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i'll try to figure out what i'm good at......... i think i'll need some help here..
Good evening, Mulan. Nice to read your post.
I, too, am a good "nana". Love my grandchildren and taking care of them. Love my adult kids.
I am patient, loyal, trustworthy, and kind with people.
I'm a very good floral designer.
I'm good at taking care of peoples' needs. Also, listening to their cares and worries.
I'm a good driver.
Well that's my self-affirmation list. Juni :)
i found this note in my computer from my gammie and i thought it was so timely.
she died last year in june.
she had a way of telling you something.
Enjoyed that Sparkplug. I'll be 57 this month and things are so different now than when I was young. A lot of people aren't satisfied with what they have; always want more. Also, we live in a "throw away" society. Discard good food that could be used for another meal, perfectly good items (but not the latest), not placing value on friendships, but throwing it all away because of some petty disagreement.
I'll get off my soapbox, but Gram's words of wisdom should always be remembered. Juni
i received my first elder call yesterday.
he wants to talk to me today.
i have never been afraid of the elders but i also have no experience on what they are going to say because i have never ask for their opinion on anything and i have never been accused of anything either so, any ex or current elders here that can brief me about what to expect?.
Again flag,
About friends in the cong. you hate to lose. You'll find that these friends if they are sincere about the religion WILL, WITHOUT A DOUBT, be cautious around you if you are sporadic about the mtgs., etc. If you don't follow your old routine they will know something is up. Your relationship w/them will never be the same as they are in and you are sitting on the fence. They will know that.
Unless a friend has doubts too that they've expressed or you really feel they have and you can bring it up with them, you can pretty much say good-bye to them. I'm not trying to bring you down - only speaking from my experience and other's.
Juni
i received my first elder call yesterday.
he wants to talk to me today.
i have never been afraid of the elders but i also have no experience on what they are going to say because i have never ask for their opinion on anything and i have never been accused of anything either so, any ex or current elders here that can brief me about what to expect?.
Hi flag,
Do what's best for yourself first of all. Think, too, about your family. Speaking from experience, DON'T MEET W/THIS OLDER ELDER IF HE'S ALONE!!!! I speak from experience. No fool like an old fool.
HE COULD SLYLY GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LIFE ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU ARE 'WEAKER' IN THAT YOUR HUSBAND DOESN'T COME AND YOUR CHILDREN STAY HOME W/DAD.
This happened to me and found out later that 9 other sisters were involved, but I was the only one to come forward. Then we all were come down on for being naive!! It's a man's world in the org. Spare yourself pain.
Juni
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-27/1138895334182810.xml&coll=6township sues church over damage to sewer line thursday, february 02, 2006 by ben cunningham.
the grand rapids press .
ada township -- ada township has taken a dispute involving a jehovah's witness church addition to kent county circuit court.
Almost 3 years and they haven't been good w/their word to repay????? What the heck???
Where's the Society's help if cong. can't afford this bill? Don't want to stumble anyone or give the cong. a bad name, you know? Wouldn't this be classified as "conduct unbecoming a Christian" ?? But the lowly one would be DF over such a thing - not repaying a debt and bringing shame on the cong. At the least dragged into the "war room". Juni
raymond franz was a member of the governing body and was a jw for many years till he left.. he wrote a book which provides a great insight into jw's but what is really good about it is he isn't bitter when he comes across and so far i am really enjoying the read.. also in there are copies of letters sent from him to the society or the other way around and i recommend anyone who can find it should read it!.
http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/cocbr.htm.
i am only just into it and i am hooked.
Check out your library for "30 Years a Watchtower Slave". That's where I found it. Juni
my husband and i were walking through the store today and we passed a display of valentines -- you know, the kind that school kids buy and exchange in the classroom.
i paused and glanced them over, remembering how much i used to love holidays at school.
(husband is an inactive/faded jw; i was never one.
Hi SLM,
I can only relate to what my kids went through. Some teachers were very unfriendly towards them because they were witness kids. Some kids also. Staying in the library or principal's office during holiday programs or parties was awful. I would pick them up if I weren't pioneering. I feel terrible to this day - even though they've got past it - for putting them through this.
Now we have fun w/the holidays. Juni~~~ :) P.S. For art projects that related to a holiday, they would be assigned to do a different art project/picture.
I wish I had that time back to enjoy these little things with them.
someone posted on another thread: the cong.
i came from we were not allowed to watch football though i'm sure some did on the sly.
football was likened to the christians being torn apart at the coliseum.
Hi Mary,
I was the one who wrote that our cong. was admonished not to have anything to do w/football (likened to Christians thrown to the lions and people watching it). Mind you, our cong. was EXTREMELY strict. I'm sure now though that many including elders did things differently outside of the Hall. Also, another cong. rule was that the young people were not to sit w/the opposite sex for lunch at circuit assemblies. It was awful considering we had 4 children being raised in the org.
I'm so happy we left. Only 1 of my kids goes w/his wife to a Lutheran church. The others are non religious, but fine, giving, responsible adults. Even if we hadn't been in the org., our kids would have been taught values, responsibility and being helpful to people.
This religion is not the only answer to having a happy life - though that's what they pound into you. Like I've said many times, if this truly is the religion that God approves - I don't want to worship a god like that.
Juni ~~~~~~~~
about two weeks ago, i had a fallout with my mother and sister.
they totally overreacted to a situation and said some pretty nasty things, called me apostate and said they never wanted to see me again.
i tried my hardest to not react the same way, and try to explain some things but they didn't want to listen.
I'm happy for you Bumblebee!! Stand your ground; define your boundaries. Juni :)
hi guys.
my brother told me that his friends grandfather died and that the jw family members are upset that he left his house to his grandson who is df'd.
for the last few years the grandson took him to all his doctor appointments and took him grocery shopping.
Like you Sherry, I strongly believe in karma. I bet these same witnesses act like saints while at the Hall. But when they could have helped out they fell flat because grandpa wasn't a witness. Shame on them. Well they got what they should rightfully receive. Juni~~~~~~~
