she has had 42 years of training and indoctrination.
i'm feeling sort of nervous, but also looking forward to it.
this will be our second scheduled session together, and we never did agree on a topic.. i'm assuming she will come with an agenda and another prepared presentation.
FW wrote: "... and I picked up my pen. She gasped. "Don't quote me on that! ..."
LOL That made me really laugh out loud!
Classic. Talk for hours. Knock on neighbors doors for decades. Turn in reports with data and stats of all the witnessing she does. But... OMG~!! Don't quote her~!!! LOL
Funny people.
-Aude.
This post went thru. Why don't you add a reply and tell us what's on your mind??
-Aude.
this is a rumor i heard back in november, it comes to me third or fourth-hand.
feel free to poke holes.
i have many doubts about this myself.
I think it's plausible that they bring in consultants. It might be paid or it might be voluntary by a non-witness thinking they are doing a charitable deed. Or a relative of a JW.
When Seven006 went for his consultating trip, I don't think they paid him.
-Aude.
okay so i'm dating a born-in jw woman, she's younger than me and has no kids.
i'm a christian man whos divorced with 2 kids.
we're in love and seriously want to be together.
Frazzled UBM wrote: "you can help her to find the path out but don't try to lead her down a new one..."
Important point that should be mentioned twice.
Ironic that you had to go to an 'apostate' website to find dates and locations of the grandest convention in recent years - the 100 year mark of Christ's 1914 Presence.
One think that it would be prominently highlighted on the 'only website' to provide accurate information about Jehovah's witnesses. No?
-Aude.
so i think the title pretty much says it all.
i have a tendancy to be long winded about things, so i'll just give a general introduction and maybe tell things as i go along.
i don't even really know what i want from this site (ironically i remember jehovahs-witness.net mentioned from the platform as a site not to go to).
nugget wrote: Stop chasing a cult that wants to make you a miserable, downtrodden virgin and build a life for yourself where you use your judgement and common sense to be all you can be. ... If a religion wants to take away your family and friends it has to be worthy of demanding that sacrifice. Trust me, do some research and you will discover it is not worthy not even close.
Very, very wise words. Well worth memorizing.
-Aude.
so i think the title pretty much says it all.
i have a tendancy to be long winded about things, so i'll just give a general introduction and maybe tell things as i go along.
i don't even really know what i want from this site (ironically i remember jehovahs-witness.net mentioned from the platform as a site not to go to).
Hi Stumbeline -
I think you will fit in just great here. At least we understand where you've come from and the issues you deal with in living with an active JW mom.
I'm real sorry to hear things have turned out this way for you. I completely disagee with the hard stance JWs take with normal teenage and adult activities. First pushing them to get baptised too early and then punishing them for minor transgressions. Punishing for eons until the person returns. Most don't return - mostly because they learn that the JW's do not reflect love.
I don't really have advice for you but I'm sure others will.
Nice to have you join us and it's great that you spoke up. You can get alot of information, encouragement and friendship here on this forum.
Welcome!
-Aude Sapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself)
my name is frieda.
i grew up next door to the jehovah's witnesses kingdom hall in monroe ny, which is now the village of kiryas joel.
i am doing research for a family history and i'm trying to get a picture of the kh before it was destroyed.
My dad worked on the Assembly Hall in the early/mid 70's. We probably have a few photos in a box somewhere but would not know where to begin.
Hopefully someone else has better access.
Welcome.
-Aude.
it's hard for me to start this topic bc i feel like i'm being judgmental, a quality i don't like in others and one i try to stay away from as much as possible.
i really do try to be an understanding, caring person.
i essentially believe that all people are good and i am shocked to my core when i am betrayed.
quellycatface wrote: Just don't let Hannah near any pet rabbits.
I was thinking same story line! This has trouble and disaster written all over it.
losingit - You can call her on this behavior. Nothing wrong with citing boundary issues. Your friend clearly has trouble knowing where the boundaries are. You, however, know that your first priority is your children. And you have a very full plate with finishing school and preparing for pending job. She is just too much drama. (do you want the gun weilding spouse to come looking for her at your house????)
About 8 years ago, I had a similiar friend. Different players, but strange love triangles, a young child, lack of structure and boundary challenged. Abusive men were working her over. At her house one evening, she told me some stories. I told her that she was scaring me. Her stories are terrifying and I could not visit anymore. I got up and left within 5 minutes. I suggested she call the police and get to a shelter with her child. OK to call me from the shelter and we could meet for coffee, but I did not feel safe in her house with all the torment she told me about.
She chose not to call the police. Left her young child with her husband and she eventually left the boyfriend (I think he went to jail for other offenses) and then reunited with the husband. We spoke on the phone a few times but she was still way too much drama for me. It took too much from my life to spend time with her.
Funny thing though... She saw me as mentor and sort of a role model. It surprised her to see a woman set boundaries and keep them. I did not hate her. In fact, there were things I liked about her. She was fun. Crazy, but fun. But when the crazy in her and the crazy in her life started to make me feel threatened, I let her know and then I acted on by distancing my self. Couple years later, she seemed to appreciate was I doing.
-Aude.
this is the story of how i ended up here on this site.... .
i was stuck in a situation where reaching out took forever, an eternity.
it was ridiculous - no matter what i did, there was always more to do.
Oops! I just re-read the OP. My mistake... I missed the word *IF* [you] married lovely pioneer. Sorry to misread that.
-Aude.
