Posts by finally awake

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Don't tread on my dreams

by Xanthippe in

favourite poem anyone?.

here's some of mine.

had i the heavens' embroidered cloths,.

Out with a bang or Fade

by Honeybucket in

what did you decide to do?.

leave with a bang, trying to educate those around you before leaving?

perhaps writing letters to others forgiving/ asking for forgiveness.. or.

In the fall of 2011, I was still 100% "in" mentally, although I hadn't been out in field service more than 4 or 5 times since my youngest son was born in 2007. I was on the school, andI was still pretty regular at the meetings, but I could rarely focus on what was being said due to the distractions provided by my kids. We still were invited to the occasional get together, and I hadn't really taken the time to sit down and really think about why I was so miserable and depressed. If asked, I would have spouted the party line and expressed a desire to "do better". We ended up missing the Special Assembly Day in November because the little one barfed all over himself on the way over there. We had a shepherding call scheduled for the following week, and the elders were so over the top with the browbeating about going out in service and making every single meeting and "the end is soooooo close, don't slack off now". After they left, Just ROn and I started really talking. He asked me point blank if I still wanted to be a witness. He had asked me that question before, maybe not quite so directly, and I had always said yes. This time, it finally just clicked in my head that I really didn't want to be a dub and I took the risk to just be honest about it. I never went to another meeting, and I have avoided speaking to anyone from the hall other than the briefest of greetings in public places. Ron went a couple of more times, and he has spoken to the elders a little bit. I don't know what they think of us, it doesn't matter because they have no authority and I am busy enjoying myself now.

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When You Were Sitting During The Meetings What Were You Really Thinkng About?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i used to listen to all the stupid comments and wonder if i could sneak out of there and scram!

even after i resigned as an elder, i went for a while and eventually began missing more and more meetings.

but while i was there, i'd listen to comments, chuckle to myself how dumb it all was and then go home with the knowledge that my days were numbered there..

finally awake

sex

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W/T Farts, how long can you endure it?

by insearchoftruth4 in

finally awake

silent (invisible?) but deadly LOL

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It's the holidays! You aren't a JW, but are you still a killjoy?

by JimmyPage in

jw
friends

didn't you spend enough time sucking the fun out of the holidays?

why do a minority of ex-jws still need to point out self-righteously that the origins of these celebrations are sometimes less than desirable?

yes, we all know that the american indian was not treated well by the white man.

finally awake

I agree! I no longer consider myself to be a christian, and the religious side of Christmas doesn't mean anything to me, but I still intend to enjoy it to the fullest of my abilities

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what an evening

by wha happened? in

jw
friends

just got out of bed.. i've been feeling a bit flu like since thursday.

no big deal.

yesterday it kicks in full gear.

finally awake

Hope you get well soon :)

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Do y'all celebrate Christmas in the same way every year?

by panhandlegirl in

like me, most of you never celebrated christmas when you were growing up or when you were raising your children.

because of this, i don't place a great importance on celebrating christmas.

i do love the holidays because everyone seems so happy and i like the hustle and bustle of it all.

finally awake

This is the first year we will celebrate Christmas since 1998, and the first time ever for my kids. I plan on going all out this year, but I don't know if I'll do that every year.

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