Posts by zenpunk

she made it seem like it was a tremendous deal and the only reason why she would be by would be because she had something else to do in the neighbourhood.

Andi - you're so right - it's like I set myself up to be hurt everytime I reach out. I need to leave the door open so to speak but focus on other sources of love. It's tough to do when its your parents though.

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Mom - Why do you treat me like the damned!

by zenpunk in

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not that my mom would ever visit this site - but i have to just vent.

last night my mom promised she would meet me at home to help me move some furniture.

she made it seem like it was a tremendous deal and the only reason why she would be by would be because she had something else to do in the neighbourhood.

zenpunk

Sorry - I meant "do" not "to" - guess I'm getting too emotional to type today!

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Mom - Why do you treat me like the damned!

by zenpunk in

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not that my mom would ever visit this site - but i have to just vent.

last night my mom promised she would meet me at home to help me move some furniture.

she made it seem like it was a tremendous deal and the only reason why she would be by would be because she had something else to do in the neighbourhood.

zenpunk

Not that my mom would ever visit this site - but I have to just vent.

Last night my mom promised she would meet me at home to help me move some furniture. She made it seem like it was a tremendous deal and the only reason why she would be by would be because she had something else to do in the neighbourhood. She said for me to meet her at 6:30PM. Well, the weather was bad, the traffic was bad, and I was 10 minutes late. She was already long gone. When I called her, she was cold as usual, basically saying too bad, I was late and now she won't help.

Of course, this isn't the real issue, this is just one of many examples of the symptoms of the real issue. My mother once said to me, "well, since this life is all there is for you and you don't know how long it will last, you better make sure you find some kind of happiness I guess". She basically has left me for dead. If I even ask her about the assembly, etc., she won't tell me because I'm an apostate and she is carefully following the elder's advice. In the 8 years since I left, she has been inside my home less than 10 times. She has never had a meal at my home, not for lack of me always having my door open to her.

Alls I can say is - Mom. What's the matter with you? I'm your flesh and blood. I thought you loved me! I don't use drugs. I don't sleep around. I rarely even swear! I just decided "the truth" was not what it claimed to be. Now you let a group of men condition you not to love your own daughter and mentally prepare yourself for the day she will be wiped off the face of the earth. Why?

Thanks for listening.

Edited by - zenpunk on 27 June 2002 10:15:42

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convention notes

by drawcad_1 in

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i didn't get to hear the talk about not listening to television articles (dateline)about the borg or reading internet articles that might undermine the good news.

but i did notice some other issues that seem to be highlighted.. contributions must be down.

there must have been three references to the widow woman who only gave 2 coins to the collection, but that was everything that she had.

zenpunk

I'm dying to hear about the convention from my mother. But now that she thinks I'm a big-time apostate, she refuses to tell me a word about it.

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JW commercial on t.v. news channel

by LyinEyes in

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i can not beleive what i just saw on the all news channel.

it was a commercial endorsed by the christain congregation of jehovah's witnesses.. the commercial starts off with a mom checking on her son,who can not sleep .

he is upset and by the drawing he did, you can tell it is about the world trade center attacks.

zenpunk

I never knew they advertised on tv until I was visiting the west coast and saw an ad in the early morning hours, thanks to jetlag. I was shocked. How can the condemn tv and utilize it at the same time? Its that "UN Library Card" logic all over again.

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Lets get friendly! (pics are welcome)

by SpiceItUp in

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when i meet somebody for the first time i always have a few standard questions i ask them...so how about it.

i would like to know about all you wonderful people that i chat and post with on a daily basis.

this is me (i edited to put the link in by stephanus...thanks a bunch) .

zenpunk

I'd post a pic but I still can't figure out how....

1. Favorite Colour - Gray

2. Sign - Aquarius

3. Drink - Stoli and Cranberry

4. Celebrity I would Sleep With - Drew Barrymore or Courtney Love (depending on "good" or "bad" mood)

5. Music - Various Alternative (Linkin' Park, etc.)

6. Favorite Movie - Casablanca

7. Rather be too hot - cause I constantly feel too cold - even in summer.

8. Biggest Fear - Death in General - Used to be plane crash like Biggs until I almost was in one.

9. Best Asset - Eccentricity - Hey it works when you're a boring engineer.

10.Worst - I'm a boring engineer.

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JW Literature?

by KKLUV155 in

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this is my first post, just wondering how long after you left the borg.

did it take you to get rid of all your books and literature.

i felt ashamed to get rid of mine and it took me about 5 years to finally break down and dispose of it.

zenpunk

I packed it away in boxes...but it took me 7 years to throw it out.