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Anyone else raised in a "divided" household?

by dinah in

hey folks!.

i've noticed there are many here who were raised "in the truth".

are there any who were raised in a divided household--where one parent is not a jw?.

dinah

Thinking out loud, but how many JW mothers with un-believing mates felt they had to work overtime to indoctrinate us?

My mother constantly guilted me into "serving Jehovah". And the fear of destruction was always in the back of my mind: If you date this boy you will break my heart AND be killed at Armageddon--but you do what you want to do, dear." Same speech for going to sleepovers, parties, football games (which thanks to my Dad, I never missed a "home game") ARGHHHHHH

My Dad never used any kind of guilt or fear. Maybe it's just a mother thing?

My Dad taught me to be good because it's the right thing to do. I have to wonder if my " wild phase" would have been avoided had it not been for the WT.

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Anyone else raised in a "divided" household?

by dinah in

hey folks!.

i've noticed there are many here who were raised "in the truth".

are there any who were raised in a divided household--where one parent is not a jw?.

dinah

Hey folks!

I've noticed there are many here who were raised "in the truth". Are there any who were raised in a divided household--where one parent is not a JW?

I'm just wondering how much of a difference it makes when you have one parent who is sane! LOL.

My mom was baptised when I was just a few months old. My Dad never even studied, but he never stopped Mom from her JW activities. His not being a JW gave me a tad of freedom--still VERY limited by Mom though. It is strange, all the rest of the family were Baptists with the exception of a JW great-grandmother, and a few cousins. There were some other JW relatives but I only saw then when it was time for an assembly.

It was VERY disturbing to me that my Dad would be killed at Armageddon because he wouldn't attend meetings and go door to door. That REALLY did a number on my mind. My Dad and I were close (still are). He was the greatest thing living to me and it terrified me that Jah would kill him. It didn't help that my Dad was NO MUCH NICER than the brothers at the hall. He was good to me. My father never spanked me, one look of disappointment was all it took for him to keep me in line.

I guess having a father who wasn't JW helped me grasp onto sanity after leaving (or being put out--damn hormones). It is a relief to know Jehovah doesn't hate him for not "signing up" with the WT.

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This Past Sunday My Wife Took Me To The Elders- Part 2

by enlightenedcynic in

thanks for all of the kind words and advice, i appreciate it greatly and will look to use some of it.

a special thank you to both cal and vitty for their pm's which gave me a different perspective to look from.. so the p.o.

meets with us in one of the back rooms and my wife starts to speak.

dinah

Cynic,

So she was all ready to jump back into bed when she thought you were going to be obedient to the "slave"? Scary.

Also, she should correct her statement to you. She should have said "If it ever comes down between you and the GB, Society--I would choose the Society." IMHO being faithful to Jehovah doesn't equal being faithful to the Oorganization.

Come back and tell us about the warnings about apostates on the internet at the DC. It would be a laugh riot, I'm sure.

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Grateful Dead's last keyboardist, Vince Welnick, dies at 55

by OpenFireGlass in

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friends

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/03/mng45j861v4.dtl

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dinah

I saw the Grateful Dead in in 1994. Don't remember it.

Anytime a great musician passes, it makes me sad. They are so full of insight. They have something many of us don't. I think that's why they burn out.

At least Keith is still here. Man, I LOVE Keith Richards.

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Friday District Convention notes: Control, control, control

by truthseeker in

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well, one third of the convention is over, i had no choice but to attend due to my current situation.. the talks were worse than last year, and as usual if you have seen the program you will not find jesus in any of the talk titles - in fact, the only time jesus is mentioned is during a prayer or in connection with the ministry.. when you become aware of how sidelined jesus is, you can't help but notice that jehovah's witnesses are a modern version of the old testament religion - it's all about control, be attentive, obey the "faithful and discreet slave" etc etc, in stark contrast to belief and salvation through jesus.. only the talks with midly interesting material or that had ridiculous phrases used by the speaker are shown here.. friday.

9:50 be attentive to jehovah's promises of deliverance .

would you believe that this 20 minute talk was solely about being attentive to the program?

dinah

Almost makes me want to go to see how the rank and file are taking this.

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Friday District Convention notes: Control, control, control

by truthseeker in

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friends

well, one third of the convention is over, i had no choice but to attend due to my current situation.. the talks were worse than last year, and as usual if you have seen the program you will not find jesus in any of the talk titles - in fact, the only time jesus is mentioned is during a prayer or in connection with the ministry.. when you become aware of how sidelined jesus is, you can't help but notice that jehovah's witnesses are a modern version of the old testament religion - it's all about control, be attentive, obey the "faithful and discreet slave" etc etc, in stark contrast to belief and salvation through jesus.. only the talks with midly interesting material or that had ridiculous phrases used by the speaker are shown here.. friday.

9:50 be attentive to jehovah's promises of deliverance .

would you believe that this 20 minute talk was solely about being attentive to the program?

dinah

That why don't they put knobs on their butts thing FLOORED ME!!!!! OMG, when I catch my breath I'll read the rest of the thread. HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!

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The Most Humiliating Thing That Happened To You As A JW...

by Country Girl in

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what was the most humiliating thing that happened to you as a direct result of being a jw?

for me it was when i was made fun of at school for wearing dresses down to my knees, and tights, when mini-skirts and pantyhose were all the rage.

i remember that i got this orange plaid jumper dress (dates me) from a friend, and i would hide it so that i could change into it in the bathroom at school.

dinah

Calling on people from school on Saturday mornings.

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Things JW's say: "If I wasn't raised in, I would never have come in."

by under_believer in

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every once in a while i hear a jw say "if i hadn't been raised in the truth, i never would have come into the truth.

" have you ever heard that?

wishful thinking?

dinah

That's something I've always wondered about. Would I have questioned God, believed in God, had I not been raised a Witness. Although the rest of my family is Southern Baptist, so........

It does throw a mind warp on ya.

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Convention Report - Deliverance At Hand?

by daniel-p in

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so i just got back from the convention - yes, feel pity on me... i had to attend all three days, spend money on a crappy hotel, sleep in a crappy town, sit on my ass for 8 hours a day, and all just to hear about the same old crap you can read in any watchtower.

i didn't take notes because not only would my head have exploded from the sheer boredom and stupidity, but i would be responsible for all your heads exploding as well.

are there any highlights?

dinah

LOL

Save the Dramas for ya mama

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Convention Report - Deliverance At Hand?

by daniel-p in

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friends

so i just got back from the convention - yes, feel pity on me... i had to attend all three days, spend money on a crappy hotel, sleep in a crappy town, sit on my ass for 8 hours a day, and all just to hear about the same old crap you can read in any watchtower.

i didn't take notes because not only would my head have exploded from the sheer boredom and stupidity, but i would be responsible for all your heads exploding as well.

are there any highlights?

dinah

That elder's comment to wives telling them not to aggravate their husbands just burns my butt. It shows their ignorance of domestic violence. If you are married to an abusive man, they will hit you no matter what you do!! Been there, done that. I tried walking on eggshells, making nice-nice to him--no dice. This kind of comment puts the blame on the woman (as they usually do).

The last DC I attended was in Birmingham, Alabama in 1985. I was 17 years old and felt stifled. The only talk I can still remember was the one warning us young 'uns about the danger of music. They listed several songs (one was Sympathy for the Devil which came out around 1970). Each song they listed was in my record collection. This was back when things were still on vinyl. God I'm old! They were telling us the new songbook had some up-tempo songs just for us kids! My best friend and I almost puked in the floor.

That afternoon session just beat up the kids. Oh, and the evils of college were drilled into us too. No time for that!! THE END IN COMING!!!!! We should all pioneer, and think about staying single so nothing detracts us from the ministry. Marriage leads to children and who wants to have them in this world?

Wow, since I started writing this, memories of that convention are coming back. Is it too early to have a drink?