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The End of Faith - Sam Harris
by atypical inhas anyone read this book: the end of faith.
religion, terror, and the future of reason, by sam harris?
i just bought it and i can't put it down.
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Why can't you just move on?
by atypical inthat's what my wife said to me the night before last.
i was making an observation about the way my family and other jws in my life are constantly trying to get me to go to a meeting or read an awake, but they never want to sit down and address the questions i have raised to them.
she then asked me why i can't just move on.
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The day Frank died.
by atypical inout of routine in a newlywed life, i received word that a friend had died.
he was one of the good ones - the ones that existed in my good old days, the days when i knew the secrets to life.
he was a kind man - overlooked for serious privileges because of his accent.
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Fading ain't goin' so well.
by atypical ini've been wanting to post updates for awhile, but i have been paranoid that my posts would make it too easy to identify me.
right now i don't care, so here's what's happening if it's helpful for anyone else who is trying to fade.. first of all, as of my last update i was still hanging around some of the witnesses socially and it came back to bite me.
after that mess, i pretty much gave up on even trying to pretend i can have much in common with most of the people at the hall.
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I Found Jesus Today
by atypical inhe was standing on the corner of 27th avenue and northern.. he was wearing a sandwich board that said "salvation for the jews".
he had a name tag, which is how i know that i really found him.. i liked his beard, and the tape on his shoes.. i honked, so that he would know that i accept him.. he waved and smiled.
now i know that he accepts me, too..
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Jws use activity as a distraction
by atypical ini was just thinking - since i have been fading and not at meetings, i have gotten many, many phone calls.
i have gotten many comments.
it occurred to me that every time i hear something from a witness, it has to do with trying to get me involved in an activity.
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Just watched the Christmas Eve party.
by atypical inwell, i have been trying to fade for months now, it is not going well.
today, christmas eve, i tried to have some kind of a normal day.
of course, i didn't talk to my parents.
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I may have sealed my fate - part three
by atypical ini just wanted to give a quick update to anyone who might have read my earlier posts on this subject.. tonight my wife, who is very active in the hall, has a talk in the back school.
i haven't been to a meeting in about three months, and i really don't want to be there, but i want to support my wife.
but of course, the people who supposedly have so much love are making it a difficult decision for me.
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Where Is the Liability?
by atypical inthis is the new approach i have taken with family and anyone who asks me why i am not attending meetings.
maybe it has been said a million times, but recently it seems to resonate in my head......."where is the liability?
basically, this is how i see it.
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I May Have Sealed My Fate...Part 2
by atypical inwell, i posted a topic a couple of weeks ago, and i promised that i would give an update if there was one.
here is the original thread:.
so my friend "john", now drunk, asked me how i feel about missing all the meetings.