Hi Wanda...still didn't post. I would love to check this out! thanks!
limbogirl
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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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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.
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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
thanks for the advice....unfortunately, my ex-husb and I share custody of our son 50/50 so I don't really have a lot of say-so about what goes on when he's with his dad. I emailed his dad today and told him I didn't want our son exposed to this crap but got no response. I am raising my son in a completely non-jw atmosphere. my parents are also very active jw's -- step-dad's an elder -- but i've made it clear to them that my son is not to visit the kh or look at their literature and they respect that. the other side of the family is different -- completely rabid about their beliefs. after fading from the jw's I find that I don't have any spiritual inclination and really no interest. I've never mentioned jesus to my son or god for that matter -- he brings this up to me. I try to tread lightly and not make too much of it but now I'm thinking that perhaps I should counter with a different belief system about god and christ. however, I have no idea what that would be....jw is the only religion I ever knew! argh. I knew this was going to be an issue but didn't think it would happen so soon!!
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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
My 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. I questioned him further about Jesus and dying and realized that my ex-SIL is reading to him from My Book of Bible Stories. There's not a lot I can do to stop him from being exposed to this stuff when he's visiting his dad's family -- at the same time I want him to understand that what he is told is not the truth and is merely an opinion or interpretation. This probably sounds a bit much for a three year old but he's a very smart little guy. I'm worried because this side of his family are fanatical jws -- they would probably (and maybe are) tell him that I'm wrong and will die at armaggedon. Any suggestions on how to deal with this without making my son feel uncomfortable? my ex husband isn't a jw but grew up going to the kh, etc and has no backbone when it comes to his family and this issue.
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Ways to get disfellowshipped??
by beautifulisfree ini am looking for a creative or a usaul way to get my turn at being disfellowshipped.
i was a witness that married a 'worldly' guy.
so, basically i can do anything i want and not get disfellowshipped.
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limbogirl
you and hubby could picket outside of the kh at the memorial.
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STALKED!!!
by general ini think you are all going to get a kick out of this, .
for those of you that don't know me, i have been out of the organization for almost 4.5 years but i have never been disfellowshipped nor have i disassociated myself.. last night after going out to a nice italian resturaunt with my girlfriend, father, and step-mom,( who never were part of the organization in the first place) my girlfriend and i said goodbye to them and we began the trip back to her place, which is 2.5 hours away.
before we got on the turnpike she said, "that she had to use the restroom and could i please stop off somewhere.
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limbogirl
GAWD!!! these elders really think they have some kind of authority...unbelievable. their ice cream is melting, you tell them you have a gun and they still keep coming. wow. what did they mean about the "double life"? sounded to me like you said you weren't part of the borg??
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JW's and sickness
by Honesty indid it seem to you that a lot of congregations had more than the usual sick people in them when compared with their worldly neighbors?.
could it be a common problem among jw's?.
do you think it may be mold?.
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limbogirl
ah, if I had a dollar for every witness I know that claims to be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome....
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Were You Always Feeling Guilty & Unhappy During Your Witness Years?
by minimus inwere you ever really joyful as a witness?
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limbogirl
Minimus....I thought about this post all weekend for some reason. Yesterday, while shopping, I found a sticker that says: Don't Postpone Joy. That seems to sum up my philosophy these days. After spending so much time on things that didn't bring any of us joy or happiness, it's good to remember that joy and happiness should be the focus now.
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Rural Service
by buffalosrfree inrural service was always the most fun for me and my family.
we loved it.
i almost always drove out there and i mean out there from 14 to 25 miles from the hall we drove and then spent at least 1/2 of the day or all day out there in the "door to door" service.
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limbogirl
I grew up in a small town in the midwest and we spent a lot of time doing rural work. I loved it. Usually we would pack a picnic and when it was lunchtime we would find a lake or stream and spend an hour or so eating and skipping rocks. The people we encountered in the rural service seemed much friendlier -- I think they were happy to have someone to talk to. My little brother and I were always offered treats and I remember one hot summer day a woman offered us a swim in her swimming pool while she and our mom talked about the bible. Unfortunately, mom said no. I was too young to think about inflating my hours (that came later) I just remember rural witnessing as a really happy time.