dear friends,.
much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.
however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.
Palm
sounds like your in the right place
No matter what happens in day to day life even some very sad things like for me yesterday I had to put my beloved cat to sleep she was old, diabetic and her kidneys failed. I loved her dearly but it was what had to be done. Even so being free from the wtbs makes your life your own and as Steve Jobs stressed It's your life to live don't live somebody else's life.
do you find that years after leaving the jws birthdays just don't matter?.
i just can't get into it.
in years past the inlaws have made an effort and given a little party but now we are out country its just not a big enough deal to be bothered with.. no presents, no cake.
I'm not a born in so really birthdays are more fun for kids and as you get older it's a day you can use as an excuse if you're in a playful mood to do something special and if your not you let it pass.
i'll keep this brief for now.. long time lurker (4 years or so).. born-in, elder, used on district level (last talk i gave before i left was the baptisimal talk), and lots of hard time put in...before i finally made the move to split.
it's a long stoy, much like many of yours...but with it's own little interesting twists.
more details in the future, perhaps.. as i said, ive lurked here for a while.. its funny: for a long time i'd only come on late at night.
Welcome The jw experience is a unique one and here you can find people who understand the control it exerts and the struggle to find yourself. I did not grow up with it so leaving was somewhat easier although still challenging so we all look forward to your thoughts and you'll find that freedom of thought is worth it.
last night whilst i was relaxing 2 elders came to my door to tell me i am officially da'd because of my 'actions'.
they weren't specific but i have been to church and telling others about the wbt$ scandals.. i was told they thought i was rude for ignoring their letters and not attending my jc.. my reply: 'you were the rude ones for sending me hounding letters when i specifically asked you never to contact me!'.
i got a 'hurumph' from the lead eldub.. i don't remember the whole conversation but they were annoyed i kept referring to the wbt$ as 'just a big business' but i told them they were on my property uninvited so they'd have to listen to my opinion and i don't have to listen to theirs.
Well Done ! They're so used to pointing their magic wand at people and causing them to tremble with fear it's great when you can just say " get out of here with your crap"
or do they have some kind of benefit to us, such as self-preservation?.
i learned that i had another button to add to the two i already had.. my buttons are:.
questioning in a judgmental way my parenting methods.
When I saw the title my first thought was the wearing of a button with a message on it.
...or are you still terrified by the mere mention of that name?.
perhaps still doubting whether he exists or not?.
sounds good for a pit bull
i was a poor jw.
lived in the worst part of town.. there were rich jws in our congregation, or so it seemed.
they had businesses, lived in a nice part of town, always a new car, etc.
We had some rich ones in our cong.they had nice houses and cars and went on great vacations. i didn't care mostly they were pretty generous and had some fun parties for everyone
The ones I didn't like much were the self righteous ones condemning everybody who seemed to get any enjoyment out of life.
sorry i pressed enter on the last topic by mistake.
anyway, in the new december 1st, public edition of the wt, in an article titled "will the earth survive 2012?
" an actual paragraph says this:.
Aside from when the real issue is their harping on the idea that the ones who are not highly motivated jw's will be destroyed by that ever loving terrorist god in very terrible ways .
a very crazy message
i've been seeing comments made about this but have not really paid much attention.
when did this program begin?.
i wish i could have been there to hear how the convention speaker presented a dumbed-down version of the watchtower to an arena full of people who have been discouraged from education in the first place.. .
See spot run run run run dick and jane and sally great writing style for future mags
dear friends,.
much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.
however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.
Often say rather innocently " we didn't see the weather report". That is of course the most common excuse although there's always the alien abductions with the same story " we were driving along when suddenly our car started acting weirdly and all we remember was that we were probed and when we woke up it was snowing". There was also the couple who only remember drinking and gambling somewhere in nevada getting in their car making some wrong turns and wondering how they got here.
