decided humor was the answer........i am not a looker and have been described by one here as lookin very "normal".....and i took that as a huge compliment......but i learned early on.....at least by third grade.......that those around me liked to laugh, and that if i made them do it.......it made me feel good..."normal" maybe.......anyhoo........i have done some stand-up comedy and had fun with it (as in i did not bomb)........and written more material than i have ever used..........i think if i could have any job it would be letterman's........but would be happy just to write for him, conan, or snl..........so what did you do or not do to feel more normal as a jw kid?........i also made valentine cards and did the pledge!
!.....serious double lifer here...........soory................oompa.
A Dress to my knees, flat shoes and part of religious nut group.
Ditto, restrangled, we could have been sisters (although I don't have the full lips - wish I did).
I was a "full on" JW - did projects on it, gave talks about my beliefs. The pre-1975 madness was in full swing and I was totally sucked in.
it's a powerful weapon isn't it?
death.
it was used on all of us at one stage when we were inside of that cult.
"Merely to exist is not enough." This was a saying I came across when I still believed it was "the truth" - and I believed I was choosing death. But to go on as a JW was "merely existing." I couldn't do it any longer.
offically babies and children will be destroyed with worldly parents at armagedon.......sick!
what a kind and loving god!
imagine a frightened 6 year old holding her parents hand while jehovahs fire-ball destroys them.
I don't know what to say, 007.
Looking at the footage of the fires in the last week, with "only" 181 killed so far, imagine what Armageddon would look like!
penny
thought you might like to know the situation in aussie land.
bushfires raging in victoria have claimed the lives of at least 35 people so far and the toll is expected to rise in the 40`s.yesterdays temp.rose to 46.4 cent.
(115 f ) more than 85 towns were under threat and dozens of homes lost with a terrible loss of livestock and wildlife.. in the northern part of the country qld.
Some of these fires were deliberately lit. It's just unbelievable.
Glad you're OK, unclebruce. Take care.
penny
i translated my biography as son of a bonkers & jw mother into english, in case anyone is interested:.
http://svhelden.gmxhome.de/svh/leben1_e.htm.
processor, what a traumatic start to life. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I hope your life continues to improve.
penny
my thoughts go out to all our aussie friends.
hope all the aussie's we know here are safe.
my sympathies to those who have lost their lives and homes & towns in the fires..
It is shocking. I've been watching the local coverage with disbelief. I'm not near the fires - the worst ones are in Victoria, with some also in New South Wales. We have many posters from both those states so hope you and your loved ones are OK.
penny
Wow that is hot! Wanna swap places?
Just for a day or two would be nice! I long to feel cold and sleep under a warm quilt. With this heat, even a sheet is too much.
Wow! I can only dream. We've had the exact opposite here - 6 consecutive days of temperatures over 40 degrees C (40C = 104F). That's a record. The highest was 45.7 degrees C (114F). It's not cooling down until Saturday.
bahbuttons said: another time i accidently told a kid god bless you in the kh and you'd think i just said every swear word known to man with the looks i got from everyone....another embaressing moment that was.............fond memories eh,lolquoteendquoteeend.
th is an interesting point.
apostates always bang on about watchtower double speak and the way the society twists words, investing them with mind-control triggers but rarely do we hear about censorship by omission, the words jw's can't speak.
I remember when you couldn't say "holidays" - it had to be "vacation". Also "lucky" was frowned upon, you had to say "fortunate".
those of you who have been around here for awhile now about this.......but while talking to hubby today another detail popped in my head.my jw adolescence was troubled.
i stayed in trouble.i want to tell you guys about my jc when i was 15 and the subsequent talk that was given in front of god and everybody during the ministry school.well, i had sex with a boy.
not just any boy.
We lived.
We sure did, Dinah. I'm happier now than I ever would have been remaining a JW.
And it all makes sense now.
penny
