it is a bad time to be awake -.
i see things i do not wish to see.. i have feelings i do not wish to feel.. if i could return to sleep, the deception.
of sweet slumber would assure that even a. nightmare might offer an escape, escape from.
Great poetry, Coco. Here's my homage to getting a good night's sleep!
I'm sure the tale is often told
of sleepless nights when you get old;
first hot flashes then comes cold
and soon arthritis grabs its hold.
Although these years had been foretold
to be a time that some call gold,
as I see my years unfold
on this idea I'm just not sold.
hello, i'm a 17 year old born in and i'm done with this religion.
one hundred percent.
i came to the conclusion a year ago that i wanted to leave.
Yes, it looks as if you are just "along for the ride" with the person studying with you making all the goals. Of course, he sounds like just what the JWs want-someone who will move the student along in increments of ever increasing service with the eventual goal of baptism.
You must be resolved not to be pressured into something you do not feel is right for you. It is your decision and yours alone. Realize that if you are baptised, you will face being shunned down the road if you ever express doubts. If you never get baptised, there is always the chance that your family will still have contact with you. Please read the experiences of others on this forum who have never gotten baptised.
Please make your own goals. You are approaching the time when you could go to college. How about discussing your future with your dad? Mom may not approve of higher education. If you have one more year of High School left, make the most of it. Determine to get the best grades. Studying hard is a good reason not to go to meetings.
Lastly-are you sure if you confide in your dad he will tell your mother? He could be your best ally at this time.
Hoping for the best for you.
currently from houston, tx, but spent most of my life in chicago.
i've never had an opportunity to just get this out... so i apologize for the long-windedness in advance... .
i spent the first 17 years of my life in a jw home, then the real world caught up to me.
Welcome to the forum! Very glad that you have found us.
You've been through so much, but it looks like great things are ahead for you in "higher education" which is, of course, looked down on by the WTS. So wonderful that you've been able to reconnect with your dad, and have a great support system with your brothers and sisters.
well so far it is a fantastic day!
i know my grandma isn't going to call me like she does every year to say she is happy i was born.
you know the jw form of wishing someone a happy birthday.
Very happy birthday! Here's a cake for you-
i don't get it.
(and i don't care about america's "royalty" either)..
If I'm not mistaken they take on many social and ambassador funtions for the government, as well as the fact the both William and Henry have done extensive military service. The benefit in tourist dollars alone is astounding. They offer stability to the people, and a sense of belonging and history to the English.
Probably have Phillip in there somewhere. Maybe William the second?
i don't get it.
(and i don't care about america's "royalty" either)..
I loved fairy tales as a child. I love the pomp and circumstance. The idea of a King or Queen gives a historical significance and feeling of stability to a country. What do you think of when you think of the U.S.? We are all over the place....mostly going down in the estimation of many in the world.
Yep, I am interested! I'll bet it's going to be a beautiful baby-they make a handsome couple.
well, i guess i can't be shocked but it's been a while since i've been to a jw service.
i honestly felt like i was sitting through an amway sales pitch with my grandmother's name inserted every once in a while.
it's not personal at all.
Glad you got through it.
It is kinda like, Blah blah blah blah blah (gramma) felt this was too, blah blah blah (gramma) believed this also...blah blah blah.
Yes, an infomercial about the WTS but very little substance about gramma.
do you remember anything from your baptism talk or the brother who gave it?.
Oh, yes. It was early 1973...in the winter, in Jacksonville, Florida. The speaker was Charles Sunutko, a man almost idolized by the organization. I remember him cautioning us that in the universe, we were infintesimally small, and should keep this view of ourselves. I was sooooo impressed.
We then were loaded into vehicles to go to another location. For some reason they didn't have any baptismal pools set up at this District facility. My husband and I rode in a station wagon in the rear seats that faced out the back window. No one in the car spoke as we were riding along. I didn't know anyone but still remember thinking it was not very friendly.
We were among the "six month wonders" or those that finished the "Truth Book" quickly as of course Armageddon was fast approaching. There was another young couple (I was 21 and hubbie 23) waiting along with us for a ride and I remember talking with them about this and being so impressed because they had studied only four or five months and were getting baptised. I wonder what has become of them after all these years.
When we got to the old Kingdom Hall we saw that the baptismal pool was under the stage floor. Clever, really.
Oh, if I knew then what I know now.
first time in a kh in over 20 years.
i am doing this for my mother and my grammy with the help of xanax and little bottles of grey goose..
So sorry to hear about Grammy. You may be talked about when you go, but you'd probably be talked about if you didn't go. It will be to pay your respects to your Grammy. That's all that matters-look straight ahead and don't worry about what's going on on either side.
