Thanks guys! I feel all warm and fuzzy now. I think nugget hit the nail on the head. I remember how my grandmother would talk about how she, her sister, and her mother studied with an anoited sister and brother from that time. She would say that as soon as she heard it that she "knew" this was the truth and never looked back. Years later my cousin tried to talk to my grandmother about the watchtower doctrine and the cognitive dissonance was unbelievable. I was there in person to watch. I like to think that one my family's saving graces was my grandfather. He was a WWII vet and never baught into their crap. He would talk to my sister and I as kids about the doctrine and ask us questions trying to get us to think. I remember some of that very well. It worked. Those were some awesome mustard seeds. He would be pleased that 4 out of 5 grandkids are not nor will ever be apart of the borg.
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Long time lurker, but new here.
by ICUstaryn inafter watching serenity's video i had to comment.
i kept pausing the video looking for family members or others that i might know but haven't seen in years.
hated the drive to holt, but loved the soft serve ice cream.
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Long time lurker, but new here.
by ICUstaryn inafter watching serenity's video i had to comment.
i kept pausing the video looking for family members or others that i might know but haven't seen in years.
hated the drive to holt, but loved the soft serve ice cream.
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My grandmother was nieve. Sorry I know I'm not spelling that right. She lost her brother at any early age 2 days after christmas in the late 1920's and her family never recovered. She was the youngest and not treated very well by her mother and sister. I think when the witnesses came along she heard what she wanted to hear at a very impressionable time and got the lurve or fellowship that she had been missing from her own family. Who the heck knows themselves at 15yrs of age? I wish I could have asked her why she never questioned the watchtower's doctrine while she was still alive in good health. I think in her case denial was so very, very powerful. I know it has been for my dad. I love my dad, but I know that for me this religion will finally die when he passes some day. It's only been in the last couple of years that I finally feel like I can celebrate the holidays and not feel guilty or ashamed. I know this may sound crazy, but I stood at her grave and swore that this religion will not pass onto the next generation. It was good therapy for me.
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Long time lurker, but new here.
by ICUstaryn inafter watching serenity's video i had to comment.
i kept pausing the video looking for family members or others that i might know but haven't seen in years.
hated the drive to holt, but loved the soft serve ice cream.
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After watching Serenity's video I had to comment. I kept pausing the video looking for family members or others that I might know but haven't seen in years. Hated the drive to Holt, but loved the soft serve ice cream. I'm old but new. I've been a lurker for about 5-6 years. You guys have no idea how coming here has helped me. I was born into this damn cult. I would have been a 3rd generation. My grandmother was baptized into it at 15 in the 1930's. I think she chose this religion because it was what she needed to hear at that time. It's a long story that I will tell on another post. All of her sons including my father became witnesses. She grew up being told that she would never grow old and die, but exactly 2 months before her 87th birthday she died. I miss her, but I hate how this cult tears apart familys. Any religion that divides a family does not originate with the Creator.
I am fortunate that my dad is not a hard line dub. He does not shun me, even though I have told him that this is a cult. I told him as a kid I never felt the genuine love at the hall that Jesus talked about. He doesn't attend the meetings that I know of, and I am glad. I think that he can see through some of their crap, but still believes that this is the "troof". As a kid I felt like nobody understood how lonely and depressing it was to be a kid jdub. It was the most validating feeling to find and read randy's story on freeminds. Randy, if you are out there. Thank You from the bottom of my heart! You have saved me a lot of time and money in therapy. I am glad I finally made the choice to register and login.
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Video of my Circuit Assembly visit!
by serenitynow! inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ttprya0kk.
this is the video my apostabuddy put together about last week's caper.
enjoy!.
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Hi, long time lurker. Finally made the jump to register and login. After watching your video I had to. Your video rocks! You've got kahones. I used to go to that assembly hall too. Long drive from Kzoo. The decor hasn't changed in twenty years. I remember when they used to make soft-serve ice cream and serve bean burritos there. Their behavior says volumes about their cult mindset. You can see the mob mentality as well. Glad I'm out. They would probably have Jesus escorted out too.