i bought a tiny christmas tree today.
it's of rosemary, and smells heavenly.
i bought some small ornaments, and put them on it, and when my husband came home today, i surprised him with it.
Cool, Mulan. Guess you have a place for that ornament of yours now, eh? The first tree and decorations has to be a very liberating experience-there is so much "other" symbolism behind it too.
Well, I was a rebel today. We got a beautiful Christmas card from one of the local businesses in the mail today and I stuck it on the fridge! Ha!
Kristen
rebel without a clue
last night we were discussing the "new light" that was revealed to the gb recently from jehovah.
many of us recall all the co talks and elder parts based on the bible text of how a true servant of jah would not be "inactive or irregular" for years one was required to have at least one hour to be considered a servant of jah.. as the sec in my hall i recall so many times calling up friends to get thier time and hearing them break crying cause they didn't have 60min only about 45min- and they knew that it meant they were not servants of jah.
now with the new light from jw a person with only 14 minutes of time will now be disqualified as being a servant of jah.. it is amazing how many jw will view this arrangement as a "loving provision from jah" instead of realizing that thier service to thier god has been reduced to whether they get 15min or 14 min.
JT,
I enjoy reading your take on things. The shopping cart analogy is a good one, and a sobering reminder to how my own life used to be. Thankfully, over the last few years I've learned how NOT to put all of my eggs in one basket. But it helps me to remember the mindset of others who are still in, and makes me more empathetic towards them.
I'm reading ISOCF now and am finding a great sense of relief through the validation. Every JW needs an accurate (knowledge) lesson in JW history — and not the distilled version found in the societies publications.
Here's some interesting stuff that surprised me so far:
[*] Judge Rutherford, the second President of the WTS didn't go door-to-door. He felt his work was more important. A great example as do as I say, not as I do.
[*] The institution of service quotas were published as if they were spoken by God:
..."The Lord breaks down our organization instructions further and makes them more practical by further instructing us through his 'faithful and wise servant'. ... He says the requirements for special pioneers shall be 175 hours and 50 back-calls per month, which should develop into a resonable number of studies; and for regular pioneers 150 hours and as many back-calls and studies as an be properly developed during that time. ..." —In Search of Christian Freedom p. 90This book is interesting...
Kristen
free to be me
for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html
But be forewarned, I bite...and I spank.
The spanking doesn't bother me . But the biting ... well ....
for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html
After the Airing of Grievances, we get together right in the same night to do something called "Feats of Strength". This is where the head of the household tests his/her strength with another friend or family member.
Well, think41, if you insist ... but don't be mad when I win, 'kay?
for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html
Uh oh...
for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html
For you Seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html
hello friends,.
i am in a situation that i am really at a loss as to what to do.. basically, we have quit going to meetings.
i really don't even want to be a part of the malarkey any longer.
Vita,
I'm so sorry to hear about these developments in your life. The familiar scenario plays out once again. Extracting one's life from the organization never seems to be an easy task, and often requires the one(s) leaving to sacrifice friends, family, and even emotional well-being for some time. Damn them!
All of our situations are unique, and we each must decide what the best course of action to do is. I really feel for you and for your son. You are right, he is too young to have to deal with this sort of thing, but the fact is he has no choice about the rules which others choose to follow. And neither do you. You can only control what you do from this point forward.
How do I handle this with my parents? I too admittedly lack courage to really tell them. But my son is faced with losing his only social outlet.IMO, I think one of the first things you need to do is find the courage within yourself to be honest with your parents. I have the exact set-up as you do in this regard, and held off for many years before I was square with them about my feelings. Once I got beyond that, other things became easier.
As far as your son... he may seem to be losing quite a bit right now, and it WILL be tough for some time. He is learning a valuable lesson about the conditional love of the JWs. Fortunately, he has you! And now he is free to have what so many of us couldn't: friends at school, able to take part in sports and other extra-curricular activities, community involvment, etc. Maybe in time you could consider a program like Big Brothers or something. I'm sure others will offer other useful suggestions too.
I have confidence that you will get through this. Maybe with some scars, which is unfortunate, but not uncommon for all of us. Many have been there and will help support you along the way.
I wish you the best,
Kristen
free to be me
the recent post about what everyone wants to learn about has led me to this post..... we can learn something from everyone we meet.
what can i learn from you?.
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... for the quick buck part, I'll need to first borrow a dollar from you.
the recent post about what everyone wants to learn about has led me to this post..... we can learn something from everyone we meet.
what can i learn from you?.
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I can teach you how to juggle and how to make a quick buck.
why i'm not a dub:.
we: maybe we cant solve all of the worlds problems, but weve already solved plenty of them so far, and there are a lot more we can solve if we give more of ourselves to help our fellow humans.. dubs: we cant solve all of the worlds problems, so why bother trying to solve any of them?
well just sell books, and youd better buy them.
Farkel,
I liked that.
We: “You are worthy as a human; you are a special and unique individual.”That one scripture about God could have used rocks to cry out always shamed me. But maybe his message would have been more convincing coming from rocks, eh?Dubs: “You are unworthy to live if you don’t sell our books and barely worthy even if you do.”
Kristen
free to be me
