i was lucky not to be born into the jw's, so i had pretty much every toy i wanted ...
actionman (g.i joe) with all the guns, tanks wonderful 2nd world war uniforms, toy soldiers cavalry, indians, cowboys, knights,castles and forts.
six million dollar man, lone ranger and tonto, toy cars matchbox captin scarlett, thunder birds, loads of guns to run around playing war.
great days. (of course my sisters had dolls and prams, barbies cindys, play make up)
i know having spoken to jws born into it certain toys were of limits for some kids.
a good friend told me how he loved action man and played with them constantly, until one day he came home and saw them all by the door in a
card board box.
when he asked his mum what she was doing.
she told him "do you really think jehovah wants you to play war, you can keep one of them but he cant have any guns and fight people"
he replied "nah! its alright mum i'm bored of them now anyway"
i know it not a sad story compared to a "child called it!"
but its something hes never forgotten.
once he'd grown up and left the witness he started collecting toys and as a massive collection of actionman and all the other toys his mum never appproved of.
what about you? or were you lucky and your parents werent so fanatical!
