CONGRATULATIONS!!
So......when's the lap dance??
we have another entrant into jedihood: megadude!!
megadude.
jedi member.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
So......when's the lap dance??
it's evident that certain people just don't like me, and it's evident that certain people, er, despise me.. kewl!.
in my life i've noticed that the people who everyone likes, never have any close friends, because they never share themselves, and they never dispute idiocy.
everyone "likes" them, but those people have no one who "cares" about them.
Yeah, they might "like" your company, but they will never trust you completely. Real friendship is about complete trust, no matter how ugly. Some people never learn this and they die without any real friends.
Farkel,
I don't post much, but I'd have to say I enjoy your posts very much....and may I mention Dave's too? I have to agree with your statement above. You just described me. I think some people "like" my company, but they don't really "know" me. I don't trust too many people, so I am very careful with whom I share my deepest feelings and emotions. There are and have been just a handful of people who I have been able to do this with in my life. It is sometimes a sad situation, but It's self-perservation on my part. The close friends who I do feel a strong bond with are irreplacable and I will always hold a very special place in my heart for them.....they are indeed too few of them. There is absolutley nothing I wouldn't do for them!
For this reason, I believe, some of us do not post or share our deepest feelings here. I for one do not feel I "know" everybody here well enough to open up to, to share my soul and heart with. But when I do, they are my dear friends for life and I will love them unconditionally!
I'm not about poplularity....I'm about truthfulness and loyalty.
Bernadine
divorce is much more common in the jehovah's witness community than they would like to admit.
probably more so than the population in general.. if you have been divorced do you think that the watchtower society contributed to the divorce, or caused it, or is it just possible you married some jerk or abuser and divorce would have occured no matter what religion you were, or even if you had no religion?.
possibly you got married way too young as the end was coming and there is no marriage in the resurrection if you died.
I was married to a JW for 11 years when I divorced him. I believe if I wasn't a good little witness girl, I would have dated more men and really discovered what turned me on. I was 16 and he was 21 when we met. Six years after we met, we were married. He was the only guy I ever dated, kissed....anything!! I think we probably just married so we wouldn't committ fornication (yes, I was a virgin when we married).
He turned out to be very abusive. I also grew into a more independent woman with a lot more self-confidence than he had, and that's when I decided that was not the kind of life I wanted for our two kids and I. I had to go through with the divorce in fear that he would destroy any self-confidence that I had left. It was one of the most traumatic and difficult decisions I ever made, but I am very glad I did.
i was going to add some thoughts to another thread, but it is now locked.
it took a long time to gather my nerve up to post a new topic, and i'll probably regret it, but i couldn't feel any crappier than i do today, (well, yes i could) so, whatever.. .
perhaps the following - taken from a book i've read a million times - will be of help to someone... yeah, it's another stupid trauma analysis ... however, if you've ever been a jehovah's witness, you have been traumatized, and no doubt must contend dearly with at least some afteraffects.
All I could say is THANK YOU and BRAVO!!!
Bless you,
LD
onacruse and bikerchic.
a true love story still in the making.. .
cheryl, songmistress.
I had a very nice time. It's fun to meet new people and know what the person is like behind the name. I would love to meet more of you! Next local get together......I'm there!
i finally made it to a meetup tonight.
i really enjoyed meeting the ones in attendance, some who don't post here, yet.
onacruse and bikerchic were there, as well as buster, songmistress, lost diamond and me.
Lew,
How about some photos? Did you get the okay from everybody yet?
Dave,
It was real cozy....though jammies and fuzzy slippers sound like a lot of fun too!!
Cliff,
Thanks, that would be great! Email me on how to get to your office.
Bernadine
Edited by - Lost Diamond on 2 February 2003 14:34:43
i finally made it to a meetup tonight.
i really enjoyed meeting the ones in attendance, some who don't post here, yet.
onacruse and bikerchic were there, as well as buster, songmistress, lost diamond and me.
I really enjoyed meeting you, Lew, and Buster for the first time! I had already met Craig, Katie, SongMistress and it was very nice to see them again. It was awesome for that many to show up. I had a great time, and I hope we all meet real soon!
does there come a time, when you would like to be at peace with the jehovah witnesses, and try to forget what they done to you, but then all of a sudden you remember the way they treated you, and then you start to get angry again at them?
does this happen to you?
Nope. I tend to pity them and feel very sorry for them. I was angry for a little while, but I chose to move on. I hate having that angry feeling just eating at me day in and day out, in any relationship. I belive they do what they do because in their heart they truely believe it is the right thing to do. They do not know any better. I pity them.
how's life in x-jw hell??
hahahahahaha.
i left 'the bullsh!t' almost one year ago and i know how crazy the road out can be.
KungFu,
WELCOME!
Thank you for your suggestions on letting go. I agree with you 100%. We can't move forward if we continue to go backwards. Too many people tend to hold on to the past and it becomes their eternal hell. Some want to desperately let go, but just do not know how. Personally, I strive to find peace in my life and I will continue to pave the way so I can have peace and happiness. Peace and happiness does not just happen......we individually have to make it happen.
Bernadine
ok ok i stole this from a site syn introduced me to, didn't know this black hole even existed, so blame the springbok...hehehehe.
http://quizilla.com/users/emryswolf/quizzes/what%20is%20your%20animal%20personality%3f.
hehehehe it's no gremlin, but er...close enough!.
I am a WOLF
This is so like me......