jw dicussion boards come and go.....most people have good intentions and try to make thier board,the best they can... good intentions don`t make a board.....good intentions don`t make a board ,that has reached super star status,in dub world!!...
jwd/jwn is a frigg`n phenomenon in dub world!
!.....jwd/jwn has rocked the house for years!!...
We're diverse. There is a mix of all relgions/athiests/agnostics/spiritual - most of us have the common denominator of being an exjw and we "get" each other from the word go....depsite all the differences.
I think this quote by Loubelle hits it dead on. We all have a common denominator. For me, I had been seeing a therapist that suggested that I find a website for recovering JW's. I have liked the chemistry of this board far more than the others.
as part of my departure of the jw org, i attended a town festival, in which they had a hypnotist there entertaining.
it was hysterical and surreal to watch.
but there is a lingering stigma about hypnotists from jw's.
As part of my departure of the JW org, I attended a town festival, in which they had a hypnotist there entertaining. It was hysterical and surreal to watch. But there is a lingering stigma about hypnotists from JW's. I am sure you all know what I mean. It is the stigma that you are opening your mind to demons. Your thoughts please?
jehovah`s witness kids don`t miss celebrating birthdays,christmas..ect..ect..!
!......................thats what jehovah`s witness parents,tell the outside world..my parents did.......the fact is..i did want to have a birthday party..i did want to get toys at christmas..i did want a tree with all the lights..i did want to go to the school christmas party..i did want to hunt for chocolate eggs at easter................tell that to your jw parents and you`ll get an ass-whopp`n..........i told my aunt i loved christmas,she always got me something...my aunt told my mom.....mom was not happy.......i did`nt support the jehovah`s witness lie....i paid the price..............when you were a jehovah`s witness kid,did you want to participate in celebrations?
...outlaw.
I don't think I ever knew who I wanted to be in the org. At school I would tell my friends that I wanted to celebrate my Bday. Inside our home, I led my family to believe I was fulfilled. When my own children were born, I tried to duplicate Christmas, by choosing a special day to spoil them. In retrospect that was assinine, since that is promoting indulgence and materialism. At least the "worldly people" glorfied Jesus too. I was just a wannabe. I still know many people that do this within the org.
after several months of searching these forums i finally decided to join.
i have to say i feel both nervous and excited at the same time.
but everything i have looked into so far has helped me come to many realizations about the organization so i'm overall very glad to have joined.
Welcome, and happy healing!
sorry to make such a self-centered post (again), but you guys are the only ones who can help me.
so here is a rundown:.
i am a 33 divorcee with two girls ages 13 and 8. i am not df'd or da'd; just shunned (also reproved).
I think I am to the point of I could care less what the elders think. I have shut the door in the face, I have told them "Thank you for calling me a whore", I have avoided all contact with them. I really would rather they would just DF me.
digderidoo : You bring up a good point about religion. If he chooses to bring the kids to another church, that would be none of my concern, unless it hurt the children in some way. For me, I have something that kids really want to do, and he is taking it away from them.
And hopefully you are all right; The court systmes will see him for who he is.
sorry to make such a self-centered post (again), but you guys are the only ones who can help me.
so here is a rundown:.
i am a 33 divorcee with two girls ages 13 and 8. i am not df'd or da'd; just shunned (also reproved).
Busted! I am a Minnesotan. Thank goodness though. It appears the law is on my side.
I am soooo confused by this thread. But it is funny.
I think the important matter is not to sterotype, as someone posted earlier. But if you have been burned, it definately makes you bitter. I went through this for awhile after my marriage suffered. BTW, he was the most deceptive himan being I ever knew. It was very bad. I had the rug pulled out from under me more than once. It took meeting a few good men (just as friends) to know that there is more than one flavor. They are not all like that. Please remember that with women too.
A Psychology course I took in college said that the secret to a happy marriage is to tell yourself that you are happy, and live in accordance with it.
Loosely translated: Stop looking for things to B!tch about!
i don't know the boy.
my daughter and i were coming home from a shopping trip at wal-mart, loaded down with goodies to eat.. the road we had just travelled on was clear of any mishap, an hour later on our return .
ahead of us was blue lights and more blue lights.........about 8 city cop cars, state police, .
I completely get why you shared this. It reminds us of our own mortality, and how fragile a life is. I was struck a few weeks ago when a woman I knew lost her three year old son in a freak of nature accident. I didn't know her well. But I couldn't sleep that night. I went to church the next day, and cried through church. It really struck a chord, but I don't know why. Not only that, but it consumed my thoughts 90% of the time.
I would like to take this opportunity though to tell you that I was impressed with this church that I attend occasionally with my best friend and her husband. They announce every tragedy in the community and pray for them. I was so touched! Then I discovered that most churches do that. It is so loving.
Purplesofa: You sound like a good person with alot of compassion. Thanks for sharing. It gives everyone a chance to reflect.
in the 1970's patty hurst the daughter of a millionaire was kidnapped and ransomed.
later, she joined the group and helped them rob banks!
at her arrest she stated: "...tell the brothers and sisters i'm okay..." many other captives have had the same response.
Funny, yet oddly fitting.
i have noticed when checking my facebook account that there are alot of jw's on too.
i am surprised because the "society" had been made very direct comments about having your own social networking page.
it was : "true christians will not have a social networking page.
I have noticed when checking my Facebook account that there are alot of JW's on too. I am surprised because the "society" had been made very direct comments about having your own social networking page. It was : "True Christians will not have a social networking page." I quickly add "ignore" to each and every request to the long lost JW's that want to reconnect.
So with convention time now here, what do you want to bet that the GB becomes more pointed about this? How can you control a mass amount of people that defy the rules?
