the falls.
by george saunders.
morse found it nerve-racking to cross the st. jude grounds just as the school was being dismissed, because he felt that if he smiled at the uniformed catholic children they might think he was a wacko or pervert and if he didn't smile they might think he was an old grouch made bitter by the world, which surely, he felt, by certain yardsticks, he was.
and making a low sound of despair in his throat he kicked off his loafers and threw his long ugly body out across the water.
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I'm sorry, I don't have the imagination to work out whether this is the end because he dies, or this is the end because it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies, or that this is not the end. Help me out.
I had a lecturer who would say 'I'm not racist, I hate everybody'
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
That's possible. I was kicked out for legitimate reasons. It's only around my JW parents that I have any feelings of guilt about it though, because I now don't think I did anything wrong; sleeping with my husband before we got married, but obviously the JWs disagree. I think because I immediately joined this site I very quickly worked out that I really didn't. I know it was me who got me kicked out though.
Possibly, if I didn't have a place like this, and hadn't literally gorged on what was basically spiritual anarchy for me, it would have haunted me for the rest of my life. There's no way I could have worked through the grief of the loss of my family and friends without peers. It could have become an obsession; the need to justify myself, and bring them down.
oh boy, my legs are burning!.
we bought mountain bikes last weekend and have been out every other day or so.
today we went without the kids on a much further ride up some steep hills and along some lovely pathways.. i used to ride road bikes a lot (10-20 years ago) and go on 5-6 hour rides with groups but this is very different ... i need to keep practicing and will then think about getting a nice cervelo or something to do the jasper to banff ride.. for now, i'm happy to just get home each time!
Yes we're big cyclists. Melancholy is incompatible with a bicycle!
Thanks Simon, so much, to you and Ang for this site. I'm among the many whose lives were transformed and saved by your efforts. I hope that your new life is magnificent. It surely already is!
how many here have been asked the loyalty question by an elder.
i am referring to, "do you believe that jehovah is using the faithful and discreet slave class to accomplish his work?
" or something along this line?.
I was an expecting a question along those lines, so I was ready to say a big 'of course!' with wide-open eyes. I wasn't up to walking away at that point. If they have two witnesses to an answer besides that, to that question, you're out.
for some reason, it just cracks me up.
stupidest humour ever, but damn its hilarious.
I haven't seen the show, but I've loved SS since I saw the 'I'm f0cking Matt Damon" vs "I'm f0cking Ben Affleck" videos on youtube.
ahh!
grunge music was at it's height, rebellion was at the forefront.
all of my friends left the kingdom hall like a wave of rebellion.
I'm five years ahead of you, and I'd agree that the nineties were tough for the JWs, but I think that was about the change in the generation doctrine. I don't think any group of teenagers ever really has a new angle on angry-young-manhood.
think the early 80's.
one of the most important events in watchtower history was the release of crisis of conscience by former governing body member f. franz.
slow distribution of this "apostate" book lead to a minor loss of members.
This isn't something I'd be sad to see right now, but by the time it happens, I hope that neither of us care anymore, hey?
Is that your baby? What a beautiful baby!
i'm feeling rejected and hurt because i've just been informed that i am not invited to my little sisters wedding.
first, here's a little background story on my relationship with her: she and i are three years apart.
when we were younger we were very close (i was in the "truth" back then).
Sorry to hear it. My siblings didn't even send me an SMS on my wedding day, I don't think I'll ever be able to respect them again for that. Be graceful about it though; send her a gift or flowers or something beforehand. Send her a nice, no-guilt message on the day. The spiteful little loon will appreciate it and think that this makes everything ok. Obviously it doesn't, but it makes you the bigger person.
i just thought i'd briefly introduce myself.
my name is april, i am a navy wife and mother of six children, will be 30 next month, and have been disfellowshipped for almost 12 years.
i was also reproved two years prior to that.
Yeah that's EFFED up! You must be a remarkable woman to live with confidence the way that you do after what you've been through. Be proud of yourself!
