I'm a much better person since leaving as well, Tuesday... however it is rare that someone leaves and the witnesses say "look how wonderfully she is thriving out there under Satan's control" I've never known anyone who wasn't made an example out of. "See what happens when you leave?!"
Posts by AlyMC
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13Have you ever heard JW's comments about you since you left the org?
by jambon1 insince you left, have you ever overheard or heard through the 'grapevine', what the local jw's say about you?
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Why Do JW's not use Child care or Sunday Type School?
by kwr inwhile i have only been to one meeting my entire life i have always found it odd that jw's don't use child care or sunday type school for children.
what is the reason for this policy by wts?
tia.
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AlyMC
And the mothers room at the hall absolutely beat the boring meeting. lol... we used to have so many fun conversations back there.
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Why Do JW's not use Child care or Sunday Type School?
by kwr inwhile i have only been to one meeting my entire life i have always found it odd that jw's don't use child care or sunday type school for children.
what is the reason for this policy by wts?
tia.
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AlyMC
This was one of my biggest concerns with going post children. The elders told me it was because children should be "trained from infancy". I forget the scripture, but it is one we all have heard. They should not be in the back having fun because it is not a topic of play, but a serious one that means the difference of their life or death. They can't expect to "get through on our baptism" for to long.
We got talked about because we would bring books, magnadoodles, pencils, etc and also play games with her at the expense of our ability to listen. The elders insisted the only reason I questioned their doctrine was that I was looking for an excuse not to have to ask my daughter to sit through the meetings.
Then of course I started realizing that I wanted my girls to have more opportunity and power over their lives than I did... so I guess it was mostly because of them that I came to terms with my suspicions. So I guess in a way they were right.
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What are you drinking right now?
by stillajwexelder ini am drinking real russian vodka (not stoli) mixed with vermouth on ice
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AlyMC
lol, Crumpet... I was just starting to realize some similarities myself :)
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I voted in an election for the first time in my life!
by First Time Voter ini post under a different name on this forum, but there are some people that read this site that know who i am in person, so i am posting under a different alias so as not to get myself in hot water.. .
anyway, for the first time in over 20 years of eligibility, i voted in today's primary.
in a church!
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AlyMC
I voted for the first time in 2004... while the event itself was anticlimactic, it was also very liberating. Congrats on your first time voting! :)
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Have you ever heard JW's comments about you since you left the org?
by jambon1 insince you left, have you ever overheard or heard through the 'grapevine', what the local jw's say about you?
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AlyMC
yeah... it always comes back to us through family. I can't dye my hair a funny color or sport a piercing without hearing about it. I'm sure it serves as "proof" of my sinful self. When I first left there were all kinds of rumors of my husband and I being "swingers" and so forth. lol.
But I also do children's photography and I've had quite a few brothers and sisters ask me if I can do their kids pictures and not put them up on my website. I know it is because they don't want to be "caught" even though I'm not DF'd. No problem, but it cracks me up because I think a great many of them have figured out that I'm pretty darned harmless these days, despite the rumors.
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I think may convert to Bokononism
by inkling inthank you oompa for recommending kurt vonnegut.. i am reading cat's cradle at the moment, and am enjoying it immensely.. .
around and around and around we spin,.
with feet of lead and wings of tin .... .
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AlyMC
Thanks for the suggestion! I just finished "Good Omens" at my husband's suggestion and it was freaking hilarious. Looking forward to checking out Vonnegut.
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What are you drinking right now?
by stillajwexelder ini am drinking real russian vodka (not stoli) mixed with vermouth on ice
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AlyMC
fennel is one of my favorite teas, and I also dislike liquorice.
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Help Martha Help the gluten intolerant!
by wan2bme injust wanted to let you know that martha stewart is having a contest for the next big idea!
a magazine for food allergies, sensitivities and gluten intolerances is currently at the top of her list.
please click or cut and paste on the link below, review the description under alexis and vote for this big idea to help raise awareness, support and make this happen!.
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AlyMC
My husband doesn't eat gluten, and it is such a pain. Especially since we're also a vegetarian family. We also don't eat soy or processed foods- some days I don't know how I manage to feed us.
i'll go give it a vote :)
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What J.W teaching did you find the hardest to accept??
by karter infor me it was the fact that god is allowing all these innocent people to get killed to prove a point ,i mean it was a big bet he had with satan.. i explained it to my wife this way if i had our children killed in the most horriable way just to show they couldn't live without me how does that make me look?.
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AlyMC
As a child I remember thinking that if nobody ever died, that eventually our earth would fill and children would cease to exist or we'd eventually overfill the earth. I think I was 7 or 8 the first time I asked how that could be and I was told that we don't know- but maybe that is why god created the other planets. But a few years later I thought- since humans will go back to a pre-tech lifestyle- how would we ever get to live on other planets? As a child, I couldn't imagine a world without children.