i hated it.
we actually never really did.. once, on vacations, we were with another family, they prepared food on the table for breakfast .... and then nobody could touch it for some 15 minutes, when daddy was reading daily text and asking childish questions ... family members were raising hands and answering .... we all were hungry... watching the food ... and hoping it will soon be over (i dont mean armageddon, i mean daily text...) i felt just like an idiot..... albert.
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My mother LOVES the daily text! She always wanted to do it, but about 50% of the time we were too busy. I hated doing it though because it was never enough to just read it, we always had to TALK about it. And then she and my father would find some way to apply it to me so that I could see how I didn't measure up in some way... it just sucked!
Conventions were always like that too, on the way home my parents would point out how a particular talk applied to me and my rebelliousness. /sigh
stop what you are doing, put on clean shorts and.
check yourself in the mirror.
running the register is your .
HAHA! Thank you, I needed a good laugh!
this is the 4th study article, to be studied christmas week as it happens.
title - "maintaining friendships in a loveless world".
para 2 "today, what a pleasure it is to be associated with a worldwide organization whose members follow the pattern set by first century christians.
So in p 13, if you decide that your friends aren't good enough for you, and you end the freindship, and then your ex-friends get upset about it, then they are the ones being disloyal to you??? That's rediculous!
Unfortunatly though, I wouldn't expect anything different from the WTS...
does anyone know?
did jw's ever believe that animals will live forever in the paradise?
i was having a discussion with a jw friend and he said they did..
I was always told that thy would die. As a child it always made me so sad to think I could live forever but my furbabies would die.
BF
hi, i finally created an account, although i have been lurking (here and on jwd) for about 2 years.
i just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.
i wasn't able to fade as gracefully as some here have been able to do, so i lost all of my jw friends and family.
Wobble - I'm working on writing up my story, it's gonna be a long one... but in ways so similar to many others that I almost feel I had the standard cookie cutter JW experience.... Hopefully I'll finish it soon. I actually have this desire to write a book about it, lol, I don't know if that will ever happen though, I haven't done much creative writing and I don't think I'll ever have the time. But the thought of writing about my life as a JW and what lead me to leave is kind of exciting even if nobody else ever reads it.
BF
i was just curious how many ex-jw's are in therapy to work through the shunning, family issues, bad experiences while still in, etc.
i go every other week, and sometimes i feel like it's helpful, and other times i feel like it doesn't really change anything and wonder if it's even worth going.
it's not horrible, but it's not really enjoyable to go either and sometimes i feel like my therapist just doesn't understand the manitude of the situation.
I was just curious how many ex-JW's are in therapy to work through the shunning, family issues, bad experiences while still in, etc. I go every other week, and sometimes I feel like it's helpful, and other times I feel like it doesn't really change anything and wonder if it's even worth going. It's not horrible, but it's not really enjoyable to go either and sometimes I feel like my therapist just doesn't understand the manitude of the situation. But then again how could she, she has never dealt with it firsthand. I do like talking to her, and I guess it feels good to talk, but I usually leave feeling worse than when I went in. Maybe I need therapy to better handle my therapy?
SOOO, if you go or have gone to therapy, do you feel like it's helpful or harmful? How long did you go or do you plan to go? What did you get out of it or what are you hoping to get out of it?
Thanks,
BF
hi, i finally created an account, although i have been lurking (here and on jwd) for about 2 years.
i just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.
i wasn't able to fade as gracefully as some here have been able to do, so i lost all of my jw friends and family.
Sorry for the delayed response, I've been away from my computer. Thanks again for all of the warm welcomes. :) I look forward to getting to know everyone.
hi, i finally created an account, although i have been lurking (here and on jwd) for about 2 years.
i just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.
i wasn't able to fade as gracefully as some here have been able to do, so i lost all of my jw friends and family.
Thanks for the welcomes, I actually have my hubby to thank for the username, he was very upset when he found out that as a worldly person he would just end up becoming "birdfood". After a while it kind of became a joke between us, so we started referring to each other as birdfood or sometimes depending on the situation "sinner"... ;) hehe
BF
my mouse refuses towork properly.
when i click on a link it refuses to open.
when i click on a button (like start or file) the drop down box refuses to stay open long enough to click on a link.
It sounds like a key on your keyboard is stuck down, try cleaning your keyboard and pay extra attention to the "esc" "enter" and "backspace" keys.
hi, i finally created an account, although i have been lurking (here and on jwd) for about 2 years.
i just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.
i wasn't able to fade as gracefully as some here have been able to do, so i lost all of my jw friends and family.
Hi, I finally created an account, although I have been lurking (here and on JWD) for about 2 years. I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I wasn't able to fade as gracefully as some here have been able to do, so I lost all of my JW friends and family. I haven't had a conversation with my parents (or siblings) in over a year.
It's not all bad though, I have a lot less anxiety than I used to and am developing a self confidence that I never had before. I have great relationships with all of my "worldly" relatives now that I am out and I enjoy the freedom to live my life as I please. :) I've also met my hubby and we have a lot of fun together. So there's a lot more good than bad.
I could go on forever, but that's a good summary for starters. I'm here to make some new friends, learn, share stories and give/take support.
How about you?
BF
