for those of you who tried to follow the no rated r movies "suggestion", what rated r movie did you run out and get after you decided the society could shove their "suggestions"?
i was dying to see both matrix movies, so they were the first i rented.
swam
If I want to see it...I go see it, rent it or buy it.
Hmmmmm...I think the first r-rated movie I saw while still a JW was "Last of the Mohicans." My super righteous sister, who now shuns me, either bought it or rented it because she liked the lead dude. We pulled down the shades, checked the house for "bugs" or hidden video cameras and huddled down to watch. Oh we were so BAD. So I believe she is the one who started me on the road to corruption.
the thread about got me thinking about my very early childhood, back when witnesses were allowed to be social and have get togethers.
they also had a piano in every congregation i ever attended, and an older sister would always play the kingdom melody.
there was actual singing - not mindless droning and humming.
Has anyone mentioned that at the conventions a conducter with a wand would come out on the stage?
Oh yeah...do I ever. My husband was granted the "privilege" of conducting our little circuit assembly orchestra. Actually it was quite a hoot. I came across that little wand not too long ago and gave it a toss in the garbage. He was always a little embarrassed about doing that. Poor guy. I think he cried with joy when the "orchestra" disbanded. I also think at one time our congregation had both a piano and an organ...back to back on stage (or I could be hallucinating again). We also had "piano wars"! Yeah...two of the sisters who played would argue about who would play when and for what meetings and when the CO came or whatever. Never did come to blows though. Once we even had a visiting brother play who added all these little flairs and twirls or whatever during his playing and it was really, really good. No one sang loud because they just wanted to hear him play. Otherwise the singing in our congregation was on a kindergarten level. Made you long for one of them good old fashioned gospel choirs to sing with.
hubby & were trying to do a classic fade and have not been to a meeting for a few months.
needless to say, it didn't work and the elders came a callin'.
we have avoided talking with anyone by not answering the phone and turning off the answering machine (which i hate).
Pretty soon you'll be an old pro at doing "the fade" (not to be confused with "the wave"). When we first left, I constantly thought that BIG BROTHER was looking over my shoulder at everything I did. I skulked around the greeting card aisle when I needed a birthday card like any moment someone from the KH would "catch" me in The Act of Buying Pagan Cards. I was afraid to buy x-mas cards at the store so I ordered them on-line. I felt like such a coward.
But as time goes on...you'll get much better at not putting a guilt trip on yourself because you choose to leave a false religion. Just yesterday I was buying a few items at our local Kohl's store...and the check-out was being manned/womaned by a person from our old congregation. I had on a short-sleeve shirt and my tattoo on my right arm was perfectly visible (and quite lovely I might add). It didn't even cross my mind to avoid the check-out. I trooped through there and kept my arm in full view. She treated me quite nicely...just like any customer. So I give her kudo's for that. But then again...that is her job. SHE didn't have a choice. Treat a customer badly and you might get the axe. I mention this because a few years ago I may have waited for another check-out to open or even left the store without my purchases.
Just keep your head up. We've got nothing to be ashamed of. They do. It takes time though my dear...it takes time.
cathy l.
in a recent discussion with a couple of district overseers and other heavies , the topic of the internet and apostate sites came up.
i asked what impact these were making , numerically , among jws.
the prevailing view was that , numerically , there was negligible impact.
In every public library I have been in, and that is quite a few. I have never seen either of these two books.
A couple of years ago I "donated" both of these books to our local library. I did a search on them and they're still there. I also know that they have been checked out periodically, as I do a search every once in a while and see that they are out and due back on "such and such a date".
I certainly hope they're doing some good here locally.
cathy l.
do you hope to accomplish anything at this point in your life?
Getting my son's band, Tree of Woe signed to a recording contract so that I can be on Cribs.
i just want to share this with you all.. a few weeks ago, trev (dedpoet) popped the question, and of course i accepted, so we are getting married!!
we have been busy getting things started since then, hence the slight delay in posting our news.
we aren't in a particular hurry, as we have no desire to have children.
Hey...I just betcha that Prince has a private jet!!! We just won't tell him we're apostates. Do you think he'd let us borrow it? Wouldn't that be the "Christian" thing to do? Helping your bro's and sisters in need? Oh I love weddings!!!
i just want to share this with you all.. a few weeks ago, trev (dedpoet) popped the question, and of course i accepted, so we are getting married!!
we have been busy getting things started since then, hence the slight delay in posting our news.
we aren't in a particular hurry, as we have no desire to have children.
Congratulations and Best Wishes (isn't there some rule about which of those to say)??
Hey...anyone out there with a nice, cushy private jet...can you give us a lift over to the wedding? It could be an APOSTAFLIGHT!
Be happy!!!
cathy l.
i attended my mother's memorial at the kingdom hall saturday afternoon.
even with the jw sermon tagged on, my cousin did a lovely service for her.
there were many jws and non-jws in attendence.
Can JW's sink any lower than that? I'm sorry you had to go thru that experience merry. I know that hearing something like this just prepares others of us for what may lie ahead when we lose one of our JW parents. So if anything good comes out of such hurtfullness; we can perhaps be ready for just such a scenerio, when it happens. big hug...cathy l.
if the elders came and inspected your home - what would they find?.
a casual look around reveals a box of "narnia" tissues on my desk, 12 or 14 non-witness translations of bibles on my shelves, many non approved novels [wifey's] on the reading table, plenty of 'apostate literature', a book or two on meditation, a hypnosis cd for weight loss, prob many toys that are not witness approved in the g-kids room, a half eaten birthday cake, a birthday balloon, xmas wrapping paper in the closet , a couple of r rated movies, music that is not acceptable.. that is just at first blush.
how is your house?
Me!
for the past 24 hours ive had an ear ach in my right ear.
my hearing is muffled and its starting to throb now.
last saturday i went swimming in a lake and at first thought i had a case of swimmers ear.
Dr. HadEnuf says: Thee must taketh thyself to Dr. BUT...I have heard that if it is an ear infection...Dr.'s are not as prone to prescribe antibiotics for ear infections as they used to be. Sometimes it just clears up on it's own. Ibuprofen and heat will help the pain...but if it's really bad...it will only make a dent in it. Ear ache pain rates right up there with tooth aches. You have my sympathy. I still think a visit to the doctor would be wise if it is still bad tomorrow. I've had eardrops prescribed that really helped...without using antibiotics.
cathy l.
