wow i joined a discussion board...
first off, i have been lurking for about six months.
how i came to this site is (and bear with me please).
Hello and welcome to the board, Chaosmama. Love that name.
Sounds like your daughter has a wonderful man. Some of us come out of that religion better people, than when we were in. He sounds like one of them.
That shunning is an awful realization of that cult, my parents and my brother and his family are still in and I don't see them at all. their loss
Welcome again, and it will be great to get to know more about you on the board.
yessiree...i had an afternoon off last friday.
so i decided to venture down to the toronto humane society.
i was so surprised at the variety of animals: dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, rats, mice and birds.
Thats so nice of you Razorblade. That's a perfect pet when you are living in an apartment.
We have a cairn terrier that we got years ago, and then three years ago a german sheppard, crossed with husky showed up at our doorstep one day. We did everything possible to find the owners, left the description at the humane society, because we didn't want to bring her in there just in case they had to put her down. She is such a beautiful dog and gets along with the little dog. So after a couple of months of not being able to find her owner, we decided to keep her.
Like I said she's a beautiful dog, she likes to protect our home, and she is great when we go camping. We don't have to be afraid when she's around. She has chased skunks and been sprayed , she's chased a bear up a tree, she's become our protector.
We become her protector when there is a thunderstorm, that's the only time she ends up in our bedroom on our bed, trembling.
ok, well here is the end of this crazy story............................
the court date was set for the 17th (monday).
i got my new next door neighbor to represent me and my now x husband.
Great news Jesika, congratulations.
Good job, new life, what else could you ask for.
i don't know about you guys but i've just about had it with the media.
i probably should say that i have a new perpective about the media.
news channels like cnn and msnbc are only about ratings.
I hear ya, I agree with you 100%.
hand surgery may not be the worst, but for a right-handed man to be without full use of his right hand for 6 weeks, well, all i can is:.
joy, i hope you have your "patience" cap handy.
there's no patient more irascible than a hubby, eh?
Hope the surgery goes well for you Jst2laws.
You have some beautiful scenery to enjoy, sit back, recuperate and drink some fine wine and we'll see you back here in no time.
well, the search is finally over, i found a job.
i am working for a promotional advertising company, and they are hired by other companies like--crayola, harley davidson, bed bath and beyond, disney, etc to promote new products that will be coming out.
so, someone at my level in the company, goes to area businesses and shows them to people and they can buy them at about 80% off what the product will retail for when it hits the stores.
Congratulations Jesika, sounds like an interesting job.
i'm not, have never been, nor will i ever be a jw.
unfortunately, i've become caught up in the cult because of my wife.
she's not yet a witness, but many in her family are.
Bk yes there is life after a divorce
But Jw's only divorce under an extreme condition like adultery. That's the only thing that would allow the wounded party to remarry again.
And the fact that an elder did marry you and your wife, shows that they have an agenda for both you and your wife. And that is they are going to do everything possible to make you believe that this religion is the "true religion". They are going to envelope you into their open arms just to make you a statistic. That they have gained "two more souls". Please Please look at the board, open your eyes.
You have so much to learn. Don't be blinded by their so called good works. I been there, I've played the game. If I was in the bOrg now you would be the prime candidate that we would try to hook into, just to lure you into the bOrg. We would make us look like we were the greatest, but in the meantime, you were only an agenda.
Sorry to burst your bubble. But I am telling you like it is. Beware. Be afraid, very afaid, and please read the board and follow the links especially the "quotes page" and there you can see how the jw religion has changed their viewpoint over the years and how flacid they are.
Cj of the "nothing to hide class"
i'm not, have never been, nor will i ever be a jw.
unfortunately, i've become caught up in the cult because of my wife.
she's not yet a witness, but many in her family are.
Hey bk, just get her the hell out of it. Once you learn how to manouver around in here. Click on the Member Directory and see the posts I have made. You will see what I have gone through over the years.
I have a wonderful husband, we left the WTS together in 1994 and never looked back. But yes we left friends behind and I left my side of the family behind.
I've made a life out of the bOrg. I am happy, my children aren't being brought up in propaganda. They are living normal lives.
We have made many new friends over the years, rekindled old friendships and our life could never be fuller and happier.
Yes my parents and brother are still in there, but I don't lose any sleep at night,. I don't miss them.(I kinda of do, when I know their missing out on an activity that brings family together). I have to be honest here. But I probably also sound callous but you can read my posts and get a jest of our story.
Welcome again and prepare to be enlightened.
i'm not, have never been, nor will i ever be a jw.
unfortunately, i've become caught up in the cult because of my wife.
she's not yet a witness, but many in her family are.
hey Brian, welcome to the forum. You will find many answers to your questions.
But what disturbs me, and you will notice from the board how the WTS changes so many times, over the years, many years.
I will bring your attention to my point on one thing.
I was raised a JW from birth, got baptized in the religion at age 16. I strated dating my hubby whom I thought because he also was raised as a jw from birth and his father was an elder, I just assumed that he was also baptized. In our dating period I found out that he wasn't baptized. I was quite surprised, a little taken aback, but so what. We ended up getting engaged. I did the usual jw stuff, attending all meeting, going out door to door and so did he. But when it came to the time that we were getting married, and he still was not baptized. WE were refused marriage in the kingdom hall, by his uncle who was the Presiding Overseer.
He would not marry us in the kingdom hall because hubby was not baptized. Which caused a real problem so what ended up from a 100 guest list ended up being a 25 guest list, because it went through the grapevine that since the PO would not marry us in the hall, we did not have the jw blessing.
Needless to say, it was very disheartening to us. My own brother and his wife and kids would not feel comfortable attending our wedding. Our best man and maid of honour pulled out of the wedding arrangements. Thank god we did have some close friends that did end up standing up for us that special day.
We got married before the justice of the peace, had a small intimate gathering at a hotel room it was a great meeting
But now you ask yourself how were you allowed to be married by a jw elder. What has changed?
Why couldn't we be married by a jw elder? This is just one flaw, you will find many flaws in their reasoning and hopefully your wife will too, before she gets caught up in the lie
o.k who here is irish?
it's st.patricks weekend and time get that green beer, irish stew and corned beef and cabbage.
who is partaking this weekend?
Hey xjw
that doesn't look like no grasshopper to me Looks like sumtin else
