i knew this was coming.
mom's been going back to the kingdom hall for about a year now, and i figured that, much like my father, i would have to cut off all contact with her at some point.
it looks like now might be that time.
And if you've never been a parent you don't understand
It's true. The old saying, don't judge another person until you've walked a mile in his shoes still stands. However, in raising children, I would say, don't judge until you've walked about 25 years in my shoes. That gives you plenty of perspective.
I understand you are angry, you want the perfect mom and dad we all wanted. Unfortunately, they don't exist. Maybe therapy would help you to confront your anger?
i heard some time ago that have never been any district conventions in las vegas........anyone know for sure?
there must at least be circuit assemblies ........... if this is true........where do all these ones have to go for a district convention?........
(la is about 6 hours, last time i travelled it)
A district convention was held at the old Las Vegas Convention Center Rotunda about 1973, give or take a year or two. But since then, as far as I know, everyone has to go out of town. I submitted my DA in 1994, but up until then, Las Vegas was assigned to the Salt Lake/Provo area-which I always ignored (shame on me, I was so rebellious) and went to San Diego or Phoenix. LA is approx. 4 hours from LV, depending on your speed. San Diego is abou 6 hrs, but a much nicer, and slightly smaller venue.
Circuit Assemblies used to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in one of the meeting rooms, or I should say, they opened up several meeting rooms to accomodate the "friends," but, having been set free for so long, I don't know if that is still the case.
Aunthill
10:10 a.m. and 2 women with mags in hand ding dong on my door.
don't they know this is a do not call address?
well, it started out nice enough, i asked for a list of charitable works, (for other than jws) where their soup kitchens were, how a magazine will put food on someone's table, i brought up the un, the pedo data base, the whistleblower dfings, hoping that they'd be interested in one.
Fantastic, Will!
I wish I had an opportunity to "counter-witness" but none have knocked on my door in about 5 years, and now I live in a gated community (people make those choices, you know, if they choose to live in a gated community they are deliberately cutting themselves off from the "loving" ministrations of the WT) so I may never have the chance .
i knew this was coming.
mom's been going back to the kingdom hall for about a year now, and i figured that, much like my father, i would have to cut off all contact with her at some point.
it looks like now might be that time.
welcome dura-luxe
I became a dub at age 24 and resigned 25 yrs later, so my children were raised in the "borg". I have apologized to them for the abuse theysuffered during those years (not being allowed to celebrate holidays, forced to sit through hours of boring meetings and assemblies, and all that goes with being a dub). However, I would probably be very hurt, as your mother was, to find a blog posted for all the world to see.
As amac said, your parents did what they thought was right, I know I did, thinking it was the way to gain life for my children. It is very freeing to understand that your parents did the best they could, considering their beliefs and circumstances. When I realized that, at about age 19, I was able to forgive my parents for their mistakes. I think that my children have also been able to forgive me for my mistakes. Fortunately for us, we are free from the borg, which is not your situation.
Aunthill
smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.
smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.
smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.
Instrumental: Patricia.
when we first left the dubs, we celebrated x-mas pretty much straight away, but had no decorations or tree, and only gave gifts to each other.
for some reason it just seemed wrong to put up decorations and we continued to celebrate this way for about 5 years.
we decided to put up decorations when it was my daughters 1st x-mas, and have never looked back.
I DA'd in June 1994, and at Christmastime that year, Costco had these little tiny potted fir trees (really sharp needles) so I bought one and some red twinkle lights and put them on the tree and around our front window. My husband of 25 yrs at that time (never a dub) nearly dropped his teeth when he saw what I had done. I more that made up for the years of not celebrating, since I had become a JW as an adult, and bought so many ornaments and decorations, I gave about half of them away 3 yrs later, keeping my favorites, of course, and the one that I found in 1995 that said "1994 Our First Christmas." My kids, all grown, are loving it as well as my husband.
My motto is, since I'm out, as long as it isn't immoral, illegal or fattening (well maybe not fattening), go ahead and enjoy it!
Here's wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, a little early.
Aunthill
"good mornning.
we're bible students(tm) interested in world affairs and we see the mess california is in now.
we also see the mess that president bush is in with iraq.
I love it! I haven't had any dubs knock on my door in 5 years (when I've been home), if you can believe it - and it's not that they know who I am, either, so I wonder if the "terribletory" is being "worked." Of course, we moved into a gated community 2 years ago, so that might have something to do with it. But I would like to see if I can match wits with one of them at this stage in my life. However, as they say, you can't match wits with an unarmed person!
instead of making the difference known that anyone not a jehovah's witness is "worldly", i think we should simply refer to them as "normal".
Glad to be among all you "normal" people, for the first time in my life!
Aunthill
having a bad day?
there was a case in one hospital's intensive care ward where patients always died in the same bed, on sunday morning, at about 11 a.m., regardless of their medical condition.
this puzzled the doctors and some even thought that it had something to do with the supernatural.
Thanks for the laughs. Feeling REALLY good now.
Aunthill
well i am just waiting for my ride and then i will be off.
hope the results are good of the biopsy although i might not find out today.
and yesterday i bought myself two canes - one sleek brass colored folding cane and the other a standard purple floral number weehoo.
Glad the surgery is over and you are all right . I hope you are over the puking by now . I'll keep you in my prayers for the biopsy!
Aunthill
P.S. I don't post often, but stop by to check out what's happening from time to time.
