This story reminded me of a meme I once saw:
"Sometimes you meet a person and know immediately that you would like to buy them a toaster for their bathtub."
a bit of an update, last weekend was my great grandmothers funeral, now, she was never a jw, and never was going to be, no matter how hard my mother, and grandmother tried to preach to her, she was the type of person that would kindly accept a wt or a book, but she wouldn't bother reading them.. anyways, she was a great wonderful and inspiring woman, the funeral was extremely sad, she had been a school teacher for over 35 years and a member of various clubs, so there were a lot of folks besides family that attended.. well, anyways i was there and so was my jw mother, stepfather, and grandmother, we were cordial, didn't talk about anything jw related because, it was great grandmothers funeral, not really a time to discuss how i am an evil sinner, or how i've escaped the org by avoiding df'ing, right?
wrong, as i'm sitting waiting for the service to begin, a lady shows up, now- i have known this woman for a long time, apparently she baby sat me as a small child, (like i remember?
) so she isn't someone i was ever close with, but knew of her or when she was around would say hi to and make small talk.. to give you a tid-bit on her personality though, she is one of those crazy jw's.. she claims to have been possessed by a demon, very very wacky on the prophesies, or gb talks, etc.
This story reminded me of a meme I once saw:
"Sometimes you meet a person and know immediately that you would like to buy them a toaster for their bathtub."
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
exjwlemming:.......
Thanks!
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
tepidpoultry: No Internet but encyclopedias and libraries,
Saw Penton's Apocalypse Delayed...
I've heard of that book but never read.
Still, you guys operated without a support foundation. Hats off too you. ALL THE RESPECT IN THE WORLD!
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
Village Idiot: I was 14 when I joined so it made a major impact on my life.
I was 14 when I got baptized. I was so emotional over the omni-importance of that event that I wept on my way out of the men's locker room. I think my ex-mother still clings to a picture of me crying as I walked down the lower-level hallway of the MetraPark arena in Billings, Montana... so taken was I by the contract I just sealed with JEHOVAH.
"It made a major impact on my life."
I had hoped my baptism would prevent me from masturbating any more. Four days later I KNEW I would die at Armageddon!
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
stan livedeath: youre not supposed to wipe your bum on a watchtower magazine !!
A paper cut is a paper cut, Stan.
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
Village Idiot: Part of it may have been the fact that I wasn't born in...
I wonder if there are more EX-JW's who came in afterbirth... or born-ins.
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
Diogenesister: Difference was, you was born with it, I had it rammed up mine about 7 - don't know what's worse!
Zero to 7... don't know that it makes a difference. Child abuse is child abuse.
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
Integrity mixed with some honest critical thinking.
The rest of us owe you folks a buttload of gratitude.
in 1967 i had the misfortune of being born with a watchtower stuck in my ass.
it took 45 years for me to realize, "hey!
there's a watchtower stuck in my ass!
GrreatTeacher6 minutes ago: My goal is to get my student loans paid off before retirement.
Damn! That's messed up. LOL