Posts by rosiegurl

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stupid things jws do

by logic in

i like this site because you can say what is the truth, the things you would like to stand up in the congregation and say.

for just a few: the last par.

in the watchtower study says "what are we going to study in the next article" and then some moron always raises his hand and answers....... calling everyone by brother this and brother that.

there was one sister I LOVED going out in service with....she was a full time pioneer and an elder's wife (very sweet lady). we'd start our time by putting some magazines in an apartment laundry mat....then go do some 'not at homes' in a territory she had. we'd get out of the car and she would say to me 'Rosie you are walking too fast, you need to learn the 'pioneer stroll' So she'd slow me down, we'd look at the flowers check out the houses, talk about stuff and hit maybe 2 or 3 not at homes in an hour LOL. Then she'd say, coffee sure sounds good doesn't it? She'd leave a tract with someone there and so we basically counted our time THE WHOLE time...it was great....only thing it ..it was hard trying to get her as a partner in service cuz EVERYONE wanted to go out w/her haha... pioneer stroll silly really

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Hi

by rosiegurl in

my name is rosie.

i'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.. since i was about 18 i realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if i left i'd have nobody.

i've been df'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that i could stay around my family and do my own thing.

rosiegurl

yay!=)

ok so you say in your profile that you did some pioneering in Nor Cal...where abouts? anywhere near sonoma county?

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Hi

by rosiegurl in

my name is rosie.

i'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.. since i was about 18 i realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if i left i'd have nobody.

i've been df'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that i could stay around my family and do my own thing.

rosiegurl

Thank you =) that was very nice, loving, kind and sweet...no offence taken..how could I?

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Blood Question...

by rosiegurl in

forgive me in advance if i seem to not really know alot....i didn't pay really close attention at the meetings when i was a kid and i kinda just wasn't into it when i was an adult...i just kinda 'did what they said to do' >.< i know horrible.. but...here is my question.

wasn't the 'no blood thing' from the old testament?

and part of the laws given to the isrealites...the laws that jesus put an end to when he was born and gave his life for our sins?

rosiegurl

Thanks for the links guys...helpe a bit...gotta do some of my own research on it ......36 years of believing one way ...kinda hard to all the sudden switch ;p

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Hi

by rosiegurl in

my name is rosie.

i'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.. since i was about 18 i realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if i left i'd have nobody.

i've been df'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that i could stay around my family and do my own thing.

rosiegurl

Lisa:

My 13 yr old doesn't really talk much to my parents about the things he and I discuss. He learned along time ago from me that what is discussed in our little family stays in our little family. He made a few mistakes early on when he was younger and mentioned some topics we discussed....and realized what I meant...now he understands that they don't need or have the right to know everything about our lives (which they'd love to know if we'd just share it lol).

In regard to celebrating holidays....it's entirely up to my son... he does feel a bit like it's wrong to do so....so I'm letting him just work thru that. We don't celebrate anything at our home as we live VERY close to my parents and it's just not one of those fights I'm willing to pick atm...my son grew up not celebrating anhthing as did I...we are really not missing it and hey...the not spending money we don't have on gifts thing works too lol (I know! how cheap am I! lol)

Thanks for the welcome....it's reall nice =)

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Let Kids see Dub Grandparents or?

by brunnhilde in

my mom and dad love my son, but i also know because of the depth of their brainwashing, they won't be respectful of my parenting (as i've asked them) and will try to "plant seeds" with him.

he's only 7, loves his grandma and papa very much and is easily confused and distressed when he gets conflicting info.

since we left the dubs, we've had a couple different run-ins with my parents trying subtle and not so subtle means to get at my son, or more accurately, get at me.

rosiegurl

That's a hard call situation really.

Grandparents are an important part of a childs life. I'd say just keep the lines of communication open with your child and let him know there is always other ways to do things. I only had one grand parent growing up and feel as if I missed out.....it enriches childrens life to have them around and hear their experiences....but bottom line it's totally your call and your comfort zone =)

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Blood Question...

by rosiegurl in

forgive me in advance if i seem to not really know alot....i didn't pay really close attention at the meetings when i was a kid and i kinda just wasn't into it when i was an adult...i just kinda 'did what they said to do' >.< i know horrible.. but...here is my question.

wasn't the 'no blood thing' from the old testament?

and part of the laws given to the isrealites...the laws that jesus put an end to when he was born and gave his life for our sins?

rosiegurl

Forgive me in advance if I seem to not really know alot....I didn't pay really close attention at the meetings when I was a kid and I kinda just wasn't into it when I was an adult...I just kinda 'did what they said to do' >.< I know horrible.

BUT...here is my question. Wasn't the 'no blood thing' from the old testament? and part of the laws given to the Isrealites...the laws that Jesus put an end to when he was born and gave his life for our sins? If I understand correctly the slave class want us to follow a law that Jesus abolished. I will have to pull out my Bible and get the scriptures cuz I'm SURE I remember there being a scripture saying Jesus came to abolish or clear or somethign to that effect the law. And so we were to live by the 'principals' of the law but no longer were bound by that law.

Just curious..maybe I was listening at those meetings...or maybe I just caught a few things here and there and put them together wrong...anyone care to help me on this one?

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Hi

by rosiegurl in

my name is rosie.

i'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.. since i was about 18 i realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if i left i'd have nobody.

i've been df'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that i could stay around my family and do my own thing.

rosiegurl

Hello everyone =)

My name is Rosie. I'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.

Since I was about 18 I realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if I left I'd have nobody.

I've been DF'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that I could stay around my family and do my own thing. So far it's worked ok.....but then there is the continual 'wish you would come back to the meetings' stuff...but whatever it's the price I pay to keep in touch with my large family (most of which are witnesses).

My parents are very loving as is my whole family. They took me in to their house both times when I had been DF'd even though it was really 'against' the rules. My dad was even an elder one of the times and considered 'stepping down' so that he wouldn't stumble any in the congregation (talk about guilt trip). Anyway bottom line, I didn't experience any of the 'horrible' things many people here did. I've had a relatively good life. Lots of little problems in it but those are mostly cuz I made some stupid decisions in my life haha don't we all sometimes.

Now I'm finally at the point where I feel the NEED to have God in my life. I actually confronted my 13 yr old yesterday and tried to reason with him regarding the 'truth' and asked him some questions about things that didn't seem 'right' to me. He suprisingly told me that he always felt weird about some of those things too. So we are BOTH going to look for something to bring us closer to God with out a man trying to tell us how to serve him. The Bible is really all we need and that's what we intend on keeping in mind.

I look forward to getting to know you guys....nice to be able to speak freely of things that have been on my mind for years. See you guys around =)

xoxo

Rosie

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building commitee

by logic in

is anyone familiar with the building commitee?

it appears that alot of hanky panky is going on here.

for instance, i know for a fact that some contractors have arrangements to be paid.

rosiegurl

I'm positive that the building committee is not paid...other than that I don't really know....as far as I always knew it was mostly just volunteer....but lately I've been wondering if maybe what I've known is wrong >.<....anyway I'm sure my dad didn't get paid to be on the building committee....sry I can't really help you further.

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building commitee

by logic in

is anyone familiar with the building commitee?

it appears that alot of hanky panky is going on here.

for instance, i know for a fact that some contractors have arrangements to be paid.

rosiegurl

My dad was a contractor for well over 30 years. He was asked to serve on the building committee at one point. I remember him coming home all heated at some of the the brothers in the group because they were disregarding code and city/county regulations to cut corners. He came home that way several times from the meetings they had before finally just resigning from the committee. I can't give you details or specifics, but I was old enough to know that he was trying to do right and they were all arguing against him about it. It made him very upset that brothers would be trying to break city and county building laws ... oh and um...btw..hiya =)..new to the forums name's rosie...I'll post my story sometime for ya'll ;p