besides my desire to hit 700 posts before noon (est) and a general base appeal for validation and attention (heee, hee), i would like to vent about something that just happened.. i was at an intersection with another vehicle.
he was in the left turn only lane (conveniently located on the left); i was in the lane very clearly marked as left or right turn only (conveniently located to the right of the other driver)...meaning i have the option of turning right or left, right?
so the light turns green and we both turn left.
I'm the queen of road rage and I hate when people do stupid driving stuff. I had my 3 year old nephew in the car the other day (unusual for me to have little ones in the car these days) and I yelled at this guy who cut me off from 2 lanes over to F*#$ Off.
So what did my little nephew yell? You got it, plain and clear. The only thing he didn't do was give the guy the finger I had to try and erease his little brain before his parents came to pick him up
nj
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so much of all posted is so very much a waste of time.
That's great Hstained and I'm happy you all are doing well. This cult harms many and even some in ways they could never even imagine. I hope you can hang around and help someone, even if it's only one person with your story.
I was fortunate that I never married a JW so I didn't have a battle with spouse/kids, just my parents.
Take care
nj
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so much of all posted is so very much a waste of time.
I agree that leaving cold turkey is the best - (was the best) for ME. Even though I left and never bowed to their rules or authority It still managed to wiggle it's way back into my life and take over my oldest son. He's paying for it to this day. Unfortunately even though I never went back I allowed my parent access to my son and they totally screwed the boy up.
He's in his late twenties now and still trying to get his shit together unlike my other two that I kept totally away from my parents and any JW involvement or contact. I spent years not even talking to my parents because of what they did with my oldest. Now that I look back I should have continued shunning them when he was little but I felt sorry because I wanted him to know his grandparents. I didn't make that mistake with my other children.
When I hear posters on here talking about going back for family, how they can't bear to be away from their family - I may not agree but I try not to make them feel like idiots because of it. I couldn't play that game and I didn't have the time or energy to be around people who could only show conditional love, care and concern. I didn't care if my family abandoned me because I spent my teenage years building friendships outside the JW cult because I knew I wasn't hanging around.
When I hear posters talk about allowing their JW family access to their children I cringe knowing what happened to me and my son. So I try to tell them my story so they can see what may possibly happen if they choose that route.
Oompa - yes I left at 18 with a two day old infant. But I had much support from my best friends family. They were my family and still are to this day.
nj
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so much of all posted is so very much a waste of time.
Hstained - I also left with the possiblility of loosing all my family. I walked away at 18 with an infant son and didn't care who liked it or didn't like it.
But, that does not mean that I don't relate to the people here on JWN or any ex-jw. We have a lot in common and can relate to each other. Everyone moves on in their own time and in their own way, just because we post here and support others that are just coming out doesn't mean we are wasting time.
If you feel that way, why are you here posting? I really try not to be judgemental of others even when I don't agree. It's refreshing you should try it.
nj
FM - do they really issue "special undies"? That's just sick!
nj
This is my favorite show on HBO atm and I'm upset it ends next week
Anyway, what's up with the elders asking her if she is wearing her "garments", were they really referring to the type of underwear she had on? Watching her in that meeting with the church elders made me remember being in a JC and I realized how lucky I am to have left that non-sense!
nj
would it not be great to see a jw sitcom on hbo.
any one have any good thems..
I think it would be very boring. Not much excitement in the JW world that I can remember.
nj
a web site called jehovah-witness.net where x-jw's and jw's who pretend to be jw's come to chat about how bad jehovah witnesses are and how they brain washed them etc, would it not be more productive to move on and forget than to let something most of you obviously hate take so much of your time and effort.. for some being a jw is about not being part of the world, what other religion is there that is as moral as a jw.
i am d'fed but i belive that jw's are the true religion.
sure some of them can be self righteous pricks but there imperfect just like anyone else,we all need to focus on us and not worry about what there doing because we can't change them.. .
The one thing I did't miss TROLLS!
nj
yes, it is i - whyamihere aka brookie with a side of nookie.. it's been awhile and i thought to stop in and say "hi!".
been busy with remodling and *cross your fingers* selling my house!
also, pondering the idea of building my own house - going solar, geothermal heating and cooling and maybe throwing the idea of living off the grid, so to speak.
Hey Brooke!
Glad to see ya around and sounds like everything is good for you. If you think the little guy eats a lot now, wait until he's a teenager
nj
i am now a jedi, so trust me on this.. .
why dis-associate, you are just playing by the wts rules?
how can you dis-associate anyway, you never thought you were baptised as a watchtower society member, you thought your dedication was to god, so why formally disassociate from something you did not formally join?
After I left my dad hounded me about writing a letter and talking to the elders. I flat out refused, there was nothing I needed to say to them and certainly nothing I wanted to hear from them.
If they couldn't figure out "my position" by me not attending any meetings, fs or contacting them then they were even more stupid than I thought.
I couldn't be bothered with writing a letter I was busy going to school and taking care of my son, screw them and their rules, regulations they had no authority over me.
nj
