hi guys and gals....... .
i would just like to extend greetings to all those poor souls who had to endure the torturous childhood of growing up in a strict jw lifestyle as i had.
i didn't know that there were such forums on the net, and i was made aware of this by my sister who is also a member here, i believe.. i find this kind of funny really.
I didn't know that there were such forums on the net, and I was made aware of this by my sister who is also a member here, I believe.
You believe your sister is here? But you're not sure?
Wouldn't it be cool if I was your sister........
Enjoy your stay and welcome....
Lisa
i have noticed now and in the past that most, if not all sisters, go clothes shopping right before the memorial.
they make it out to be this huge deal.
almost to the point where if they do not get that new dress from nordstroms, they won't be able to be seen at the memorial.
We only got new clothes a few times a year.
Memorial, summer assemblies, and beginning of the school year.
after about a year.... .
my life has totally changed for the better, and so have i.. .
where do i begin?
My life has TOTALLY changed for the better, and so have I.Where do I begin? Well, I'll tell you tomorrow...
What a tease....
hurry back and tell us your good news......
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i was wondering how many here take special precautions, like deleting internet files and clearing your internet history, so that no one else may use your computer and find out that you're visiting apostate forums and reading apostate literature.. maybe some won't even put a jwd icon on their desktop, just incase a jw family member could see it.. .
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I don't have to hide anything either.
The only time anyone even notices what I'm reading is if they walk by and see a picture up. Usually this would be my husband. And he always says..."whats's that picture of...is is porn? Should I get my glasses?" I always says.."Noooo it's not porn. I'm reading JWD...and It's a picture of ________."
He thinks this place is a huge chat room. Several on this board he has met. So then he says..."Tell everyone I said "Hi"..." So I'm telling ya'll now...my husband say's "Hi".....
We got nothin to hide over here...
life sucks and then...
You all are the most wonderful bunch of people in the world.
I'm so happy to have found this place and each and everyone of you....
Hugs all around...especially Nina for going the extra step....
Thank You
Lisa
yep - you read that right.. i had a message on my answering machine - a jw i used to know long ago, left a message, wanting me to help out with some legal matters (i have worked for the criminal justice system for about 15 yrs now).. my husband just about had a cow - here's someone who wouldn't talk to me at the grocery store, but has no problem talking to me if they need something?
i thought to myself, could this person really be that nieve about human social situations - ie: if you're going to be mean to someone, don't expect a favor from them .
ok ok, i know - i should show more christian attitude, turn the other cheek, and call this person back.
Aren't you even curious as to what he wants???
Can't you at least get the inside scoop...then ignore him???
one of my pet peeves is being behind a too slow driver.
it "drives" me crazy!
It annoys me when someone emptys all the cubes in the ice cube tray but one...Why leave one cube???? And why not fill the tray back up...huh????
right before i disassociated myself last march, i sent an email to quite a number of jw's that contained only a link to an "apostate" website that had been instrumental in my seeing the the truth about the wt.. well, nobody responded to it except for one person, a guy who i hadn't had any contact with my last year in.
he started out with "yikes, do you know i'm disfellowshipped?
" he then went on for several paragraphs defending the org, how loving the brothers were when they disfellowshipped him .
I'm glad it worked out.....
I love planting little seeds of doubt. Not to much to scare someone off, just enought to make them think.
I would bet that Dan's easy going personalty helped you see that he cared about you. If he had been pushy or forceful. You may have felt persecuted and stayed longer.
Good job Dan.
whether by death, shunning, or some other means: here is a candle in their memory.
though gone from us, you are not forgotten and you will be forever loved.. for my dad, who killed himself two years ago today:.
nina
...thank you.
Lisa
how would you respond to the following quote.....i got this from a pro jw site.
i don't post on the site, just read.......i just wanted to know how you all would respond to this post.never let anyone cause you to doubt the organization...true there have been changes in the past in which the society readily admits to but the bottom line is that this is the channel jehovah has chosen...remember the vision of his chariot...those wheels could change any direction on a dime...it is our responsibility to move with that chariot and keep up otherwise we will be left behind with nothing better to do than finding fault with this precious organization!.
i would like to know more about the chariot wheels too....
lol....too funny Gary
