when she was on oprah some years ago, promoting her book escape, i was mesmerized.
(for those of you who are not familiar, she was a member fo the fundamental mormon sect and broke free).
i went to school and had worked with mormon's in the past, so i was intruigued.
I read her first book when I was already on my way out, and just read "Triumph." There are so many parallels between her experience and the JW experience. I found "Triumph" to be really inspiring, and enjoyed reading how she survived and started a new life for herself and her children. She is an amazing woman!
And the movie Eat, Pray, Love was really good too. I liked it as much as the book.
hey guy's how it going?
my name is alan_56 and i'm new here on the forum!
i've been reading a lot of the information that was posted up here for a while and i truly believe now that jehovah's witnesses do not have the truth, and that i have been living a lie my entire life.
Welcome! It's nice to meet you.
So happy you realized all this before you made any hasty decisions. I was 19 when I was baptized...but I didn't realize it was all a lie till almost 10 years later!
Follow your heart. You need to live your life for you...not anyone else.
I sent you a PM...check the little envelope at the top of your screen.
family guy, i love this stuff!.
what's your fav episode?.
any uk tv that comes close?.
Anyone watch the British show the IT Crowd? It was funny.
i have been absent on the forum for the past couple of months.
i have previously been known on here as "mentallyfree31".
i would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself.
Nice to meet ya!
i have a good life these days.
i have a wonderful new husband who shares his lovely family with me.
i have 'worldly' friends who i'm very fond of.
I think that sounds like a good idea! You have a very kind doctor.
so, darth plaugeis (or however you spell it) has suggested that the best way to get out of going to the meeting is to tell your wife that it's time to get ready for the meeting, and when her back is turned hit her over the head with a large object.. i'm sure there are better ways to get out of going.
i'm looking for some real ideas here.
" i like the whole getting your wife (or husband) drunk before the meeting so they won't want to go idea.
serenitynow! - LOL, I'm not with the times I guess.
when we were jws we were told that death is an enemy but if we were faithful to jehovah, we would be alive always in his eyes.
death wasn't something to be feared.
we were only "sleeping".. do you fear death at this point in your life?
No, I'm curious to see what's next, or if anything is next.
But I don't want to die till I'm old.
so, darth plaugeis (or however you spell it) has suggested that the best way to get out of going to the meeting is to tell your wife that it's time to get ready for the meeting, and when her back is turned hit her over the head with a large object.. i'm sure there are better ways to get out of going.
i'm looking for some real ideas here.
" i like the whole getting your wife (or husband) drunk before the meeting so they won't want to go idea.
"Getting her nice and toasted" sounds like a fun excuse to stay home! I tried knocking boots (is that a term?) and then my husband would quickly rush off to the meeting afterwards.
so, darth plaugeis (or however you spell it) has suggested that the best way to get out of going to the meeting is to tell your wife that it's time to get ready for the meeting, and when her back is turned hit her over the head with a large object.. i'm sure there are better ways to get out of going.
i'm looking for some real ideas here.
" i like the whole getting your wife (or husband) drunk before the meeting so they won't want to go idea.
brotherdan, I had postpartum depression too, and the meetings actually made it worse! (surprise, surprise).
You could ask your wife if she needs you to pick up anything on the way home from work...then take your time picking up stuff on Thurs. Get home a bit late, and then get to the meeting late. Perhaps she'll hate being late and start skipping meetings the next time you're going to be late.
Point out how inconvenient it is to drag your kids there...it messes with their naps, bedtime, etc. It's not fair to expect them to sit still and be quiet.
Tell your wife how you're sad you don't get to spend much time with your kids. The meetings take lots of time away from parents spending quality time with their children. You work all day and only have a few hours to see them at night and on the weekends...you want to make the most of it.
Try telling her you need to work a bit late, but say you'll be home as soon as you can, and be just late enough to not have time to go.
Good luck! It takes time to break those habits. It took a few years for me to make inroads. I didn't realize what I was doing at the time, I just didn't like being at the meetings with all those phoney people.
alright, i'm curious now cause i've been wanting to know how certain people go their screennames.
now some people have their names involved with makes sense and so forth.
but i guess i'll start out.
Mine is one of my favorite Radiohead songs. I couldn't think of anything witty, so I picked it.
