I was raised a Witness. My mother's father (married four times) married a "witness" the second go round. Weird situation, she wasn't much of a practicer, IMO. Wicked step-mother. Should have clued my mother in. My father came in through his Uncle and grand-parents. Don't know how they became witnesses. Dad came from a very disfunctional family and it provided a family and a purpose for him. Mom had started going to the KH, and married Dad when she was sixteen. Dad has been a regular pioneer for over forty years and Mom is pioneering now too.
I pioneered for many years and have the discredit of showing at least nine people the light. Much to my chagrin, one of them became my bestest friend. Now of course she doesn't speak to me.
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Please Respond To Survey! 25 more needed please.
by Big Jim init seems like to me the majority of people who are in the truth, are were in the truth was a result of either a family member are a friend witnessing to them and not many seem to have been found in the door to door work.. from my years of associating with the borg i cannot recall many coming in the truth from the door to door work.. how were you sucked in?
for me it was my aunt who has now even though i am not disfellowshipped decided to write me out of her will to the tune of about $150,000.00 (maybe i should hang around a couple more years)dont think i will.. please respond .
thanks.
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Does unkind talks make you a better person?
by beroea indoes unkind talks make you a better person?.
i notice a tendency to use very rough words describing each other and their posts.
some may think that if we can make other people thing unworthy we are the ones on the top.
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Again Borea,
I totally agree with you. But also some of the things the other posters on this thread said I feel are true.
But I for one, feel there was enough abuse within the WT, to last for a lifetime!! And it is difficult to deal with it elsewhere sometimes! Avoiding the really vile things I guess is our best defense!
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Do you have a circle life after being a jw?
by beroea indo you have a circle life after being a jw?.
i been wondering about the fact so it seems - that so many after breaking and leaving - a sometime long relationship with the borg - seams to go back to old king of thinking.
sometimes just with others words.. as jw we look/looked at the world with eyes teach by the borg.
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Borea,
I know exactly what you mean.
Through my experiences I think the biggest thing I have learned is to "live and let live". We all have to find our own way. And this can be done without forcing our thoughts and findings on others. But it is hard to do considering the conditioning many of us have recieved for many years!
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I confess!
by noidea ini'm here to confess.
i've been lurking for some time now.
i have allot of mixed feelings mostly feelings of loss.
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Welcome to the board Noidea,
I think we have all been there done that gotten the t-shirt!!
Angel,
You crack me up!! Those little missing squares can use up a lot of time huh?
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I'd like to tell you all my unique story...
by AngelofMuZiC inmy name is joanne, and i'm 19. my earliest memory is of the kingdom hall.
it all started when my mother, who is now 62, was walking down the street and some witnesses stopped her while they were street witnessing.
my mom had a really tough life, and was looking for answers and a solution to her problems.
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Joanne,
I am so very sorry for all the bad experiences you have had. But it sounds like you are on the right track now!!! I can relate to being depressed at times, a natural reaction. But the great thing is you can learn from your experience and be benefited.
I was a JW for almost thirty-eight years and studied with some people who have what sounds like similiar problems to you mother. So I understand how people at the KH don't talk to her. That was something that used to make me really upset. I am glad that at times they have helped your family!! I have to agree with not shattering your mom's belief system. She may just not be able to handle it. You will have to use your own good judgment on that one.
But you can make good choices for yourself. I hope you get all the wonderful things you wish for!!
Welcome to the board!! It is a good place to heal and make new friends.
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Hi everyone....
by Jeremy Bravo inas i sit in front of my computer in a drunken stupor wondering what might have been, i felt i had to post my story to those who might truly understand what i am going through.. i am a newbie here, but have been lurking around for the last few weeks.
i am 25 years old, from ontario, and totally heartbroken.. to give you some background, back in 1998, i studied with the witnesses because some friends of mine, whom i believe to be honest and sincere people, gave me (i thought at the time) some good advice to start a book study.
i did, and i really enjoyed it because i felt they presented everything factually and had a strong interpretation of the scriptures (i'm a facts man, you see).
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Jeremy,
Welcome to the board. Everyone else has pretty much covered what I would say, so I will just give you a hug. And hope that you feel better soon!!
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hi from a newbie!
by Princess inhi everyone, i have been "lurking" for a week or so and thought i'd join the fun.
i am a third generation jw who was determined not to make my kids the fourth!
my husband and i left almost five years ago and have never looked back and as a result have never been happier.. just a quick summary of the past thirteen years.... i never went to college (never even considered it) and was married two weeks after graduating from high school.
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Welcome to the board Princess. Finding out all kinds of cool things on this thread. I wondered if she was your sis Dana!!
Mulan, Princess is bringing out your nutty side, I love it.
Welcome too to OpenMind.
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Newbie here
by godlike into this forum at least.
i noticed a couple others posting newbie threads so i thought i'd jump on the band wagon.. i don't have a great story or tale for you all, i just walked away.
don't know what the elders told the rest of the herd.
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Welcome to the board GL and Craig!! Hope to get to know you better.
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HELLO? HELLO? "ALL" SIGN IN???????
by waiting insimon did away with the sex forum - so i must take the tradional route and post under "make new friends.
" how mundane!.
fyi ---- for all of us, please take the time to write a sentence or two about yourselves, and encourage new ones to do the same.
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Welcome to the board.
Skimmer,
Sorry to hear about your losses.
Missy,
I am so sad for what you are going through right now, I can only imagine.
Golgotha,(I bet I spelled that wrong)
Isn't it an eye opener. Everytime I think I have heard it all something new turns up. I was surprised at Ray Franz' humble personality as well.
I know I am missing someone else. Can't think of the name. But welcome to all!!!!!!
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Riz,
You crack me up, and everyone else too. I can't be that saucy about the weather. It has been lovely, hot, and sunny, here in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.
Had 1.29 inches of rain on Saturday though. You know the sun always comes out after the rain!!
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