yugoslavia is my country and always will be.
it was my motherland it represented peace, and a good future, family, joy.
when it fell apart so did the start of falling apart of my life.
Oh Snowboarder, I just want to put my arms around you and give you a big hug. I have children the exact same age as you; my heart breaks for the pain you are going through.
You come to Colorado and I will make you one of my fabulous batches of Sarma and we will wash it down with a little slivovitch
jw's have the tendency to come up with the worst illustrations.
it boggles my mind sometimes.
here's one someone gave me about new light.. when confronted with the fact that since certain teachings change, the jw's never had the truth.
Disfellowshipping is like a time out for a naughty child 
in my area atleast 50% if not more..
In my family 100%
kh meetings were utter hell.
the boredom, particularly for a child, was awful.
i feel it was a form of child abuse.
They were very exciting following the birth of my first daughter. I got to take a shower, get dressed up and then sit in the back room with other mothers and discuss motherhood. I actually really enjoyed those meetings for about 2 months. It was June; I was overweight, housebound with a baby from HELL. The other 41 years of meeting attendance was nothing short of torture.
inspiared by a convo with a dub today ...satire darlings ;).
truthfully brothers and (lowly) sisters the yoga classes i attend are completly like wtbs describe.
we chant to false gods while demons fly around the room.
mine was terrific.
loving visits, cards, dinner, and togetherness.
i know if i had remained a witness, at least one of my children would have left the borg, and we would probably not have the beautiful relationship we now have.
Were you saying this facetiously
No, I absolutely adore my two girls. They bring me so much JOY!
my wife mentioned our circuit assembly was this weekend, she looked at me and i let out a chuckle and said "the kids are too sick right?
" (they weren't) but it was what she wanted to hear, an excuse from me to blow it off.
it got us thinking about how they were kind of tolerable when we were younger.. meals with ice cream, lots of volunteering to get you out of your seat.. there was more room at past assemblies.
I have posted this picture before of my cousin at a 1958 convention. The look on his face says it all.
hello it's carrot, watersprouts better half.
i have come on as when i ask sprout to type something i want to say, she won't.
it's not always nice.. carrot.
I feel as if I know you. WELCOME!
mine was terrific.
loving visits, cards, dinner, and togetherness.
i know if i had remained a witness, at least one of my children would have left the borg, and we would probably not have the beautiful relationship we now have.
It was fabulous! With two healthy, beautiful and perfect daughters, I feel like it is Mother's Day everyday I am in their company.
so many of us are free, so many of us are not.. share whatever "mother's day" activity you will be involved in this year.
moms and those with non or ex-jw moms, whazzup?.
tell us how that makes you feel, your involvement or lack of involvement in mother's day..
My Mother's Day starts tonight and goes through Sunday. We are having a home coming party tonight for my oldest daughter (comes home from college today). Tomorrow we are taking the day off to shop and garden. Saturday we are sleeping in and then going out to lunch in lower downtown Denver at a place that has a Kentucky Derby party. Sunday we are going out for High Tea at the Brown Palace. To top it off, Sunday evening my girls are going to watch Masterpiece Theatre with me (they hate it, but it is part of their gift to me)
Oh yes, and I will drop off some rose bushes for my dear mother.
