we pulled into a hotel parking lot saturday around 6pm on the return leg of a wonderful family vacation to new england - an then fate stepped in---a man in a suit got out of a car with the rest of a picture perfect family.
i immediately noticed all the name tags--- and my blood pressure spiked 50pts- damn!!
i was booked in a 4 story hotel full of jws-- the only time they took off the name tags was in the swimming pool- they were so proud of themselves.. at 6:30 am the hot water went cold in the wife's shower- what do you expect on the 4th floor when a herd of jws is trying to get ready at the same time?
Well kaik, the publications would be safe if they were in your hands! But I bet the elders are worried about exactly that!!
i just thought of some old publications I once saw that were painstakingly handwritten on tiny pieces of paper for sneaking into soviet prisons from the 50's. I wonder if they are trying to destroy even those as apostate literature!! Bizarre.
it came today, the dreaded envelope containing my personal copy of "return to jehovah" from my elderly, desperate mother.
it included a small note asking me to read it over and to let her know what i think.
she got it at her assembly.. firstly, i'm angry that she continues to push her religion on me, given that i stopped attending meetings over thirty years ago, and very offended that she assumes that i still want to be a witness, which is her choice of religion, not mine.
I would keep it very very simple, considering you don't want to break your elderly mothers heart. Tell her you appreciate her efforts but you are happier than you've ever been and will not be making any changes and you love her very much.
someone who is not familiar with jw none sense would think, are you.
serious, a fortune cookie.
is there a scripture that say you will be destroyed when.
It was ok to read ours out loud as long as we read them with a sarcastic voice tone. If you read them straight you were in trouble. :)
i always found it so funny how we couldn't say 'lucky' but could say 'fortunate.' They mean exactly the same thing. You can't believe in FORTUNE COOKIES cuz of the FORTUNE. But you were allowed to say 'fortunate' not 'lucky'!
Crazy.
i don't know where to start.
i got married a year and half ago.
some months into the marriage things where discovered.
quotes from the new david splane "1900 years" video:.
"the catholic church took the preaching work more seriously than the reformers... who brought the gospel into china?
... it was the catholic church.".
when one leaves the religion and fades it starts to become obvious that they move on with out you but this is not enough for them so they also marginalize you, loose respect for you etc.
they even tell stories about you.
example my wife talking to my mother tells her that i now believe aliens came to this planet and created man.
I was brought up that way too. Most witnesses were. We have to remember that by leaving the religion we've graduated and are free. That constantly watching every single thing you do and wear and say and answer and where you go and how you wear your hair and what musc you listen to and friends you have and how often you make an appearance at the meeting for field service and how many hours you turned in...and worrying about expressing your opinions because it has to follow the party line!...that's all gone, thank god. Unfortunately some of this worrying about how we appear still exists in the world...worrying about driving a car that's fancy enough, or what college your kids get into or brands of clothing your family wears. None of that brings happiness. It's all superficial.The only way to be happy is to be free, and to be yourself. Caring what other people think just robs your happiness, and as you say, is mentally harmful and terribly repressive!
when one leaves the religion and fades it starts to become obvious that they move on with out you but this is not enough for them so they also marginalize you, loose respect for you etc.
they even tell stories about you.
example my wife talking to my mother tells her that i now believe aliens came to this planet and created man.
kill me.... it's hard to put into words just how badly i do no want to sit through this 3 days of bull $hit.
i will appreciate any and all words of condolence, humorous, serious, or otherwise.
I hope you're finding ways to survive fmf! It's convention lunchtime right now. Yumyum. Rabbit food, or you have an icebox I hope?
Someone told me they found the old brand of convention Danishes at smart and final, it's the ONE thing I miss about conventions. I've got to get to smart and final!
so i've been trying to decide what to post as my 100th topic.
i decided on posting something simple.. so, i'm ready to branch out in my social media relationships.
i have deleted all of my jw friends on facebook.
quotes from the new david splane "1900 years" video:.
"the catholic church took the preaching work more seriously than the reformers... who brought the gospel into china?
... it was the catholic church.".
Great point, muddy. We can't take them for their word about other religions and their own 'problems' until they completely change their policies. I do hope it's leading to something positive, tho. Anything that might halt families being torn apart is a good change. One can hope.
lol my response was to your SECOND message not your third :)
