dear friends,.
i wanted to take a moment to remember a friend.
he was a jehovah's witness and was raised in the same insane environment that i was.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend, it is such a shame to hear about a young man unable to cope and then kill himself.
I went to pioneer school with a lovely man and he later began to ask questions about the 'truth' and because he felt so bad and alienated he eventually fell into a deep depression and this led him to throw himself off a high rised building, he was just 25. He was an extremely loving son and husband but he couldn't cope, we all tried to help him but we couldn't....
a while back i mentioned how sick little emily was.
she is fine now, she got over her croup and is a happy little girl.
we kept her today so her mother could get some shopping done, she was so sweet.. .
My mother loves her grandchildren, they are her life....I'm so happy to hear some good news for a change and I am glad for your family that your granddaughter is well. She is sooooo beautiful.
Hope all goes well
hello all, registered just to post this and see what you all had to say about this.
i, for one, am in shock.
it was anounced today on "extra" and they said we would soon see a change in his music because he was "marrying his music to his religion.
Prince is a brilliant writer, Purple Rain Is an amazing album of the 80's (worthy of even being mentioned in the awake for it's porno content). But I wonder if his mental state is ok cos he lost his kid and maybe he feels that hes getting answers. I know that he is vulnerable and we all know that the JW's prey on the vulnerable.
I feel sorry for him, he's searching for something and got the wrong answer
when i was 13, all of the other kids in my congregation were taking home school, getting them out of the "bad association" in public school.
they talked me into it too.. of course, at 13 trying to get me to actually do the schooling was a feat that no one could master.. i worked for a brother in the cong.
full time, and never finished the schooling.. so...flash forward.
I didn't get a brilliant education cos armageddon was coming right ????? I went back to school in 1995 and got what is known in England as a'levels. This led me to university and I got my degree in sociology. Im now doing a masters in Social work and Im 31 so if i can do it so can you JUST GET ON WITH IT
i have heard.
so many people talk about being alone ...being freightened about it....that it is an evidence you dont like yourself.....or the company you are presented with........ any one have thoughts....... i will put a few lyrical ones down......... lonely stranger.
by eric clapton.
when you go from having company to having none its a big jump and it is very lonely and bad for self-esteem. I don't think you are being fair to those who have posted of their loneliness. It takes time to adjust and if you say to people that they are lonely cos they don't like themselves then you are in effect saying your misery is your fault and its not. It makes people feel even less empowered.
the title of this thread was one of the stumbling blocks of my study.
as a single full time father(with no time for dating)of a soon to be tenage son this was a major point of imprt to me.
the point came up during a discussion on porneia(sp?).
it's took me years to get over WT indoctrination about all things sexual but I just tell my son and my daughter..do whatever makes you feel pleasure..Id rather they have a quick shuffty under the covers than have sex !!
i'm a bookworm and would love to hear some of your recommendations.. besides the traditional coc, in search of christian freedom, etc.
books that help facilitate one's journey out, please feel free to share the titles you found helpful to your own growth after leaving the organization.. thanks a bunch!
read anything by Jack Kerouac, it makes you think a bit more than normal. It makes you want to lead an alternative lifestyle it makes you want to feel free
my word it does.. when i started studying with the witlesses all of my family and inlaws deserted me for following a stupit cult.
my wife divorced me and my children won't talk to me.. that's ok because according to jdubs that proves it's the truth.. as i progressed in "the truth(tm)" all my friends started to abandon me because i was always going to those booring meetings.. when i found someone i liked in "the truth" and started associating with her, some of my witness friends tried to break up the friendship.. ie break up another family before it even starts.. after i married her without getting the elder permission, some of my jdub friends tried to df me, to show how much they loved me.. when they failed to df me some of my witless friends decided to shun me anyway even though the elders pronounced us no guilty.. i should have sued the bastards for slander.
today i'd just give him (the instigator) a good hiding.
Hi everyone,
You will no by my past posts how my boyfriends family have treated him cos he decided to try an alternative lifestyle that they disagreed with.
I can't accept any religion that tells a mother to pretend that her son doesn't exist or asks a son to pretend that he has no mother. It is not normal and hurts people so very much that it is beyond cruel. I can not accept this action and it is the one single thing that convinces me that it isn't any where near the truth.
Essie, my boyfriend had the exact same thing happen to him....now how is that a good thing???
Love uni girl
as most of you know i am new to the world of the internet.
therefore i am new to the discussion board forum.
when i first entered simon's place, i did not fear to speak my mind.
Dear Wendy,
After readind azazzels comments about you, I felt compelled to write to you personally because I felt that her criticisms were unfair, I hope that you got it.
When I began lurking around this site, I was impressed by your comments and although sometimes they were forthright they were never cruel...Don't let a few people get you down. As you can see from the response many people enjoy reading your comments
Just to cheer you up
Jen xx
today, april 20th, is the fourth anniversary of a very special day in my life.. the anniversary of my rebirth.. this rebirth was not a religious experience, but it was something totally pure, amazing and healing.. it had nothing at all to do with the society, or rather, of freeing myself from it.
it was however, a giant first step in that direction.. today is the fourth anniversary of the day i got letter that changed everything.
the words on the pages were alive, and magical: they released me from my old life and for the first time.
Dearest Essie
Of course everyone will celebrate with you...many many congratulations and may you both be happy for a long time.
Its spooky but the same thingish happened to me and he's called Justin...we're gettin married in 4 weeks
