I carried it for a while after I left, but I had marked it up as "Void" and thoroughy defaced the elder's contact information who was the secondary POA. I thre it away probably about a year after i left, when I finally felt I was completely off the local dubs' radar.
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At what point did you destroy your Blood card?
by BU2B ini know for me it was soon after lurking here for awhile and reading some threads on the issue.
i remenber when i tore it into little tiny pieces.
it felt so liberating..
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Are You Comfortable With Who You Now Are?
by minimus inmany jws are misfits and many that were raised as jws find it difficult to be "normal".
are you comfortable with yourself at this point in time?.
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for the most part. I never fit in at the hall, and I have friends now who don't get all freaked out over a dirty joke or a swear word. I'm a lot more comfortable in my own skin.
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JW uncle in hospital
by finally awake ini just found out that my uncle, who is a staunch jw elder, has an aortic aneurism and is in critical condition.
he's in his late 70s and he probably won't survive.
he lives several hundred miles away, so i don't see myself making the trip for his funeral..
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My mom had spent the afternoon at my house. WHen she got home there was a message on the answering machine telling her that her brother had died. I thought that was kind of crappy, instead of putting out the effort to try her cell phone or call me. In all of this, I haven't received a single phone call.
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JW uncle in hospital
by finally awake ini just found out that my uncle, who is a staunch jw elder, has an aortic aneurism and is in critical condition.
he's in his late 70s and he probably won't survive.
he lives several hundred miles away, so i don't see myself making the trip for his funeral..
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My uncle died on Sunday. His memorial service is being held at one of the Kingdom Halls in Wichita, although his widow did not deign to specify which one. The Circuit Overseer is giving the talk and she seems quite excited about that. I feel really bad for my mom and my aunt, they hadn't seen their brother since 2006 and didn't really get a chance to say goodbye before he died. Neither is able to make the trip to go to the memorial service. I would take them, but my mom said she felt about as welcome as a turd in a punchbowl.
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What is it with teens/adults and dependency on everyone else?
by punkofnice ini've seen a lot of this lately here in the uk, where teens and young adults still depend on their parents when they live away from home.. some just don't seem able to earn enough.
some are on benefits.
some earn more than me and are in debt.
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I knew from a very young age that I was going to be responsible for funding my own college education and paying my own way in life. It was obvious that my family just didn't have the money to spare, regardless of their desire to help me. I have tried to impress on my own kids that they will need to pay their own way too.
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Anyone else having a bad few weeks??
by quellycatface ini seem to have a really crap couple of months with stuff going wrong.
people being nasty to me.
i saw a neighbour of mine today (who i fell out with 18 months ago), to whom i've since apologised for losing my temper with, but today, when i smiled at her, she looked at me daggers!!!
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I have been struggling lately too. It seems like one disaster after another. Sometimes life really kicks you in the teeth.
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JW uncle in hospital
by finally awake ini just found out that my uncle, who is a staunch jw elder, has an aortic aneurism and is in critical condition.
he's in his late 70s and he probably won't survive.
he lives several hundred miles away, so i don't see myself making the trip for his funeral..
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I'm not in the direct loop of information. Even before we quit attending the Kingdom HAll, my aunt had quit speaking to us. I have no idea what I said or did that chapped her off, but she wouldn't answer the phone or return calls. My uncle used to call me once a month or so, but he stopped doing that not too long after we quit going to the meetings. I don't know if someone told him we had quit, or if he could just somehow tell we had "turned apostate". He's my mother's brother - so I guess his wife felt obligated to notify my mom that he was in the hospital.
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JW uncle in hospital
by finally awake ini just found out that my uncle, who is a staunch jw elder, has an aortic aneurism and is in critical condition.
he's in his late 70s and he probably won't survive.
he lives several hundred miles away, so i don't see myself making the trip for his funeral..
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Maybe, but the refusal of blood transfusions makes his prognosis worse.
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JW uncle in hospital
by finally awake ini just found out that my uncle, who is a staunch jw elder, has an aortic aneurism and is in critical condition.
he's in his late 70s and he probably won't survive.
he lives several hundred miles away, so i don't see myself making the trip for his funeral..
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I just found out that my uncle, who is a staunch JW elder, has an aortic aneurism and is in critical condition. He's in his late 70s and he probably won't survive. He lives several hundred miles away, so I don't see myself making the trip for his funeral.
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Non JW girl with a JW guy
by Accio ini want to talk about my story because i need help and advice and most impirtant a lot of comfort.. one year and a half ago i met a wonderful guy.
he was really nice and supporyed me during hard moments.
i slowly fell in love with him.
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Accio, you sound like you are still quite young. When I was in my teens, I was desperate to settle down with someone who would love me forever. Sadly, there aren't many people who are ready for lifelong committment at that age. I suffered through several painful breakups and endured some relationships that just made me miserable. Eventually I met the man who is my husband, and it all worked out. My advice for you is to work on enjoying the relationships you have without agonizing about where it's going or what it all means. And RUN far away from anyone associated with the JWs.