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how do i get over a broken heart?
my daughter, 25 a witness will not let me see my granddaughter anymore and she misses me and i miss her...i have been very ill and this is the worse thing on top of everything...how do you go on living and try to pretend this beautiful little girl dosen't exist?i need some help...thank you.... .
Nancy, I'm so sorry you are suffering this way. I have heard of court ordered visitations for grandparents, so I would definitely talk to a lawyer as soon as you can. I'm sorry you've been ill, and I hope you feel better real soon.
((((((((Nancy))))))))))))
first off, those who have left the watchtower are extraordinarily courageous and thank you so much for having the fortitude to post your stories publicly.
you are all no doubt helping untold numbers of people.
i am catholic and i have a friend who is a jw.
agr8day, it's always very sad to hear of stories like this, but it's not that uncommon. To answer your questions, Yes jw's are still disfellowshipped for smoking. And, association of any kind with "worldly" people is strongly discouraged and your friend would most likely be counselled by the elders if they were to become aware of it, but she wouldn't be disfellowshipped simply for talking to you or her other non witness friends. It's strongly discouraged though. I would say keep the lines of communication open, allowing her to bring up doubts or questions she may have whenever she wants to, if that happens. Associating with non witnesses would cause her to be considered "weak" as a jw by the Hardcore jw's. I would say just be there for her, and let her bring up subjects if or when she chooses. She obviously cares for you and wants to talk to you, so just be there as a friend would, and let her lead the conversation if she discusses jw issues. Just be her friend.
jayson's (also known here as iwasyoungonce) step-mother passed away last night.
he is now travelling, a 6 hour drive, and will be back with us in a few days.
jayson, our thoughts and prayers are with you my friend!
Jayson's (also known here as Iwasyoungonce) step-mother passed away last night. He is now travelling, a 6 hour drive, and will be back with us in a few days.
Jayson, our thoughts and prayers are with you my friend!
hay alguien que asistia a la cong.
poniente en dallas, tx en los aos 1967 - 1968?
Hablas espanol Big Tex? Yo tambien! Poquito!
let's say you are out with your girlfriend/wife for a nice lunch in a nice restaurant.
then, all of sudden she is in pain!!!
well, she is having her monthly thing.
oooooh Spanner just struck a nerve. And I quote:
My wife isn't dumb enough to not know when her period is due.
--------> Lin reaches over and smacks spanner across the back of the head! "Dumb enough?"! Looks to me like someone...hint hint....needs some edjamacation in this area.
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the kids are very keen on having a christmas tree and some decorations.. is there any date these are supposed to go up or are we going to look really silly having it up mid november ?
Simon, we put up our decorations and tree the weekend following Thanksgiving and we leave it up until the first weekend after New Years. Sometimes even longer!! LOL
I love all the colored lights, but my fiance' likes the white ones, so we'll put a big mixture of them inside and outside. I love driving down the neighborhoods that have decked out their entire block with a particular theme. One year I drove down a very long road where everyone strung lights on the trees at the edge of the street with red and white lights, making it look like the street was lined with candy canes! So cool!!
I can hardly wait till Thanksgiving is over!!! We're going to get a real tree this year, since I've only had a fake one, and we're going to decorate all over the house. We even have an animated, dancing Santa that's over four foot tall that sings and "dances" and has a sensor to start up whenever someone walks by him. LOL
I want a pair of animated, singing Mickey and Minnie that I saw a couple years ago but haven't found it yet. Anyone know where I can find them? They are soooo cute!!!
i am a newcomer to this site, and a curious one at that.. i have been dating a guy who was / is to some degree, a jw.
although he no longer attends meetings, and does not share jw's beliefs, he is active in other ways.
for example, he is active on this site; he spends a good deal of time referencing his past life as a jw; and, he gets very angry (but not towards me) every time he hears or thinks about the jw's.
As one who was born and raised a jw, I can definitely relate to many of the comments given. I'm 42 years old now, and officially left the org in '95. For the first couple of years I wanted nothing to do with anything spiritual or religously natured, couldn't bare to hear biblical discussions or even vague comments. I left the org for my own reasons, and had nothing to do with the Silentlambs cause or even discovery of it's falsehood. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I even began to do research into how I was raised to believe. All I knew at the time was I wanted no part of what was supposedly a God-directed organization, one where wives are abused by husbands and children are abused by parents and other members, and I wanted no part of a God who expected me to stay with an abusive husband and keep quiet about the abuse I suffered as a child. I left the org and divorced my abusive jw husband with the Full and Complete belief that God now hated me, and so be it because I had no use for such a God.
Only in the last couple of years have I begun to research the beliefs I was raised with, and the results were devastating to me, to say the least. My entire family are active, Hardcore witnesses (except for just one brother), and I have no contact with them. To grow up in a large family where I am the only daughter, and suddenly be considered dead by them all, was/is difficult. I am not dead obviously, and am happily engaged to be married to the most wonderful *worldly* man alive, yet I cannot share any of my happiness, joy and upcoming wedding with them. I haven't yet figured out the concept of "unconditional" love, because Conditional love is all I've ever known. You are loved and accepted only if...... Rejected, thrown to the world outside you've never known if......
In answer to your specific question, I would have to say each of us deal and heal in our own ways and in our own time, no one can be rushed. I also don't believe there's anything you personally can do for your boyfriend other than to be there for him, to let him vent if he needs to, to be the shoulder he cries on if he needs to, to be the one he shares his hurts and sorrow with, and for you to just listen. No one can truly understand what another is feeling and experiencing unless they've been through it themselves. Be there for him, and just listen and love him. "Moving on" may take different forms for each person, and each of us must find our own individual path. For me personally, the first 35 years of my life as a jw, a silentlamb, an abused wife all within the org, puts me in a unique position to understand and help others who've experienced what I've gone through and rather than running from my past and not ever wanting to think about it or talk about it or pretend it never happened, I use my past life experiences to help others. I don't see myself as a victim, but a survivor of things no one should ever be put through. I don't have the fuming anger others experience, but rather I focus my attention and time on helping those who need someone to talk to, someone who really understands. If this means I'm not moving on, so be it, I choose to feel otherwise. I've moved on, and now I try to help those on Silentlambs and elsewhere who need someone to talk to who've been through what many of us have gone through.
dearest ugg,
i remember the first time i talked to you in chat.
i loved talking with you, and miss doing so.
(((((((((UGG))))))))))) You are welcome to send your email message to my email as Jesika has provided, and I'll forward it on to Jesika. I will not read it, as I respect privacy, but will simply forward it on.
i am a single sister and currently live in tx.
i am very interested in meeting a brother with whom i can share the truth with.
i work a lot and often i find that there is no one to share my beliefs and feelings with.
Hi BD, we talked a little in Chat. Welcome to the forum! I also live in Texas, just north of Frisco. I recall you said you are in Dallas. Nice to meet cha! My email is open if you would care to chat. I am recently engaged and to be married in May, so I wish you much luck in finding your love! Feel free to email me anytime!
Lin
i've been wondering why so many bibles don't contain both the ot and the nt, why some only have the nt?
why do some churches/ministers only teach from the nt and disregard the ot, when even jesus quoted the ot?
from what i've been reading in various posts about scriptures in daniel pointing towards things yet to happen (unless i misunderstood the post)it would appear that continuing to use and teach from the ot and the nt should continue.
I've been wondering why so many Bibles don't contain both the OT and the NT, why some only have the NT? Why do some churches/ministers only teach from the NT and disregard the OT, when even Jesus quoted the OT? From what I've been reading in various posts about scriptures in Daniel pointing towards things yet to happen (unless I misunderstood the post)it would appear that continuing to use and teach from the OT AND the NT should continue. So, how come so many ministers don't anymore? I don't think that the OT should be left out of Bibles, especially since the NT quotes directly from the OT. So, what's up with so many Bibles not even having the OT in it?
