My mother is not terminal, though she is ill. She wants assurances that when that fateful day arrives (as it must for all living beings)that the kingdom hall is where her services will be conducted. I am sorry if any of you got the impression that her death was imminent . I continue to struggle between healing myself and providing palliative support for my mother.
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I feel bad about what i just did to my aged mom
by recovering ini was disfellowshipped when i was 21 (raised as a witness).
my mother who is now 80 and a diehard witness always hoped that i would return.
she is concerned that she will soon pass away and the arrangements.
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any active or inactive jw from Massachusetts
by TheLoveDoctor inany active or inactive jw from massachusetts.
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Raised here in Massachusetts just over the border in CT. now.
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I feel bad about what i just did to my aged mom
by recovering ini was disfellowshipped when i was 21 (raised as a witness).
my mother who is now 80 and a diehard witness always hoped that i would return.
she is concerned that she will soon pass away and the arrangements.
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Thank you all for your kind words. Intellectually I am ok, emotionally not so much.
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reflections in the night
by recovering inreflections in the night.
the night is long i reflect on days gone by.
did i succeed or was life just a tragic lie.
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it was 4 or 5 am when i wrote it 6 when i finally posted
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reflections in the night
by recovering inreflections in the night.
the night is long i reflect on days gone by.
did i succeed or was life just a tragic lie.
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Reflections In The Night
The night is long I reflect on days gone by
Did I succeed or was life just a tragic lie
The things I believed in my youngest days
Will I be remembered when the sun shines its brightest rays
When spoken of will I be remembered with fondness?
Or will my name be spoken of with bitterness
Did I do enough for my beautiful progeny?
Into this world did I bring a bit of harmony
Am I one of the proverbial really good guys?
One considers all before this earth says its goodbyes
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I feel bad about what i just did to my aged mom
by recovering ini was disfellowshipped when i was 21 (raised as a witness).
my mother who is now 80 and a diehard witness always hoped that i would return.
she is concerned that she will soon pass away and the arrangements.
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I was disfellowshipped when i was 21 (raised as a witness). My mother who is now 80 and a diehard witness always hoped that i would return. She is concerned that she will soon pass away and the arrangements. She wants to make sure that the service be conducted in the kingdom hall. I said to her that i was not sure if I could emotionally deal with having it there and being shunned while i was grieving. She then told me one of the elders (he was the youngest at my committee meeting) said that i should have never been disfellowshipped in the first place. He told her to have me contact him because he felt bad about going along with a hard line elder that also employed the other elder in the meeting. He told her that he could make my reinstatement a quick and painless process. (hardline elder later removed and disfelowshipped for income tax evasion) I told my mom "What after 30 something years? No thanks I don't believe it anymore and find the whole thing an insult to my intelligence." My mom was shocked to say the least. I guess she thought i believed but just did not want to live the JW lifestyle. She broke down and cried. She then whimpered "I guess we should not discuss this subject anymore." Please remember that although my mom was physically and emotionally abusive to me as a child, I still love her. I feel like such a heal. It is just that I know that I could not cope with her death in such an emotionally charged and cold atmosphere as a kingdom hall. I hate this religion and the choices it has made me make !!!!!
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welcome back mouthy i have missed you
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At what point did you realize JW's were a Cult?
by Think About It inmost of us x-jw's at one point no doubt defended the jw's when called a cult.
althought being out since 95', when i first came here it took awhile before i could use the cult word to describe the jw religion.
finding out about the pedophile scandal was disgusting, but it was probably finding out here about the wts history and terrible personal experiences of some on this board that made me finally admit that the jw's were a cult.
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after the waco tragedy i realized jw are a cult
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Freemasonry and Jehovah's Witnesses
by Hammer_Of_Thor ini've read alot of posts here regarding jw's and freemasonry, and so far i've seen the usual conjecture by non-masons, and a few well written opinions of the inquiring minds among us.. i'm a former jw from texas, and a current freemason in houston.
my question is:.
what specifically does the wts say as far as masonic membership.
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it is a disfellowshipping offence
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What Were Some Of Your Old Favorite TV Shows?
by minimus ini was just reading a "where are they now?
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that was a funny show.
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hill sreet blues
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