Hey jgnat... yeah, that would be really nice but I'm not holding my breath. I've seen her go from one extreme to the other - she is very controlled by my family - so time will tell.
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An Interesting Turn of Events
by headisspinning inbig development.... i got a text message from my sister at 1:45 am that said: "i just told (my other sister) that i am disassociating myself.".
we have been texting back and forth and i guess she told my mother the same thing.. memorial night seems to have been the clincher for her - she was very upset about three interactions with the elders and i guess she just had it.. we did talk a little bit that night and i very carefully mentioned some research i've been doing.
i didn't get into it too much.. but she basically agreed that like me, she believes in god, jesus and the bible but not so much the 'organization'.. she is going to be talking to my family more today.
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An Interesting Turn of Events
by headisspinning inbig development.... i got a text message from my sister at 1:45 am that said: "i just told (my other sister) that i am disassociating myself.".
we have been texting back and forth and i guess she told my mother the same thing.. memorial night seems to have been the clincher for her - she was very upset about three interactions with the elders and i guess she just had it.. we did talk a little bit that night and i very carefully mentioned some research i've been doing.
i didn't get into it too much.. but she basically agreed that like me, she believes in god, jesus and the bible but not so much the 'organization'.. she is going to be talking to my family more today.
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Thanks Loz. It will be interesting to see where this goes. I'm just going to try to be supportive but make sure she decides for herself.
She is going to be getting a lot of pressure from the rest of my family and I want her to see that I'm not like that and I just want what's right for her.
Plus my husband cautioned me in that the rest of our family could turn this all around on me and blame me for her decision. So I'm trying to be mindful of that too.
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An Interesting Turn of Events
by headisspinning inbig development.... i got a text message from my sister at 1:45 am that said: "i just told (my other sister) that i am disassociating myself.".
we have been texting back and forth and i guess she told my mother the same thing.. memorial night seems to have been the clincher for her - she was very upset about three interactions with the elders and i guess she just had it.. we did talk a little bit that night and i very carefully mentioned some research i've been doing.
i didn't get into it too much.. but she basically agreed that like me, she believes in god, jesus and the bible but not so much the 'organization'.. she is going to be talking to my family more today.
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BIG DEVELOPMENT...
I got a text message from my sister at 1:45 am that said: "I just told (my other sister) that I am disassociating myself."
We have been texting back and forth and I guess she told my mother the same thing.
Memorial night seems to have been the clincher for her - she was very upset about three interactions with the elders and I guess she just had it.
We did talk a little bit that night and I very carefully mentioned some research I've been doing. I didn't get into it too much.
But she basically agreed that like me, she believes in God, Jesus and the Bible but not so much the 'Organization'.
She is going to be talking to my family more today. I told her to be careful because they are just going to switch it into high gear to 'save' her.
And I suggested that she try talking to someone unbiased and recommended a good friend of mine who is very aware of the issues involved in regards to family and the religion but is not a JW.
I asked if I could give her my opinion and she readily agreed. So I said that maybe she could just tell our family that she done with the religion and that if they can't accept that and try to force the issue she will disassociate herself.
Apparently my mother suggested something quite similar which was quite surprising.
For now, I'm just going to sit back and watch what unfolds.
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Bill Bowen of Silent Lambs?
by PublishingCult inapparently, i am so out of the loop and did not know bill bowen has been disfellowshipped from jwn.. could someone kindly give me the short version or post a link that lays out the narrative so that i can understand what happened with him .
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headisspinning
Does that mean he's banned from this site?
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Three Glass In and Off I Go!
by headisspinning inwell, i've been having some serious anxiety today.
i just felt like shutting down for most of the day.
now here it is 6:16 pm and the memorial is at 8 pm.. thank god i'm three glasses in (wine!)...
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headisspinning
Thanks Yknot. I know you're right. :)
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Three Glass In and Off I Go!
by headisspinning inwell, i've been having some serious anxiety today.
i just felt like shutting down for most of the day.
now here it is 6:16 pm and the memorial is at 8 pm.. thank god i'm three glasses in (wine!)...
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Thanks to all for your concern - we made it to the Memorial without puking and arrived home safely as well.
The baby was an absolute wretch as I imagined he would be in view of the hour.
My husband was in the lobby (but visibly through the glass doors) while they were passing the wine. He had to keep the baby out there because he was so loud.
Well, I guess his participation wasn't wanted because although the brothers did notice he was away from his seat, they couldn't be bothered to pass him the wine.
Nice.
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Three Glass In and Off I Go!
by headisspinning inwell, i've been having some serious anxiety today.
i just felt like shutting down for most of the day.
now here it is 6:16 pm and the memorial is at 8 pm.. thank god i'm three glasses in (wine!)...
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Oh no worries - I'm not driving or partaking (at least not at the event). I just need some 'false courage' to get myself there.
Well, I better get scrambling!
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Three Glass In and Off I Go!
by headisspinning inwell, i've been having some serious anxiety today.
i just felt like shutting down for most of the day.
now here it is 6:16 pm and the memorial is at 8 pm.. thank god i'm three glasses in (wine!)...
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headisspinning
Well, I've been having some serious anxiety today. I just felt like shutting down for most of the day. Now here it is 6:16 pm and the Memorial is at 8 pm.
Thank God I'm three glasses in (wine!)... I'm good to go. Wish me luck! Not good fortune. Luck! LOL!
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How many received the memorial invitation?
by IMHO inhow well is this territory being covered?.
how many on here (active jws excluded) received an invitation?.
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headisspinning
Two elders just showed up at our door and said it was their annual visit and 'encouraged' us and gave us an invite. They were actually quite nice and recommended that we really focus on meeting attendance and shook our hands. Go figure.
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I Guess I Don't Matter
by headisspinning ini'm pretty upset.
my sister just asked me if my ex bothered to mention that both of my kids were announced as publishers last thursday night.. nobody said a word to me.. i just called my ex and told him that i was pretty furious - at least he apologized which i have to say, i have heard the words 'i'm sorry' from him about 5 times in the 14 years we we married.. anyway, i'm sad.
the kids didn't even bother to tell me... i would like to think that means it's not important to them... but with a sinking feeling i think that i'm what doesn't matter..
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Thank you! You guys are really helping. XO to you!
That's a really good point about making sure their contact with us is positive.
And yes, OTWO... thank you for keeping me focused on what's important (as you have a knack for doing!)
And maybe, just maybe, they just forgot cuz it didn't matter that much??? I can hope.
:) HIS