she and my dad brought us to the u.s. from ireland in hopes of giving the 4 of us kids a better life with more opportunities.. mom went to school in her village where her mother (my grandmother) was the teacher and the bible was part of the curriculum.
they even used the name jehovah.
her father was a plymouth brethern (think amish or quaker) who was shunned for the rest of his life for marrying my grandmother who wasn't "in the lord"...she belonged to church of ireland.. when the witnesses came to the door after we arrived in the u.s, mom was a shoe-in candidate for their recruitment.
I cannot imagine what it would be like to have a beautiful, loving Mom in my home playing a full sized harp.
Heavenly. Did she play and sing any songs by Mary O'Hara, who sang and played on the smaller Irish harp?
So many twists and turns and "if only's... " in your story.
Thank you for sharing some of your life with us.
Maybe next year your son will wake up.
(((Big Hugs to you my friend))) i
LoisLane
i'm sure we could all write long paragraphs about this question, but in a few words, what is your biggest regret, or frustration in life due to being a witness?.
what missed opportunities did it cost you?
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Having fun.
Having sex.
Having fun while having sex.
LL (not Bean)
of course there are exceptions to everything, this is strictly my view and no judgments should be implied.... there are different levels of brought-in, starting with the varying ages of childhood, when the childrens parents are brought in.
for the purposes of this, i am dealing with from teenage on up.. brought in witnesses are in a class unto themselves.
lets look at what happened to them.... a witness approached them, and something the witness had to say struck a chord.
WunderLustGuy ...
What you wrote was fabulous!
You condensed so much correct information about people, and how and why they become JW's and what happens when they wake up, and leave.
You are a Hero with your "words".
I have no idea why you would have over 300 views and no reply's.
Thank you MissFit for bumping this thread up.
WunderLustGuy ... Where are you??? How are you??? Are you okay???
You are missed.
LoisLane
ok so... how to condense all the flip-flops and doctrinal changes, and show graphically how the different doctrines changed, and when?.
ttatt in a can!!.
enjoy ;).
An amazing amount of work went into the making of TTATT in a Can.
Thank you to all participants.
LoisLane
i was fortunate to be recommended for a sales position by a former colleague.
the company phoned me and we set up an interview.
i accepted their offer - it is nearly double what i earn at the moment.
So happy for you LouBelle !
It is great to hear good news!
LoisLane
i mean maybe must be the most overly used word in the dictionary.
my kid went out to play today and as he left the door he said " love you" and i loved that.
but only yesterday i said i would " love" a cup of coffee.. yea we use the word " love" so often.
Love means... No mater how many times your heart has been broken, you can learn to live and love again.
LoisLane
my mother has been through a lot in her life, some bad before the truth, then following through during and after.
almost all of which she never shared with me until the past few months when i had to have my questions answered to get past the events i was stuck on.
i feel i am aging in years every month now, and was curious as to why.
WanderLustGuy ... Where ever you are, thank you for your OP.
We all ? ? or , I have fingers in pots, or thoughts on why?? or what was that all about??? from years, decades past.
Recently I have looked at old photos so maybe that too has helped me together with your OP.
Something eventful, out of my control happened to me when I was 18 years old.
Your OP made me wonder why was my mom so cruel to me??? Where was she when she was 18?? What was happening in her life then, that she took her hurt and anger "out on me"???
Bingo. The love of her life, was a married man, that she fooled around with, greatly. He was the love of her life.
They did some stupid things, and he went to Prison. She embraced him in the Courthouse, for the last time. She never saw him agsin .
Many years later, she was married, had children, was "settled" down. When the love of her life, got out of Prison, she knew where he was living. She arranged a family "vacation" to visit an Aunt that she did not even like, but it put her in close proximity to where he was living.
Before she could arrange some excuse to drive out to where he was, a death occurred in the family and all of us had to leave the city we were in immediately.
Her old love, died the following year. She never got to touch him, or hold him or be near him again since her tearful goodbye in the Courthouse, with his wife looking on .
It must have torn her up, something awful. Being the cruel sort that she was, she visited her sorrow, hurt and anger on me, years later.
If she couldn't have the man she loved, neither could I.
This has been very healing for me to write. Maybe I will erase it in 30 minutes.
I am "older" with "understanding" now. It doesn't make it any type of right what she did to me, but I do not have to carry the question of Why?? with me to my death bed, anymore.
LoisLane , who did not have to read stories about psychopaths, she lived with one.
obey jehovah's janitors!
thank geehovah for the elder-janitor class brothers.... .
http://www.s98060354.onlinehome.us/bu/obey-jehovah%27s-janitors_wt-large.png.
BU2B... Point taken. You score!
I am sorry for I too have sinned.
When the GB members graduated high school, it is possible that they took on cleaning jobs to support them in their pioneering.
But you are correct in what you say.
I am truly sorry.
----->>> Now referring to the OP I would like to say I have never had a "hoagie" or a "Buritto" at a convention. I have had something like a Subway sandwich that you are supposed to open up and sprinkle Italian salad dressing on. Is that what you mean for a hoagie???
----->>> Are you telling me the Faithful Slave thought it was "wise" to serve Bean Burritoes to mixed company, who then had to "sit" on it, all day???
I am glad I missed that Food line special.
LL (not Bean)
a few yrs ago i posted about my daughter in law ........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/202817/1/happy-and-nervous-for-my-daughter-in-law#.u2uf91fli-0.
she has been such an inspiration .
she has studied hard and next week will be recieving her associates of science degree with honors !
Troubled mind , What an inspiring story! What a DIL!
Thank you so much for sharing your happy news with us!
LoisLane
leaving the university with my degree!.
exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.
i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!
Billy... It is none of our business, but you do have a Fan Club here on JWN.
When they call your name tomorrow and give you your diploma and shake your hand, is there anyone that is going to stand, yell and clap for you??? ???
We want you to hear loud claps from ALL of us, so since we can't be there tomorrow, excuse me if I appoint myself as the official lead clapper and
lead us ALL in an early round of applause for you, today.
clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap and clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap AND claping some more today for YOU!
LoisLane ... of NOT the shy and shrinking type. lol
Go Billy!!!
