Posts by wings

Not much really. I moved away....but just the thought of going back helps me understand what some here go through. I was shunned by those I cared about the most before I left, so what remains I know to be also temporary.

wings

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Nice meet-up with some former Jw's - then a visit to my Jw brother today!

by AK - Jeff in

it was a fine day.

the sun.

friends.

wings

I understand your moment with your brother. I understand the wonderful-horrible feeling of a good cry. Grief, mixed with appreciation and complicated reconciliation of a life full of things lost and things gained.

Thank you for sharing AK Jeff, I'm glad you had a good day.

wings

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MOUTHY'S 81st Birthday

by BenV in

jw
friends

mouthy, is today your 81st birthday?

i saw on a post you wrote -- and it said birthday!

(don't know how these things work?).

wings

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOUTHY!!!!!

wings

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"attempted suicide"... meaning..?

by Gregor in

i see this expression being used frequently and i think it would be helpful to parse the possible meaning by the person using it.

because it has such a huge range of possible impressions that could be taken by the reader.

just to illustrate, i will place myself in the #1 category below of person who might use the expression "attempted suicide".. a.

wings

I would say that A and B are warning signs. A leads to B....but C is attempted suicide. I think there is a big leap from B to C.

A true attempt leaves a deep scar. The recovery from that is in an entirely different category.

wings (just my opinion)

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Opinion poll: Is it wrong for grandparents to buy presents for all but one?

by cognizant dissident in

jw
friends

my parents (jw's) have 4 small grandchildren between the ages of 5 and 8. they recently went on a trip and brought back presents for 3 of the kids but left out one because they "didn't have time to find anything".

my sister was very upset and refused to accept the present for her daughter if they had nothing for her son.

my parents thought she was making a big deal out of nothing and since gifts are voluntary, technically, they don't have to buy them for any of the kids and can do so as they choose.

wings

Having lived 16 years in a blended family situation....I had a lot of experience with this. It is hurtful, and can undermine the family unit if allowed. The grandparents in my situation never learned anything by my negative responses, they grew to be great grandparents and continued it into the next generation.

JW gift-giving-double-minded-hypocritical-thinking.....sick.

wings (sore spot with me)

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Are You a Closet Apostate Weenie?

by Farkel in

jw
friends

you count 10 hours per month but havn't even mentioned your beliefs to a non-dub in years.. you underline your study articles at random and write fake notes in the margins.. you smoke joints to get through meetings, field service and assemblies.. you're secretly banging an elder's wife.. you stuff monopoly money in the contribution box.. you keep your eyes open during prayer and giggle.. when everyone else says "amen" at the end of a prayer, you whisper "what bullshit.".

you have a copy of crisis of conscience in a box buried in your back yard.. you play with an ouija board and watch smurf cartoons when no one is around.. you think "thriller" was the great music video ever made.. you read comic books in the kingdom hall bathroom during meetings.

when questioned about your long time spent in the bathroom, you whisper "i'm constipated.