i just spent a helluva a long morning in bed even though i was awake early, then did some yoga before breakfast and a piping hot shower.
now i feel like i still have a whole fabulous day to enjoy doing exactly what i want.. in my other life i used to dread sundays.
i would read my book to take my mind off the imminent boredom right up until we got to the hall doors and then 2 hours of monotony would follow - the sickening nerves of making myself answer up, often choking mid sentence because i was so nervous, but worse was to come.
I think I have enough for a small chicken left in my purse - YAY!!!
We are having chicken, Trev is cooking it now.
Isn't it great to have a nice, relaxing day, a leisurely dinner which you don't have to fit in around your more important theocratic duties, and not have to bother about whether the householders will be annoyed with you for calling on them or not? I feel so sorry for those who still have to go ot meetings on a Sunday, I wouldn't ever want to back to that crap.
Linda
ive been lurking round this board for a couple months now.
all the experiences ive read have been so eye opening for me.
i thought i was the only one with doubts gnawing at the back of my mind; its so nice to know im not alone.
Hi FFM, and welcome to the board
I am glad you found us.
more "odds and ends".
i liked lyman swingle (governing body member)......he knew when to curse at the right time.
i think, thats why i went to him, when i was having so much trouble with debbie's parents.......he seemed "cool" and down to earth.............he might have been bit of a racist though.. one time a self righteous (known as sr) new boy, went to him and complained about what he heard in the bindery..........."brother swingle" the kid said "i heard some brothers cursing, in the bindery!
This has been a really great series new boy, I've enjoyed reading every chapter, thankyou.
i have tried talking to my "devout" jw mom until i am blue in the face and she just won't budge.
but now i am really worried to death for her.
the other day she told me that she was going on return visits with another pioneer sister who is in her early 40's and much, much younger than my mom.
A quiet word with the pioneer sister, nothing heavy, about your concerns for over your mums health would be in order I think. Be tactful though, or you could make the pioneer even more determined to take her out.
i just spent a helluva a long morning in bed even though i was awake early, then did some yoga before breakfast and a piping hot shower.
now i feel like i still have a whole fabulous day to enjoy doing exactly what i want.. in my other life i used to dread sundays.
i would read my book to take my mind off the imminent boredom right up until we got to the hall doors and then 2 hours of monotony would follow - the sickening nerves of making myself answer up, often choking mid sentence because i was so nervous, but worse was to come.
The congregation I was in shared the kh, so I'd be at the meeting right now, probably clock watching as the wt study drew to it's close. Then would follow an hour or so in the fs, then home to cook myself dinner. I might watch some tv after that, read for a while then go to bed. That's not much of a day, but it was better than when it was our turn for afternoon meetings. I didn't go in fs on Sunday mornings, but having had an early dinner, it used to be more of a battle than usual to stay awake for the 2 hours.
Now, well I've had my usual Sunday lie in, breakfast in bed, a long hot shower, and I have a relaxing day ahead of me. Trev does the cooking on Sundays, and apart from walking our dog this afternoon, we have no plans for the day. In between conversations, I expect he will watch tv, there is live football on, or work on an article he is writing for a work colleague, and I'll be on here.
I didn't hate being a jw most of the time, but I much prefer my Sundays as they are now than what they were.
i got in touch with jw's ...i got conned and indoctrinated....i wised up after 20 years and got out ...phew and grrrrr....thanks for reading....he he.... bet you thought it was gonna be a newboy story ...didn't you?...i wish....nothing to see here...i was on microphone duty a few times though...; )
Short and sweet ninja.
My story is similar to yours, except I was duped for 25 years, then got wise and got out.
ever since i started posting here i have wanted to tell my story.
but being long and in many ways painful.
i hope to get some of it out in these my journey posts.
Good writing tsof, I look forward to part 2
name everything that you can think of, that normal people can do, but jw's aren't allowed to do.. and if it's a conscience matter, write it down anyways.. .
i'll start.
jw's aren't allowed to vote..
Smoke (though I know some that do)
Have pre marital sex (I knew some who did that as well)
in the near future there will be a watchtower that only jw`s can read.what you don`t know is,only jehovah`s witness`s with secret "decoder rings" can read it.....as many of you know,all dead jehovah`s witness`s are being sent to the wbt$.some will be stuffed and sent back to kindom halls.this will help bring up meeting attendance.the rest are being used in the new wbt$ breakfast cereal "dub puffs"..jehovah`s witness`s can get thier secret "decoder ring" by sending in 6 box tops from the new wbt$ breakfast cereal "dub puffs" and thier first born..buy "dub puffs" by the box or by the case..be the first to be able to read the watchtower in your kingdom hall!
!...outlaw
:"The Generation of 1914 Frosted Flakes" The cereal that thinks inside the box..
Brilliant Outlaw
Trev likes cereal for breakfast, I must get him some
sing praises to jehovah on cd!!!
i paid $1.99 for each 4 cd set.
hooray!!!!
I take it the Vince Neill cd is the theocratic stuff?
