Posts by megsmomma

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Quick Birthday Question...

by esw1966 in

so, it was my daughter's birthday on the 2nd of february.. she is being raised jw and i sent her an email birthday card.. i get this note as a response: (mind you, it may be from her mother).

hey dad, .

i'm sorry i havent written you.

I was raised as a JW with my biological dad never having been one. When my dad got us one time (we had just began being JW's) I was about 10 and my sister was 7. It was her birthday and our family surprised us with a b-day party. (He always celebrated my 1/2 birthday with my sisters since mine is the day before x-mas) Well....the surprise was on them when I locked me and my sister in the bathroom crying because we did not want to displease Jehovah.

We see how the fear in the religion takes hold of adults...and it is even worse for kids.

Now my 8 year old is still in and instead of trampling on her "beliefs"(for now) when I have her around the holidays...I play by their rules. We have "I am glad you were born" cards and presents. We have "gift exchanges" for x-mas. Don't prove the JW's right....they say you will do anything to turn her from Jehovah. Just do all the loving things you want to do, and when she is grown and thinking for herself, she will see what you did for her.

My dad never tried to celebrate with us again....but he never stopped sending presents around the special times. Now I love him for it.

I know it is hard to be in this situation. Hang in there! ((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))

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Homeschooling . Are you for or against?

by becca1 in

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just want to take a poll.

no need for explinations, just for or against.. me- against..

megsmomma

Both.

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Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?

by Jeepthing in

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i just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.

and results of using certain ones.

megsmomma

When I was young, we did Cal-vert. That worked out good and my mom was somewhat involved.

For highschool I did American (Out of Chicago) You sent in your work and you could call and talk to a teacher if needed. I taught myself through high school. I think I turned out OK, but I think parents being actively involved is key.

The good news is that by being home-schooled I had no bad association. I just got to go in service a-lot. Oh....wait...that was bad association!

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Another jw story I got

by dedpoet in

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i received this in an email from a jw today.

i know the person who sent it, i used to be in his congregation, and he suggested i put it on my site.

i assume he was joking, it certainly isn't going on there, but i thought i'd share it with you guys.

megsmomma

So...Here is the rest of the story.....

After 6 years of it going along this way...thier "new model" washing machine broke. Their microwave was burning the tv dinners they would cook...(that was all they had time for) and Jenny got pregnant. Since they were putting the ministry first....they had no insurance. Once again John had to look for a more lucerative job. Since they had been through this before, they decieded to take a different route.

Jenny enroled in some college courses, since she had always dreamed of having a degree. John contacted some "brothers" who owned businesses....but, no one was willing to give him any jobs with insurance. The most they would pay him was min. wage, but they would give him meeting times off. The sisters began to snub Jenny since she was pursuing a career....and the older childless ones were down right bitter acting. They would remark...."We are waiting to take care of the babies that are resurected in the New System".

Once again, John and Jenny's meeting attendance started slacking. They could no longer pioneer...but, they were still trying to be good JW's. The congregation started to exclude them from gatherings...and Jenny got pulled in the back room for "making a showy display" of her growing belly.

Meanwhile....Jenny met a woman in her class that seemed very friendly. Her husband ran a construction business and was more than happy to have their husbands meet. John got a job with this man....who payed good money and provided insurance. They were happy with the circumstances, but they felt so guilty and didn't know why. Then Jenny met Mouthy. She was in the grocery store and a nice lady smiled at her, and said she was "glowing". It brought her to tears and the woman asked..."Dear, what is wrong?" Jenny said..."You are the first person to be so kind...I have lots of "friends" at my church who have nothing nice to say."

Wellll...You can figure the rest.....soon, Jenny and John saw "the truth about the truth" and their guilt was GONE! POOF! Boy were they glad they didn't spend the rest of their lives slaving for a cult.

Ten years later....they have 3 kids....good jobs and a retirement plan!

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Baptism Candidates

by FadingAway in

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at dcs, sads, or cas, do they know beforehand how many baptismal candidates there will be?

i recall on another thread where the brother gving the baptism talk ask them to stand and no one stood up.

could anyone then go and sit in the front row and go through with baptism without having to answer the questions or even have studied?.

megsmomma

LOL!!!! I think you should write to the show! That would be too funny! (I know, it is immature.....but, I never said I didn't have that immaturity in me!)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNI!!!

by fullofdoubtnow in

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happy birthday juni!!!.

have a really wonderful day.

linda & trev.

megsmomma

Have a great birthday!!

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Thank you all for your help

by brainfcked in

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well, i've been lurking here for a while and decided that today i would introduce myself.

i was raised as a jw from the time i was 5 years old.

i am now 46 and was df'd in 1976 or 1977 i can't remember.

megsmomma

Welcome...thanks for introducing yourself. I was the same way. I didn't know WHY I could not go back, even if it meant my death. That was the way I lived for 7 years.....and I was self-destructive too. Then I felt the need to really figure out if the JW's are right...and it took about a week to realise how much of a cult they are....and then many months up till now to sort things out in my head.

You are in good company!! We know how you feel!

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Can you name ONE thing that the WTBTS said that came true?

by megsmomma in

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garybuss said not one single thing they told him about in his younger years (since the 50's) came true.

it made me think....does anyone know of anything they said that was/is right?????

?

megsmomma

You guys are soooo funny!! I am amazed with all of this. You are all so great!

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Will the WTS. disolve and fade a way in time... ( Your perspective )

by thetrueone in

hi, just wanted to know your thoughts on what you think the future holds for the wts.

what for an example what do you think they will be writing on the cover of the w & a magazines 50 or 100 hundred years form now ?.

will the age of information and techology finally catch up to them (eg.

megsmomma

I think they have plents of "treasures" not "in heaven" stored up to take care of all the "important" people if something were to happen.....As far as it happening, I hope so.....I know they seem to be shrinking....but some people seem to LIKE being in the cult.

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Can you name ONE thing that the WTBTS said that came true?

by megsmomma in

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friends

garybuss said not one single thing they told him about in his younger years (since the 50's) came true.

it made me think....does anyone know of anything they said that was/is right?????

?

megsmomma

Garybuss said not one single thing they told him about in his younger years (since the 50's) came true. It made me think....Does anyone know of ANYTHING they said that was/is right??????