a thought came to me as i was posting on another topic.
my reactionary mind, responding to watchtower's cruel and hostile treatment of genuine truthseekers who can no longer reconcile with watchtower's narrative was, " may the collapse begin".. but then my thoughts turned to how that would affect my parents and siblings who are blissfully oblivious with their collective heads in the sand.
all their hopes and future joy has been postponed for decades awaiting paradise while fighting off the black dog that is depression.
Rayoflight,
i really feel for you and understand your worries.
Whatever or whenever happens in the future, they are blessed for having you to help them deal with the ugly feelings and also maybe the reality of the freedom that they will have too.
I wish you all the best, your family is very lucky to have someone that deeply cares and will continually support them in their struggles.
I’m sure when the times comes you’ll be there awaiting in the wings to take action.
Good luck for the future ☺️.
a thought came to me as i was posting on another topic.
my reactionary mind, responding to watchtower's cruel and hostile treatment of genuine truthseekers who can no longer reconcile with watchtower's narrative was, " may the collapse begin".. but then my thoughts turned to how that would affect my parents and siblings who are blissfully oblivious with their collective heads in the sand.
all their hopes and future joy has been postponed for decades awaiting paradise while fighting off the black dog that is depression.
@RayoFlight,
The other day I was thinking about the same thing. That maybe it’s selfish of me to want my family away from this cult, there’s no guarantee that they would ever recover from it if they leave. They seem to have their ducks in a row and live a simplistic but fulfilling spiritual lives.
The younger ones probably would but the older ones that dedicated their whole life to it, with a hope of seeing our gone parents would be very difficult to accept their ignorance of it all.
The loss of stability, family and friends is too great to keep them going through their doubts.
I feel sorry that my family are in this but to be honest the more I read about it the more I think that it’s a blessing in disguise that if they never wake up and find out the real truth, that they will live a life filled with contentment surrounded by those they see as real friends.
Saddens me too.... but it’s safer this way... I regret to say.
https://religionnews.com/2019/09/26/finding-a-faith-that-is-stronger-than-death-or-my-familys-rejection/.
in my search, i left behind conditional, behavior-based love and traded it for the unconditional grace shown by a true family, whose bonds have nothing to do with dna.. and i’m dying grateful for that.. (heidi hall, who died sept. 25, 2019, at age 49, was a veteran journalist whose award-winning career took her from the standard democrat in sikeston, missouri, and the southeast missourian to the tampa tribune and the nashville tennessean before landing her at vanderbilt university’s public affairs office.
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Thank you for sharing Blondie.
😢😞
i've thought about keeping this to myself but i'm still confused on what i should do.. my ex wife(never been a jw) and myself(raised in the org till 16)have been reconnecting these past few weeks.
we been divorced for almost 10 years, we got married when we where pretty young, and it didnt last long.. fast forward 10 years, her and i have been reconnecting and things are getting semi serious.. she got remarried, divorced again, and recently broke up with her gf.
so in the past 10 years she has only been with 3 people (including myself) and here comes me "a sucker with no self esteem".
Jayk,
commumication.
If you want to have a relationship with her, tell her how you feel and include the children in this... as if things go serious they will become part of your life too.
Let her know that you would prefer to take things slow as of to prevent the mistakes of the past.
Also there’s two children to consider now. The last thing you or her would like to do is that you would built a relationship with the children just to end up in heartache later on, for all of you in the end.
Problems can be worked on if there’s respect for one another, mutual space and love for each other.
Leave your feelings by the door and also ask yourself... what advice would I give to a friend if they found themselves in this situation?
Good luck with whatever you decide.
want to keep as short as possible, if any questions just ask.. just this weekend gone, i had two visitors (pimi single bros).they came round for a visit and a long chat.they had so many questions now that they have woken.
they are planning their fading(??
), one is an ministerial servant .
Sometimes a little seed grows into the most wonderful tree!
a month ago i was reinstated as a jehovah’s witness.
he was not disfellowshipped.
in my meeting i was told that i could not become involved with the man that i committed a sin with, which is adultery once i’m reinstated.
Some Years ago my sister did the same. But they were both a single brother and sister.
Once they were kicked out they carried on seeing each other and lived together.
As they both wanted to return, they got married in a rush and started working towards forgiveness.
they got both reinstated a few years ago...didn’t take long.
but what she got was not what she expected.... an abusive husband and now stuck without the freedom to do anything as He is the head of the family blah blah blah.
You must have your reasons to be reinstated, but remember that you’ll live a conditioned life, never free. You can still serve God without the organisation of organised religion.
Maybe stick around and read others experiences and this will give you a insight of what’s really going on in the organisation.
also check Marc and Cora on YouTube. They had a similar story. They where told they couldn’t get married by the elders as they were both divorced people but fell in love and ignored the advice.
they were then disfellowshipped because they wanted to live their lives together. They are a good example of what the organisation ideas can be very wrong.
good luck.
do you support free choice to wear a political hat or article of clothing?
if someone wants to put a bumper sticker on their car in support of a political candidate or party, should they be able to do it without fear of being maligned or abused?
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after all these years, it seems to me that people do not properly take note of what happened on this date in 2001. for some, it’s like nothing major happened.
for me it is a day of reflection..
I always remember it, and I always will.
was a shock to see it on tv, specially when the towers came down in front of the whole world.
I remember all the documentaries afterwards about the ones that went through this horrible death.
their goodbyes over the phone to their loved ones, the interviews of family members, the stories of the firefighters and medical staff involved.
I’ll never forget it.
I’m appalled to learn that people made jokes about such a situation. So insensitive and shows no love for others, which is what we all should show towards those that have been or are in pain.
We should remember all wars and horrible events, not only 9/11.
We must remember and learn... a mistake is only a mistake once... twice made....it’s simply stupidity.
do you support free choice to wear a political hat or article of clothing?
if someone wants to put a bumper sticker on their car in support of a political candidate or party, should they be able to do it without fear of being maligned or abused?
?.
We all can express ourselves without offending others as long as we are not inciting violence or supporting it, or doing anything that will cause harm to others or breaking the law of the land.
this is a true story.
it's about a sister named henriette venema.
she was a very loyal jw.
Came across this post and such sad and horrific stories.
I feel for those that have been in need and didn’t get the unconditional love they deserved.
I’ve never heard of this happening or was even aware that this could happen.
Besides the human nature being dislodged it seems to me that most Jws don’t know how to react to these kind of situations. They like to follow like sheep without questioning even if inside feels wrong.
They seem to be dumbfounded if something out of the ordinary happens.
Most don’t take stand and just follow their usual way of thinking.
I was shocked to read this post, didn’t ever think that in precarious situations of life or death that the experiences mentioned here would be actually the norm.
