the only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.
i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.
my wife is backing me and i have my children.
Sosoconfused:
You wrote:
"She still has all the bound volumes going back who knows how many years but has literally taped them all closed so that "She is not persuaded by old light". It is a freak show"
WOW. Just...WOW. Everything from her letter SCREAMED cult. It's all about a giant publising corporation and her complete and total loyalty to it. There is nothing she wouldn't sacrifice for the Corp. Not you. Not her family. Not even herself. So very sad.
my mother was very strict about entertainment.
in school i was doing a project about teen suicide and had checked out some books on suicide and abortion.
i had alot of explaining to do for that.
I just had a flashback to the Flashdance theme song. It was banned from our home/car radio in a major way!!!! My father thought the words "Take your passion, and make it happen" were "Take your pants down, and make it happen."
i would love to be able to debate some of the issues on this site.. this is the first site i have debated on.. i would like to debate with credibility.. i think i debate on only what i feel secure about, and that is a good start.
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but on this thread i would appreciate some tips on how to constrctively debate on a thread..
Nice example, Julia. It works for high school and college as well.
so over the last 5 - 7 months as some may know i have resigned as an elder and just came to a cold stop going to the meetings.
brothers call i wont answer the phone.
if they come by i just wont answer the door.
ecan6 - this is a great response. Not one that they would be ready to deal with probably. They are used to those who say "Yeah, I know, I need to be more regular, bla bla bla." But to turn that around, and not even recognize the rule that meeting attendance is expected at every meeting (except in very rare circumstances) to get a ticket for entry into the Paradise Earth TM (if you're lucky)...well that has to be confusing for them. LOL. Saying you have a goal to be there once or twice a month -- well, how do they even respond to that? Is there anywhere in Bible that says a certain number of meetings a week are required? If they tell you that the Bible says " do not foresake the gathering of yourselves together" you can always say "I'm not! I'm very regular with my bi-weekly attendance." LOL. Love it.
to answer some of your questions.
i phone my son on thursday and was able to help him get his paper work in order for, get this: "college".
we're good.. the wife and i have about 10 family members that are jw's as well as over 12 close friends, 100's of friends in 5 states.
That's good James. Just being protective of those still in and not out yet.
to answer some of your questions.
i phone my son on thursday and was able to help him get his paper work in order for, get this: "college".
we're good.. the wife and i have about 10 family members that are jw's as well as over 12 close friends, 100's of friends in 5 states.
Can'tleave - Rugby...awesome. So much better than American football. Would it surprise anyone to say that Ben Cohen is my absolute favorite sportsperson ever in the history of the universe?
to answer some of your questions.
i phone my son on thursday and was able to help him get his paper work in order for, get this: "college".
we're good.. the wife and i have about 10 family members that are jw's as well as over 12 close friends, 100's of friends in 5 states.
James - yikes, you may want to edit your last post just to be extra careful to protect your identity. Maybe delete the content and put a smile there instead? I'm the paranoid type though.
so over the last 5 - 7 months as some may know i have resigned as an elder and just came to a cold stop going to the meetings.
brothers call i wont answer the phone.
if they come by i just wont answer the door.
Absolutely, positively epic. What a shock the secretary got, ay? Last thing he expected surely. I bet he was expecting a sob story of (pick one or more): depression, too much work, needing to sort yourselves out, family troubles, desperation to come back but somehow paralyzed with fear/anxiety/shame...
What an awesome wife you have there.
congratulations to justitia themis on all her hard work at putting herself through law school.
after being raised in the watchtower organization and having survived all of what that entails she has picked up the pieces, analyzed her strengths and has made choices to better herself and the community.. .
i am so proud of her.
What an accomplishment! Congrats to the new law school grad!!!!
i wanted to say hello.
i knew i was gay.
i wanted to study and learn about everything i could.
Aunt fancy - Thank you so much! Believe me, I never take for granted that I was able to escape.
