one of the first baby dolls i gave my granddaughter was a cute little black baby doll.
she still has it in her car seat and if you try to take her doll from her she says, "my baby!!
" typically little children are color blind.
Of course I'm going to say no because I'm Hispanic married to a Black man and have family and friends of all races. However, when I think about it.. when watching any reality show like survivor, Amazing race ect. I always pull for the minorities before I even get to see their personality. Maybe I do judge Caucasians a bit. (sorry I don't mean to)
By the way we have a black president when is abc going to finally give us a black bachelor??
Okay I'm done
did you at least want to say "hi"?
or did you avoid them like the plague?.
I alway did
I was one of those that always smiled and said hello, or gave them that smiley face that they appreciated, when everyone else was acting like fools trying to avoid eye contact.
Did you guys see this on TMZ??
i've been "inactive"for four years now.
i am quite proud of myself for making it this far since i moved out on my own at 22 for the first time.
i've remained in school, try to live a balanced and productive life and still drive home to visit my parents at least once a month (they live 45 minutes outside of the city) luckily, my parents and i still remain close (as much as a baptized inactive child and still fanatic jw parents are able to be) and besides my mom's constant pestering about me attending meetings again and coming back to the troof, i haven't had to much stress from them or the elders.
Stillawitness.... It's tough ..I know. My mom just sent me pictures of my baptism to remind me of ??? Not sure what, because when I looked at them I seen a young naive girl who had no idea what she was getting herself into.
It's a tough place to be in because we love them and don't want to hurt them but when they do things like what you mother did to you and mine did to me it puts us in a sad place and it brings up so much hurt and if you like me, we take it.
My thing is I don't want to hurt them, I know they are happy in the Org and I'm totally miserable in it, for many reasons.
Like yourself, I'm in the same place. Do you let them know exactly what you think and risk being D'fed or do you continue to take what they throw at you?
For me I'll take it for now.
i'm having spaghetti and meatballs, salad with blue cheese, and cabernet.
it's the antidote to turkey dinner/leftovers..
Hey beks,
My kids like some with sugar and cinnamon and some plain and puffy so the can put their beans in them Of course they like them made fresh. So I have to make up the masa and roll them out like a huge tortilla put them up into shapes and deep fry them to just the right puffiness LOL..is that a word? Like I said it's a once in a while thing. Too much work!
meaning... on this website, no longer a jw or at least no longer beliving anymore?
i never did, even 18 months ago it would have seemed impossible, unthinkable.
even though looking back the seeds of doubt had been sown for some time, i just never allowed myself to think about them... vvv dangerous thing to do!.
Never in a million years! Was scared out of my mind when I was registering I think I backed out twice before I finally went for it. I'm so glad I did, so much here has helped me through some very dark days
i'm having spaghetti and meatballs, salad with blue cheese, and cabernet.
it's the antidote to turkey dinner/leftovers..
It was carnitas night with cilantro and onions and Green tomatoe sauce... Fresh beans and Spanish rice on the side. I even went out and made bunuelos for my son. Yes, not a healthy meal but it's only a few time a year
i was thinking that i would like to post this in hope it will help anyone out there who might have the same problem.. after leaving the wts, one of the most difficult things i've had to get over was depression and anxiety.
for many years before and after i left the wts i would fall into terrible depressions or experience terrible anxiety about.... whatever.
you name it and i could become seriously anxious about it to the point of being paralyzed and unable to address the situation.
Thanks Elsewhere,
I needed to hear that today.
i knew of a handful (which is too many) that were molested by a jehovah's witness.
it was not typical in my experience.
what about you???.
Lise, I totally agree with LL ,you were a child and should feel no guilt for not coming forward.
(((hugs)))
i knew of a handful (which is too many) that were molested by a jehovah's witness.
it was not typical in my experience.
what about you???.
Your parents probably finally had a chance to do what they should have done for your sister back when it happened. Unfortunately your sister most likely needed them to fight for her then:(
My daughter was molested by a JW in our congregation and even though we went to the police you would be surprised at the guilt the elders make you feel. We heard reproach on Jehovah's name so many time I couldn't even count and sadly I admit when the elders left my home I almost felt guilty for going to the police(crazy huh) Most people will never know the added pressure that is put on you in a very critical time it makes you think things most free thinking people would never think. For good reason. From that moment on we were treated different we got the hint we might have not done the right thing(in their eyes) by speaking out and demanding justice from the worldly courts, which we did get.
Sad to say your parents probably really thought they were doing the right thing at the time and it wasn't until they stepped back and really seen things clearly did they decide to what they could. Too late? Sure. but at least the did something. Many keep there eyes closed and their opinions to themselves and that's how these creeps continue.
