millions of children have grown up as jehovahs witnesses.
lets start from the very beginning.. i owe my life to jehovahs witnesses.
more important than what he was saying was who he was.
Welcome SST, just wanted to say I enjoyed reading your story - it was very well written. I am sad, too, for your lost childhood though I sincerely hope that you can now go on and live the life you deserve.
My husband's story has similarities to yours and I am hoping that one day he will post it here for people to read as I think it does help.
LI
i figured out it's been 4 months and 5 days since my last meeting ever.
july 10th, it was a sunday.
i hadn't been there in 2 months or so and decided to see if anyone noticed i'd been gone.
November 2008.
It wasn't planned, though we had been going to fewer and fewer meetings. We were given a new venue for our Tuesday night Group which we never attended so weren't missed at our usual Group and since we never ever went to our new assigned Group weren't missed there either. Also, my husband did shift work so we were never able to go to every meeting anyway so I think this all helped us getting away with fewer meetings before anyone really noticed.
They kept hounding us at home though, I tried mostly not to answer the door. We have since moved house so we are well away from everyone we knew thank goodness.
A fresh start in a new are has really worked for us.
today is my first birthday since i left the jw's.
also, the 19th will mark the one year anniversary of when i left.
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Happy birthday, hope you have a good one
a few years ago my 21 yr old firstborn and only son died in an accident.
i was an active jw at the time.
in fact , i was at the meeting when it happened.
I feel so saddened by all the tales told above and my thoughts are very much with you.
I have had a situation though not as bad as those above but nevertheless it was upsetting.
My brother died on 7 March this year and we were due to attend my brother-in-law's wedding on 20 March. When we heard the sad news of my brother's death my husband phoned his brother to say that we were not certain we would be able to attend his wedding as it was in Sheffield, we live in West Wales and the funeral would be held down South.
As my brother lived in France it took so long for all the formalities to bring him back to England that the funeral wasn't until 23 March.
We were therefore able to go to the wedding though it was quite upsetting to see families together whilst I was still very much grieving. I have always found when I have lost someone close that the time between the death and the funeral to be the worst. Somehow after the funeral I begin to heal though, of course, I still have bad days.
I was a bit shocked that when my brother and sister-in-law saw me looking tearful they just said "oh weddings are always emotional". They didn't say anything like I would have said "we appreciate you making the effort to come" or something along those lines. They didn't even send a condolence card.
Conversely a few people on this site who got to know my sad news sent me the most loving and caring messages I could ever have wished for. It meant so much and these are from people whom I have never met. (I have since met up with Cantleave and Nugget and Nugget was one who sent me a really lovely message)
Again, I am sorry for those who have had even sadder stories to tell, losing someone is never easy.
i know there's plenty.. one that comes to mind is the blood doctrine.
whole blood is bad, blood fractions may be ok but not all.....wtf?
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Lol Cantleave and Outlaw
I've seen many double posts by others and wondered why, now I know, it just happens!!!
i know there's plenty.. one that comes to mind is the blood doctrine.
whole blood is bad, blood fractions may be ok but not all.....wtf?
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Women are not allowed to wear trousers!!
i know there's plenty.. one that comes to mind is the blood doctrine.
whole blood is bad, blood fractions may be ok but not all.....wtf?
?.
Women are not allowed to wear trousers!!
two fabulous individuals who bring such a lot to this forum!.
have a fantastic day together .
heres to many more x. love paula and kev x.
Hi to Cantleave, Nugget, H & K
Hope you all have a wonderful day of fun together, looks like the weather is going to be good too!!
xxxx
in 1974 i had moved to california from texas and my nowhere jw janitor job to a real career in a field i loved.
(art).
i had packed my jw wife and 3 kids in my 1970 ford maverick and drove into the unknown.. mind you, this was on the very eve of a very "important date in human history".
I felt so sad reading your story but as others have said, you are not to blame.
I, too, have suffered depression - I have never been a witness. It was caused by my ex-husband.
You need to concentrate on your children now, it is what you wife would want.
My thoughts are with you and your family. xx
my daughter, ali, is back in the hospital.
probably something wrong with her pacemaker.
she had a cold with a bad cough last week, and a lead may have come loose.
What a worry for you, I sincerely hope that she makes a speedy recovery.
