i just had to share this with you all!
i posted earlier about getting some valentine flowers delivered out of the blue, well i work with my brother (an elder) at my parents house (mother is a jw), and its been hilarious seeing the way both of them have completely ignored the flowers as though they are invisible.
i'm not so cruel as to say 'seen my flowers?
I just had to share this with you all! I posted earlier about getting some Valentine flowers delivered out of the blue, well I work with my brother (an Elder) at my Parents house (mother is a JW), and its been hilarious seeing the way both of them have completely ignored the flowers as though they are invisible. I'm not so cruel as to say 'seen my flowers?' as i'm still learning to live outside JW rules, but it is so funny to see their reaction (lack thereof)!
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hi there friends, i was having a particularly bad weekend/week, feeling all lonely and fedup.
when i get a delivery of red roses!!!
wow i tell you it really made my day.
Yeah I think its great to recieve flowers being a man! Hey Aiesha your from Surrey too! There is another girl on the board from Surrey also, small world eh!
i feel lonely.
i am depressed.
i just visited the silentlambs website and do not know how they chat there, if they even do at all.
I really feel for you, and can relate to the feelings of self blame. I think regardless of what happened to us, being in the Borg creates that feeling in a person, and i'm guessing your own experiences have magnified that even further for you. Its a catch 22 situation isnt it, you need people but they intensify the feelings you have due to the belief system they are in too. I think its worth remembering how it was to be under that mind control for them. They are not maybe in themselves bad people (though some most deffinitely are) but do things no sane person would wilst they are under that influence. One thing that you mentioned is you married your now husband, is he supportive and loving?, can you turn to him about this? To have just one person in your life that is special and can be trusted and be your best friend is enough. Often I find that part of a solution is talking about it, puting things into words can have the effect of sifting through and sorting things out, it doesnt remove the issues but can bring some needed relief and understanding, facing it head on, so the pain isnt so intense.
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i feel lonely.
i am depressed.
i just visited the silentlambs website and do not know how they chat there, if they even do at all.
I have to admit ignorance to the condition, maybe you can explain more on that one please. Are you recently shunned from your loved ones? Do you have any other friends you can turn to during this time? Right now my own circumstances are that I have two distant people i'm friendly with and my two girls. I crave adult conversation and feel bottled up for the most part. I tend to throw myself into something to take my mind off it. Like Bible research, WTS research (helps to want to find out why one feels the way we do because of the Witnesses) and then other hobbies, sometimes I dont want to make any effort, but letting the mind wander often produces negative thoughts for me. In any case never feel you cant rant and talk here, your always welcome.
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I cant read it - too small
i feel lonely.
i am depressed.
i just visited the silentlambs website and do not know how they chat there, if they even do at all.
Hey if you need to talk go for it, I offer a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on (((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
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hi there friends, i was having a particularly bad weekend/week, feeling all lonely and fedup.
when i get a delivery of red roses!!!
wow i tell you it really made my day.
Hi there friends, I was having a particularly bad weekend/week, feeling all lonely and fedup. When I get a delivery of red roses!!! Wow I tell you it really made my day. Being male, flowers dont usually bother me, but this is just a great boost to know someone cares. I have an idea who but i'm a bit confused right now about that and it could be complicated. In any case I think I'll just enjoy it
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i've gotten into at least one argument at every one i've gone to.
last summer, i started laughing when a sister on the stage told us how "proud" she was that she only had two complete place settings in her house.
if more than one person came to visit she related that she had to wash a cup so that the other one could drink.
Ahh circuit assembly time! I used to do security which really meant wander around the car park during the sessions. One thing I recalled that I had forgotten was that I used to deliberately bring my Bible and song book in a carrier bag, I used a supermarket one saying Merry Xmas with a Santa on it, a Rothmans cigarette one and an off licence one
to all jwd posters that i have felt go overboard with your bitterness toward the borg!
see below a copy of part of my letter to my son (he posts on here when he gets chance to).
i now fully understand your anger and your desire to try and get jw's out of this blood guilty cult.
Its good to have your eye's open isnt it. And dont worry we were all in the same boat once
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ok so its late and i wanted to share with you (my friends here if i have got any yet) what happened.
the evening starts off peaceful, but it ended with the old debates with me and mum.
evidence i found on sites was apostate, on page it was wrong so in the end i had to show her the original source of information.
Hi there, i'll be your friend!! Seriously i'm sure a lot here will view you that way. I wonder if you can get her to look in her congregation library? If she can find an early publication she will see the society once believed the destruction took place in 606bc - one reference I have is in the book 'Riches' written by JF Rutherford in 1936. Ask her why they changed the historical date when they realised there was no year naught, instead of moving the prophetic date (1914)? In other words in order to preserve 1914 they changed the start date which is to work backwards. As you have already shown both 606 and 607 are completely wrong making the 1914 date the same.
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