http://www.archive.org/details/spirituallydeadchildren.
you have to be fucking kidding me... this is mind control at it's best.
encouraging parents to ignore their kids who have left the jw's and blaming the kids themselves for the rift that's caused.
Wow, Morbidzbaby, have you been talking to my mother?
This is about how every conversation I have had with her ends. I don't understand how hard it is on her and it seems it is harder on those still in than those of us who have left, sob, sob. I have stuck to my guns and not called her now for about 5 months. I was calling about once a month after my father died just to check on her (she is 70), but then there was that July watchtower study, so screw it.
for those of you who have had the co/do stay with you for the week:.
how was the experience?.
how did they spend their free time?
Never had them stay at our house when I was still at home. But one time when my mom was out in service with them, they stopped at our house The wife saw one of my Harlequin romances (I know, these were my one vice, but my mom got me hooked at 10 years old) The wife said how terrible they were and that they lead to DF, etc. So then I had to start hiding them from my mom. I love going into a bookstore and buying whatever type of book I damn well please!
i think it was for me.. i knew a lot of the history of the bible students, russell, rutherford and the "old light".
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once i could see all of the overwhelming evidence right in front of my eyes, there was no ignoring the reality..
Since I left in 1990, the internet had nothing to do with it. But it has helped me to find out that I am not alone and reconnect with friends and family that have also left. For the first time ever, I have family to spend the holidays with. Yep, love the internet!
i figured out it's been 4 months and 5 days since my last meeting ever.
july 10th, it was a sunday.
i hadn't been there in 2 months or so and decided to see if anyone noticed i'd been gone.
Memorial 1991. Since then, my father's funeral. I am thinking about whether I will attend my mother's funeral when the time comes. I really can't say why I went to my father's, maybe because it was expected. It was all I could do to sit there and not rise up and tell the elder speaking who the hell did he think he was talking about? My father? You don't show love by hit and shouting and abusing your family members.
yesterday i was reflecting on how being raised jw has effected my body image.
i remembered an assembly talk from a couple of years ago.
the speaker was doing your normal talk about modesty in dress.
No low cut shirts, no slits in skirts, no tight jeans. Yeah, it makes sense that this is why I have body issues. Unfortunately I was the other end of the spectrum, I was/am a chunky medium height brunette.
My shirts are now lower than they have even been. if you got it, flaunt it!
just wondering whether any ex-jws are also fellow hash house harriers?
the "drinking club with a running problem"?.
it's nothing to do with hash as in hashish, btw.. it's a running club.
I know they are here in my area, but I have not been a runner due to a weight problem, but I am working on that so maybe I will check them out.
today is my first birthday since i left the jw's.
also, the 19th will mark the one year anniversary of when i left.
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Happy Birthday!
What time do we need to be there for the decap party?
Here is a link to a website I really like. They are celebrating the number 11 today and this article is about 11 soldiers being welcomed home by their dogs. (The one that has cats, well the cats couldn't care less).
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/106498
We had our older dog put down abot a year ago. This was a really hard one, she had been brought up with my two teenagers. All of my best to you.
would you have gone to college?.
would you have gone to jail?.
would you have been wealthy?.
I would have better social skills when it comes to dating and the opposite sex. I would have gone to college on scholarships, because yes, my grades were that good. I would have found somebody who did actually love me instead of hooking up with a guy because the world was ending soon. Since I would have gone to college, I would make more money and life wouldn't be this hard.
i have deceided that this year i would like (if you will indulge me) lots of different traditions from lots of different countries and cultures.... so what have you got??.
i also want to hear what makes your christmas super special... what do you do to make up for all those lost years.. babysprout really believes in santa... all the kids in her class have been telling her he isn't real.
i mean what is this, a class full of dubbies??
Every year, except last year because we were snowed in (Our first White Christmas!), we go to a movie. The latest and greatest family friendly movie up to this point, but they are now 18 and 15, so...
I remember going to Toy Story when my oldest was almost 3 and I was pregnant with the second one. If we con't decide on one, we might see two.
