i am desperately searching fo rthe bible qoute which tells you that you shall recognize his people by the love amongst themselves.. i have not found any love amongst any witnesses in our hall, never ever...and we have attended this hall for nearly 2 years.
i am still a study, my hubby grew up in the truth.
elders are coming over tomorrow night to discuss our lack of meeting attendance.
Jacqueline.
Please also remember that their love is conditional. They will love you only if you do what is expected of you. If you fall short in any way that's when they start to grow cool. I'm sure everyone here will agree that love should not be with conditions. Love is shown by people who accept you for what you are and do.
Let us know how it works out.
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my cousin just posted one of his prized possessions for sale on ebay.. check it out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?viewitem&item=2805705763.
lol!
That's gross , but funny. Was that a track mark I saw.
Edited by - calamityjane on 22 January 2003 15:7:47
well, my x gotta another certified letter today.
it was a copy of the court order to have my son interviewed by the court's family services.
so, no further harm done today.
That's awsome news Jesika. Freedom96 is right. The ball sounds like its in your court now.
Keep us posted
i would like to hear some of the strangest or most ridiculous thing you got in trouble with the elders for.
here is mine.. back in the early 70's i was married at the age of 18, typical witness thing to do.
my husband who was 6 years older than i ruled me like a overly strict father.
your comment caught my eye. I had to LOL.
they were the standard 2 inches above the knee or below
It reminded me of an incident when I was around 11. I was to be a householder for the first time that Tuesday evening. I was excited to say the lease, that I was going to be on stage. So I got dressed up very nicely, (my mom was the matronly one that always dressed me prim and proper). So naturally everything was in order. NOT. To my dismay, the head honcho elder, prior to the meeting pulled me aside, and told me that I could not be a householder that evening because my skirt was too short. Brother, it was just above my knee, not even two inches (I'm sure 2 inches would have been considered mini) and it was a flair skirt, so once I sat down it would cover both my knees and my legs. Needless to say I was very disappointed, my mom was furious.
That's my experience
Calamityjane
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ok...so the other day my husband(he is still an active witness) starts questioning me about why i come to x-jw sites.. he said the reason people come to these types of sites,is to convince themselves that they made the right decision to leave the"truth".i told him i come here to get support from others who feel they were tricked into believing something that wasn't true.he knows i feel my life has been taken away from me because i wasted so many years following their doctrines.i told him it helps me to know i am not alone in my feelings.he is still convinced that people are afraid they are wrong,and just come here to keep finding reasons to stay away from the "truth".he doesn't understand that we know what the real truth is.. i was just curious what everyone else thought about this.do you feel we are "convincing" ourselves that we made the right decision to leave?
I didn't need the convincing that leaving was the right thing to do. But since I've been on the board, it has given me a firmer resolve, within myself, to hold my head up anytime I do see a dub and say to myself you are no better than me. I've always found with some dubs I've seen while shopping they look at me like I'm no good, I hate that.
So the board has given me greater confidence and some kick ass attitude.
Thank you everybody.
Calamityjane
my name is robert, i'm from alberta canada.
i just came across this site, and i was wondering if there is a location on this site where one would go to chat with or just correspond with other x witness, or do i just do as i am now, start typing and hope someone will answer?
i will wait to hear from someone before i go and say too much.
Let me be the first to welcome you to the board.
You came to the right place.
Tell us a little about yourself.
Calamityjane. another Canuck
Edited by - calamityjane on 21 January 2003 16:8:3
hello, ive been disfellowshipped for being with my boyfriend who is a witness also, i'm sad and dont know what to do now, so ive been looking around for answers, and found this site.
i don't want to go back because the people i thought i loved, the fellow brothers and sisters , didnt seem to care when i was having problems, and i wondered where the "love" was in the organization.
so there is my problem.
Welcome daddysgirl. I too was once in your place. I was df'd and my boyfriend was just publicly reproved. I remember the meetings with the elders very vividly, all they wanted to know was the details, how many times, where? A bunch of perverts if you ask me. I felt so cut off. Anyway I did get reinstated eventually, my boyfriend was still there. We picked up where we left off, got married, have three children, and found out we no longer could accept the jw teachings and walked away in 1995.
We know how you feel, and you have come to the right place to find answers and comfort.
Welcome abroad.
it started in 1956. a girl was born.
with lovely strawberry blonde, curly hair.
dad and mom kissing.
OMG that is so sad. Just another experience that proves how the jw borg rips apart families. Makes me mad
Calamityjane (Denise)
when we went visiting relatives yesterday i knocked on their door.
my husband asked "why are you knocking so lightly?
they'll never hear it.".
LOL . Oh I remember those times quite well.
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there is always some celebrity out to prove that no amount of money, hired image consultants, and famous designers dying to give you free stuff, can buy you good tastes.
i submit the following.. .
Hey scully, I would hope that she picked it up at a goodwill store for cheap, what designer would want to put his name on that piece of work. Like I said my mom made me better tutus than that.
