they are wrong, at least not for now.
so it's been seven months since i moved out of my parents place and in with my (now) fiance.
they came to our door this morning and it's been a long time since i spoke to my parents.
i was never disfellowshipped because i was never baptized but there is still online limited contact.
Going to the meeting will give an indication that you are interested in going back to the religion. That will just make things harder for you in the long run, as they will think that shunning you is working. Do not fall for it. Show that you are the stronger one, and in time they will come back to you. You are not disfellowshipped, which means they are allowed to talk to you. If you stay firm by not going to the meeting, they will eventually realise you cannot be manipulated, and they will want to talk with you again.
i asked my son quite randomly before bed what he thinks the meaning of life is.
like always, his answer brought a smile to my face.
he said, "to have a great time .. to have fun and have friends ... and be happy.
Thanks for the lovely comments.
suavojr Too bad he will die because you left the one true religion.
As a JW I struggled with the concept that a child would die at Armageddon. It was said that children would grow up like their parents, so they deserved to die, but that doesn't necessarily follow - just look at all the JWs that convert whose parents are in other religions.
My DIL heard a crash and asked her what it was. She replied "...Its gravity"
I love discussing concepts like gravity with Zac. It amazes me they he can already comprehend such things, even if it is with their own twist.
i asked my son quite randomly before bed what he thinks the meaning of life is.
like always, his answer brought a smile to my face.
he said, "to have a great time .. to have fun and have friends ... and be happy.
I asked my son quite randomly before bed what he thinks the meaning of life is. Like always, his answer brought a smile to my face. He said, "to have a great time .. to have fun and have friends ... and be happy." Simple, but spot on. I hope he can carry that attitude throughout his life.
I filmed him and posted it at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152028086832008&l=6964795456644694559
He is so cute, if I may say so myself.
i had a chance to drop a bomb on a 'bro' that i have known many years.
you should'a been there.. (this is the second time in less than 2 months i have dropped this particular bomb on a bro and in this manner).
before i tell the story, which you will enjoy, note that i have remained "in" the org for many years after finding out the ttatt.. 1) for the sake of family (limited time left).
You worked that through so well. Not just the Watchtower lie about the end being before 2000, but their dishonest rewriting of their history. You said nothing incriminating, but it would have been like a kick in the gut. I will try it out if I ever speak to a JW manning a magazine stand.
i used to be a member both here and jwd before but have been absent for many years.
i was known as chellechelle before.
ugh life has changed a lot in those years.
Welcome back.
But yet they want me to drop off my son for them to spend time with as long as I dont speak to them when I do.
It must be hard as a single mum, and so you would need their help, but this is fraught with danger. They want your son without you there so as to indoctrinate him. It will create problems between you and your son, when he starts telling you that Jehovah doesn't love you and that you will die at Armageddon, or that you are not a good mother because you do not love Jehovah. Think twice before taking them up on their offer. They will not respect your request regarding not speaking about the religion, because they think his eternal life is at stake.
You are being abused and manipulated by your family, and need to stand up on your own if you are to retain any self respect and be able to prevent your child being put through the same cycle of abuse you have suffered all your life.
today i need some encouraging support ..i will be attending my friends funeral visitation tonight .. we had been jws together since childhood ,and then three yrs ago she was dfd .
we have supported each other these past few yrs with encouragement .she comes from a huge jw family, and they all plan on attending tonight.
i have known them all my life ,and they hate me for leaving the cult.
I found at my father's funeral that some shunned me, but others were pleasant and spoke to me. The most hurtful were the ones that took the opportunity to say that I need to return to the religion if I want to see my father again. Try to help her seek out the pleasant ones and ignore the rest.
what is your favorite type of chocolate?
(a little off the topic of religion in order to relax my mind).
estephan.
So am I. I am lucky that I don't put on weight, so can eat as much as I like, which I do daily. I love Lindt Orange, and Cherry ripe or anything else with Cherry and liquor.
i would like to meet so many people!
actually hang out with them and see if we get along after meeting in person!.
here's my list:.
I'd like to meet anyone from the board. I have met many exJWs from Sydney, and a few overseas, and it is always a pleasure.
