i'm sick of talking about george bush and iraq and war so.... what were you like in high school?.
i was an orchestra geek.
i played violin and took all the math classes i could.
Very geeky:
Being a jw did not help me fit it anywhere. I had real real long hair so I could hide behind it and hope I would not be noticed for my culty behavior and wierd clothes.
I had a cow coat (probably very fasionable now) and when I wore it and walked down the hall the kids would moo at me. booo hoooo
i've come up with a sure fire way to keep the dubs away from my door.
this will work way better than the do not call list at the kh.
beings that my wife is a fallen away dub, and that the three step-kids were dubs, i probably have 10 different book bags laying around the house.
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when you were an active jw, did you neglect your health because the end was just around the corner.. many witnesses never went to see a doctor for a check up, because they actually believed that the end was a few months away.
we all know that sicknesses are cured if treated early, but you have to see the doctor on a regular basis for that.. did you neglect your health when you were a jw because you felt that the end was too close?
JH:
I have noticed a freaky thing - why did the jw's I grew up with all become vitamin freaks??? I have heard this from other people too. So if the end was coming why pop all the vitamins? I swear that parent that shunned me probably has created some gastro-intestinal disorder by popping vitamins constantly. This is the same person that told me to get my mercury fillings taken out because they are soooooo dangerous.
Ain't it great not to have to live in fear anymore?????
peace baby
hey boys & girls!
i just had an interview with a reporter that wants to do an article in the houston chronicle on our ex-jw meet up group www.exjw.meetup.com ==== she asked me some questions about my experience & the group & said she wants to do an article about us and take some photos at our next meet - up.
i sure hope we have a good turn out hey houston - i mean u!!!!!!
Golden:
It is a very casual meeting. Usually different locations we vote for. We have been away different amounts of time & it's kinda interesting comparing notes on all the changes we've seen over the years. The group I have been going to only has a few regulars. But I really am hoping that more come. What struck me as the most interesting this is that almost everyone is a christian. I always look forward to it.
Peace baby
hey boys & girls!
i just had an interview with a reporter that wants to do an article in the houston chronicle on our ex-jw meet up group www.exjw.meetup.com ==== she asked me some questions about my experience & the group & said she wants to do an article about us and take some photos at our next meet - up.
i sure hope we have a good turn out hey houston - i mean u!!!!!!
Hey Boys & Girls!
I just had an interview with a reporter that wants to do an article in the Houston Chronicle on our Ex-JW meet up group www.exjw.meetup.com ==== She asked me some questions about my experience & the group & said she wants to do an article about us and take some photos at our next meet - up. I sure hope we have a good turn out HEY HOUSTON - I MEAN U!!!!!!
It helps me feel better talking with other ex-jw's and making new friends. I would love to see our numbers increase and the jw's decrease. I hate to see that huge assembly hall. Makes me want to vomit.
Peace baby
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for those who were witnesses, and passed many years there, do you feel as if you are scarred for life by this experience?.
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The best thing I found is reading posts ya'all share & stories of how we're grown. I know growing up knocking on doors was definately not a good time, but when I boil it down - it could've been worse. I hated the teachings from my teen years till I could get out the home. Now I have no family relationships, but I have done nothing that could ever warrant that kind of treatment. They are not about LOVE they are about FEAR. It kills me how they get all panicky about things like taking mega doses of vitamins, aluminum & getting mercury fillings taken out your teeth. Eyes rolling.....
Everytime I cruise in - someone posts what was on my brain -- How do you do that??????
moana
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no weapon formed against you will succeed he quoted.
he is on tbn
He's sooooo short. But a very short millionaire.
how many famous jw's are there???
musicians, actors, sports figures...etc... i remember george benson, larry graham (bass player for sly and the family stone) and van morrison being jw's.... .
anymore?
David Clayton-Thomas from Blood, Sweat & tears. Actually I sat next to him once at an assembly.
i did not freak out!
just had to share that christmas was wonderful & my standing rib roast came out fabulous.
i always stress so much over everything being perfect and get going too many directions and get overwhelmed.
i did not freak out!
Just had to share that Christmas was wonderful & my standing rib roast came out fabulous. I always stress so much over everything being perfect and get going too many directions and get overwhelmed. I had so much fun making lots of holiday cookies, cheesecake, & other all homemade traditions. I love decorating & going to look at lights. This year was not about me. For the first time my hubby & me exchanged only one gift because we are so happy together that we didn't need stuff to make us happy. It was just so wonderful. According to those annoying commercials unless you get a Lexus or diamonds you will not have a good Christmas. I will be so glad when those go away.
Peace & joy
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how do you feel about telling people you were a jw, does it make you feel like admiting you were a flasher or some strange perv?.
i told a lady the other day who asked about what i was doing for christmas, that i used to be a jw, but i had to make sure she knew i was brought up as one by my parents , just so she didn't think it was my choice.. she thought i was very brave for leaving though.
I always bring it up & every opportunity. My only fear is that one time it's going to catch up with me & that I'll be telling it to a current jw. All the pain I've recently gone thru has not been easy for me (even tho I've been away for 27years now) being shunned by my only parent is something I think everybody needs to know so they will slam the door in their faces & know it is an evil cult. The people I tell are very kind and understanding to me - sometimes I really need that.
Peace & Joy
