i have two children, one daughter 18 months and a son 7 years old.
since the day my son was born i started fearing death.
i love my life and do not want to ever die, that is carry over from brainwashing.
I appreciate your input, I have been weighing these comments for some time now. Some comments make me reflect the term "DUH!". Other comments have stimulated my mind and made me think in the big picture kind of way. Thank you for the comments. As always, I appreciate my beutiful family everyday and I do not ever loose myself in some sort of fear. I am human and feel only as I should but feelings do not have to rule me.
spawn exit
we always seem to get focused on the bad - and there is plenty of it for sure - and anyone who follows my posts knows i am no wt apologist by any stretch.
but focusing on the postive is a good thing in the 'moving on' process i think too.
what do you think jw's had right?.
How to adapt. They kept putting my mom back together with an abusive, sick man, so we moved a lot. Because we moved so much, I was able to jump into a school, catch up and surpass the other students right before my next move. Today, I am a system analyst, I am able to adapt and learn new things fairly easy.
i have two children, one daughter 18 months and a son 7 years old.
since the day my son was born i started fearing death.
i love my life and do not want to ever die, that is carry over from brainwashing.
I have two children, one daughter 18 months and a son 7 years old. Since the day my son was born I started fearing death. I love my life and do not want to ever die, that is carry over from brainwashing. So with that in mind I am looking for input on the following:
Note: I know that both of the points below are very " The Day After" (an 80's film about nuclear war), I am not afraid to go in a flash with my family I only fear exit will not be so clean. Further, if there is any group of people who understand my fears, I would expect this to be the place.
1. I hate the thought of watching my children die or suffer and die. I expect there will be some sort of end of things within the next decade, just based on global warming and government stupidity.
2. I hate the thought that my children would be left in a hostile world, without a mother or father to guide them. Worst case senario, both me and my wife are killed and then the children slowly die becuase they do not know how to survive.
I hate that I catastrophise but I think it is ok as long as it is not an obsession.
Please help me sort through these issue or share your fears, either way I hope to gain an edge on my fears.
Thank You.
okay... so i am super embarassed once again.
this time what happened is too embarassing to share, i think.
most people would probably tell me i am gross, too, and most of you would probably not even want to hear it so i guess that i am better off not sharing it here.
I have five sisters and I have seen it all. There is nothing embarrassing about being human. Remember it is not important what anybody thinks of you, it is what you think of yourself that really matters.
after alot of time, lurking, fighting this damn inward battle i am dealing with, i've decided to join in the mix.
a little about me (i'll try not to bore you to much) ... i am a fader.
was raised jw, was even a m.s.
Welcome to Fantasy Island where all your fantasys can become true. RIP Arron Spelling. Anyway, welcome. The sooner you can make the big break the sooner you can start to really get better. Everyday I get a little better and it has been 15 years since I was DF'd.
i am interested in getting some facts about how many people are leaving the jw religion, anywhere or anyone have an idea of how many?
are we talking 1 from each congregation monthly, or what?
i see there are a bunch of people here ex-jw's and potential witnesses alike, i am sure that this is just a small measure of the poeple leaving.. thanks.
Thanks everybody, that helps me understand where things are. I have this sick curiousity of what they are doing, saying and how they are maintaining. I saw that posting about the Circuit Assembly that is coming up and it sounds very dire for the JW's as they loose members and Elders alike.
those are some of the first words of the new battlestar gallactica, shown on scifi channel (also avail through itunes).. that show is incredible, with some very interesting spins on the god topic as well as human interaction under varying conditions.. really, if you have a chance try to catch some of the show but becareful because you will get hooked.
Those are some of the first words of the new Battlestar Gallactica, shown on SciFi channel (also avail through iTunes).
That show is incredible, with some very interesting spins on the god topic as well as human interaction under varying conditions.
Really, if you have a chance try to catch some of the show but becareful because you will get hooked.
i've posted before about seeing a jw and i am catholic.
right now we are having the "unevenly yolk" conseveration.
can anyone tell me what percentage of jw's are married to non jw?
I married an non-believer when I was 21, that lasted for about 1.5 years. She left me got a boy friend and moved out of town, the congregation forbid me from dating of course, I decided not to be alone and started dating which lead to DF because I sinned against god, so they say.
i am interested in getting some facts about how many people are leaving the jw religion, anywhere or anyone have an idea of how many?
are we talking 1 from each congregation monthly, or what?
i see there are a bunch of people here ex-jw's and potential witnesses alike, i am sure that this is just a small measure of the poeple leaving.. thanks.
I am interested in getting some facts about how many people are leaving the JW religion, anywhere or anyone have an idea of how many? Are we talking 1 from each congregation monthly, or what?
I see there are a bunch of people here EX-JW's and potential witnesses alike, I am sure that this is just a small measure of the poeple leaving.
Thanks
spawn2u
a few days ago, someone posted an email that was sent by a sister in bethel.. a follow up post gives some more info on the reorganization in brooklyn bethel and the district convention theme.. any comments?.
http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1247&st=0.
the brooklyn move is fascinating, to be sure.. .
Are there really that many JW's leaving? Please tell me it is true. What proof do you have?
