undercover: thanks for the memory...my parents would put the mags on our car windows when driving to conventions. (along with the aforementioned YHWH stickers). geez...we must have looked like freaks. and to make it even better they would do the witnessing thing at all of the gas stations we stopped at along the way.
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When you were an active JW would you have had this sticker on your car?
by ObservingTexan ini saw a car today that had a bumper sticker that said "i ".
considering what is taught by the wts about jesus would you have ever put a bumper sticker on your car with this message?.
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What's so special about the "Special Assembly Day"?
by Nosferatu ini never could figure this one out.
i get to sit on my ass and have my balls securely fastened to my underwear from sitting too long for only one day instead of two.
was that supposed to be special?.
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limbogirl
SPECIAL Assembly Day....that's the best that the marketing dept in Brooklyn can do to drum up some interest. I think it's funny that the jw-consumer keeps falling for it year after year.
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When you were an active JW would you have had this sticker on your car?
by ObservingTexan ini saw a car today that had a bumper sticker that said "i ".
considering what is taught by the wts about jesus would you have ever put a bumper sticker on your car with this message?.
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limbogirl
when i was a kid my dad had YHWH on our car. I forgot about that until reading this post. Recently I saw a vanity plate that said, JAH LOVR --- I wonder if that belongs to a jw. Big SUV in California.
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Sleeping at assemblies and conventions
by free2beme inmy in-laws still attend meetings and defend the faith to the best of their limited ability.
i saw limited, as their understanding of the faith ended somewhere around the 1980's and when you bring up new understanding, they think it might be apostate and do not listen.
there not alone, trust me, several witnesses do not grasp the changes.
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limbogirl
I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to...pantyhose were too binding, feet hurt from tromping up and down stairs in high heels, I refused to use the restroom at the assembly as the smell factor was so bad...I've never been in women's restrooms that were as disgusting as those at the assemblies. ugh. I just sat there in absolute misery looking at the program every 5 minutes to see how many boring talks were left before we were able to leave. Have to say, I did love the cheese danishes....
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Were you a nodder?
by merfi inyou know.... one of those jws who nods slightly in agreement with a point the speaker makes?
i've seen this lots at assemblies etc but we do have a local nodder; we call her bonnie bobble-head cuz she reminds me and the kids of the bobble-heads for car dashes.
heehee.
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limbogirl
My mother is a bit of a nodder...no clucking noises, thank god, but definitely bobble-headed agreement.
I, on the other hand, was a different kind of nodder....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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help! family mbr reading my 3 yr old My Book of Bible Stories
by limbogirl inmy soon to be three year old son asked me yesterday if i was dying.
i was shocked that he knew the word 'dying' and asked where he heard it.
he proceeded to tell me that his aunt (a jw) read him a story about jesus twiste (christ) and jesus was dying.
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limbogirl
To all of you that responded on this thread: Thank You! Once again you've given me a lot to think about...
I think I will start by buying a children's bible story book for him that we can read together since this is clearly an interest of his and obviously he's being taught when not with me. This is going to be a hard exercise for me and I worry he'll eventually ask, "what do you believe, mama?" and what will I say?? Believe it or not, even after not being a jw for 8 years, it's impossible for me to embrace another belief system. Perhaps because of having "this is the truth, we are the only ones who are right" pounded into my head for so many years? I have no idea what I believe (other than the jws are NOT right). I don't even know where to begin looking for my belief system and frankly I wasn't too bothered by it until this issue with my son began surfacing.
Anyway, I appreciate all of the insight...I think Blondie touched on something that is so true....don't underestimate the love and respect of my son. I think because of the situation I'm in and the fact that I don't have full custody of him I get a bit insecure that he'll forget that I'm his mother and maybe he'll be swayed by his Aunt or some other person. I struggle with these feelings a lot. Silly, I know...
and can I just say...I love being a mom...I can't imagine life without my son. Funny how just a few years ago he didn't even exist and now there is this little tornado full of energy in the house. I'm amazed by him every day and so in love with him I can't even believe it sometimes.
Biker-Chic: surely you jest...he won't always think I'm a Goddess?? what?!?!
thank you all again! this forum is the best!!
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help! family mbr reading my 3 yr old My Book of Bible Stories
by limbogirl inmy soon to be three year old son asked me yesterday if i was dying.
i was shocked that he knew the word 'dying' and asked where he heard it.
he proceeded to tell me that his aunt (a jw) read him a story about jesus twiste (christ) and jesus was dying.
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limbogirl
yikes! there's a new great teacher book? that will be next. I just checked my calendar and it turns out that my son is with me on memorial night...thank goodness or else I'm sure the ex would allow him to go with his grandparents.
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help! family mbr reading my 3 yr old My Book of Bible Stories
by limbogirl inmy soon to be three year old son asked me yesterday if i was dying.
i was shocked that he knew the word 'dying' and asked where he heard it.
he proceeded to tell me that his aunt (a jw) read him a story about jesus twiste (christ) and jesus was dying.
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limbogirl
Hi Wanda...still didn't post. I would love to check this out! thanks!
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help! family mbr reading my 3 yr old My Book of Bible Stories
by limbogirl inmy soon to be three year old son asked me yesterday if i was dying.
i was shocked that he knew the word 'dying' and asked where he heard it.
he proceeded to tell me that his aunt (a jw) read him a story about jesus twiste (christ) and jesus was dying.
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limbogirl
Hi SK: glad to know I'm not alone here. I think I'm going to look into finding some kind of church or group where my son can learn about these topics in a more gentle, normal manner. He's apparently been taught about God and that God made the earth, flowers, trees, etc and he quizzes me constantly on this topic. "does God make me? does he make you? does he make cars?" and on and on. I don't want to inflict my own indifference on him -- I wish I had been raised in a religion that allowed me to understand God and Jesus without all the violence and other rubbish. One thing I'm doing to counter jw life is to really embrace tradition and celebration with my son -- something I didn't have growing up.
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help! family mbr reading my 3 yr old My Book of Bible Stories
by limbogirl inmy soon to be three year old son asked me yesterday if i was dying.
i was shocked that he knew the word 'dying' and asked where he heard it.
he proceeded to tell me that his aunt (a jw) read him a story about jesus twiste (christ) and jesus was dying.
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limbogirl
jgnat: thank you! you always seem to have wonderful insight and advice. I really appreciate your posts. I definitely don't put my son in the middle and I try to be very neutral and not show a lot of emotion around what he shares about dad and dad's family -- which is why this took me by surprise --we're sitting down playing with play-doh and all of a sudden he's asking me if I'm dying like jesus!! (the night before he was pretending his popsicle stick was a cigarette so he's not fully indoctrinated as a jw yet. smile) I'll have to think about how to speak with his dad about this...I've brought it up a few times -- we both agree that there is no way he will be raised a jw, however, my ex isn't opposed to his being exposed to the jw viewpoint. I think it's harmful...I don't even want him looking at that creepy "artwork" in the jw publications.