Posts by Little Imp

my brother, my sister, myself, xena and those with us walked out when we were called aside and asked not to attend the reception after the memorial.. more details to follow....... timb

Little Imp

Is this practice still current?

Just wondered as in-laws are in their 80s. The only family here is my husband, his brother and a cousin. Brother DF years ago husband DAd, cousin is a parsee.

LI

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To Christmas or Not to Christmas (inspired by Watersprout's DA thread)

by Mad Sweeney in

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my wife and kid want to do christmas but i don't.

i am not against it but i have no reason to celebrate the holiday.

i'll get the kid some presents, and maybe my wife, but is that alone really "celebrating christmas?

Little Imp

Damnit Fourcandles, I was about to invite you for Christmas lunch! Lol.

LI x

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To Christmas or Not to Christmas (inspired by Watersprout's DA thread)

by Mad Sweeney in

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my wife and kid want to do christmas but i don't.

i am not against it but i have no reason to celebrate the holiday.

i'll get the kid some presents, and maybe my wife, but is that alone really "celebrating christmas?

Little Imp

I think Christmas is for children, life is hard enough when you grow up what's the harm in letting them have a little fun whilst they can.

For me, it's just about family and friends not having to work, having a lovely relaxing meal with people you care about and who care about you. I don't believe in the hard commercialism, just make Christmas your own.

It's only stressful if you let it.

Hope the Sprouts have a special Christmas this year, you all deserve it.

LI x

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loosing it!

by bez in

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anyone else have any experience of a couple of months after leaving the org...feelings etc??.

my husband has left too and feels the same as i do.. but we just seem to be arguing constantly at the moment, though i do feel this may be my own fault!

i feel soooo angry, bitter and annoyed at how things have turned out.

Little Imp

Bez, my heart goes out to you, things can and will only get better, it just takes time.

Step one, how brilliant that your little girl has settled well at school, she will be able to do all the things my husband never did as a child like going round a friend's house for tea and vice versa. If she wants to join the brownies she can etc. etc.

When I had problems with depression when my children were small I used to tidy cupboards out, that sort of thing. I just kept busy and with two children and a husband there is always plenty to do. They had all home baked bread, biscuits, squashes etc. I found it difficult to mix with others at the time but this gradually got better, I tried not to be too hard on myself.

With your new career to look forward to a year won't seem long at all.

Everyone on this site knows how brave you are being.

LI x

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Why wasn't there anyone as nice as you guys in my KH?

by Little Imp in

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when i first started attending the kh i was newly married and had moved to a new area over an hour away from my nearest family and friends.

i was excited about going (believing it would be similar to churches i had attended in the past) and thought it would be a good way to make new friends.. how wrong was i, no-one seemed to have any personality or sense of humour.. i tried inviting people round for a meal, boy that was an uphill struggle and i lived to regret it.. now, though i haven't met any of you, i feel as i though i know you and would feel totally comfortable in your company and would have got on like a house on fire if we had had a meal together.

the strange thing is all of you have or still do attend a kh and are sooooooooooo different.. discuss.

Little Imp

Thanks for all your replies. Something else I have noticed is that everyone on here seems to have gained more wisdom of people and life than the average person so surely that is a positive that has come from having once been a JW.

This site is brilliant, friends any time of the day or night to talk to and collectively so much knowledge.

Thank you.

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Why wasn't there anyone as nice as you guys in my KH?

by Little Imp in

jw
friends

when i first started attending the kh i was newly married and had moved to a new area over an hour away from my nearest family and friends.

i was excited about going (believing it would be similar to churches i had attended in the past) and thought it would be a good way to make new friends.. how wrong was i, no-one seemed to have any personality or sense of humour.. i tried inviting people round for a meal, boy that was an uphill struggle and i lived to regret it.. now, though i haven't met any of you, i feel as i though i know you and would feel totally comfortable in your company and would have got on like a house on fire if we had had a meal together.

the strange thing is all of you have or still do attend a kh and are sooooooooooo different.. discuss.

Little Imp

Thanks Syl and Cantleave.