*** g74 11/8 ***9 is this the time to have children?
there has always been a positive attitude about childbearing.
families with many children have been praised and honored.
Sorry James and Lady "C". My husband and I almost would have been childless too.
Thanks to one of those "OOPS" in life I now have a child. That was the best mistake that we ever made.
The society discouraged having children big time. But if you tell any dub this, they will respond that the society never did that and that you could do whatever you want. Yea right!
i am still a jw -- i am down to about 30% meeting attendance -- for those here still jws what % meetings do you attend (approximately)?
sorry if we have had this post before
I miss as many as I can.
Working on the slow fade.
Wannaexit
cancer is one of the worlds biggest killers.
some people discover they have cancer early and they can have it quickly removed and be cured.
others are not so lucky.
Well said!
Most Jw do know that there is something rotten, but they can't put their finger on it.
Through the years there were many things that bothered me and things that did not make sense. I also had many doubts but always put them aside. After all "our mother organization alway knew best", so why worry about them.
But there comes a time when this rationale does not work anymore and the doubts resurface with a vengence especially if they touch aspects of our own lives. Putting doubts aside does not work any longer and we need answers and we want answers.
Thank God for the internet and sites such as this that have helped so many people work their way out of the cancer infected atmosphere.
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since we have all these new canadian posters, just wondering which part of canada you are from.
orbi
Ontario
i always thought the society frowned upon the use of pinatas, if not discouraging the use of them all together.
apparently the wts has decided to avoid insulting the brothers in mexico.
from the september 22, 2003 awake.
I wonder what they will say when my children will be involved in valentine celebration? After all valentine has also lost its pagan connotations too. If the rule applies to pinatas it has to apply to all other celebrations .
I saved that article. I am going to have some fun with it.
Wanna
one day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.
then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
it took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
Good advice.
i have been posting on this board on and off for about two years now.
it has been a tremendous help to me to read other people's experiences, to laugh, cry and just plain identify.
however, something weird is going on with me in the last six months and i am totally freaked out.
What you are feeling is part of the healing process that one has to go through after leaving Jwdom.
I am still going through some of the feelings you describe.
Give yourself time and try to focus on TODAY not TOMORROW. In the meantime look for a good therapist to help you through it.
Hope you overcome your slump soon.
Wannaexit
i knew i had a bright mind, i had been told that my whole life.
she hated going out in service but since i hated it myself we didn't go do the door to door work much.
i look back now and i can't believe how controlling and un-loving that religion had made me.
Dave,
Just went through this thread and realized you may not be writing the conclusion. That's too bad for me because I really enjoyed your story and found it very valuable.
If you ever feel like writing the end I will be grateful to you. If you don't feel like writing more that's O.K. too.
Take care. You sound like a fascinating person and seriously you should get a secretary and start writing some books.
Wannaexit
i knew i had a bright mind, i had been told that my whole life.
she hated going out in service but since i hated it myself we didn't go do the door to door work much.
i look back now and i can't believe how controlling and un-loving that religion had made me.
I've been away from my computer for a few days. Did I miss part 6 of your story or is it still coming? Can't wait for more.
Wannaexit (Of the had enough and want to exit real soon class.)
Hawk,
That is priceless!!!
P.S. I was so happy to finally get to meet you and get to know better. That afternoon was priceless too.!!!!
