for me it was a combination of things over a long period of time.
being raised as a witness, you do things by rote.
but when you see sooooooooo many watchtower inconsistencies, mistreatment of the "brothers", elder abuse, and simple lack of love, it begins to make you start seriously thinking.
My sister was disfellowshipped for living with her boyfried. A short time later they married and came in to the restaurant where I was working. Her husband told me they were married and I told him I still couldn't talk to her because she was disfellowshipped. Even as that stupid sentence crossed my lips, something snapped in me right then and there. I'll always remember the incredulous look on his face (you know, that look that says WTF?). I left soon after. I owe her one! Thanks, Sis!
Crafty
i have been dfd and divorced from the ex for six years now.
i have remarried and been living in a idyllic cabin by a year round creek all this time but i might have to move.
so i have been going through all my stuff and discarding what i can to lighten my moving load and reviewing every item, every picture, every little piece of paper.
I don't post much but I just have to say--Bravo! You handled that with such dignity and class and love. What a moving story.
Crafty
for company, i'll fix a tender, flaky crust and bake a creamy, cheesy quiche with either, bacon, canadian bacon or ham and top it with diced tomatoes w/green chilies and sour cream.. but just by myself, i lurv to fix hot buttered toast, topped with egg over easy and tomatoes w/green chilies...yummy!.
what's your fav?.
frannie.
Just came back from dinner (burger at a diner with my sister), but this thread is making my mouth water. I love Eggs Benedict too but I have to have the whites cooked thoroughly. Last time I ordered it, we specifically asked for them that way, but they were barely cooked. We should have returned it but they were very busy so we tried eating the rest of it. The waitress noticed and only charged us for one.
Also love corned beef hash with a fried egg or two on top and a little ketchup. I don't even like ketchup, but I like it with hash and eggs. Strange.
Crafty
did anything exciting or alarming ever happen at your hall?
i remember only funny incidents, like one brother getting up there with his zipper down.
(i knew alot of brothers after that felt no shame to actually check down there before going up on the podium!
This is some good stuff! I don't remember anything really funny happening but that didn't stop us from giggling. There were a few times that some of us young girls just laughed instead of giving our talk. It was the kind of thing where you'd stop laughing but as soon as you looked at the other girl, you'd start again. The brother would just tell us when the 5 minutes was over and we'd laugh ourselves off the stage. People seemed pretty understanding about it.
Some things never change...my sister and I (both middle age) got the giggles in the grocery store last week. People were looking at us--probably thought we'd been drinking.
Crafty
P.S. We weren't drinking!
someone was asking for a scanned copy of the memorial invitation, so here it is, front and back.
i've uh, revized it a bit to say what they really mean.
please feel free to distribute to anyone you think might be interested in attending.
Mary,
I loved it! I really enjoy threads like these and the ones with the "improved" Witchtower caption contests.
Crafty
We were told to say "We're not here to convert you" or something like that when people at the door said they already had a religion. What a crock! Why else were we going door to door?
Crafty
i think most of you already know what i have been planning.
i have mentioned it somewhat already.
i have sent bits of pieces of my story to several christian ministries, and they want to know more.
Junction-Guy, I've always enjoyed your posts and I lurked here for a long time before I joined. It sounds like you have reached a sort of turning point in your life, where you realize that you have to do something. I just want to say that counseling is a good start. Take the time to find yourself and who you really are. Then, you'll know how to go forward.
We're rooting for you.
Crafty
this is great.
i was suffering through an interminably long sunday p.m. public talk (we flip-flopped w/ the other cong--at least sunday a.m. was a little more tolerable because there was still some of the day left to do something).
the speaker was talking about "physical training being beneficial for a little" and how some exercise was necessary.
Pathetic speakers were bad and so were the bad readers. You know, the ones who always read the Watchtower or book study paragraphs so slowly and badly that it was excruciatingly painful. Sometimes, I felt like calling out the words (just to help out). The last book study group I went to, the one brother who read had a very limited education and was obviously uncomfortable reading, but as one of the few males, he had to do it. Poor guy. Of course, women can't teach..... Grr.....
Crafty
i'll start.. i'm fixin' file' chicken 'n sausage gumbo w/"cajun ice cream," a green salad and cheesy garlic bread.. crabby pants has already begun his "pre-mealtime throat clearings" from the kitchen aromas.. frannie.
We had plain hamburgers, rice, and some of that green bean casserole that we normally only have at Thanksgiving. Good comfort food!
Frannie, sometimes when you say Crabby Pants, my mind reads it as Crappy Pants (don't tell him I said so!). I do this every once in a while--see a word like Chesapeake and think it says Cheapskate. Never been dyslexic, but dang, it sure makes for some interesting reading.
Crafty
when i was a teenager, and really trying hard to be a "super witness" i remember thinking that if all the wicked people were destroyed, how would this change our everyday life.. what happends to the people that supply electricity, water, garbage collection, gas, fuel for cars, mechanics, farmers, cattle herders, etc.... how would we survive?
if armafoggeten happened in the winter would those in colder climates die?.
i you were on some sort of medical equipment that required electricity, would you die if there is no one a run to work in the electrical plant?.
It always sounded like a boring existence to me. How many lions can you pet before that gets old anyway? I always wondered if it would be like the mini-series The Stand, with people gravitating towards jobs they did before. Or would there be no modern conveniences and everyone would go back to a very simple lifestyle.
Crafty
