JWness aside its great that you will be able to spend time with your kids and keep your relationship alive. If you can also get them away from JW cultdom its a bonus!
LittleSister
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Child access mediation went pretty good...they miss more meetings
by Aussie Oz inwell, some of you may know i have been battling the ex since late last year for better access to the children.. after calling her bluff and actualy getting a lawyer, we had to go to mediation before it could progress to court.. appointment one was postphoned by her so she could get better prepared.
the session was a total failure with her wanting me to see them less and drive 8 hours over 2 days for visits.
(we are 2 hours apart).
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Best Use for Jehovah's Word
by chipote ini was wondering what the best use people ever had for "jehovah's word".
for me, "jehovah's word" aided me tremendously in my gardening efforts.
i had to borrow some books from my mom to get the full use of all this spiritual information but my new strawberry plants will enjoy all this material.
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LittleSister
Hey Spawn don't forget they also provide excellent loft insulation!
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When will we have Armageddon, according to the last new light?
by dgp ini'm just curious: has the watchtower said when we will have armageddon, or they are avoiding to give any date, or are they avoiding noticing that all the signs are there to suggest that there is a specific date we should look forward to?
any dates?.
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LittleSister
Soon they think definitely soon if not imminent, really it’s just around the corner you know any day now, it’s near really near.... Blah Blah Blah.
I don't think you will have a date for your diary any time soon.
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Relief
by Heartbreaker inmy husband just got his job back, after a year.
fully reinstated <snort> at his old level of pay and everything.
he goes to pick up his company truck today, and starts tomorrow!
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LittleSister
Great news looks like things are now on the up.
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Why did my old friend do this to our friendship? Please help me understand.
by mlj ini am new here because i want to ask a question that my friend couldn't make me understand why.
i hope your members can.
my friend of over 16 yrs lives several states and 1,000 miles away from me.
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LittleSister
Hi mlj
I have been thinking about your situation for several days and I certainly think you shouldn't give up on your friend keeping the door open will provide a means of escape if he does come to his senses. We all would like to think we would never be taken in so easily, but in reality the JW faith is very crafty they catch people when they are at a low point and get them hooked over time.
If your friend won't talk to you I suggest you write to him and explain how hurt you were by what he said at your last conversation and that this has created a very negative impression of this new faith of his. Surely if he has found such a wonderful new way of life he would have wanted to share what he was learning with you.
JWs are taught to share their beliefs and not to create a bad impression or reproach on the JW faith. If you can phrase it right you should be able to get him to agree to talk to you. If you ask him to share what he has been learning he will probably think he has a possible new convert, however, if you keep your wits you can use this opportunity to find out what has been going on. If he does agree to talk or to your visit try to make sure he doesn't bring other JWs into the discussion as you just want a private talk with him.
Be aware you may not be able to get him out of becoming a JW, but at least you might be able to come to some understanding and let him know that you will always be his friend and that you are there for him whatever happens.
I hope this is helpful.
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ive just had a visit from the jws
by looloo inits not that long sice a couple of men called , i thought i would have been made a "do not call" after all i told them !
but two middle aged ladys called on me , and on the odd occasion i gave them chance to speak i found out they live in divided households , which they felt the "born ins" could not understand , i told them why i had moved areas , they asked where i was from and i said i would rather not say , i told them of my childs abuse by a ex min servant , they asked if it had been on the news recently , i said no but you may be thinking of the man in hull about 4 days ago who abused in the cong for around 40 years ,that was in the paper and possibly the news but there has been quite a few lately in our country alone so its hard to keep track .
the lady immediatly brought up the catholic abuse story in the media at the moment to which i replied "but im talking about jehovahs witnesses ,love believe me its widespread in your relgion too aswell as the catholics .
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LittleSister
Looloo you are amazing, personally I don't think there is one cong in the UK that doesn't have a problem with abusers. Certainly every cong I was ever in had one at some point, which is why I will never let my kids near a KH.
Perhaps the more people like you speak out the more children can be saved.
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Give Reasons Why The "Memorial" Is A Sham To You
by minimus ini wouldn't go.
i was given 3 invitations to be given to my daughter, my ex and myself.
i thanked them for the invites and just chuckled to myself.. if you decided to tell a witness why you weren't going to attend, what would you say?
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LittleSister
The memorial is based on a twisting of the scriptural account so the GB can create distant between the Cong members and God and to reinforce the idea that other sheep members are neither special nor good enough to partake.
You can look, but you can't touch!
As will all JW nonsense it’s about control not faith.
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LittleSister
New and old alike lets all be welcome and rejoice in our freedom.
"Get out of her you people touch nothing unless you want your life really messed up and to spend years in therapy!!!!"
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Brand New: Currently Totally Devastated
by daringhart13 ini'm brand new to the board.
long time, "big shot" elder, ....taught at km school, conventions, etc.
yeah, i know it means nothing....but it gives you an idea of how deep i've been a jw.. i don't even really know what to write at this point.
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LittleSister
Welcome daringhart13
We are all here for each other through the good and bad times.
I know things look bleak at the moment, but they will get better. You are taking the first steps towards a new life full of possibilities where no one can tell you what you should think or feel. Where it’s ok to finally be yourself!
One day you will look back and realise that you have just made the bravest and best decision of your life.
LittleSis
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I'm new and wanted to introduce myself
by MarkedFragile inhello everyone.. i'm new to this forum.
i left the organization several months ago, and am on a new path now.
though i didn't grow up in the organization, i have basically lived a life of pretending to be something i'm not, sheltering my feelings from everyone, and not feeling "enough" to anyone.
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LittleSister
Welcome