i believe i posted on this before.
but,i was recently thinking back when i was still regularly going to meetings.
and how sometimes,just the thought of having to start to get ready to go,sent me in a panic.
Yeah I have to say I use to as well...I use to always sit up the back of the hall couldnt stand anyone behind me
and i always use to go to the mothers and babies, or up the back or sit in the back room...i use to get these feelings like to leave the meeting...i never understood it...
i do now
Lp
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Atlantis
I pm'ed you
Lp
so one of the things both me and my wife are faced with is breaking the news that we've stopped going to meetings to our parents.
my wifes parents could go either way, they have made several critical remarks of the wt over the years, while my parents are die hard jw's.
i tossed the idea around of sending a letter or doing a phone call or just not saying anything.. we've decided that were just tired of having to hide our true feelings and play pretend.
I reckon if there is a chance that they are die hards you should consider not talking about it at all to them. The less you say, the less they have to say about you being an apostate and the less likely it is that they will have an attack of the conscience as i call it and run to the elders. If that happens your likely to get D'ed and then family ties will be broken permanently...
best thing is to fade.....then if they get use to the fact you haven't been in ages but you don't discuss it ...you get to keep your family contacts...
good luck
xx LP
i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.
all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.
my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.
oh and id like to add.....I absolutely love wearing short skirts now...wooo hooo...suck that you die hards!
i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.
all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.
my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.
I initially did, but now Im in a senior position at work (so don't wear a uniform) and I get to dress up which makes up for it nicely
Lp
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Well, way back when (2002/3) I just avoided the last few talks I was given. I'd call and say that I couldnt' do it before hand. Saying im sick or something. The school overseer ended up talking to me after a few times probably times and i asked if I could have a break.
Then I just started not attending meetings. I went every now and then. and then just abruptly stopped.
When i was doing the talks i would have panic attacks in the hall. I use to do sign language interpreting at the KH too, but i ended up having panic attacks with everyone looking at me...so i use to sit up the back of the hall...
having said that I now work in health and conduct education sessions to all sorts of healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, allied health, cleaners etc and even up to the department of health. I get good commendations re my presentations everytime. I love public speaking...
I just think the panic attacks had to do with the borg..,.
Lp
Many do not. I know a few personally that did not. There is an ms/elder that I know whose ex-wife told me they had sex before marriage. They never confessed to anyone.
Most noble - Do you taste the chicken you buy at the shop before bringing it home?.
Is that what you think of women? There is a lot more variance between humans/love/sex than a piece of breast.
hi guys & gals!.
every now and then, i meet up with some of my friends who also happen to jehovah's witnesses.
now, as some of you may know, i've never been disfellowshipped, even though i have tried to get them to ditch me.
Jaymes,
I grew up a JW for 23-24 years.
Thankyou for bringout the scripture in Samuel. I'll be sure to remember this to show to other JW's to blow them right out the water...
LP
ps: how the hell have you not been D'ed when you have a website and you talk with JWs and show them these scriptures??? just curious. It shows its up to each elder discretion this D'ed thing
two djs, posing as the queen and prince, prank a nurse into divulging info on kate.
nurse is later found dead, apparently suicide.. -----------.
'jacintha saldanha, the receptionist who was duped by two australian djs who were pretending to be queen elizabeth and prince charles in order to get information on the duchess of cambridge's pregnancy, has been found dead.. the woman's body was found at an address close to king edward vii hospital in london, where the duchess was being treated, according to the u.k.'s daily mail.
Well its apparently reported that she did reveal information about the patient.
I have not heard the tape so I cannot verify this. But it is whats reported in the media. I know you have to take that with a grain of salt.
I also know what hospitals say to one is not necessarily so
lp
two djs, posing as the queen and prince, prank a nurse into divulging info on kate.
nurse is later found dead, apparently suicide.. -----------.
'jacintha saldanha, the receptionist who was duped by two australian djs who were pretending to be queen elizabeth and prince charles in order to get information on the duchess of cambridge's pregnancy, has been found dead.. the woman's body was found at an address close to king edward vii hospital in london, where the duchess was being treated, according to the u.k.'s daily mail.
Working in the hospital system, there is no way that I would believe the hospital management when they say there would be no disciplinary action taken. This nurse has broken the law and also breached the code of conduct of the UK health service and the code of conduct of the hospital she worked for. She would be very familiar with this sort of situation as normal people always try to call up and get confidential medical information about patients. So she would be use to handling this kind of sensitive situation.
However - I am a nurse. yes she did the wrong thing but try to understand it from her perspective. The DJs were posing as the queen. You don't refuse the head of state. So I can see where she would have felt intimidated.
Her career would be over having done this. Its instant dismissal. Hospital executives do not support this kind of breach and deal with it very seriously (and that is for common people) not to mention it happening to Royals.
My opinion is that the DJs and the radio station management should be charged. The DJs at least for Fraud.
So I can understand how this could have become ALL too much for her to bear and for her to suicide.
Yes Vanderhooven (sorry if i spelt it wrong) the hospital executives should be investigated to see how they were handling it by external investigators.
Lp
