Hey Sweets:
Hope all is well. It is not a day that goes by that I don't think about you and wonder will I ever get the chance to be with you again. Life is going great for me. Working hard and trying to maintain. [her daughter] is in 2nd grade this year. Getting big and a very independent young lady. I saw [my son's name here] at the meeting last week he is a young handsome man. I couldn't believe how big he was. So, what going on with you? How has life been treating you. Since we never bite our tongue "What is the hold up with you?" Are you having fun, do you have a boyfriend, what's going on. I never thought it would be this long.
Whatever it is, don't stay gone to long, try to work to get yourself together. I love you and I would do anything to make it like it use to be. Always, know I love you and I long for the day to hang out with you.
Hugs & Kisses
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She periodically sends me emails to check in on my and I usually reply "I'm doing fine....all is well...hope to see you soon.", but I rolled my eyes when I read this. I really don't know how to reply. She sent this on 9/21 and I've been to busy until now to even focus on this, but I don't want to tell her or anyone else that I will never be reinstated and I'm never coming back. I know she's sincere, but what's the deal with wanting to know if I'm having fun. She clearly doesn't know me because she makes it out like I'm out here partying. I'm living my life like any other normal person. Yes, I have a wonderful boyfriend. I go to work everyday. I'm taking classes online and I expect to complete my degree in 2 years. What exactly does she expect to hear? I bet they think that everyone who leaves the organization leads lives of debauchery and filth.
I'm not sure yet, but I doubt that I'll respond to her.
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E-mail from a Former JW Friend
by findingmyway inhey sweets:.
hope all is well.
it is not a day that goes by that i don't think about you and wonder will i ever get the chance to be with you again.
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My mother attended a non-JW wedding reception today
by findingmyway inmy parents's best friends' (bro.
elder and sis.
pioneer) eldest unbaptized son got married today to his second child's mother.
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So you never know your Mom might come and simply never tell anyone. Who knows, probably depends on her mood at the time too.
Maybe...she's so weird...I never know what to expect from her. Sometimes she answers the phone, "what" and sometimes (today, for example) she answers it "hello" (singing hello). It's too much back and forth and bi-polar for me, so I just leave her to herself. If I do get married, I'll invite her to my wedding. In fact, I'll invite the entire family. If they come, they come. If they don't, they don't. My life will go on.
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Why write a letter of disassociation?
by tfsm inmy question may seem vague but if one decides to leave "the organization", why write a formal letter?
why not just leave and not have any further contact with the witnesses?
is there some legitimate legal reason for this or do people do this because the witness thinking has overtaken their logic?
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call them at 718-560-5000 or 718-560-5600
HA! I just called that number thinking they were going to answer "Watchtower Bible & Tract Society", but instead the voice on the other side answered "Good evening. Jehovah's Witnesses." Very weird! Of course I hung up because I had nothing to say.
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My son will be 9 tomorrow and we celebrated his first b-day yesterday!
by findingmyway init was a surprise and he felt a little awkward -- especially when we sang the birthday song -- but he embraced it.
he was so excited to see that everyone came for him and brought gifts and he was very appreciative!
i am so happy that i did it!.
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We'd like it to be fun and I think outside assistance will be necessary for that to happen :)
That's exactly what I did. One of my best friends is df'd and has been celebrating her's and her children's birthdays for years, so I enlisted her and another non-JW friend to help me plan it. I didn't know when to sing happy birthday or when to cut the cake. It was funny! I know now, though.
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My son will be 9 tomorrow and we celebrated his first b-day yesterday!
by findingmyway init was a surprise and he felt a little awkward -- especially when we sang the birthday song -- but he embraced it.
he was so excited to see that everyone came for him and brought gifts and he was very appreciative!
i am so happy that i did it!.
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Thanks Es. He was surrounded by his friends and non-JW "family" and he got the electric motor scooter he has been begging me for, so he was more than thrilled!
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My son will be 9 tomorrow and we celebrated his first b-day yesterday!
by findingmyway init was a surprise and he felt a little awkward -- especially when we sang the birthday song -- but he embraced it.
he was so excited to see that everyone came for him and brought gifts and he was very appreciative!
i am so happy that i did it!.
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Thanks Legolas! We were all so happy to hear him sing his reply: "I'm 9 years old! ....." I didn't prepare him and since it was a surprise I wasn't sure how he would respond. It was great!
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My mother attended a non-JW wedding reception today
by findingmyway inmy parents's best friends' (bro.
elder and sis.
pioneer) eldest unbaptized son got married today to his second child's mother.
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Well, in that case, it seems that everyone can modify the rules to suit them. If I had refused to talk to the elders, and therefore never got df'd, my mother just might come to my wedding and reception if I were to get married. Just kidding. I'm so far removed and emotionally disconnected from my mother that it really doesn't matter to me anymore.
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My son will be 9 tomorrow and we celebrated his first b-day yesterday!
by findingmyway init was a surprise and he felt a little awkward -- especially when we sang the birthday song -- but he embraced it.
he was so excited to see that everyone came for him and brought gifts and he was very appreciative!
i am so happy that i did it!.
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It was a surprise and he felt a little awkward -- especially when we sang the birthday song -- but he embraced it. He was so excited to see that everyone came for him and brought gifts and he was very appreciative! I am so happy that I did it!
My mother is going to get an earful the next time she sees him. I can just picture her jaw dropping to the floor. I wish I could be there to see it.
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My mother attended a non-JW wedding reception today
by findingmyway inmy parents's best friends' (bro.
elder and sis.
pioneer) eldest unbaptized son got married today to his second child's mother.
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My parents's best friends' (Bro. Elder and Sis. Pioneer) eldest unbaptized son got married today to his second child's mother. My mother attended the reception. So in essence, she celebrated the wedding of someone who was raised a JW, but never chose to dedicate his life. Do you think she'll come to my wedding reception (her df'd daughter) if I get married? [This is a rhetorical question.]
What's the difference? I know that she can justify that he isn't df'd so she can support him, but my mother is an extremist. She watches my sister's 3 year old son and does not allow him to watch cartoons because they are not upbuilding. She didn't allow us to watch Scooby Doo as children. She doesn't think that my son should be a member of the local boys & girls club. But she can go a wedding reception of someone who does not want to be a JW.
Am I missing something?
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Could you go to another religion?
by ButtLight inis it maybe cause i have only learned the "truth?
" i have a hard time sitting at worldly weddings.
like in the catholic church, up down kneel, up, down, kneel!
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I definetly plan on being more spiritual than religious. If I ever step foot in a religous place it will be non-denominational.
StillAWitness, I feel the same way. I found a non-denominational church that basically teaches using the bible only. I have yet to hear anyone give personal opinions about how you should wear your hair or the way someone should dress. The sermons stick strictly with book, chapter, verse.