Posts by Tinkerbell4125

Noidea, I'm very proud of you! It takes alot of courage to make a break like you did!!! You stick to your guns girl! I'm glad you're finding that there's a life out there for you....and a good one at that!!! Yes life is good!!!

So you say you got in a 4 a.m. and you've got to go to work!!!!!! I remember when I could do that!!!! Now it would KILL me! OOOH the days of long ago!!!! lol

Proud of ya kid!

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NASHVILLE TENNESSEE

by recoveringexjw in

if u live in or around nashville please reply thru the post

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Sunspot, that name doesn't ring a bell with me, but that doesn't mean that their not in the area though.

TattooMom, You're more than welcome to come!!!! I'd love to meet'cha!

Julien, oh yes, ol Major Wallaby's!!!! I remember well! Major Wallaby's is now under new ownership and it's called Safari's. Going there after the Thursday night meeting was the only thing that I looked forward to on Thursday nights! lol Yeah, we knew how to live! lol If you're in Nashvagas then, try to come, k! Next time you're in town, holler at me and we'll hook again and catch up on things! Would love to meet the Misses

Guys, would Sunday the 8th be better than the 7th? That way, maybe it would be better for Noieda. I gotta see that Goober and if she's working that night, she may be too tired. I've gotta give her a hug and a pat on the back, I'm so proud of her!

Everyone is more than welcome to come please come, everyone is welcome, more than welcome! There wont be any shunning at this gathering!!!

I'll bring my digital camera too, and take pic's.

So which day would be best for everyone, Sat. or Sun. ? Holler back and let me know!!!!!

My first apostate party, I'm so excited!!!! lol

p.s. myself, I'm gonna call Rose and see if she will give me Traci's number. I'm also gonna call a few others also, like Wayne Meadows dad and Darlene Hall's dad and see if I can get their numbers. And if anyone know's a Paul Taylor that lived in the Chattanooga area, I would like to contact him too, let me know!

Hope to see you all there!!!!! Looking forward to it!!!

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I NEED your advice!!!!! Please reply!

by worldly girl in

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ok here's the deal..... i've not had much to do w/ my parents since jan '02 when my mother and i got into over her force feeding my 3 year old the "troof".

when i respectfully ask her on behalf of myself and my non jw husband, to respect us enough to let us teach our child about religion.... her response was "well if you don't want her around our religion, then don't bring her around us".

and during the course of this conversation she stated this in the most hateful of tones at least 4 or 5 times to both me and my husband, in front of our daughter.... well i was furious.... that she would say such a thing and openly chose to have nothing to w/ my daughter.. without being given an ultimatum<sp> to choose.

Tinkerbell4125

Thank ya blacksheep =;o)

I wanted to add.....

My mother didn't speak to me for almost 10 years! When I found out she was dying of cancer, I got myself reinstated. I thought I could handle the whole j.w. situation thing. Boy was I wrong! I disasociated myself, told the elders to LEAVE ME ALONG, didn't want to be a j.w. It was another disapointing time for me and my mom. It was tough when she died knowing that I had disapointed her once again. Before she died I asked her if she was afraid of not recovering. Her reply to me was, the only fear that she had was not seeing all her children in the new system of things. Talking about ripping your heart out of your chest. It took me awhile to process that one! The one thing that I made sure of though and the one thing that I have made clear with all my j.w. family is that I loved them. I stopped my hostile attitude and worked passed the j.w. bullcrap., and now when I see my j.w. family, I show nothing but love...BUT I still protect my feelings and take care of myself. I hate the WTS, but I don't hate my family. I've learned not to take their j.w. attitude personal. I'm not gonna let all this change ME, I'm gonna show the love thats in my heart.

So you see, we all can relate to each other in so many ways. First and formost, take care of yourself. And the bottom line with my mother, no matter what we were going through at the end of her life, she knew without a doubt that I loved her. I had to live my life, but I loved her.

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I NEED your advice!!!!! Please reply!

by worldly girl in

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friends

ok here's the deal..... i've not had much to do w/ my parents since jan '02 when my mother and i got into over her force feeding my 3 year old the "troof".

when i respectfully ask her on behalf of myself and my non jw husband, to respect us enough to let us teach our child about religion.... her response was "well if you don't want her around our religion, then don't bring her around us".

and during the course of this conversation she stated this in the most hateful of tones at least 4 or 5 times to both me and my husband, in front of our daughter.... well i was furious.... that she would say such a thing and openly chose to have nothing to w/ my daughter.. without being given an ultimatum<sp> to choose.

Tinkerbell4125

Worldly Girl,

You can't control what your parents are going to do or how they are going to react, BUT you sure can control how YOU react to and what you do in situations! How can they possibly protect the best interest of your daughter, when they didn't do the same for you!!!

Darlin, you know what to do. It's so hard I KNOW, but there comes a time when you have to say to yourself, enough is enough. You have to take care of yourself, and if that means limiting your association with you j.w. family, then that's what you have to do. Your not alone in this situation. Most of us here are learning the hard way that the best way to take care of ourselves, is too limit, if not completely stay clear of our j.w. families. I have found many times that when I try to get to close, I only get burned!!!

You take care of YOU and you take care of your baby. Learn to get a new life and build a new family structure with other people! I've done it and will coninune to do so. It will never be easy, but if you want to keep your sanity, I would!!!

Cyber hugs to ya girl!!!!!!

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Two Jehovahs Witnesses Beheaded!

by deceit in

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muslim rebels in the southern philippines have beheaded two christian hostages, part of a group of jehovah's witnesses seized on tuesday.

the two severed heads were found by the philippines military on the remote southern island of jolo.

the army chief on jolo, brigadier general romeo tolentino, said that a note was attached to one of the heads, saying: "those who do not believe in allah will suffer the same fate.

Tinkerbell4125

OH Yeah, I'm sure the WTS will step right in there and help these poor witnesses!!!!! Yeap, I'm sure they're all over this one!!!!

Yeah Right!