i moved to a small town about a year and a half ago.
a jehovah's witness came knocking on my door and i gave him the brush-off but he kept coming back and pestering me until i finally agreed to study with him.
we've been studying for about three or four months now and he has lost his original enthusiasm to the point where i am starting to worry about him.
The JW's that have come to my house...once I show them my objections, and after they can't change my mind with their bs or answer my questions, they just quit coming over. At least one, stopped going to the meeting all together.
Your study buddy may come back with some more higher powered JW.
Offer friendship, if you're interested in this person as a friend. Know that he is lost and confused.
lisa
Fluff...Fluff..Fluff.
I'm not much of a fighter.
lisa
are there any stories of sexual relations between 'brothers' & 'sisters' in bethel?
or any incidents of homosexuality in bethel?.
ciao,.
There are a few interesting thread on this subject, here's a couple.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/5466/1/Greenlees-Chitty-Some-Sources
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/77513/1/Interview-with-Mark-Palo-molested-by-GB-member
lisa
i have noticed at least two active witnesses who have disfellowshipped friends on their facebook account.
it's certainly a. middle finger to the governing body who say that we should not even say hello to such a person.. each facebook friend has to be "approved" so what does this say about the attitudes of the rank and file?.
I have a friend on FB who has a picture with a disfellowshiped person in it. They tagged that DF'd person as "dead".
Shutup..no way..,............that is really sick.
lisa
i have resisted buying a dog bed, just because they are too expensive.
i can slap together some old blankets, sheets etc., and pile them up, and the old boy will happily lay down on them.. today at sams wholesale, i found a bed for $29.00 with a zipper so i can wash the cover.
it was a monster to get into the car, stuff in the back seat, and it obstructed all vision.
cats sleep where they want.
and smile about it.
lisa
i feel, ....not quite myself, but i don't know why.
i feel anxious...un-nerved, like something isn't right, but don't know what.
i dread the day, and the week.
Thank you all for the encouragement. I made it, nothing embarrassing, or terrible happened. I really have a great life, so when the anxiety comes over me, it's like someone just walked up and slapped me in the face. I don't know what to do....just a strange whirlwind of emotions.
The following got me though the week. When the feelings started, I would call my daughter or husband and chat for a minute......, I texted, "I love you" to my son, and he texted right, back...."love you too". I left funny messages on neighbors farms @ farmville. I came here and I checked in on all here. I took an ativan. I partook of, you know. I don't know if it was just one thing, or a combo of things, but the weekend came, the feelings passed. Thank you for listening, um..reading.
(((love you all))))
lisa
even if you don't belive in god?
its somthing that has become a swear phrase rather than an actual prayer.
so was wondering.... is this somthing you say?.
I say OMG and What the Hell?
my daughter says.."Cheese N Crackers"
lisa
i could use some perspective on something i'm struggling with.
first off, a little background info.
i am an only child and my parents, in addition to quite difficult circumstances we've all experienced, both personally and as a family while i was growing up, remain devout.
I was the 'better' person and reached out. I sent beautiful invitations, I made sure everything was done tastefully. We rented a Banquet Hall for the wedding and reception. I didn't get an RSVP from my parents, so the day before I called and asked if they were coming.
My mom said.."no, we are not coming...we are taking your younger brothers to Bethel so they will understand what we feel is important."
Whatever...I'm still married and neither of my brothers goes to the KH.
lisa
on march this year (2009) i dad myself from the jws.
of course, it was nice to finally feel free, real free, after over 40 years of mind control.
i don't write much here but i feel this is worth sharing.. one measure i took before leaving was to take my then 15 year old son for a walk and explain to him that things would be different from the jws standpoint, but that i would always love him and that he could come to me at any time.. one thing that was very hard for me, is the fact that i separated from my wife, with which i was having problems for a long time already.
I tried that with my daughter Lisa.
Let your kid be brought up in a cult for all of her life and then blurt out, "Sorry Darlin', I just realised you've been brought up in a cult and everything they told you about Apostates is bullshit!" Yeah, that'll work!
GAWD..are you yelling at me.
Maybe it won't work if you blurt it all out at once. But little by little..maybe.
((((blacksheep))))
I left when my kids were much younger. My sister came and picked my daughter up for awhile. Took her to the meetings, assemblys. I took her to the rollerrink, let her have slumber parties. My sister finally said she couldn't compete with me and the worldly influence...., and if I wanted her to keep taking my daughter to the meetings, I would have to give her custody. ....yeah right!!! I said...get in the car kids, we're goin' home.
My daughter never went to another meeting.
She did however...one summer when visiting her non-JW grandmother, got baptized at their Baptist Church. She was about 11, I asked her why and she said...because I knew there would be presents afterwards.
lisa
on march this year (2009) i dad myself from the jws.
of course, it was nice to finally feel free, real free, after over 40 years of mind control.
i don't write much here but i feel this is worth sharing.. one measure i took before leaving was to take my then 15 year old son for a walk and explain to him that things would be different from the jws standpoint, but that i would always love him and that he could come to me at any time.. one thing that was very hard for me, is the fact that i separated from my wife, with which i was having problems for a long time already.
I like the idea of just telling our kids the truth...., um..damn, once I really started investigating, I realized I was wrong about alot.
lisa
