after being in the org for 20 years, being regular at every meeting.
i must have sung the songs hundreds of times, but i cant sing the first line of any song off by heart..
i asked my husband, kids if they could, they also cant.. can you?.
yes, but don't want to wake those memory cells. They are doing quite nicely not bothering me anymore.
BTW, did you know, the songs in the songbook were in Alphabetical order. The first word of the song is what they went by, not the titles. (silly, nonsense, info, but thought you would like to know)
Joy (can't believe I learned piano just to play those silly songs class)
hi there, i know its up to me in the end, but just wondering, what would most of you do?
my da'ing could be tonight, should i take the opportunity (before they can no longer speak to me ) to tell a few jw's that i am being da'd for telling the truth, or not to bother.
does it matter anyway.
hey (((Shirley)))
long time, gal!
One question........
.goes for the crack
....what do you guys do during your meetings over there???
I understand that man maybe lonely and want association, but I never heard that phrase before.
I don't have an answer for you about talking to your JW/partime/friend but don't we all wake up at our time schedule? You may want to ring her and tell her she's not responsible for whatever announcement the elders give (the elders are). And since you don't recongize the silly authority the WTBTs thinks it has over you, then whatever silly announcement they make is their silly rules.
Anyway, hope all is well with you and your family.
Hugs,
Joy
"we'd like to excuse those that have talks in the second school, and those that would like to listen.".
alright, so i am sitting at the meeting last week and i hear that very typical repetitive announcement.
i start to look around and i realize that it is the same people every week who go to the back to sit in the second school.
I've found it helpful to cut a few pages out of IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM & read them during the meeting.
well, I just covered the book with a bible cover from walmart and read it during the meetings. Same with CoC. No one really pays attention to ya at the meetings. They are all worried about what they are going to say to impress everyone else at the meetings.
extracts from adam's diary originally from harper's magazine, april 1901. by mark twain.
sources
tuesday.
ahhhhh sweet!
*wondering why Valis didn't include the ending!*
my born-again christian friend that help me leave the wts is devoted to telling jews that they are going to hell for not believing in jesus christ.
i tell him all the time that i believe that jehovah and jesus going to save jews if their worship is sincere.
he insist that jews and anybody that is not a born-again christian is going to burn in hell for eternity.
a fundy is a fundy is a fundy.
Whenever you exclude people from your little group *insert whatever religion, especially fundamentalist* you check out from loving mankind.
RUN
for years i have felt i was the only one on earth that was reeling from my involvement with jw.
i stumbled upon this website and feel an overwhelming desire to dance.
here is my story:.
Welcome!
Glad you found this place. And good to hear you got some help "deprogramming". Enjoy this place as a familar place and understanding friends.
Joy
Congrats!
who ever said you weren't a stable part of society, I didn't believe it, really. And now you have proved whomever wrong! lol
*p*p
Joy
as mentioned in my other thread, my daughter lena is having brainsurgery on monday, jan 24. the surgery will last 6-7 hours, so i'm hoping the board members will be willing to make a special effort tomorrow to send positive thoughts, healing energy, good wishes and prayers her way.
we are asking that the surgeon's hands be delicate and skillful and that lena does not bleed overmuch and that brain damage be minimal (if not non-existant).
surgery begins at 8 am eastern standard time (us), but we have to have her to the hospital by 6 am, so this is "good night!
Wonderful news, Brenda.
wow, what a big sigh of relief. Please let us know about how everything turns out. I hope you two took this semester off to recoup after all this "stuff". mmmmkay!
Hugs,
Joy
as mentioned in my other thread, my daughter lena is having brainsurgery on monday, jan 24. the surgery will last 6-7 hours, so i'm hoping the board members will be willing to make a special effort tomorrow to send positive thoughts, healing energy, good wishes and prayers her way.
we are asking that the surgeon's hands be delicate and skillful and that lena does not bleed overmuch and that brain damage be minimal (if not non-existant).
surgery begins at 8 am eastern standard time (us), but we have to have her to the hospital by 6 am, so this is "good night!
Thanks for the update, Brenda.
Its no wonder your nerves are shot. So please take care of yourself.
More postitive thoughts to you and especially to your daughter.
Joy
it will probably be held on saturday, july 9, commencing around 2pm.. venue, my home in sunny weston super mare!
home of the second highest tide in the world!.
the date isn't set in stone yet (weddings & stuff), but it's looking likely.
Andy:
I don't think I'll be able to come this year, since I'll be in the US the whole summer
where? I hope you come by and visit us.
Joy of I think we might miss this years bbq @ E-man's class.
