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A question I can't answer...

by jayhawk1 in

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my soon to be mother-in-law, asked me a question that i can't find an answer to.

we were talking about my life as a jehovah's witness, and how i don't hate my late father for raising me as one.

more importantly how i don't blame him but rather blame the religion for my aweful childhood.. her question is, "was there anything i enjoyed about being a jehovah's witness?

VioletAnai,
Hmmm, I wish I had the right words to say here, but you did sum up why I don't like their teaching of Armageddon. It seems you have some difficult choices to make in the near future. Just be sure to make informed decisions, because it is easy to become a Jehovah's Witness, but it is hard to leave them.

My dad, (died 1.5 years ago) although never baptized, made me go to the Kingdom Hall. He forced me to become a JW, he was an abusive man at times, but I still love him and miss him.

On a personal note, my opinion of religion and god changes seemingly every day. Some days I believe god has a hand in everything I do, and then there are other days I think god does not care what it is that I do.

So I do hope you find that inner peace you are no doubt looking for. Just for me it was not with the Jehovah's Witnesses, mainly because they don't know how to be true friends. As long as you are in "good standing" you can be thought of as a friend, but if you ever "stumble" and become a pot smoker again, they will cut you off. A true friend would never do that.

Just something to think about.

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

17

A question I can't answer...

by jayhawk1 in

jw
friends

my soon to be mother-in-law, asked me a question that i can't find an answer to.

we were talking about my life as a jehovah's witness, and how i don't hate my late father for raising me as one.

more importantly how i don't blame him but rather blame the religion for my aweful childhood.. her question is, "was there anything i enjoyed about being a jehovah's witness?

jayhawk1

VioletAnai,
The reason I asked about your belief in Armageddon, is that was my ultimate turnoff about Jehovah's Witnesses. So I hope you did not take my asking as an attack.

Back to my question, can anybody think of anything good that actually happened to you as a Jehovah's Witness that made you like being a Jehovah's Witness?

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

17

A question I can't answer...

by jayhawk1 in

jw
friends

my soon to be mother-in-law, asked me a question that i can't find an answer to.

we were talking about my life as a jehovah's witness, and how i don't hate my late father for raising me as one.

more importantly how i don't blame him but rather blame the religion for my aweful childhood.. her question is, "was there anything i enjoyed about being a jehovah's witness?

jayhawk1

VioletAnai,
Everybody chooses their own path. My path was as far away from the Jehovah's Witness that I could get. When you say that you can't help it to believe the Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs, does that mean you believe in their version of Armageddon too?

Keep in mind, I have been away from the board for some time, and I have completely missed every post you have made, so you might have already answered this question.

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

17

A question I can't answer...

by jayhawk1 in

jw
friends

my soon to be mother-in-law, asked me a question that i can't find an answer to.

we were talking about my life as a jehovah's witness, and how i don't hate my late father for raising me as one.

more importantly how i don't blame him but rather blame the religion for my aweful childhood.. her question is, "was there anything i enjoyed about being a jehovah's witness?

jayhawk1

VioletAnai,
I certainly remember seeing pleanty of "sisters" going to the bathroom in groups. So that is true of many women JWs.

But I keep thinking to myself, what motivated me to stay in that cult even though I hated every minute of it. Or did I at some point enjoy being in the cult, and now all memories I have are the bad memories.

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

17

A question I can't answer...

by jayhawk1 in

jw
friends

my soon to be mother-in-law, asked me a question that i can't find an answer to.

we were talking about my life as a jehovah's witness, and how i don't hate my late father for raising me as one.

more importantly how i don't blame him but rather blame the religion for my aweful childhood.. her question is, "was there anything i enjoyed about being a jehovah's witness?

jayhawk1

My soon to be mother-in-law, asked me a question that I can't find an answer to. We were talking about my life as a Jehovah's Witness, and how I don't hate my late father for raising me as one. More importantly how I don't blame him but rather blame the religion for my aweful childhood.

Her question is, "Was there anything I enjoyed about being a Jehovah's Witness?"

Myself, I can't think of one thing I really enjoyed about being a Jehovah's Witness. Perhaps it is because I have chosen to forget any of the "good times" I had, or perhaps there truly wasn't any good times to be had.

Any thoughts?

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

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13 Days to until...

by jayhawk1 in

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well to those who have decided not to leave.... in thirteen more days i will be married.

jessica and her daughter have moved their belongings to my house.

the final plans are being made regarding our wedding party.

jayhawk1

Gopher, I am never too busy to listen to Max Fulkinstein and Bob Davis on the Jayhawk Radio Network.

The Jayhawk Fight Song will be played at the wedding!

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

28

13 Days to until...

by jayhawk1 in

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friends

well to those who have decided not to leave.... in thirteen more days i will be married.

jessica and her daughter have moved their belongings to my house.

the final plans are being made regarding our wedding party.

jayhawk1

Thanks to each of you for your well wishes on my wedding. I have been spending some of my time looking for the perfect words to express my love to Jessica in my wedding vows. Thank god for my word processor. I have typed and retyped my vows I don't know how many different ways.

This board was the first to know about Jessica and I getting engaged, (Yes, before I posted the anouncement here before I told my family.) and so I thought I had better give an update on the wedding, so tonight I had some time.

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

12

Well, I'm not going a damn place!!!!!!!!!!!

by Tatiana in

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friends

i'm not leaving, and not a damn one of you can make me!!!

i know what i want to read, and i read it.

if i don't want to read a flame thread ,then i don't read it!

jayhawk1

My light saber doubles as a vibrator. Awww, the dark side of the force can be such fun. Evil LOL

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

28

13 Days to until...

by jayhawk1 in

jw
friends

well to those who have decided not to leave.... in thirteen more days i will be married.

jessica and her daughter have moved their belongings to my house.

the final plans are being made regarding our wedding party.

jayhawk1

Well to those who have decided not to leave...

In thirteen more days I will be married. Jessica and her daughter have moved their belongings to my house. The final plans are being made regarding our wedding party. Everything is looking well.

I don't know why I decided to inform people I truly don't know about my personal life, but most of us have a bond that makes being here make sence. Being a former Jehovah's Witness, and knowing so many of you are like myself brings a comfort to me knowing that I am not alone. The inner peace I now have with myself was made possable because of so many of you. I feel much better reading real experiences (I have always felt the JW "experiences" were made up.) about growing up as a JW, like I did. I feel better watching the truth being told about the Watchtower Society. And I definitly feel better knowing my daughter (actually Jessica's daughter) will not have the same childhood that I did.

All of this is made possable because of many of you on this board.

Now I am not sure what causes the "flame wars" and the announcements of "I am leaving" that so many choose to make. But I just wanted to express my own personal "thank you" to so many of you who post on this board, and to let you into my life once in awile.

To Jessica, you are my love and my inspiration. And to all of you thanks for making it possable for me to have a lovely woman like Jessica in my life. Because if it wasn't for this board helping me overcome the JW lifestyle, I would not have Jessica in my life.

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

12

Well, I'm not going a damn place!!!!!!!!!!!

by Tatiana in

jw
friends

i'm not leaving, and not a damn one of you can make me!!!

i know what i want to read, and i read it.

if i don't want to read a flame thread ,then i don't read it!

jayhawk1

Good, I am glad you are still posting here. Now let's talk about sex.

Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?

"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford