when my children were young my ex and i looked forward to going to the fall fair.
we chose a rural fair as it was more interesting.
there were cattle shows, a chicken barn with all breeds of chickens, and of course all the displays of fruits and vegetables.
nuthouse escapee, like you, I have always enjoyed the Fall Fairs. My SIL once won first place with her cake. JWs find fault with everything; so glad I am out and can enjoy whatever I want.
Wing Commander, excellent answer, jws pick and choose their scriptures; disregard the ones they don't like or agree with.
PHG.
i happened to be reading this part of acts yesterday, ananias and sappira getting zapped for lying about keeping a portion of their profits.
it occurred to me, that is, like, oh my gawd, soooo old testament!
is there any other place in the new testament where a person was immediately executed by god for their error?
One of the reasons I stopped going to the meeting was because I felt I was not good enough and could not live up to all the borg required and that I would be zapped like those two. OH! the guilt trips. What type of God would
kill you without a trial, even the US doesn't do that re: Drew Peterson. He is not even going to be executed. I have alway found God to be very unfair; killing a man for trying to keep the Ark of the Covenant for falling?
PHG.
hi guys!
well the caca hit the fan!
a friend asked me why i am leaving the org and i told her.
Hang in there Sophie, I know it's hard. Your family may never understand but you have to do what is best for you. I hope they don't shun you but I am afarid they will. My last cousin, who was not in the org, decided to become a
jw and informed she would start shunning me and I was no longer welcome at her house. OUCH, THAT HURT! It is what it is. Stay strong for yourself.
PHG.
hello all, just wanted to update you all on my further steps in the exiting process (a process that may never end in some respects).
to set up a context for my update: my story in a nutshel-.
did a quick fade in the fall of 2009 to start going to university and escape a very unhappy living situation.
So glad things are going your way. What jerks to tell you you have to remain single until the "new order"/ sheer stupidity! So wise to get a University education; wish you all the best and keep us updated.
PHG
let me know how you get your fiber?.
jgnat, thanks for the infor.I have gone off wheat for weight loss, haven't lost any yet after 2 months. I have bought rice flour to try an make some biscuits and have tried quinoa. I eat chickpeas from a can. I will try the others you have mentioned.
university is going really good!
i'm meeting alot of different people.
friends are so much easier to make here with 'worldly ' people.
MsGrowingGirl, I am so happy for you. Enjoy yourself and as Billy said "don't get distracted and fall behind. Good to hear you joined a club and are making friends.
the recovering thinker.
hi, my name is bob, and i am a recovering thinker..... it started out innocently enough: i began thinking at meetings now and then to loosen up.
inevitably though, one thought led to another and soon i was more than just a theocratic thinker.
I think you have some thinking to do. Right now I think I'm going to bed. I think I need to get up early and continue reading my book, "The Anatomy of Thought."
Goodnight, PHG
i think it's about time this get updated so more folks know the other meaning of t.t.a.t.t.
ttatt is an acronym for "the thing around the thing.".
this term, first known to be used by neal thomison around 1998, refers to the meta issues which surround the topic in question.. in designing software, creating art or negotiating contracts often the context and implications of the topic on the history and interrelationships at play is often as significant, if not more significant, that the content of the topic itself.. .
Christ Alone, Good Job!
i spoke to a friend of mine about this not too long ago.. we are "of a certain age".. the subject came up somehow.. .
i'll be watching a tv commercial or i'll see some people in a park or a simple passing thought will suddenly induce a profound.
sense of---well, how to describe it?
Terry, crying releases tension. You have been through quite an ordeal. Infection is hard on the body.
It takes time for the body to regain its equilibrium after being as sick as you were.
Sometimes we are unconsciously worried about something or contemplating something and the
emotion expresses itself in a physical manner. I think it’s a common phenomenon. For the last few
months, I have found myself feeling profoundly sad when I return to work every week.
It has nothing to do with going to work as I love my work. I am at a loss to explain the feeling.
I hope you get to feeling better.
i'm not sure why i felt a need to find this site and write my story about my experiences with the jw religion.
it's been pretty far in my past, but it still had an impact, and maybe i'm just being a bit reflective, having past 40 years of age and expecting my 2nd child next year.
maybe also being reflective having just attended a catholic babtism for my wife's cousin's daughter and seeing organized religion in action again.. my mom became a jw long before i was born - she's in her 80's now.
Wekcome to the Board, I wish I had been as smart as you, I was baptized at 11 years, a life long jw. Congrats on your second child. Enjoyed your story.. look forward to more of your posts.
PHG.
