your mother wants you to have an open mind yet she doesn't want you to take in any outside information. This is not possible. An open mind is just that, open to all thoughts, beliefs and opinions. Only after being open to all of this, can one truly make an accurate decision and pick their own path.
ingimar
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So I'm going through a really difficult time right now.
by scaredtospeak ini was publicly reproved last year and the elders have taken their sweet time in reinstating my "privileges".
it's been six months and i can't answer at the meetings or participate in the theocratic ministry school.
in all honesty- i don't care about the privileges.
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I'm afraid I'd be single for life
by ohnightdivine inthis is quite embarrassing for me to share, but as a 30+ year old single female i have lingering doubts as to whether i can still meet a decent man and get married.. you all know how difficult it is for sisters to find an appropriate partner in the congregation.. and now, all the more so that i've learned ttatt.
i still am bound by low self-esteem, and i do have trust issues, especially with men.
i am very lonely and so i just keep myself busy with work to avoid depression (although it is also a great source of stress).. any other single females out there having similar thoughts?.
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ingimar
Don't give up on eharmony just because they didn't have a match for you immediately. It is good that they are selective. I met my second husband on there 9 years ago. Please don't list your religion as Christian if you are a JW as my husband did and be darned sure that you will never go back as this is not fare to your future husband. My husband decided to return to the fold a year and a half ago and it did not sit well with me at all. Thank goodness he chose me over the religion when I gave him the option.
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When we die...
by Finallyfree12 indo you beleive our spirit lives on in other dimensions or are we really just dead?
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ingimar
There is only one way to find out if there is any form of afterlife and I am in no hurry. I would say to not dwell on it and enjoy this life to the fullest as it is for real.
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what to do when you have a crazy friend?
by losingit init's hard for me to start this topic bc i feel like i'm being judgmental, a quality i don't like in others and one i try to stay away from as much as possible.
i really do try to be an understanding, caring person.
i essentially believe that all people are good and i am shocked to my core when i am betrayed.
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ingimar
I doubt that Ted will be too pleased with his mistress visiting his wife. Hannah sounds like a crazy possibly dangerous woman. Stay away from her! Someone needs to inform Ted's wife.
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What do you love about being a JW?
by FL_Panthers inas the title says, share what you love about the truth!.
we know that the gb or anything else in the truth is all true and nothing is false!.
love u guys xxx.
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ingimar
As my son said "Even if the Big A happens and there is a Paradise Earth ( which there isn't) and if there are only JWs in it. I would rather be dead"!
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The first step toward apostasy
by Socrateswannabe in"the first step toward apostasy is a drop in field service activity.
i have read that statement in wts publications and heard it many times from the platform.
i haven't studied philosphy so i'm not sure what type of logical fallacy this is an example of, but it is one for sure.
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ingimar
You say "apostacy" like it's a bad thing.
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ingimar
stand right beside him with sign that says "Jwfacts.com. Check it out too"
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JW parents are CRAZY
by Demokan inhello again, for those who don't know me i'm a 15 year old boy.
and recently my mom is displaying symptoms of demensia, she left the stove on today and she yells at us for watching commercials on t.v that are "demonic" because today there was a commercial on television for the new 300 movie and she started yelling at my sister to turn it off, and then i was listening to coldplay as a playlist while doing my school work and she started yelling at me to turn the demonic music off.
she says "demonic" this "demonic" that.
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ingimar
It sounds like someone needs to step up to the plate and be a role model in your family and perhaps it shold be you. Try to control your emotions because when you lose control like you do, you put yourself into the same mould as your family members. You can take
a stance on your position without losing your temper.....stay calm!
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Don't tell me that I am a priority in your life
by KariOtt invalentines day.
another holiday that unbelieving spouses can't celebrate.
just one out of many holiday's and important days that we get the shaft on.
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ingimar
I received a beautiful card and a necklace for Valentine's Day. You deserve the same. As Dr Phil says, " you teach people how to treat you".
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Don't tell me that I am a priority in your life
by KariOtt invalentines day.
another holiday that unbelieving spouses can't celebrate.
just one out of many holiday's and important days that we get the shaft on.
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ingimar
You should not love him more than he loves you and by his actions, he doesn't love you.
When my husband ateptempted to return to active JWism, I freaked. I let him know that I was devastated by his decision to destroy our relationship and our marriage. I told him that our marriage and him were the most important things in my life but if our marriage nor myself were not going to be his number one priority then somehow I would somehow pull myself away emotionally and find something else to make a priority. He kept saying that our marriage was important and he did love me. Iasked him what was more important me ot his religion. For a few days, he would only say that his religion was important too him too. I told him that was the wrong answer. I did start to withdraw, I would spend as much time as possible away from him and not tell him where I was. When I was home, I stayed away from him. We would sit and eat dinner in silence until one night when I blew up at the table and left in tears. He came to me, held me in his arms, and told me that he would not attend meetings for a while and that he I was the most important thing in his life. That was about a year ago and everything has been wonderful. There are times when I wonder what he is thinking about it all but I am afraid to bring up anything JW. I think that my husband knew that I was serious and that he was blowing a very good thing. Tell your husband yoir course of action and stick to it. You both are setting a terrible example of marriage for ypur child.
I never allowed any JW literature to be laying around the house. I would either throw it in the recycling bin or if I was being nice, I would put it in his underwear drawer. He would never have considered leaving it in the bathroom because he knew what use I would have found for it! I would have enjoyed that!