Yes. I am from a big family of JW's (they are pretty much the elder body for the 2 congregations that met in the hall) and I was (and still am) the only one in 4 generations of JW's on my mother's side of the family that up and left. I also don't think they saw it coming because I had led such a sheltered and restricted life, I know they didn't think I would be able to figure out how to leave on my own. I know they thought I would come running back admitting I was wrong and crying that the world was such a horrible place, and the bigger shock is that I've been out for over 13 years and built my own life, and obviously have no desire to go back.
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When You Left The "Truth" Were People Shocked?
by minimus ini faded and when witnesses realized i had abandoned the faith, they were shocked!
no one would've ever believed that i would've left!
no one!!
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Is the spring/summer weather in your area 'odd' this year?
by AK - Jeff inmuch of our spring was very cold, intermingled with the occasionally 'extreme' heat.
so far summer [which started this week] is cooler than any i can recall, but extremely wet and high humidity.
the entire house feels like a wet blanket.. the doom-sayer types are constantly remarking how this must mark 'something' if not the end.
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Ilovebirthdays
Another cold, wet Oregonian here. But I'm one of those nutty ones who actually love the rain and cold.
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What was your volunteer job(s) at DCs?
by mummatron inseeing as it's that time of year i've been reminiscing.
i used to volunteer as i really struggled to sit still all day, even with all the note-taking and sitting next to the deaf loop system and watching the bsl interpreter to try and learn a bit of bsl.. i have.... counted and voided food tokenspacked fruit bags at a sandwich stallcleaned the stadium at opening and closingcleaned and attended ladies toiletsmanned (or should that be womanned?!
lol) contribution boxeswhat did you do?.
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Ilovebirthdays
I volunteered for anything I was able to (I am, only a lowly female, after all) that would get me out of my seat during a session. Never once did I ever clean a section, because that happened after the program.
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What do you really know about "Millions Now Living Will Never Die"?
by Terry inpay attention to what you are told and how you are told it.. what is the actual message being communicated?
what is the intention behind it?.
this 128-page book millions now living will never die, was placed with the people on a contribution of 25c a copy.. .
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Ilovebirthdays
I know that it isn't Millions Now Living MAY Never Die.
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Just had my first JW visit in almost 13 years. . . weirder than I could have thought.
by Ilovebirthdays ini have an old friend from jw's that has been trying to track me down.
she finally found me today.
of course to invite me to memorial.
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Ilovebirthdays
Hadn't heard from her in a few weeks, but she showed up at my son's game yesterday. Says she'll come back next week for another one, she had so much fun. We haven't talked about anything JW at all, and she was even talking about attending our high school reunion?!?!
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Why Do Some People Tell EVERYTHING They're Doing Or Thinking On Facebook?
by minimus init drives me nuts!.
who gives a sh^t about your newest item that you just bought or how happy that you are that the sun is out?.
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Ilovebirthdays
Right now I'm posting this message with a dog on my lap feeling rather sore from doing too much gardening yesterday. I think I'm hungry and will go make a turkey sandwich.
Seriously, though, I don't need to know when someone else is doing laundry or the fact that it is wine o'clock. I don't have a lot going on in my FB feed, because I've blocked quite a few people's posts from showing up.
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I Feel Really Sad About This
by Ilovebirthdays inmy grandma (jw) has been wanting to see one of my first grade son's games for a long time.
she always asks my grandpa to take her, but he hasn't up until this point.
she's called several times to say they were coming, only to have my grandpa back out of taking her as she's unwell, and can't drive anymore.
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Ilovebirthdays
I take them by once or twice a year. That seems to be about all my grandpa can handle. They're both old enough about the only time they leave the house is for meetings or service.
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I Feel Really Sad About This
by Ilovebirthdays inmy grandma (jw) has been wanting to see one of my first grade son's games for a long time.
she always asks my grandpa to take her, but he hasn't up until this point.
she's called several times to say they were coming, only to have my grandpa back out of taking her as she's unwell, and can't drive anymore.
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Ilovebirthdays
She's really old and has health problems, and is no longer able to drive herself. She makes it to every meeting and service on Saturdays, but something always comes up when she wants to go watch my kids do something. I really don't think my grandpa is comfortable with the idea of seeing my "worldly" self and family, and I know he's not okay in doing it in situations where he's surrounded by a pile of "worldly" people.
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I Feel Really Sad About This
by Ilovebirthdays inmy grandma (jw) has been wanting to see one of my first grade son's games for a long time.
she always asks my grandpa to take her, but he hasn't up until this point.
she's called several times to say they were coming, only to have my grandpa back out of taking her as she's unwell, and can't drive anymore.
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Ilovebirthdays
My grandma (JW) has been wanting to see one of my first grade son's games for a long time. She always asks my grandpa to take her, but he hasn't up until this point. She's called several times to say they were coming, only to have my grandpa back out of taking her as she's unwell, and can't drive anymore. He finally brought her to my kids' t-ball game (it has taken so long to get her there, we've cycled through several seasons of different sports and my daughter finally is old enough to play, too). I talked to her today, and she told me that the game was the most fun she's had in years.
Now I think my kids' games are great fun, but, well, they're my kids. Granted, the games have a great atmosphere, the parents are very supportive of both teams, and they kids are young enough that the game provides great comic relief, but even though it was great to see her looking so well and obviously having tons of fun, it just makes me sad that that's the best time she's had in YEARS. I can't imagine. Actually, yes I can, and that is what makes me sad.
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Names of Your G-Grandmothers
by snowbird intwo of mine are named tina.. i don't know the names of the others.. do you know yours?.
syl.
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Ilovebirthdays
Beryle and Lucetta. Don't have a clue about the others. We have some doozies of bible names in the next generations that follow, and thankfully they stopped the madness by the time I came around.