Posts by unique1

how in the heck can the school board justify turning the education of anyone over to some jacka$$ that dropped out of school to pioneer and makes their living cleaning toilets!

how can any parent that truely loves their kid not take a good long look at themselves and say "i am not the best teacher for this child.

Wild Thing I feel your pain. As Balsam said, I did all of the learning on my own and although I did a decent job of teaching myself, my testing grades did slip. Unlike you though, I was not allowed to persue a college degree. My parents signed me up for PCDI a home school vocational course so I could be a paralegal, which I did for all of a year before deciding it wasn't for me.

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Who do you Worship now?

by Dmac in

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jesus?, a "saint"?

one of the many pagan gods?

or satan himself?.

unique1

I still consider myself a worshiper of Jehovah, I just don't believe the Jehovah's Witnesses are his organization. Although, I am open to other ideas. God has been around forever. The Witnesses have been around for 100 years. I know you are going to say there have always been servants of the true god. Yes there have, been servents of the true god forever, they didn't need the "Organization" to serve a the true god and neither do I.

If we truely are to believe that Jehovah is god, you must at least explore and eliminate the other options. You can't do this by reading the WTS publications. Other religious publications lie about the witnesses (saying they don't believe in Jesus, etc.) because they don't have all the information the Witnesses. The same goes for the WTS publications and views of other religions. They are biased and don't have all the information you need to make a true decision. So go explore other religions at the library using their own books then make a decision. (Oh yeah, you can't, the organization bans that!! But does God?!)

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Homeschooling?

by mkr32208 in

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this is a pet peeve of mine!

how in the heck can the school board justify turning the education of anyone over to some jacka$$ that dropped out of school to pioneer and makes their living cleaning toilets!

how can any parent that truely loves their kid not take a good long look at themselves and say "i am not the best teacher for this child.

unique1

Well, I was home-schooled through High School. I had always been an above average student, president's list and 98/99 on the CAT tests every year. I took two years at a time schooling through the summer. At the end of a year I took the CAT (NC STATE LAW) and made an 89. I freaked OUT!!!! Told my mother that I wanted to go back to school because I apparently wasn't doing very good at home. She said it was just because I took two years at once. Most people my age took the 9th grade CAT and I took the 10th. She wouldn't let me go back to public school. I did take the SAT and made AVERAGE, which pissed me off more because I had always been an above average student until then. I regret ever consenting to Home Schooling. I did get an official diploma though the state and could go to college. I did for a while, but I really like being a secretary, so I stopped. Go figure.

The thing I regret the most is the fact that everyone has High School stories except me. My husband can't figure out why I am always hung up on relationships I had in Middle school. The reason is because I never went on to have friends in High School. I had one sister to hang with during those two years because she was the only other kid homeschooling and she sucked.

I think if a kid wants to be homeschooled or if your child isn't learning anything at school, it can be a good thing, but if the child is doing well and wants to go to public school or go back after a year of homeschooling they should be allowed to.

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Am I doing what's needed??

by Dawn in

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this question would seem funny to non-jw's - but i bet some of you x-jw's will understand.. i look at the world around me and see so much need.

i look at my own life and see so much blessings and wealth.

i give to charity - but i always think - "is it enough?

unique1

I feel the exact same way. Glad to know there are others.

I think that eyeslice has it right on the money. But at times I do feel as if I am trying to make up for lost time. As a witness I never gave to charity other than clothes to Goodwill. The Red Cross was bad because they distribute blood and all other charities in our area were started by a religion, so that was out. Now I give to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Christian Outreach Center, and more. I think I do it because I feel like I am making a difference when I do so. Someone is going to have dinner tonight because I gave food, someone will be rescued because I helped pay for the gas to get there, someone will have shelter tonight because I helped this organization, etc.

As a witness I never felt like I was truly helping someone and now I do. It is a great feeling and I think it makes us want to do more and more. Maybe that is why you want to keep giving more. But we all have our limitations and can only do so much. Look at it as a positive thing that you want to help people, not as a borg influenced decision.

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Frustration

by Dustin in

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i just wanted to say hi to some people who might understand my frustrations.

i quit the organization about 2 years ago.

i was born into it, and stayed in it for 25 years.

unique1

but no matter how hard I try and make the feelings of guilt go away they just keep lingering

What are you guilty of? You did nothing wrong, you got out as soon as you were old enough to realize what it was doing to you. I did the same thing and at about the same age as well. Your parents, I am sure did what they feel was best for you. Obviously you realize it wasn't what was best for you but you were just a kid and did nothing wrong, so don't feel guilty. I ended up seeing a therapist because my anger was getting out of control and I was taking it out on those close to me. The therapist took time to learn about my religion and listened as I explained beliefs that influenced my thinking and upbringing. He really helped me step back and view everything in perspective. A therapist may work for you. Also you can go to meetup.com and see if there is an Ex-JW meetup in your area. We have one every month in my area. The meet-ups will help you find people who do understand what you are going through.

Good Luck on your journey. Time heals all wounds.

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JW email forward about the tsunami

by cyber-sista in

anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

unique1

It is bizarre. Considering the great amount of devestation and the tens of thousands dead, it is hard to believe only 2 brothers/sisters were killed. Unless those are areas where witnesses are less than 1% of the population and then it could be possible. I wonder how many are just unaccounted for at this point.

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Actor Jerry Orbach has passed away...

by TresHappy in

what a truly wonderful and gifted actor - he will be missed!

unique1

Ditto.