shes a nice girl.
nothing against her personally.
she hasnt been in touch for monthes, havent seen her for monthes.. is something happening that she needs my bum on a seat for?.
I would ignore it for the time being. If she keeps texting you then I'd reply with something lik:
"Hey ______ , I want you to know that I don't have anything against you as an individual, but upon further research and meditation I no longer wish to continue associating with the local congregation"
i dont think any of us are glad we grew up in the org.
but i was thinking about people who get cancer, and if they are lucky enough to beat it often they will say that they were better for the experience.
before they got cancer they were stressed because they had to work extra hours in a shitty job to make ends meet, the kids were nothing but trouble and they spent their lives wishing that time would go faster, that week would be over, that the year would be over.
I agree with hellenback, growing up a JW certainly helped with my public speaking skills, which are a MUST in my job. Also I stayed away from drugs and smoking when I was a child. I always try to view the positive side of negative experiences, and that's all I can think of.
... that's the title of a facebook page created by some dubs.. doesn't it remind you of how we used to think the same when we were in?.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/revenge-nah-im-too-lazy-im-just-gonna-sit-here-and-let-jah-bust-you-up/257033327641471?sk=wall.
... that's the title of a Facebook page created by some dubs.
Doesn't it remind you of how we used to think the same when we were in?
i spoke with my mother, told her everything, my doubts, my fears, my sins.
it came rushing out.
my mother is devastated.
Congratulations on your newfound freedom!
Just be aware of a little nasty disease called "Stockholm Syndrome"
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so satan went out away from the person of jehovah.
Excellent job Blondie. I was reading some of my "friends'" Facebook statuses this morning saying how timely and 'beautiful' this WT article was. Same ol' thing nevertheless.
Keep up the good work!
i was baptized in 1986.. 2 generation changes..
@Karter. It's been actually 3 generation changes since 1986:
1994: The generation is made up of worldly people
2005ish: The generation is made up of the anointed class.
2010: The generation is made up of 'overlapping' generations of the anointed class.
i used to really like the drawings as a kid.
the artists, i think, are usually pretty good, not so much at portraying emotions but in technical ways.
the photos always seemed silly to me.. so what do all of you think?.
Well, the illustrations in the "Bible Stories" book gave me a couple of nightmares as a child. The one where the city of Jericho is destroyed, the one where a baby is held upside down before Salomon, the one where everybody dies during the Flood, and so on.
I met a 17 year-old girl in a neighboring congregation, Df'd while pregnant (she was my cousin's BF). She was the only one in her family in 'the truth'. She continued attending meetings and conventions, then faded and never came back. (This one had a Happy ending)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1era0wq294.
Haha, that was quite funny.
well, as i mentioned before in one of my few other posts, i've been lurking here for some time now and finally decided it was time to face the facts and take action.. i was raised a jw (4th generation) and my parents were quite zealous when they got married.
mom was a regular pioneer and dad was a ms. i was the little jw 'rockstar' in my congregation, got baptized at 10, was giving talks and serving as an attendant at the hall and at conventions at such an early age.
auxiliary pioneered whenever i could.
Thanks a lot for your comments guys.
@partydelights Yes, I have thought about the shunning and everything it implies, in fact even though my 'friends' from the congregation are not shunning me (I still have them on Facebook, Twitter etc) they no longer include me in their recreational activities, since I no longer attend meetings. I'm perfectly fine with that. I don't blame them or harbor any resentment towards them, that's just the way they were indoctrinated. Plus, I've been making some REAL friends, so I'm not alone. Hope to hear more from you.
