been away, extremely busy with life, for so long!
hope everything is fine with you all.. worked my charm so that the book study meeting didn't happen in my home.
that was such a sweet victory, and in such a way that my husband didn't even realize it was all my doing.
Hi!!!!!!!!!!
Been away, extremely busy with life, for so long! Hope everything is fine with you all.
Worked my charm so that the book study meeting didn't happen in my home. That was such a sweet victory, and in such a way that my husband didn't even realize it was all my doing. I amaze myself sometimes!!!
Take care!
was it family, friends, the belief that this all was really true?
Minimus,
Parents and friends, really. Can't affort at this time to lose the good relationship with them all.
My folks are just so sweet and nice, and also other people I know in the religion. We just hang out and have a really good thing going.
Planning to slowly fade soon. Just haven't quite figured out how to fade out and still keep the relationships working.
Take care!
my husband, who's a ministerial servant, was approached by an elder and asked if he'd offer our home to become a 'book study' meeting place.. i'm a bit of a loner, and need lots of peace, quiet, privacy, and solitude; plus to boot you all know i'm living this sort of double life, you know, just doing the very minimum to remain a witness.. this is awful!!!!!!!!!!
i can't deal with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
take care!
To all,
Thanks for your ideas and support.
Hubby and I went out for breakfast the other day and I told him nicely that there's much needed house work to be done and that having the book study is a major inconvenience at this time.
I'm watching him closely now; should he pull the JW male chauvinist attitude I'll announce that if the book study is placed at my house, I'm just not going to attend that meeting, ever!!!
He'll be sooooooooo upset for a while, but ultimately he'll get over it.
Take care!
my husband, who's a ministerial servant, was approached by an elder and asked if he'd offer our home to become a 'book study' meeting place.. i'm a bit of a loner, and need lots of peace, quiet, privacy, and solitude; plus to boot you all know i'm living this sort of double life, you know, just doing the very minimum to remain a witness.. this is awful!!!!!!!!!!
i can't deal with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
take care!
Blondie,
My husband is the type that does what he wants even when I disagree. And I'm a bit spineless when it comes to getting in his way once he's made up his mind about anything.
Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care!
we can't agree on a name for our soon to be born baby boy.. i love the name tristen.
he hates it.. he wants a basic name like bobby, tony, etc.. is there a name that sounds like tristen but isn't?.
give me some ideas if you can.
I loooooooooooove masculine Spanish names, such as:
Arturo
Eduardo
Francisco
Gustavo
Humberto
Take care!
my husband, who's a ministerial servant, was approached by an elder and asked if he'd offer our home to become a 'book study' meeting place.. i'm a bit of a loner, and need lots of peace, quiet, privacy, and solitude; plus to boot you all know i'm living this sort of double life, you know, just doing the very minimum to remain a witness.. this is awful!!!!!!!!!!
i can't deal with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
take care!
All, please HELP!!!,
My husband, who's a Ministerial Servant, was approached by an elder and asked if he'd offer our home to become a 'Book Study' meeting place.
I'm a bit of a loner, and need lots of peace, quiet, privacy, and solitude; plus to boot you all know I'm living this sort of double life, you know, just doing the very minimum to remain a Witness.
This is awful!!!!!!!!!! I can't deal with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do I get out of it?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care!
i need some advice.
i have been dating this guy for 3 years.
of those 3 years, he has cheated on me many many times, but i can only prove some.
Mercedes,
Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't dump him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You love him soooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!! Keep being the victim for as long as you shall live!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get professional help fast.
Take care!
today, like many days, well, usually once or twice weekly, i'm missing yet another meeting; it's the 'book study' meeting.. just don't feel like hearing the same crap.
the book (isaiah's prophecy) we're studying now is so redundant and boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
plus, i saw all the people i care for over the weekend, so i really don't need to have another doses of their love just yet.. sound familiar to anyone?!.
Hi y'all!
Today, like many days, well, usually once or twice weekly, I'm missing yet another meeting; it's the 'book study' meeting.
Just don't feel like hearing the same crap. The book (Isaiah's prophecy) we're studying now is so redundant and boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus, I saw all the people I care for over the weekend, so I really don't need to have another doses of their love just yet.
Sound familiar to anyone?!
Take care!
there always seemed to be such a big stink about making sure you went to the hall that you were assigned to.
whatever territory that you lived in, that would be the hall assignment, whether you liked it or not.. if you chose not to go to your assigned hall, boy was there ever flack.
you could get severely counciled for it.. just seems to be another stupid rule that they would get upset about.
Francois,
I've rimless glasses, and know quite a few peers who wear those also, and we've never had a problem. Haven't seen anything in writing from the Society going against it either.
Perhaps you're definitely referring to an isolated case in your particular congregation.
Take care!
did you believe that you would be blessed by god by doing more in the organization?
did you see a relationship between being blessed by god and being active in the organization?
JH,
Here's a bitter story about blessings from God for being loyal in his organization.
There's this sister, whom I care for dearly, that is ever present in all meetings, all activities, excellent mother and wife, always helping those in need and solving everyone's problems around her. Just someone to admire in every way! A woman that, if they are correct in their theology, then she's the first one to inheret eternal life in heavens or earth.
And.................what type of blessing/protection from the almighty God does she deserve for being an excellent person and faithful servant? A full blown, terminal cancer that in less than 2 months has left her body awfully mutilated, skinny beyond belief, and with no hopes of ever going back to any type of good life.
Blessings?! Protection from God?!!!!!!!! Bologna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care!
