IronHill

Joined

• started 16 topics
• posted 166 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by IronHill

• 
  28

  It happens tonight...

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have been told that the announcement that "we are no longer of the jehovah's witnesses" will happen at the meeting this evening.

  so i will be celebrating tonight!

  lol.... in all seriousness, it seems like any other friday, but inside i feel like this is a big step!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  Thanks everyone...

  I don't plan to abide by their rules, they no longer have any control over my life.
• 
  18

  Brother, Sister

  by B_Deserter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the witnesses refer to each other as "brother" or "sister.

  " this is supposedly because they are a "spiritual family" and this is supposed to encourage that feeling.. but how often did you refer to your biological brothers and sisters by their title?

  when i was playing in the yard with my little brother i wasn't yelling "catch the ball, brother _______!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  LOL! Very true...one of my many questions through the years!

  I think it's a way of assigning titles...it gives new ones something to aspire to!
• 
  28

  It happens tonight...

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have been told that the announcement that "we are no longer of the jehovah's witnesses" will happen at the meeting this evening.

  so i will be celebrating tonight!

  lol.... in all seriousness, it seems like any other friday, but inside i feel like this is a big step!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  We have been told that the announcement that "we are no longer of the Jehovah's Witnesses" will happen at the meeting this evening. So I will be celebrating tonight! LOL...

  In all seriousness, it seems like any other Friday, but inside I feel like this is a big step! It's the beginning of the rest of our lives....The sky is the limit! Our family will avoid us now (they have already begun that), and we lose all of our contacts with witness friends. But that won't kill us...it will only help us grow.

  Tonight we'll be going out and toasting to our new found freedom!

  Thanks for the support and for listening to my nonsense...

  Anyone else feel this way when they were disfellowshipped/disassociated?
• 
  17

  Friendship with the opposite sex

  by LoriJis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have to ask a personal questions.

  do you think it is ok to have a friendship with someone of the opposite sex if you are in a serious relationship or married?

  nothing intimate just friendship.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  I think this is an interesting question...and some of the responses have stated that it would be ok as long as both partners were in agreement. What if one feels uncomfortable with the situation?
• 
  100

  What's your plans on the JW Memorial night?

  by dissed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last 13 years, we haven't attended and didn't even care about it.

  but since we became card carrying members of jwn in september, we have an interest in what are friends here on jwn are doing.. for us?

  we will be watching 'dancing with the stars'.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  Not much...Tuesday nights is one of the few nights of the week me and my wife can relax at home. So we'll have dinner, and then it's chill time!
• 
  48

  Influx Of Newbies

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so many lately!.

  come on in, stand up tall!.

  sylvia.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  The generation of witnesses I came from wasnt as indoctrinated as the one before it. Folks are going college and questioning more...and it's causing many to see the real 'truth'.
• 
  27

  "not a good example"

  by LoriJis in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have a concern i guess or just want to vent.

  my husband and i - as most of you know - we're married just a little under 2 months and you all know at that point i was still "active" in the org.

  we had a few issues with our bridal party - namely the groom - cuz according to them he wasnt a good example and not in good status because they hadn't seen him at the meetings or in service for like 2 months.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  Thanks everyone...

  I do know how things work, and i was expecting this news.

  Oh well...just a lil upset cause he's my brother and he was my best man. But to each his own. Im no longer upset. Atleast i'm still invited.
• 
  9

  Celebrated my first Halloween

  by LoriJis in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as you know i recently started my fade while my husband has been doing it for years.

  well last weekend i decided we should celebrate halloween and bought tickets to this halloween cruise.

  we dressed up and went.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  When i said those words its the guilt I was talking about. Once you let that go, it will all come together...
• 
  17

  Not without my daughters

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone remember that movie?

  sally field playing an abused wife trying to leave iran with her daughter?

  my current situation reminds me of that movie.. ok a little background.... i have two beautiful daughters from a previous marriage.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  Yes, Blondie. She states that she will come back one day, and now even more so since i no longer want to be a JW.
• 
  17

  Not without my daughters

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone remember that movie?

  sally field playing an abused wife trying to leave iran with her daughter?

  my current situation reminds me of that movie.. ok a little background.... i have two beautiful daughters from a previous marriage.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  IronHill

  She was sending me a message...i guess she was abbreviating that...