I showed the article to my sibling a little before July of last year. I was told, "Well, its not hypocritical. Its talking about people who havent already dedicated their lives to Jehovah." I asked "well why doesnt it say that in the article? it could be very misleading for householders." PpphhhshhhhEWW! Right through one ear and out the other. 
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you should not have to choose between your religion and family ! (awake mag quote)
by looloo inlast summer there was a big upset caused by an article (july ,ithink) in the awake about a hindu lady that upset her family by leaving her religion and joining jehovahs witnesses and the ironic thing was it had the above quote in it , that someone should not have to choose between family and religion !
i printed the article off and underlined that section , and recently sent it to my inlaws along with a letter , because they are upset about not seeing their grandchild because they banned their son from the house (he sdisfellowshipped) i am trying to sort the situation out , and i thought they might notice the hypocrisy in the article , however that idea did not work as apparently" there are lies on the internet !
" and father in law was not very happy to receive it , but it is from an awake magazine ,watchtower literature !
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you should not have to choose between your religion and family ! (awake mag quote)
by looloo inlast summer there was a big upset caused by an article (july ,ithink) in the awake about a hindu lady that upset her family by leaving her religion and joining jehovahs witnesses and the ironic thing was it had the above quote in it , that someone should not have to choose between family and religion !
i printed the article off and underlined that section , and recently sent it to my inlaws along with a letter , because they are upset about not seeing their grandchild because they banned their son from the house (he sdisfellowshipped) i am trying to sort the situation out , and i thought they might notice the hypocrisy in the article , however that idea did not work as apparently" there are lies on the internet !
" and father in law was not very happy to receive it , but it is from an awake magazine ,watchtower literature !
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you should find a jw in your area who has the actual magazine. then you could send your mother the 2 books back along with the article
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Having a tough day? Need a chuckle?
by AwSnap inwell, follow this mouse.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psupz7wn_5q.
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Well, follow this mouse. He's a great example of getting out of a sticky situation. This video just made me laugh so hard.
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you should not have to choose between your religion and family ! (awake mag quote)
by looloo inlast summer there was a big upset caused by an article (july ,ithink) in the awake about a hindu lady that upset her family by leaving her religion and joining jehovahs witnesses and the ironic thing was it had the above quote in it , that someone should not have to choose between family and religion !
i printed the article off and underlined that section , and recently sent it to my inlaws along with a letter , because they are upset about not seeing their grandchild because they banned their son from the house (he sdisfellowshipped) i am trying to sort the situation out , and i thought they might notice the hypocrisy in the article , however that idea did not work as apparently" there are lies on the internet !
" and father in law was not very happy to receive it , but it is from an awake magazine ,watchtower literature !
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I'm excited about life! ;-D
by AwSnap ini just wanted to let you know of something that has liberated me recently.
i decorated my office with hearts for valentine's day this year.
my family has known for over ten years that i do not want to practice the jw faith, although i am not df'd or da'd.
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Thank you Zid! I keep thinking about this, Michelle. There were so many details I blocked out of my memory. It was a pretty traumatic time in my life..... I am Sooooo thankful I have moved on and realized that the elders really and truly DO NOT HAVE GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT. Once a person realizes that, its so easy to *not* be fearful of them. All of a sudden, they are not the men who have Jehovah standing right behind them. They are just men. I know there are a few who are so sincere and want to help (not the ones *I* dealt with tho! lol), but that still does not mean they have holy spirit to guide their decisions. The world is FULL of sincere people.
I went shopping yesterday for presents for some friends. There were Soooo many cool St Patty's Day decorations! It was tough not to buy 'em all
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I'm excited about life! ;-D
by AwSnap ini just wanted to let you know of something that has liberated me recently.
i decorated my office with hearts for valentine's day this year.
my family has known for over ten years that i do not want to practice the jw faith, although i am not df'd or da'd.
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Sentimental ornaments are the most precious to me....I cant wait for Christmas either! PS...I told Michelle to get a hold of you either here or on FB. I think you're the right person to offer some much needed advice
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I'm excited about life! ;-D
by AwSnap ini just wanted to let you know of something that has liberated me recently.
i decorated my office with hearts for valentine's day this year.
my family has known for over ten years that i do not want to practice the jw faith, although i am not df'd or da'd.
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....Michelle.....did you just say its fricken freezing in Florida??? Gimme a break. it hasnt stopped snowing here in two months!
Troubled Mind....I think when you showed me that picture of the Tom Sawyer thing, I realized we have *lots* in common. lol...
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I'm excited about life! ;-D
by AwSnap ini just wanted to let you know of something that has liberated me recently.
i decorated my office with hearts for valentine's day this year.
my family has known for over ten years that i do not want to practice the jw faith, although i am not df'd or da'd.
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Alright, well, I was about 14. All of my friends were getting baptized at this one particular convention. Plus, there was nothing I could ever do to make my father proud of me. These 2 factors were the most crucial to my wanting to be baptized. Oh yeah, and I loved Jehovah. ;-) I really did. I thought He was real because that's all I'd ever known. I just wanted *somebody!* to be proud of me.
I was used to my father saying "no" to ever single request (Michelle, you can attest to that, lol)....so when I asked him if I could get baptized & he said NO, I figured it was just yet another challenge . My mother was always sleeping and depressed or manically high, and I was at the stage in life when I would yell and curse at my parents daily. It was weird..... if I said "crap" or "butthead", I would get the 3rd degree from my father. But then I would call him a fu(king a$$hole, and he wouldnt do anything. I called my mother names that embarrass me to this day.
There was a lot of verbal abuse in my house on a daily basis. My father smacked the crap out of me one day when he was driving me to school, which was just 5 minutes away. He told me to put my seatbelt on & I said "but its not the law if you're in the back seat." Next thing I knew, I had the $hit beat out of me, I was crying, and then he pulled up to my school and told me to get out. This is just a tiny example of my lovely teenage years.
The elders were quite aware of all of this. They would constantly quote the scripture about "obeying your mother and your father" blah, blah, blah. The point is: THEY KNEW exactly what was going on.
I was allowed to go through my baptismal questions, and I was so excited. The mixture of having my father's approval, sitting with all my buddies, and having Jehovah's blessing was overwhelming. One slight glitch: I was pretty disappointed when I asked my father if I could have a new dress for the occasion and he told me NO.
The morning of my baptism, we were in the hotel and my mother started in on me that i needed to clean my Caboodle (girls, you know what I'm talkin' bout, right? Boys, I swear its non-perverted ). Being the person I was at the time, I refused, saying it wasnt that dirty. It progressively turned from incredibly verbal to physical, and then I unleashed a whole slew of name calling on her. She started bawling and got under the covers...she didnt attend my baptismal day at the assembly. -----> I'm not even lying...this was "normal" in my family and the elders were aware of this.
So I'm sitting there with my friends who were also getting baptized. My nerves were all crazy & I couldnt stop smiling. I was so excited. The next thing I know, somebody tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to go with him to a private room, where my father and two elders were waiting. I'll be honest, I have blocked a lot of what happened in that hour. All I know is: it was the first time that I saw my father cry like a baby. I was bawling as well. Somehow, I was manipulated into "making my own choice" to not get baptized that day....meanwhile, all the baptismal candidates were changing into their bathing suits. I actually forgot about that part until my mother re-hashed the story a couple weeks ago (we get along much better now).
After that episode, I convinced myself that my father's tears were a symbol that actually *did* want me to get baptized, even though he wouln't acknowledge it. So I studied & went through the questions again, and passed. I was baptized the following year. Three years later, I thought to myself "WTF was I thinking" ....
I am in the process of having the elders officially consider my baptism null and void. It appears that it will actually happen. I'll keep you up to date.
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I'm excited about life! ;-D
by AwSnap ini just wanted to let you know of something that has liberated me recently.
i decorated my office with hearts for valentine's day this year.
my family has known for over ten years that i do not want to practice the jw faith, although i am not df'd or da'd.
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WOW, Really? You never told me that!!! Maybe one day I'll share with these viewers about the day I was sitting there during the baptismal talk when I was snatched out of my seat and told I couldnt get baptized.....
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I'm excited about life! ;-D
by AwSnap ini just wanted to let you know of something that has liberated me recently.
i decorated my office with hearts for valentine's day this year.
my family has known for over ten years that i do not want to practice the jw faith, although i am not df'd or da'd.
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Thanks everybody. Michelle365, I am so thankful to have you in my life. Who would've thought 15 years ago we'd be HERE? lol
Kingdavidwasframed....how did you know...I dance EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
Thank you everybody else. It was one of my New Years Resolutions, and I'm glad I've followed through. And I think because I've opened up and let the real me out, I've also followed through on exercising 5 days a week (I'm not going to sabotage myself anymore!)