I was not raised a jw, however in my 20's I met a guy who was/is. At the time he was not active but still didn't do anything. Well 9yrs later we have 2 kids ages 9 and 7. we are no longer together, haven't been for 3yrs. for about 21/2 to 3yrs he has been studying and teaching the boys. So as you all know halloween was the other night. A couple of weeks ago the boys wanted to go out then after seeing their father for a weekend visit they decided that it was boring and didn't want to go. Well I bought costumes anyway. My oldest changed his mind and wanted to go out so we went out. My little one did not. So father calls that night and talks to them and finds out the oldest went and out and proceded to give him a 10 mins spiritual correction (i think that's what he called it) and told him not to eat the candy that is satan's candy. My little one who didn't go out but ate the candy also got a 10 min correction. Are you freaking kidding me? My little one didn't want to celebrate his birthday last year, but when the day came he wanted to. I can't stand this. I didn't know what I was getting into back then. I wish I knew. I don't know if that would have changed anything though. By the way we never married. He was an alcholic and pot smoker, and doesn't have a job right now hasen't for 3 yrs. He is supposedly sober. the court ordered him to therapy. No one in his family will help him pick up his kids for his visits since he doesn't have a car. Such a long story here. I could go on about more, proabley in another post. Saw the halloween post and had to put up my expierence or more so my kids.
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Halloween as a Jehovah's Witness Kid
by Badfish inwhat was your experience like as a kid on halloween growing up in a jw family?.
i was raised in a jw family but never got baptized.. my father used to make me and my sister put old awakes and watchtower's in the trick or treaters' bags.
we would say: "i don't celebrate halloween but here's a treat for you!
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