on the 12th of this month, around 9:30pm, i was getting ready to leave for work.
running around, putting on clothes, making sure i had everything ready and the kids were settled in bed.
my husband, shawn, was laying aross our bed, resting, he stood up and suddenlly put his hand to his chest.
mrsjones5 sorry to hear about your husband, hope every thing goes well for both of you.
Recently my aunt had a heart attack. She became very disoriented, not knowing where she was or what she was doing. After being hospitalized for aweek or two and some medication she returned to normal and was sent home. Oh did I mention she is 99 years old and lives by herself. She also has 14 children the oldest being about 80 years old. She's always been my favorite aunt.
if your jw family members were hurt by someone physically, or financially (ripped off), emotionally or otherwise would you feel sympathy for them and help them?
I agree with wombat. We must rise above them.
even though I have daughters that have shunned me for 25 years, if they needed me I would be there for them
i've started to talk to hubby about things.
i started with the lack of love in the congs and he readily agrees.
how "worldly" friends are so much more loving than the so called jw "friends" (which we don't have anymore).. next i'd like to talk about the changes the "society" has made in recent years, how it's so hard to keep up with things now, it changes all the time.. can you help me with a list of changes and some wt references that i can discuss with him?.
WOW. more info here than any library.
including U.N.
some of us are addicted or simply curious or have been referred to, to see what these boards are all about.
even when people say that they're done, they're never coming back, they reappear......what's wrong with us?
Snoozy I am a Leo and also a pensioner, Still running a business though. Congtatulations on your next big birthday.
ferret
i was wondering, if jesus appeared today on earth as a man...who would he be like?
resemble?
republican, democrat or independent?
A HIPPIE
ok, a little update on my story.
i told him yes.
i told him, i just couldn't do it.
Look up the word UNCONDITIONAL: Websters dictionary defines it: absolute, without qualifying conditions. Let your parents read this meaning and explain what they think it means
ive been watching my number of posts climb towards 2,000 in recent days.. it seemed a good time to contemplate what ive learned in the two years, seven months and five days (according to my profile) since i joined the interactive fray although i lurked here for more than a year while i was a jw elder.
during that time, i read every single post starting with the first page and caught up.
of course, its impossible to read every one now, its so big, but it's been quite an education.
Just became a junior this week. What comes next and when. Can ant body answer that for me.
Ex-newbie . By the way Ilove this JWD board.
as a bit of a newbie , i'm interested as to the overall viewpoint of site users and spectrum of views.. using a crude gauge , where 1 = completely convinced "stepford"jw ("jhs organisation is wonderful etc") and 10 is a completely rabid "tear down the tower" apostate/ex-witness pathalogically hating the whole jw structure , where do you fit in?
(apolgies to both groups - no offense intended).. i'm about 2.5 - somewhat disillusioned , keen for reforms in certain areas but broadly accepts the teachings and loves the lifestyle.
would never leave.
10+
my loyal dub wife is careful not to flaunt her jw activities in front of me.
whenever she prepares a talk or does any studying, it is at a time when i'm not around.
she always leaves for the meetings with a smile, so she does not try to guilt me in any way.. yesterday i came home unexpectedly and she was studying her wt for the afternoon meeting.
Their studying is just like doing a word search crossword puzzle. They have to find the answer that some-one else has prepared for them. There is no room for independant thinking.
hi i'm new to this forum.
i've looked at other websites to and i see all this about the jw's, now i'm not one, i was raised a jw but made my own decision and my parents respected that.
i've read so many horror stories, but my life wasn't like that at all, as a matter of fact, when they first knocked on our door and my mother accepted a study our life changed for ever, it was for the best in many ways.
UrsTruly: you bring up the blood issue and say a lot of people who are not JW's choose not to have a blood transfusion. At least they do have a choice. JW's do not have that free choice without having repercussions that can effect them and their families for the rest of their lives.
