I feel relieved to spend that time doing anything else but sitting in a stadium for 8 hours with only an hour break listening to the same talks I've been hearing since I was a child. Not to mention trying to keep my young boys quiet so I wouldnt get the evil looks in my section😂😂. Lot of walking was going on for us to try and tire them out. When that didn't work we ended up either sitting outside eating snacks or leaving early. Anyway, anyone else's first year? If not, how was your first year not attending?
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1st Year not attending RC
by BeautifulMind ini feel relieved to spend that time doing anything else but sitting in a stadium for 8 hours with only an hour break listening to the same talks i've been hearing since i was a child.
not to mention trying to keep my young boys quiet so i wouldnt get the evil looks in my section😂😂.
lot of walking was going on for us to try and tire them out.
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Try Being Kind...It Actually Feels Good!
by EyesOpenHeartBroken inlet me start by saying that this forum has been helpful to me in many ways.
i haven't gotten involved in much commenting and i am not very assertive by nature so i've steered away from participating in debates.
but i have read threads often and had a sense of community.
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BeautifulMind
Great post. If we all agree on everything, there is no way to see a different viewpoint. Disagreements are ok. But to your point, getting nasty and rude really is pointless. When I have those kind of comments on my threads, I just scroll right past it. Not worth my time to justify my thoughts and feelings. Now if it's just a 'I don't agree with that' type comment, let's discuss. We can always agree to disagree. -
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Thankful for my babies
by BeautifulMind ini hope everyone is having a good day/night.
so i was just reflecting on how happy i am to have my babies, despite the orgs.
not so subtle requests that married couples not have babies in order to further serve the org.
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Thankful for my babies
by BeautifulMind ini hope everyone is having a good day/night.
so i was just reflecting on how happy i am to have my babies, despite the orgs.
not so subtle requests that married couples not have babies in order to further serve the org.
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Thanks for sharing everyone, I love all of your stories. I'm sorry Alive! that you didn't get to experience motherhood because of that evil org. But thank you for sharing your pain with us, I'm sure that is not easy. -
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Thankful for my babies
by BeautifulMind ini hope everyone is having a good day/night.
so i was just reflecting on how happy i am to have my babies, despite the orgs.
not so subtle requests that married couples not have babies in order to further serve the org.
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I hope everyone is having a good day/night. So I was just reflecting on how happy I am to have my babies, despite the orgs. not so subtle requests that married couples not have babies in order to further serve the org. I'm happy for more than one reason though.
Reason 1 - my mother was terminally ill at the time I got married. She told me over and over again that I shouldn't bring any kids into this wicked world, it would be gone soon anyway. Wait until the new system she said. At the time, it wasn't a big deal. Being newly married, that was the last thing on my mind, kids. We wanted to enjoy each other for a few years or so anyway, no point in upsetting her. Thankful that when the time was right for us, we had our babies.
Reason 2 - I had some complications with both of my babies, which had to be delivered via c-section, one prematurely. They are both healthy now. After the last one, I got my tubes tied for one reason only - blood issue. See, I was still fully in the org at the time I birthed my last child. So because of what I went through with my pregnancies, I didn't want to risk anymore complications happening which would call for a blood transfusion should I become pregnant again. So I got a tubal ligation.
So Im thankful that I didn't take my mother's advice and not have children, thankful that both me and my babies are ok without needing any extra medical attention. I'm bummed about not being able to have any more children because of the decisions I made due to the blood issue, but I have two beautiful babies that I am thankful for.
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
by BeautifulMind infrom one beautiful mother to all of the beautiful mothers on this site & the beautiful mothers who are no longer with us - including mine (rip) - happy mothers day.
enjoy your day!
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From one beautiful mother to all of the beautiful mothers on this site & the beautiful mothers who are no longer with us - including mine (RIP) - happy Mothers Day. Enjoy your day! -
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New ANTI-GAY video for Kids on jw.org
by ttdtt inhttps://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/one-man-one-woman-marriage/.
disgusting!.
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Ugh...they are getting more and more ridiculous with these kids videos. Let ppl live their lives! I knew a few gay/lesbian kids in my home cong when coming up. They really struggled to conform to the jw way and eventually left the jws and good for them. No one should have to change their life for gb/j-god. You don't have to agree with ppls choices, but it would be nice to respect them. I have a lot of gay/lesbian relatives as well and I'm sure they would find this offensive on so many levels. They are so out of touch with reality it's sad. And I didn't even touch on the manipulation of Sophia going on in this video 😡 -
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Why are witnesses all so highly stressed?
by stuckinarut2 inwitnesses are so anxious, stressed, highly strung..... so much for ones who are supposed to be "the happiest people"..... thoughts?.
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It's a lot to keep up with. They demand your time, money 24/7 365. You can't think for yourself or even be yourself fully. That can mentally screw with you. And I think a lot know it's nonsense, but don't know how to leave without losing everything which adds to the stress. Glad I'm done with it. My whole world could fall apart and I lose everything and I still would never go back to that abuse, no thanks. -
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Being Positive around family that are still in.
by freddo inif you are a fader or you have reduced activity markedly - say resigned as a pioneer or an elder or ms or gone inactive and still have some relationship with your immediate family or spouse - how do you stay positive around them when you feel like shaking them out of their stupor but believe deep down it would be counter productive?.
thoughts from all most welcome..
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I just try to change the subject to something else if they are talking directly to me. Like just the other day my in-laws asked when our regional is. I just said I didn't know and then changed the subject quickly to something new one of the kids is doing before they could get a follow up question in. If it's in a group setting with the family and they are talking about jw stuff, I just stay out of it. It works for me and everyone is happy.
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Any thought behind your " Avatar"
by The Rebel ini think that's the correct phrase?
anyway when i first came here, that little picture that "the rebel" hides behind, was a self portrait of a very sad man, who simply had too much knowledge.
now i feel after 7 months here, i should repaint that " avetor" give some happiness to the eyes, and a contented smile to the lips.. in short my " avetor" was a self portrait of a man with too much knowledge.
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My Avatar to me conveyed how I was feeling when first coming out of or waking up from being a jw my entire existence. The spell was broken and there I was fully having my own thoughts, perspectives, opinions, emotions, etc. for the first time! So beautiful thoughts from a beautifully free mind.