orbison11 - and everyone else who has ever reflected on lost brithdays, christmas celebrations and easter eggs- it is ok to feel sad sometimes about it all...just remember that you are not alone in your sadness....whatever is happening now - good- or not so good- will soon pass so enjoy, reflect and once in a while sit back and watch the show!
Posts by sosad
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14I'm not a JW but today's posts have left me so sad
by oppgirl63 inafter reading some of todays posts, incuding the one started by reneeisorym( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/144783/1.ashx), i can't help but fee so sad for all of you who have been hurt by the wts and their stupid policies.
for the life of me, i can't understand how any parent can do this to their child, no matter how old the child is.
as far as i'm concerned, it's child abandonment and child abuse.
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I'm new...and heartbroken
by chaz84 ini'm still up early hours in the morning, because i'.
so upset with what my mum said to me on the phone today.
she told me she got the sack a week ago because her boss didn't agree with my mum being a jehovah's witness and that she lets 'children die' because of the no blood rules.
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stay close to your mom for both your sakes - there is nothing quite the same as the bond between a mom and child - let her know you love her every chance you get take care-
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What was WTBTS giving as counsel to parents with disabled children in 60's?
by sf inmy search and re-search is to know this issue fully and gain all insight as to what parents of disabled children were being told when it came to any further treatment and/ or prognosis; surgery, therapy, medication and such.. i will, of course, look at wt official site to see what is there.
yet, i'm hoping i get everything i need, right here, with those that know what was being taught on this issue in the 60's and 70's up until now.. thank you.. skally.
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in Saskatoon there is one blind brother who reg pioneers- it is amazing how many are encouraged and love working in service with him- but there are other's that are equally disabled and since they cannot go in the book selling work, they are marinalized and it is ok - as long as you remember that they will be "better" in the new system. The preaching work is more important than the people that might benefit from going bowling with a friend
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What was WTBTS giving as counsel to parents with disabled children in 60's?
by sf inmy search and re-search is to know this issue fully and gain all insight as to what parents of disabled children were being told when it came to any further treatment and/ or prognosis; surgery, therapy, medication and such.. i will, of course, look at wt official site to see what is there.
yet, i'm hoping i get everything i need, right here, with those that know what was being taught on this issue in the 60's and 70's up until now.. thank you.. skally.
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my older brother is special needs - we were always taught that in the new system he would be "fine" but they never pursued additional help or opportunities for him because the new system was coming. He is now in in mid 40s and lives with my aging parents which is a 'blessing" since his social assistance helps them in their retirement (they made no provisions for their financial security) because the new system was coming.
An elder in our cong growing up was very clear that we could not expect the other Witness boys to associate with our special needs brother because he was not "normal" and that would have been too much to ask these "son's of elders"
My Brother has recently started studying with my mom and has stopped celebrating his birthday, (it's today) and plans not to celebrate Xmas with us. he is afraid that Armageddon is coming and he will be destroyed.
Unless the disabled is able to use their issues to further kingdom interests (AKA place magazines) they are of no use to the cong. that is unless a pioneer can study with them for some 'easy" time- how many of those studies did we all see?
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
by jgnat ini have much to be thankful this year.
hubby and i continue to work out (and enjoy) our differences.
my son has stayed off street drugs since february.
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Hortensia (sp- sorry) what is your Pork/kraut/onion and Berr recipe - sounds like a great slow cooker feast!
and happy Thanksgiving to all- esp any lurkers that HAD Turkey this week-end that most assuredly WAS NOT for Thanksgiving
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14-year old flees mind control cult
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land inhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/us/law/09/11/fleeing.polygamy.hammon/index.html.
good for her!!
there's so many similarities between fundamental mormonism (and even conventional mormanism) and jw's it's spooky.. i'm proud of this girl for getting "out".
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Honez - may I ask why you are using your "free will" to go against this Org you are defending so desperately?
You are "in error- error- error" (three times for emphasis) by posting here, reading here, or responding here
I think you are blaming your lack of faith for not being a "perfect" jw but stop and think about it - are you just questioning what needs questioning? does it seem to you that somehow, something doesn't seem right?
I mean no disrespect but pray for YHWH's Truth, and not to be a better, stronger, faster witness. When I prayed for God's will in my life, instead of for God's help to do what being a jw entailed, it was a very scary moment and also very telling.
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Did you get a little pressured to get baptized young?
by outofthebox inwe saw an elder the other night trying to convince a couple of kids that they were ready to be unbaptized publishers.
and then he went and added that he was baptized very young and they should too.
so, these two kids were feeling the pressure.
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i believe that the difference between pressure to be part of this cult by getting baptised and pressure to do well at school or other pursuits has to be thought about by anyone who considers that the jw are the TRUTH
an emotional desire to please GOD should not be confused with "joining the team" of jws. Once you join the dubs, you accept that this org can control your family connections, or employment, your friends and your family ties. They become GOD - just look at the questions. You are dedicated to them.
SO yes - many of us loved GOD before "the dunking"- but the significance of getting baptised a jw was that you were now a part of that org and under their control . As a twelve year old, I did not understand this fully becasue I did not reasearch this organization fully. I was 12 for heavens sake.
How many of us would sign anything, join anything or give time/money to anything without really understanding it all? when I was three I had a goal to be a missionary and go to Gilead - that is all I was taught, all I knew, and everyone that I loved was so excited about it all whenever I said it.
We don't allow children to enter into contracts that are legally binding without their parents or someone in authority acting as their advisor. And it is recognized that they are children, acting on the influence and advise of another.
The legalities of a jw life are many and varied. Most adults getting dunked do NOT understand what they are agreeing too.
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Did you get a little pressured to get baptized young?
by outofthebox inwe saw an elder the other night trying to convince a couple of kids that they were ready to be unbaptized publishers.
and then he went and added that he was baptized very young and they should too.
so, these two kids were feeling the pressure.
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i wanted to make God Happy and My Parents but I am not sure about the order.
there were many that felt I was too young (at 12) which made me even more determined to show them
i still get the rear view mirror pressure from my parents who are determined that I knew what I was doing - and I love the reaction I got when I asked them why they wouldn't let me get married when I was 12 - or even pick my future husband, or drive a car, or live on my own etc etc- it's the marriage one that always makes them change the subject
oh yeh- but those big bad old catholics baptise babies....give it a couple of years for the dubs- nothing surprises me about this cult anymore
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I'm a Neutral Jehovah's Witness
by Martini indear brothers and sisters,.
i martini, will confide in you that i have become a neutral jehovah's witness.
i wonder if i'm not coining a new phrase here!.
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what ever happened to the original poster of this thread? Are you out there?
and welcome summer - ever time I see "ontario" I hope you are my brother or sister that so far are still enmeshed in the borg and live out east
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Spouses of JW's who attend meetings but never get baptized
by Bonnie_Clyde ini know one who has attended meetings for 42 years, he knows it's a bunch of crap, but he loves his wife and doesn't want to mess up their relationship.
he is actually quite wealthy--maybe that makes a difference.
he doesn't have to worry about how to pay the bills.
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I never thought of it but I never noticed an unbellieving wife attending either! Now i am the "unbelieving mate' which makes me laugh every Sunday morning when I get up and go to mass with my husband and three kids. It is the right thing for me to do for a number of reasons, but neither my husband nor my kids are under any illusions about me converting. I don't mind helping with the social aspects of attending a church - it's been about three years since the youngest was born and the others really really really wanted baby brother to come.
I was furious to be put in the position of having to- or feeling like I had to go. But it was a dealbreaker for my husband when we got married and so I thought about it for several years and finally felt ok with our kids being raised in the Church. It's interesting that with all the challenges to his faith I threw at him, he became an UBER Catholic but that is another thread
Now it's habit- and a family habit at that - I am not a fan but I love being with my family and they are young enough that I think it is important. I also think it is important for them to see that mommy is not a Cathloic but is still a good person, etc etc.
I am interested in what my future self will do when it is not about going for the kids.... but I do think of the the unbelieving guys that came with their wives to the halls I attended