when i first posted here, i explained that it was because although i am not, never have been, never will, be a jw, i have (earthly, as an atheist) loving concern for my jw neighbours/friends.. just recently, i found out that the mom is pregnant.
she is not young, has a 6 year old, and a 2 year old who is like a firecracker!.
i have offered to do basic things like take/collect the 6 year old to and from school, take the kids for walks on beach, etc.
Thanks again for your responses. I accept, of course, what you say.
But I'm not used to not being able to do anything. It's 5.30 a.m. here - sunrise -and I haven't been to bed yet.
I'll call and see Mom later. I think she's having a difficult pregnancy. I'll offer to do what I can.
But, I think Dad works for a spiffy guy in the congo (2 jobs at least).
This, to be honest, is breaking my heart. And anyone who thinks that a 30 year cop has no heart left to break knows diddly-squat.
when i first posted here, i explained that it was because although i am not, never have been, never will, be a jw, i have (earthly, as an atheist) loving concern for my jw neighbours/friends.. just recently, i found out that the mom is pregnant.
she is not young, has a 6 year old, and a 2 year old who is like a firecracker!.
i have offered to do basic things like take/collect the 6 year old to and from school, take the kids for walks on beach, etc.
Well, I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but I am not prepared to stand by and do nothing whilst another generation of this family gets swallowed up by the bullying shite that is WTBTS.
I have children myself - a boy and a girl. They are now 25 and 23 and are (thank whatever/whoever) doing well. The people I am talking of have 2 kids. The eldest speaks 3 languages. She is having a shit time in school re celebrating holidays etc. The 2 year old is so lively that with the proper encouragement the sky is the limit for her. Mom is lovely, intelligent and enquiring, I can see her as a doctor or something. Dad is a 'salt of the earth' type who would (and does) do anything for anybody.
One way or another, I have got to do something.
when i first posted here, i explained that it was because although i am not, never have been, never will, be a jw, i have (earthly, as an atheist) loving concern for my jw neighbours/friends.. just recently, i found out that the mom is pregnant.
she is not young, has a 6 year old, and a 2 year old who is like a firecracker!.
i have offered to do basic things like take/collect the 6 year old to and from school, take the kids for walks on beach, etc.
Thanks, Sass.
I don't think the my wanting to help witht he kids would be too great a problem. They know I was a cop for 30 years, have my own kids, dealt with more child abuse than most people can imagine (thank WTF, etc.).
Neither of the parents' first language is English, which is what their congo speaks.
Shit!!!!! (excuse me). This sis so frustrating, because if I could reveal more, I could ask for better help to help them.
Sorry to vent.
when i first posted here, i explained that it was because although i am not, never have been, never will, be a jw, i have (earthly, as an atheist) loving concern for my jw neighbours/friends.. just recently, i found out that the mom is pregnant.
she is not young, has a 6 year old, and a 2 year old who is like a firecracker!.
i have offered to do basic things like take/collect the 6 year old to and from school, take the kids for walks on beach, etc.
When I first posted here, I explained that it was because although I am not, never have been, never will, be a JW, I have (earthly, as an atheist) loving concern for my JW neighbours/friends.
Just recently, I found out that the mom is pregnant. She is not young, has a 6 year old, and a 2 year old who is like a firecracker!
I have offered to do basic things like take/collect the 6 year old to and from school, take the kids for walks on beach, etc. etc. Non-committal response.
I have previously posted my concerns re JW influence on kids - may be too late for parents. Dad is a MS (as I understand).
Because of my concerns, I can't even tell you which country I'm in (not for my sake, for theirs, just in case this is monitored and they're identified).
I am not used to being so helpless, AAArrrggghhh!!!!!
so i went to this job interview this morning (my semester is finished, and i am looking for something for the summer, and my jury duty just ended, which hopefully i'll get a chance to tell you about some other time).
so i applied at this doctor's office to just do office work and filing and stuff like that.
the place is really great and laid back and it seems like a really fun place to work!.
Best of luck with your second interview.
And if you ever fancy a date where your choice of shirt really does'nt matter, well, here I am!
Seriously, good luck!
do you think the orthodox that kiss the icons are in fact worshipping idols?
their claim is that they are simply showing respect to the saint pictured in the icon and that it is by no means an act of worship.
it's only a little more than having photos of your beloved ones to be reminded of them.
One point of conflict with more 'modern' religions is that many orthodox churches can justifiably trace histories back to bible times. I have visited, for example, the pillar at which Paul is alleged to have been whipped, and the remnants (mosaic floor intact) of the building where he was interrogated by the Roman governor. The breakwater in the harbour where he allegedly landed by ship is more or less intact.
This must put a different perspective on things for believers, I suggest.
do you think the orthodox that kiss the icons are in fact worshipping idols?
their claim is that they are simply showing respect to the saint pictured in the icon and that it is by no means an act of worship.
it's only a little more than having photos of your beloved ones to be reminded of them.
Oh, and re. the point about about saints having different faces in different icons. That's not correct, IMHO. In the Greek Orthodox, saints and others are portrayed consistently, so you can trace (without labels) who each one is supposed to be.
do you think the orthodox that kiss the icons are in fact worshipping idols?
their claim is that they are simply showing respect to the saint pictured in the icon and that it is by no means an act of worship.
it's only a little more than having photos of your beloved ones to be reminded of them.
I don't know if you've been in an orthodox church. I have (just to visit). Icons, and especially ancient ones, tend to be worshipped rather than just respected. I have seen (or at least as far as anyone can, it is encased in silver to protect it from the gaze of unbelievers) an icon of Mary and the infant Jesus allegedly painted by Luke. It is definitely widely worshipped, as a symbol of what it represents, I suppose. People believe what they believe.
gag alert!
here's a nice little thread the jw youth have got going on myspace, in case you want to go down memory lane and remember how anti-dating they are.
complete with a comment that "worldly people have cooties" (was that one of you guys?).
It only takes a second to accidentally have sex with someone blah blah blah."
I used to have this problem, but by learning techniques, etc., I can now make it last for several minutes.
