The glazing over of your wife's eyes hve nothing to do with her gender, my friend. What you're witnessing is cult indoctrination and brainwashing.
jamiebowers
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Information for the privilage..and your eyes ever glaze over to defend yourself from satan??
by trailerfitter inso, my small amount of knowledge about the watchtower means nothing.
internet stories are all untrue??.
if the knowledge of the inner working of the wt organisation is actually secret and only privvy to the jw members how comes i made her go silent when saying that the wt were inspected by jc and found to be worthy of providing food at the correct time?.
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Baby mama drama
by fadethisbitch inhi everyone... i've been lurking here for a few months.
i'm currently in the middle of a fade and have found the experiences here very helpful.... maybe i'll give my personal story sometime.
but i thought i would share some of the latest drama with the fam.. quick background.... my wife's nephew has been diffed 2x, this last time he has been out at least 3yrs.
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jamiebowers
Poor kid. Is there any way you could direct him here? It seems to me he needs some decent direction. He never got it from his parents, and I have my doubts about the pregnant girlfriend, who first of al,l had a sexual relationship with a guy her kid's age and secondly, has an interest in the "truth".
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My Great-Grandmother Died This Morning
by TheClarinetist inshe's been really bad for quite a while, and passed away in her sleep.
she lived to be a ripe old age, and even got to meet some of her great-great grandchildren (not mine... i don't have any kids), which is not something that can be said for a lot of people.
she loved music, and took organ lessons for many of the last years of her life, something that we really connected on, despite the fact that she was a, for lack of a better word, crazy jw that pioneered for years after she wasn't able to attend meetings in person.. from what i understand, the majority of people people never meet their great-grandparents, and for that i should consider myself lucky, but still i'll miss her.
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jamiebowers
So sorry for your loss.
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How many of you haven't fared too well since your exit?
by i_drank_the_wine ini know that i've had a hard time piecing things back together after losing my wife and family a couple years ago and haven't really gotten the ball rolling to say the least.
just curious to hear if anyone else is in the same boat, or was in the same boat and how long it took them to get a "new life" figured out and going..
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jamiebowers
My first few years out were pretty rough. But I made sure to learn a lesson from every mistake I made and just kept going. Eventually I learned to value myself, and things seemed to fall into place. Nobody's life is perfect or happy all the time, but the longer you're out, the better it will get.
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My story...
by Silent_Scream init seems i pooped up out of nowhere.
i been following this site for a while.
couldn't resist it anymore..... was pretty much raised a jw.
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jamiebowers
Welcome to JWN. Did you read my pm to you?
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Are we all still FAMILY? Yes or No?
by Greybeard inhere is why, even though i no longer agree with most of what the gb/wt/jw's teach, i still feel especially close to all of us who were apart of this group.
born in or converted.
we all have had the same life experience of being raised in a over bearing mind controlling cult.
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jamiebowers
Yes, I do view the ex-jw as part of my family. And there are a few who are as close to being my kids as if I'd given birth to them.
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What Do You Say or Is It Better to Saying Nothing?
by Eiben Scrood ini miss some of my old watchtower friendships.
usually i can just put the people out of my mind but when a big event comes up like me expecting my first child, i did reach out a bit.
this one friend in particular was kind of like an older brother to me.
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jamiebowers
If your "friend" gives your response to the elders and you're going to be df'd anyway, make sure to tell him that the "imperfections" with the Watchtower aren't small or easily overlooked. The worst one that comes to my mind is the well documented child molestation problem, the cover-ups of it and the resulting fallout for the victims.
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Its going to be OK...
by lrkr incheck out this book.
its by a former witness couple- its not about the witnesses- but it uses the lessons they learned and applies them to the rest of life.
im still reading it- but so far- its great.
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beards - the truth on the matter?
by ekruks inyour thoughts on the real reasons behind the stigma of beards..........................
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jamiebowers
Maybe we should shave our heads too so there will be no arguments about how long hair can be....
The elders jumped in my brother's shit about his shaved head...told him it looked too "military like". When he asked why nothing was said to black brothers about the subject, the elders said that it was different with them and offered no other explaination.
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Is disfellowshipped Fiance considered "family"
by rrb2016 ini was born and raised a jw and left the "truth" as soon as i was 18 - but never baptized.
my mother and i have agreed to disagree and have a decent relationship (she is still jw).
whenever i see any people from her congregation they are nice to me and speak to me, and are aware i am not a witness.
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jamiebowers
If she gets reinstated, she'll be reinforcing the rightness of the organization in her son's mind. And if she fades after being reinstated, she'll get no help from the elders with her ex trying to keep her son away from her. And your mom very well may be "encouraged" to shun her as well. So how about this?
How about relying on the law, the only thing that is real in this situation? She can go back to court and request custody or visitation rights to be upheld. In the meantime, you can make it clear to your mother that you and your future wife come as a package deal. If she doesn't like it, she can rely on that elder for more than gardening during her golden years. He can be there for her when she's sick or otherwise unable to take care of herself.