what did you imagine would happen?
did they react the way you expected?
how did you bring it up?.
My husband was an elder and we had been married 20 years and had 15 and 14 year old daughters (unbaptized).
I said "I am filing for a divorce, I am done with the marriage and the religion and I want full custody of the girls". And that is exactly what I did. I ripped the band aid off with not one regret. He did not have a clue it was coming (way too busy serving the cong to notice a wife and daughters)
.. .........................some people are truly in need..some are not... a man passing by on his 10 speed bike,asked me for $2.00 for a cup of coffee... .................................................."uhhh,no"... ............another asked me for spare change outside a super market... ......................................i said i didn`t have any... ...................so he say`s "how about a credit card?!"......lol!!...
.. ....................what do you do,when people ask you for spare change?...
..... .. ..........................................whats the most outrageous thing... ......................................you`ve been asked forby a stranger?...
I am such a sucker for anyone in need. I was giving out way too much money and food to these poor people. I finally made a decision to give to one cause and ONE cause only. So I now only give and donate to animal causes. I also carry baggies full of dog food in my trunk for the homeless person who decides to exploit some poor canine for sympathy. Every once in awhile there will be some young person on Pearl Street that really tugs at my heart strings and I will break my rule, but I am getting a lot better.
i have to go with seattle.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsrq3hujme.
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i found the meetings to be especially boring from the late 1980s on.
before that, we actually tried to make people want to listen.
the meetings were pretty interesting.
I learned how to tune out nonsense from a very young age
i have to go with seattle.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsrq3hujme.
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The city of Denver has been turned orange (literally) everyone is wearing Bronco shirts and we are all over the top with excitement. Poppers ... Ball over Wilson any day :) the festivities have started here at the Magwitch home.
fine.
holy spirit appointed overseers to shepherd?
6:1, 2; jude 22) are these not good reasons for being obedient to those who are taking the lead?read hebrews 13:17.. .
Thank you Billy. Off topic for a moment to add to your grandfather's views on goats......as a young JW in the 60s and 70s, we had a small farm that included goats. They were simply fantastic animals. We milked them and made numerous cheeses. They kept everything mowed. The babies were awesome playmates. The list goes on and on. However, I felt terribly guilty for loving these animals so much. I was under the impression I should hate them for being the wicked animals that they were supposed to be. I prayed to Jehovah to help me hate the goats (yes, another conflicted JW six year old)
here's a few from me.. no more having to go to stupid boring meetings.. no more having to go knock on doors in field service and waste my time!.
no more mind numbing elders meetings..
I do not have to lie anymore. That last decade in the org was nothing more than saying one lie to cover the next or the last (For things like time in service, missing meetings, hiding questionable books and movies etc). I have no reason to be dishonest about anything anymore. It has taken awhile to get used to this honesty thing, but I am catching on. It is so strange to be loved and accepted for just the person you are.
i put in a da letter a couple of weeks ago but the elders have not opened the letter and wish to meet with me first.
i've seen the stress this has caused me and my family as well as the alienation of me from the family spiritually.
so the question is can i do more to get my kids out of this cult by staying a member going to meetings some times and planting seeds or get out and try to then get the kids out over time?
The best way to get your kids out is too shove this religion down their poor little throats. Strict, no fun and tons of pressure to work toward pioneering, bethel service, missonary service etc.
Actually every situation is so different. It all depends on your circumstances.
I simply walked out the door with my 2 children and they have NEVER looked back.
i ran in to a ex-jw and had a good laugh once he realized i was not going to shun him.
i am a different soul when we are dealing with watchtower demonology, everything about the organization is fan boy based.
watchtower creates the illusion of a community that never existed, we were too blind to realize most of the people we invested time with was nothing more than a farce, once you can't offer up more sacrfices on the watchtower's alter, your going to get less attention and eventually if your kingdom hall is big enough, they won't come looking for you.. .
Like Fazzled said...."Shunning is a form of BULLYING." Nobody wants to be bullied.
so i have decided to jump in and for the first time and share some of my random memories that seem to have been floating around my mind more and more lately.
mostly if all the weird anxiety i experience from time to time is related to it.
i guess that would be a different topic to post!.
Welcome and thank you so much for the memories!! So many of us got married just to get out from under our strick parents. So sad for both parties.
Look forward to more of your posts.
