@ Angelface hugs to you. We have alot in common. My daughter was 7 when I first woke up. Each situation is different. I too woke up before my husband and he did not take it well when I started voicing things I was learning. I remember when I told him that I couldn't attend the KH any longer. He went pale and said he was going to throw up. Now a few years have passed and he doesn't go to the kingdom hall at all. He's done his own research and knows the "truth" is not the truth. However, pretty much all his family are in and so we have never voiced anything outright to his family. We celebrate birthdays now. My daughter goes to school functions. She celebrates Christmas at school but have not quite reached that milestone at home yet. That is the last frontier with my husband. However, only you know the personality of your husband. In your case, you could play the "depression card". You could just constantly say "I love Jehovah but I am not worthy, blah blah blah." Heck, I knew one elder's wife who never went to meetings or out in field service because she had "migraines" yet when country line dancing was popular she was there every Saturday night. Nobody said a word. When she did come to a meeting she played the earnest, quiet, mild wifey part pretty good so she never raised eyebrows. While doing this you could continue to come to this forum, maybe put your daughter in a dance class and get to know some "worldy" people. Do you work? If so you could start to get to know your "worldly workmates" better. If you don't work maybe get a part time job somewhere. Or maybe go take some classes somewhere. Start concentrating on you and what makes YOU happy. When I was in I always subconsciously had a kids party around my daughter's birthday every year. I hadn't even realized it until just recently. I was subconsciously celebrating her birthday and no one at the KH knew it LOL. I know there are alot of JW's out there who only give lip service. They do what they want and live how they want. Start hanging around the "spiritually weak" but still play the depression card. Hang in there. Keep coming to this forum. Please keep us posted.
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HOW DO YOU CONTINUE?
by angel.face inlately i've been finding it more and more difficult to keep up a front.. .
before i learned the tatt i was the mover and shaker of our family.
i would study with the kids.
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A Woman, A Woman - Oh What Can She Be?
by LoneWolf inhi, peeplezs,.
down over the years i have experienced plenty of discouragement and cynicism about faith and the existence of a god who cares for us.
if i allowed myself to dwell on those things alone, i suppose that i too would be feeling hopeless and cynical and would be just waiting until my time is up.. however, i don't feel that way at all.
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Goodnight says meangirl as she licks her paws and wounds. Will this thread go down in history? I am a newbie here. It has been interesting. Despite all the name calling and differences I am glad it is ending on a positive note. I wish everyone here only the best. I MEAN that, I really do! he he
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WORLDS APART~TEEN JW MOVIETONIGHT ON SUNDANCE @ 7 EST.
by AK MCGRATH ini was just flipping through the channels to find something for the woman i care for to watch, and i came across a movie tonight on the sundance channel called, "worlds apart".
it is about a jehovah's witness teen who falls in love with someone who is not.. although i can't watch it now, i am taping it.
i couldn't look to see if it is a documentary of sorts, but i bet it will be interesting to say the least.. it's on at 7 pm tonight, eastern.
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I wish I still had Sundance channel....I do want to see this. Maybe I will see if it has been uploaded on YouTube.
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How bad have you wanted to write "The DA Letter"?
by RayPublisher inlike many of you i am fading and am trying to stay the course rather than be dfed due to family ties.
but i so badly want to simply write a letter and be rid of this giant weight on my back lately.
just like a bandaid that is easier to just tear off, i guess.. .
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I've sent my in and then my mom basically called the elders and begged them not to do anything about it. I don't know how she did it but she did.
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What exactly are men at the back of the hall taking care of?
by howdidtihappen inonce people have come in, and the doorman and the mic men are in place, why are there a few other suits scattered about at the back?
i saw a guy get up, sit down, get up, sit down, get up and when i looked what he was up to he was reading the noticeboard and looking around, waiting for a bus.
i figured he wasn't doing much at that point, but anything to not stay seated.
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CharlieBrownJr said:
Looking at the Young Sisters.....of course!
Love it! So true. A bunch of pervs.
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A Woman, A Woman - Oh What Can She Be?
by LoneWolf inhi, peeplezs,.
down over the years i have experienced plenty of discouragement and cynicism about faith and the existence of a god who cares for us.
if i allowed myself to dwell on those things alone, i suppose that i too would be feeling hopeless and cynical and would be just waiting until my time is up.. however, i don't feel that way at all.
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If having a temper tantrum is standing up for what I believe and not backing down then guilty as charged. I never said I was being bullied. Jay88 just made an observation and offered support.
Having a bad day N.Drew? and don't say you aren't.....Hang in there.
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A Woman, A Woman - Oh What Can She Be?
by LoneWolf inhi, peeplezs,.
down over the years i have experienced plenty of discouragement and cynicism about faith and the existence of a god who cares for us.
if i allowed myself to dwell on those things alone, i suppose that i too would be feeling hopeless and cynical and would be just waiting until my time is up.. however, i don't feel that way at all.
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Thanks for the support Jay88
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A Woman, A Woman - Oh What Can She Be?
by LoneWolf inhi, peeplezs,.
down over the years i have experienced plenty of discouragement and cynicism about faith and the existence of a god who cares for us.
if i allowed myself to dwell on those things alone, i suppose that i too would be feeling hopeless and cynical and would be just waiting until my time is up.. however, i don't feel that way at all.
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I'm not backing now. I'm right. Good day. It was NOT normal for 15 year old GIRLS to marry in 1961. The facts show it. I also don't think it's normal for a 20 year old man to WANT to marry a 15 year old freckled face GIRL.
@ N.Drew, what the hell are you talking about?
Meangirl? Do you not think it is wonderful that they were both virgins? I'm jealous, you too?
Jealous? I was a virgin on my wedding night and so was my husband. I don't know what the heck your talking about? Sorry you weren't and are jealous.....
Anywho, time to go and make my family miserable now since I am so evil and wrong for standing up for what is right and believing that children should be protected form predators. Point I've learned from this, when my child is 13 and she comes to me and says "Mommy I don't want to go to school anymore." or "Mommy I want to have a baby." I am so going to let her make that decision because after all GIRLS are more mature than boys and typically menstruating so they are qualified to make those decisions obviously. To heck with her potential. Why not let her go ahead and ruin her life after all if I don't she might turn to drugs or prostitution right? Thanks for the laughs.
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A Woman, A Woman - Oh What Can She Be?
by LoneWolf inhi, peeplezs,.
down over the years i have experienced plenty of discouragement and cynicism about faith and the existence of a god who cares for us.
if i allowed myself to dwell on those things alone, i suppose that i too would be feeling hopeless and cynical and would be just waiting until my time is up.. however, i don't feel that way at all.
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Goodbye Mr. DarkKnight. So scary Have a good day!
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Is it important to be right?
by mankkeli insometimes, i think, our western values have drilled in us the importance of "winning" a debate on something of non-importance.. so is "winning" a debate really important?.
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This as said by softngentle:
"I think winning a debate is important if the debate has to do with our core values then we are concerned about what is right." That is how I feel.