Posts by jonsey

That was awesome! We had ours at the Mattydale Rink in North Syracuse. It's funny because we were all mixed in with the general population. We had some of the pioneers hang out with us. I can tell you as a teen it was a bitch to get a size 13 skate. Ok everyone couples only...light go dim the roar of the wheels...and then a Journey song gets pumped on ...Lovin-Touchin-Squeezin...hand check as you hit turn 4...LOL.

Mike

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SO MAD, HURT, Crying at WORK

by unique1 in

damn her!!!

ok, sorry, i have to let some of this out before i start crying at my desk again.

my mom and dad told me that they would stop talking to me.

jonsey

unique,

It must be a season of full throttle of shunning...This is what I sent my mom after her letter to me...

Dear Mom,

I have been wondering how I was going to respond to your letter. I had it set my mind that I was going to reply to each paragraph. It would basically be a defense letter to what you are trying to say. What I am saying is that you are my mother which I dearly love. With all of our faults I love you dad and Rick…no matter what. The “drifting was my decision and not your fault” It was a decision I made and not because it was something I wanted to do that the Society said no to.

I am heartbroken that you beat yourself up and point to different directions as to why this has happened. Grandma, Dad, Rick, or you had nothing to do with it. Grandma taught me how to bake Apple Pies and get to know who’s who in the congregations. Rick taught me that it sucks to be left being and for that I and very sorry. I could have been a better big brother. Dad…what can I say…the man can carry a whistle tune trough any type of traffic. Mom you have always been there up or down…when I injured or when I am celebrating. You were the one to keep me grounded and bring reality back to me. I am a people person just like you. I will always be that way.

I could blame some of my decisions on the congregation at the time. Again, what would it do? Would it change going to another congregation? It would not. There was so much fallout that you have no idea. If your conscience needs to be clear…then remember this…it was my decision and you need not blame yourself on bad parenting. As to the mistakes that we made because we were imperfect…Is that not the reason that

My actions at my last visit were sincere. I wanted to see Grandma and took Rick to lunch downtown. When has that ever happened? by ourselves for that fact. I saw 2 girls from school…so what! It was not my primary goal. It was to see you and dad. If my language was foul…why did you not say “Not in My House?” I thought that was petty. I did not think I was vulgar in anything I said. I am for sure Susan would have said something to me if anything.

Your letter…as I was reading…and to me it was that you were closing a chapter in your life and moving forward in what you believe in your heart. I encourage that wholeheartedly. You have moved on with the congregation family. As for my arms…they are still open to you, dad and Rick. As long as I am still breathing…my love for all of you will never cease to be.

As to the decisions that you have to make…I know the rules that the society has set. I don’t envy you or anybody that has to make those decisions with regards to family members. Do what your heart tells you to do. Love, your son Michael

Unique...it does suck, and I am going though it as well. I can tell you this... is that I got a call from one of the members from this board this morning and it made my day brighter. I know that yours will too! We are all here for you!

Mike

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I'M MOVIN' ON IN LIFE

by onesong in

so i've been here now about 4 months and about to be upgraded from a newbie.

(woohooo!!!).

and since i didn't get to go to college and a host of other things (i really wonder just how good of a baseball player i could have been).

jonsey

never give up your dreams...I will take 1 bourbon, 1 scotch, 1 beer!

Mike

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Am I being Cynical?

by slugga in

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friends

i was looking through the dub dating website that was advertised in another thread on here and noticed that an awful lot of young dubs are looking to meet people aged "18 - 80" ...yes 80 !.

now this could be because these young dubs are really spiritual and believe that the great tribulation is just around the corner and that provided they've sold enough mags they and their 80 yr old partner will make it through and that "wrinkles" will become young again.

or it could be because the young dubs are gold digging ?

jonsey

slugga...that made my day! I remember this one elders daughter that I was trying to date...only to let me down and marry someone 20 years older. It killed me...then 5 years later i marry someone 11 years older...

MJ

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My visit with my mom.

by purplesofa in

my mother and i have not been close in adult years.

i was baptised in 1986.......thinking all the bad stuff she did to me, i would see her destroyed at armeggedon.

she was baptised in 2000.......how could she be in my religion?

jonsey

I just wished mine would see the same light...I just hope that it does not take 25 years. Purps...you and I must have been baptized about the same time...

MJ

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To Those Who Still Go To Meetings, Do You Sense Anything Different?

by minimus in

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friends

are people excited by anything in the organization?

are they tired?

mostly missing?

jonsey

it's funny but I had not been to one in over 18 years. I was raised in it and one of the things that did make it exciting is the activities. Believe it or not football or basketball after service on a Sunday. When I lived in Buffalo we would go out to Lunch after the WT. We would take half of a Bennigan's...are they even still open? What was hard is that the transition from having all of the association to nothing sucked but, I slowly built my way back up. It was not easy when you were in you early 20's.

MJ

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My Dad's story

by coffee_black in

freedomlovers post about her dads letter got me thinking about my dad, in fact, it sounds like it could have been written by my dad.

every once in a while it really hits me that he is no longer here to talk to.

unlike most of you, i wouldnt have been afraid to approach him with questions or doubts.

jonsey

Debbie,
My heart was heavy reading about your dad's life...

Mike

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I'm sick of Atlanta, where should I move?

by joelbear in

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i've lived here 17 years.

i can't believe i have stayed put that long.. moultrie 2 years.

ft. walton beach 2 years.

jonsey

Syracuse 18 years, Buffalo, 2 years...currently..Atlanta (north GA actually) since 89...ok traffic may be tough even after that rig flipped this morning...it was not a fun ride. I don't own a snow shovel and my DJ business is growing every year. I guess to each their own.

Mike

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We just bought a house in........

by Bryan in

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friends

lafayette!

it's not exactly a metropolitan hub of excitement, but it is a quaint place.

we bought a house in a little subdivision with one street in/out.

jonsey

very nice!

MJ