I must be insane as nothing happened at all...just stared at a little race car that made lots of noise...what am I missing or am I nut?
Posts by arwen
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My daughter and her grandparents
by kwintestal insince i talked to my father after my disfellowshipping and he hung up on me, i haven't talked to my mom or dad.
last month when we were in ontario i talked to my uncle and aunts about how my parents are treating us (shunning) and we got a lot of support from them, and they can't understand why my mom and dad would treat us like that.
anyway, my 7 year old daughter overheard the conversations, even though i was trying to keep the situation away from her as i don't think a child really needs to know all the details of the situation.. on the drive home out of the blue my daughter says she wants to call my parents, so we ask why?
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arwen
Kwin; I have been reading the posts and trying to find the words to say....after meeting you little girl i know she is so innocent in all this but it will be your parents who will lose out on the precious gift of grandchildren and they will suffer but we all know they only have themselves and the WBTS to blame. You are no disfellowshiped now so why not suggest lunch with you and the kids? I don't know, I guess I am grasping at straws trying to think of something rational. You guys are great parents and I know you will make up for anything they are missing in the way of love and attention....Hugs to the kids from the swimming pool lady!! and my love to you and J too.
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What celebrity do you look like?
by JH indid anyone ever tell you that you look like someone on tv, a movie star, someone in professional sports?.
a poster here said that i look like charles manson .
i'm honored
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arwen
Legolas, I think you look like a young Elizabeth Taylor. I tried to copy and paste but it didn't work...
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arwen
Welcome to the board...Yes, it can be an addiction but it has helped me and countless others to get through the first step or thinking outside of the borg. I come here everyday for encouragement and friendship. There are some mighty fine people here...Stay around.
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remember apostates holding signs outside the convention?
by in a new york bethel minute ini remember there was one that used to go to my hall.
he would say hi to my dad and my dad would ignore him.
i know now that my father feels bad for that, but at the same time he had no choice.
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arwen
we had a guy in a prisoner's suit...black and white stripes pacing around the district convention one year...I did't quite get the gist of it but he probably meant that we were prisoners without bars....at least that is what i felt like most of the time...Prisoners of the Watchtower.
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arwen
welcome Hideme....you don't have to hide here..everyone is generous with their care and concern for us new ones. It is difficult at first to trust again but little by little or "baby steps" will take you out of the place you once were in...Join us here and express your hurts and maybe we can help you heal.
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Another newbie here...
by tall penguin inmy apologies in advance for the long post.
this is the story i thought i'd be taking to my grave so just to have the chance to put it out there feels so freeing.
thanks for listening.
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arwen
a warm welcome to you....I know you will find a lot of very good people here who have been through much the same experiences as you have. I hope you post lots and it is nice to see you here.
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A must read!!!! Reminded me of the dub's paradise!
by kittyeatzjdubs ina recent thread that was started about the dubs view of remarrying in paradise reminded me of a book i read many times in high school.. the giver by lois lowry.
it's basically about a boy who grows up in a perfect utopian world.
there's one elderly man who remembers how the real world was and he passes the truth on to the boy.
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arwen
I just read some of it online and it looks really interesting..I ordered it from our public library and hope to read it soon. thanks for suggesting it.
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Letter to my JW ex-wife
by Fatfreek inmy first marriage of 19 years ended as i left the jw's.
i was (their word) apostate.. i heard that her mother, also a jw, died yesterday.
she'd been senile for several years.. it's been some 27 years since our divorce but i couldn't stop thinking about her mother last night.
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arwen
In times of sorrow I think we need all the comfort we can get...I, too, have lost my mom and it is indeed a terrible loss no matter how sick the mom was. We just have one mother..and mine too was my best friend..I think your ex will be grateful for your words...
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I'm starting to like 'Gospel Music' now - any favorites?
by AK - Jeff inlistening to the statler brothers gospel album right now.. wow - upbuilding and positive and hopefull.
how different from the wt songs that were announcing death and destruction to the world.. any others out there like gospel music since leaving the 'lie'?.
jeff
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arwen
I was brought up with gospel music...played piano...sang with my dad and three sister in harmony in churches...I left it all behind when I got the "troof". I missed it a lot...We sang beautiful Christmas songs together...My sister is a stand up bass player in a Bluegrass Band and she knows a lot of Bluegrass Gospel music and people I have never heard of...This summer I went to a festival on a Sunday and all bluegrass gospel music was playing all day...it was refreshing...I hope someday to get back to the music that I gave up.....The Gaither family has great gospel tunes..