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he'd kill me if he new i put this up.. .
Here are more, I just love sharing photos of my kids. Can't believe they are all grown up now.
My daughter Kristen at around 8 months and another photo of me 7 months pregnant with her. She is 33 now, whew does that make me feel old.
Oh the outfit I was wearing was awful, very comfortable, but now I think UGH what was I thinking. I made it myself LOL
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.youngest, now in his 20's.
he'd kill me if he new i put this up.. .
Hope thats such a cute photo of your son..he looks a bit like you in the photo I have seen of you.
Here is me with my two oldest kids way back when they were toddlers
Kristen is around 20 months and Scott is about 5 months old in photo....now he is 32 with 3 boys of his own and Kristen is 33 and expecting her first baby in October
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.youngest, now in his 20's.
he'd kill me if he new i put this up.. .
What a great thread Hope and on Mothers Day HOW FITTING!!!!
Here is some of mine. I haven't got a whole lot of my photos scanned yet.
Here is one to my Mother who passed away in Oct 2006, I miss her so much:
My Mommy and Me on January 8th, 19xx in Livonia Michigan, I was 3 months old minus one day LOL thats what is written on the back of this photo
This one is her with all my kids in the 80's at her home in Sault Ste Marie
Her Grandchildren
712-432-8710 then press9925 great listening right now 8.9m
So Sorry I missed that, I had it on a posty note on my fridge to remind me to call, I really wanted to hear this one.
Unfortunately I had guests for my Spa and B&B and they didn't leave last night as expected. I had to entertain and could not be rude and be on the phone
If anyone can update me or others as to anything significant that was said it would be greatly appreciated,
Paula
welcome to the board, sister.. it is so good to have you here.
i look forward to hearing your experiences during the 1940's and 50's.. .
i 'officially' left the jw's in december 2004 and 3 weeks later jesus found me.. it was a life changing spiritual experience that i'll always remember.. funny thing is, when i said "yes" to jesus my entire family (jw and non-jw) turned their backs on me because they believe christians are evil.. .
Nice to meet you Inthepink!!!
You have come to a great place , even though you have been out for so long. Now you wil find how so many of us were in the same situation. Back then in 1981 there wasn't a lot of support, I left in 1985 and had no one to turn to. At least you found comfort in another Faith and your belief in Jesus. I was so turned off religion I just never went that route. I do believe that if you can find comfort and truth then it helps immensely.
Have a great day and happy Mothers Day!!!
Paula
a tribute to a wonderful woman, who is all our "granny"!!.
we love you grace!
have a wonderful mother's day!!.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY GRANNY GRACE!!!!
You deserve all the love and attention we can all give you, I am not your flesh and blood but I consider you like a MOM, someone I could trust and talk to. Just wish we could be there to pamper you right now. I am so sorry that someone in your family has hurt you, thats not right. You deserve love, respect and kindness at this time in your life.
Love from Paula
this may not be my dumbest moment, but i'm sure it ranks pretty high.
when i was a young kid, we had a swimming pool.
i used to swim just about every day after school.
Seriously the dumbest thing I ever did was get Baptized and say that I would dedicate my life to the Watchtower Society at the age of 15. I did it because I was under duress from my Elder Father, but now if I could do it over again I would not have done it. I didn't have my heart in the Beliefs of the JW religion that was shoved down my throat by my parents. You get baptized and then you are open game for being disfellowshipped and shunned.
Velvet
i sometimes feel this spiritual void inside, like i'm standing at the edge of an abyss, and it's so much that i can hardly take it.
the odd thing about it is that i always feel it when i'm starting to get close to a lady, close enough to where those deep feelings start to arise - where a momentary look into her eyes feels like a thousand years of life experience and the ephemeral nature of life becomes most painfully plain.
i think that i need to believe in god, somehow, someway, if i'm gonna get through life without going nuts and/or doing myself harm.
I agree with you, after being in a religion as intense as the JW's it kind of leaves you flat when you come out. So many questions arise then: Who do we believe, where is God, which God do we pray too, how do we pray to him, what is his plan for us. Why can't he just tell us outright instead of making everything a riddle. I have no idea where to turn or what to do, so I do nothing, I don't want to be duped again. The state of the world right now is frightening, I am worried for my children and my grandchildren as to what kind of world is in the future for them. We do not know the future and it seems that those that pray do not either so we just have to try and live our lives as best we can. We seem to have no choices in what our fate will be.
I hope one day soon that God the creator of this Earth will let the truth be known. If he doesn't then I guess he has left us on our own. All these thoughts run crazy in my mind and it just seems logical that if he cares about us then he will one day help us.
By the way what about that comment that you need Professional Help?? Why do you think he needs help professionally. If he does then there is a lot of us that do to.
Velvetann
i'm new so thought i'd say hi.
been thinking about the witnesses alot lately and have a had a good search online and found this place.. was born into the ahem 'truth' and left when i was 17, baptized at twelve i think.
i couldnt answer something covered in the baptism questions and all 3 elders who did my questions mentioned that this was their only doubt.
Welcome MrsR
You are so lucky to have found out that the JW's are not the Truth and to have gotten out. Please do keep in touch here, its very encouraging to hear from others who have experienced being in the cult to reinforce our choice of leaving.
I am so glad to be out and to know that is not the truth. I was out for years and thought I would die at Armageddon because I wasn't in the truth anymore. I suffered with guilt and emotional pain for years until I found this group. It has helped me so much and I know for a certainty that the Watchtower Society is a Lie.
Velvetann
my 2nd cousin walked out of her house after her husband and children were asleep and shot herself.
she was in her early 40s.
she was a jw.
Undecided I am so sorry to hear about this tragedy in your family,
Words cannot take away the pain you must be feeling but hopefully you will be able to cope with this and please let us know how you feeling through this ordeal.
Mental illness is often very dangerous for those that suffer with it, its a hidden illness and without proper help and medication it often ends in tragedy. I feel so bad for your cousin and her family.
Velvetann
