Ever feel guilty for not keeping up with "the friends" ;o) on JWD?

by wanderlustguy 6 Replies latest jw friends

  • wanderlustguy
    wanderlustguy

    Maybe what some people need is to get away from all of it. My business is going well, but today it is snowing so I can’t work. I spent time reading some posts from people I know or like, and it took me somewhere I can only describe as “back”, and brought tears.

    Sometimes I feel guilty because I’m not saying anything or even keeping up with anyone anymore for the most part, but I also find myself thinking less about the bad things that happened to me as well as the things I’ve done, and more about the future and great things yet to come. I don’t want to think about “them” anymore, they took enough of my life.

    So I don’t really know why I’m saying this other than to maybe relieve my own conscience for kind of walking away or turning my back on anyone. Some of you guys I used to talk to all the time, and I’ve even had the pleasure of meeting a few great people. Now I’m all caught up in my own life…and sometimes I feel selfish for it.

    Just don’t think I don’t remember you or that it doesn’t matter to me how you all are doing, because it does.

  • Legolas
    Legolas
    So I don’t really know why I’m saying this other than to maybe relieve my own conscience for kind of walking away or turning my back on anyone. Some of you guys I used to talk to all the time, and I’ve even had the pleasure of meeting a few great people. Now I’m all caught up in my own life…and sometimes I feel selfish for it

    Don't feel selfish for that .....that is a good thing!

    You are moving on!

  • stillajwexelder
    stillajwexelder

    no - I am not going down the guilt road. The only time I feel guilt on this board is when I go OTT and say something I should not.

  • daystar
    daystar

    Naw, but I roll like that anyway. My best friend and I will sometimes go for months without a word. It's no big deal. We all get caught up in other things on occasion.

    The next time I meet a woman that I really want to date, you guys probably won't hear from me for a while. Would I feel guilty? Not in the least, though I'd probably miss everyone.

  • upside/down
    upside/down

    I think that was and is the sole intent of this forum...a stepping stone... not a destination.

    Don't sweat it...

    I was gone too for quite some time... and now I pretty much just browse.

    I just hope I can inspire ANYONE who might need it... that there is life after the cult.

    u/d(of the I'm witchya homie class)

  • luna2
    luna2

    Don't feel guilty, Wander. I think its very cool when people have so many good things going on in their lives post-JW that they don't have the same enthusiasm for ex-JW boards that they once did. It is nice when you guys stop by, though, and let us know what's happening with you.

  • Frannie Banannie
    Frannie Banannie

    Yes. Sometimes I miss days or even a week or two without reading many posts, if any at all. I feel SOOOOO guilty for not keeping up with everyone. Oh well, I have a brain like a collander anyway, so I'd hafta go back and check on what's been happening with everyone anyway.

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