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  If you had to, what religion would you choose to be?

  by Crumpet in

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  you can answer this as seriously (lt) or as inanely (buttlight) as you like!

  i was reflecting having read someone's thread about blowing off non jw family that actually it would have been so much better if i had a larger family, preferably not completely jw saturated and this random train of thought led me to thinking that if i could choose i would be catholic, because then i would have a huge family, go to really nice gothic churches with lots of candles and tortured saints and be able to go to confession (instead of lt's mobile).

  also the colours of the whore of babylon always were a lot more enticing to me than the mild blues and undistracting beiges of the khs.. i think we all have religions which would suit our personalities so much better.

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  flying baby Jesus

  I like the baby Jesus best.
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  My mom took my son to KH after I told her not to

  by unbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  real shock i know that a jw would do that.

  i found out today that my mom took my son to the kh behind my back when she was in town visiting.

  he's just a little baby so he will have no memories of it.

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  How old is your daughter? Has your family tried to turn your child against you?

  She is 12 now and was 7 when her father and I quit going to JW meetings.

  My parents both passed away when she was 3, my ex's parents for the most part shun our daughter along with us. Her paternal grandmother passed away about a year ago but her paternal grandfather is still alive. It has hurt her that they didn't/don't spend time with her but do with the other grandchildren. It's hard to make a child understand shunning, especially when you or they haven't done anything to deserve it.

  I have two sisters who are staunch JW's and at one time they tried to scare my daughter by telling her I was going to die at Armageddon if I didn't start going back to meetings. And it did scare her, she had nightmares. I nipped that in the bud quickly and let them know it was unacceptable for them to discuss this with her. That was when she was about 8. They let it alone until last year, then they told her that they shun me for my own good and that one day I would thank them. She is old enough and smart enough to know better than that. She now no longer associates with them of her own accord.

  The situation as a whole has an impact on her, fortunately we have good communication so I can minimize it. Suffice to say your child probably isn't going to have a normal relationship with the grandmother, but you do what you can.
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  If you had to, what religion would you choose to be?

  by Crumpet in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you can answer this as seriously (lt) or as inanely (buttlight) as you like!

  i was reflecting having read someone's thread about blowing off non jw family that actually it would have been so much better if i had a larger family, preferably not completely jw saturated and this random train of thought led me to thinking that if i could choose i would be catholic, because then i would have a huge family, go to really nice gothic churches with lots of candles and tortured saints and be able to go to confession (instead of lt's mobile).

  also the colours of the whore of babylon always were a lot more enticing to me than the mild blues and undistracting beiges of the khs.. i think we all have religions which would suit our personalities so much better.

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  I like the Lutheran religion or as I like to call it "Catholic lite" All the fun and ritual with none of the guilt.
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  My mom took my son to KH after I told her not to

  by unbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  real shock i know that a jw would do that.

  i found out today that my mom took my son to the kh behind my back when she was in town visiting.

  he's just a little baby so he will have no memories of it.

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  Hey Ryan,

  It's sometimes hard to understand why people get so upset over this religion because from the outside it seems benign. But is it very controling and the members are taught that you do what you have to in order to convert, especially the people you love because if you don't they will die. So what appears to outsiders as a betrayal of trust to the JW is a full out effort to save. They have a totally different mindset, it's crazy. You can't really imagine it if you haven't ever been one, even now looking back I find it difficult to believe I ever had that mentality, but I did.

  That said I personally think you are taking the right course, just be aware of what you are dealing with. I'm sorry for your child too, it can suck to have JW grandparents/family. I know cause my kid is in the same situation.
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  Did you have a favorite food at the assemblies (when they sold it there)?

  by kitten whiskers in

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  2. friends

  hubby and i got on the topic last night.

  he was wondering what i was eating- a frozen jello pudding cup.

  i remember getting them at the assemblies, especially the hot summer district assemblies.

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  We never had donuts. But I remember one international having strawberry shortcake. In Fla at the convention center in Plantersville they had a softserve icecream machine, that was nice. Other wise I'm with ya'll on the burritos, frozen pudding and shasta! Anyone remember the nasty chicken with a piece of white bread wrapped around it?

  I ALWAYS did food service! Great way to meet boys.
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  My mom took my son to KH after I told her not to

  by unbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  real shock i know that a jw would do that.

  i found out today that my mom took my son to the kh behind my back when she was in town visiting.

  he's just a little baby so he will have no memories of it.

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  I hope you listen to SPAZnik.
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  Pictures from The Paolo Nutini concert Last Night!!

  by misanthropic in

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  2. entertainment

  went to the paolo nutini concert last night and i was right up front!

  the lady next to me took tons of pictures and emailed them to me, i'll post mine up later after i can retrieve them from my phone and upload them.

  the concert was great and he sounded even better live.

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  I downloaded some of his stuff after reading this thread. I likie! lol the new shoes song reminds me of my daughter.

  Looks like you had a great time!
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  Got your memorial invite?

  by startingover in

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  a couple of years ago a couple of elders, who are nice guys and are long time friends, came over to see me and invite me to the memorial.

  after listening to them, i asked them a question.

  i asked why in 1 cor.

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  I don't get an invitation anymore from my family. I guess I'm just to darn evil. I blame Santa.
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  My Dad died on Friday

  by littlemike in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i dont often post on here but lurk everday.

  i was an elder for 11 years, raised as a witness from birth and eventually left in 2002 aged 42.. my dad died on friday aged 87. he was a witness baptized in 1940. he was congregation servant and then elder in hull, england.. we were arranging his funeral tonight with my 2 brothers who are still witness elders.

  all they were interested in was what he had done in the "truth".

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  I'm sorry to hear about your father.

  I also agree with others who say you might want to give yourself some time before you do anything.
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  WOULD YOU EVER GET PLASTIC SURGERY?

  by Mary in

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  seeing as the new system of things is taking it's sweet time getting here to restore everyone's youthful appearance,

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  A nip here, a tuck there perhaps. But I would never want to do so much that it's obvious.