we've allow a little freedom for my jw mom to visit our daughter at lunch at the school since we're df'd now.
um, because we're idiots, maybe.
so my daughter tells me this evening that she was chatting with mom at lunch today and mentioned a birthday party she's attending this weekend.
You have every right to revoke you mothers visits I would do the same under those circumstances.
It really sucks what this religion does to families!! One day your mother will wish she didn't take your gesture and respect it, she'll never get the time she threw away by being a stubborn JW instead of a loving grandma
new to writing yes, to reading no, been reading here for 18 months or so.
[ been trying to join for a while now, but kept getting an error message, until i read in the tech section, throw out your cookies, so i did, my wife brought me a cup of tea and cake, and here i am, even us "bushies" know what cookies are, round pastry things, cooked to golden brown... anyway] i don't know how many have read the writing "it hurts" at doc browns http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/?p=822 i am sure many can connect to one/some of the things written at one time or other, i certainly could.
but "if laughter be the best medicine" as someone i cant remember once said, then i would like to put you people on notice, "you will all be facing a jc hearing soon" as you have had me pissing myself laughing, from the time i've been reading here, and as you all should know, laughter is a nono" not ever mentioned in km agenda "so your all bad" and i am thanking you for being so.
Welcome Fadinfast
Hey Flipper
Our fade is going wonderful !!
The parents have finally realized they were fighting a losing battle and decided to love us anyways :) It's so nice to not stress out when I see the caller ID come up and know it was going to be a long emotional fight, I now know it will be a mostly pleasant conversation of what is going on in our lives and theirs.
I have learned keep silent at times and just keep peace... as did they. I also learned there are certain family members I have to cut off because they just will not accept our choice... it's hard, but necessary.
The elders have stepped off and have left us alone... knowing, we have nothing to say to them.
On the occasional Sat when they are in the neighborhood doing door to door they tend to send the new ones in the congregation or the young ones I think they want to avoid us as much as we wish to avoid them.
We haven't really been able to jump into all the holiday's as of yet..I think that will come in time.
The kids are really enjoying the special treatment on birthdays though!! Nice dinner's and pizza's delivered to school for them and their friends are a big hit!!
ive had people nearly fall over themselves to get away from me?
anyone?.
Yes it does, I always walk out with my head held high and a huge smile on my face. Can't say the same for the shunner.
i really do appreciate all the help you guys have given me in this process.
but it's time for me to leave.
it was time for me to leave the wt (at least in my mind) when it became damaging to me.
Well Dan I'm sad to see you leave Many of your threads really had impact on me. I saw people coming together to support you and care for you when you needed it the most and it really touched me, mainly because when my little family went through what we did we did it alone... I hadn't found this forum yet and didn't have the loving concern and helpful words I seen so many giving you.
I hope if you are gone for good you always remember those who reached out to you in your time of need..not because they had to, but because they really cared. Remember the good because there will always be something negative to look at.
Peace out
wow, what a testimony she gave.
she is one tough cookie to have gone through what she did.. her rapist, brian mitchell, appears to have been lds offshoot.
not only did he rape elizabeth every day, he wanted to kidnap her cousin.
I think she is such a strong woman!!
I bet standing up to that SOB in court is so healing for her
ive had people nearly fall over themselves to get away from me?
anyone?.
Hi sherry,
I have had some funny ones as well.
Now I try to put the shunner on the spot... I make it a point to be as nice and loud as possible Huge smiles and a big "Hello so and so, It's so good to see you" Leave it in their hands to either look like a huge butt or to have the decency to say hello.
i don't post much, so most of you don't know me.
i live in nc near oompa, and he has become a good friend with my wife and i over the last few years.. so as an update, my wife visited oompa today!
he's recovering, but has a long recovery to go.
Sorry to hear about Oompa,
I hope he has a fast full recovery.
09.11.2010 | 15:30. jehovahs witness in iceland accused of sex offences.
women who have been members of jehovahs witness in iceland claim that sexual and domestic violence is practiced within the congregation and that such offenses are hushed up.. .
svanberg jakobsson, spokesperson for jehovahs witness in iceland, confirmed to ruv.is that suspicion of such offenses have surfaced within the congregation but denied that they are hushed up.. .
I'm glad they are speaking out!
i was shocked ( though i probably shouldn't have been ) when reading the new elders manual concerning whether elders have to confess up about former sins from a few years earlier.
notice this on pg.
38 , paragraph 19 : it states, " if it comes to light or an appointed brother confesses that he has committed a disfellowshipping offense years in the past : the body of elders may determine he can continue to serve if the following is true : the immorality or other serious wrongdoing occured more than a few years ago, and he is genuinely repentant, recognizing that he should have come forward immediately when he sinned.
Pretty sick if you ask me!!
It really bothers me that I actually thought elders were special and loving at one time..silly me.
