well, the shunning begins.
we finally had "the" discussion with my parents, that we no longer consider ourselves jw's, and a little bit of why we felt that way.
of course, "dad the elder and po" and mom the pioneer dutifully informed us that not only will they be "loyal to the organization" and shun us completely, but that he would immediately let the other elders know, so that proper judicial action could be taken.. it was a heart wrenching discussion, with all of us, including my two young boys (9 and 10) all balling our eyes out.
Ugh, what a horrible thing. I completely empathize. (((((HUGS)))))
Cruzanheart is right...go to the apostafest if you can! I went to one a couple of months after I was mentally free (a few mos. before I told my parents) and I made a new best friend there, which was sorely needed after I started to get shunned. It will make a big difference.
I'm really glad you got out before your kids became indoctrinated. Good for you. :)
Best of luck to you.
yerusalyim
started a thread about not feeling well and asked what others biggest complaints were right now.. so i got to thinking, what is the opposite?
what is the one thing that gives you a reason most to smile and get out of bed in the morning.
The next apostafest. :D
58. :)
after reading sevenofnines post i was wondering........who gets the money?.
who at the top (gb) gets to live in extravagant homes, be driven in limos, take fantastic vacations and buy what ever they want?
my stupidity maybe showing but where does the gb live, bethel?
Euph said: "It's like a machine, whose main goal is to sustain itself. (Bring on the Matrix metaphors...)"
Gaaaa! Not to mention the Borg metaphors! :-o
when you left the jw's did you start smoking cigarettes or had you already started smoking cigarettes before?
and for those who became jw's later on in life, were you smoking cigarettes before joing the organization and was it hard to stop?
and now how many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
ROFL!
when you left the jw's did you start smoking cigarettes or had you already started smoking cigarettes before?
and for those who became jw's later on in life, were you smoking cigarettes before joing the organization and was it hard to stop?
and now how many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
Hee hee. I tried a cigarette tonight. I thought you were supposed to cough and hack or something when you smoke the first time. I just had one puff, but I inhaled pretty deeply, and didn't feel like coughing. I liked breathing in the smoke, but the aftertaste was gross. Definitely not a habit I'm picking up, but it seems like a fun thing every once in a while. ;-)
i read how some seem to complain that the elders never visited or even made 1 call to see how they were doing.
would you really want the elders visiting and calling you at this point in time?
No. I just wish they'd leave me alone. :(
i tend to be a pretty wild soul.
i have eaten the grossest foods.
i don?t get sea sick.
Spiders is my worst. SFJ's pic made me jump out of my skin! There's a spider just over there....arrrrgh!
Also, needles, and blood. Mainly just any kind of skin puncture. *shudder* There are other minor ones, but those are the major ones.
only time will tell
sometimes i think about what my life would?ve been like if i hadn?t run to catch that bus five months ago.
it?s doors were closing, but i ran to reach it before it pulled away.
Wow. What an amazing story. I loved it.
i still have a few months to go but i'm planning my day.
i want to go to vegas and play poker.
i love poker and play it quite often.
I went to a gas station and bought a beer. Then I drank it with my dub friend while watching Star Trek Voyager.
