what are your most successful methods for dealing with their visit?
do you prefer to "blow 'em off"?
or do you attempt to dissuade them from their inanity?.
Up till I moved state 18 months ago, whenever they called it was a 90% chance they were related to me.So we just had a family chat or a cuppa.
Now I'm an unknown, I answer their questions truthfully. My fav being "what do you think about all the trouble in the world?" My answer is
that it's never been better! That stumps 'em. Now I got questions I learnt from here. Bring 'em on!
Steve
this was sent to me when i stopped attending meetings after the "sunday' show went to air in australia regarding sexual abuse of children in the wt organisation, of which one of my children was victim of.
the bold print is my added comment.. .
so, how was the rest of your day yesterday?
What a bitch! I mean, how brain dead is that woman!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve
is there anything that you miss, since you don't belong to the jw's anymore?
friendship, family, or maybe just the feeling of belonging to some groupe that had you dreaming of a better world?
I sense sarcasm in a few posts
Steve
personally i was quite serious at a young age.. there was no "boys will be boys" growing up.
personally i feel kind of cheated out of a childhood by an organization that forced you to think that "everything around you was going to be gone soon so you better grow up, start publishing, and giving talks.
" did any of you experience a less than stellar childhood, especially because of the lack of holidays and socially-isolating religion gowing up?
Sorry for what I said, I was just answering the question about the less than stellar childhood due to isolation and missed holidays.
That's about all that went wrong for me.
I meant to bring attention to the ones that REALLY had it bad, like Lady Lee, puttytat, Josh and countless others.
I really am sorry
Steve
i was thinking about some of the old jw urban legends that we grew up with and believed in as jws.
most of the ones i remember revolved around stories about demons, and jws being "attacked" when they would do something wrong.
some of these legends scared the crap outta me when i was little.
My grandmother had a friend who bought a fur coat at a garage sale...
the usual crap about how it wouldn't burn.
Steve
7.
It's right up there with kitchen duty and boom swingin.
Steve
personally i was quite serious at a young age.. there was no "boys will be boys" growing up.
personally i feel kind of cheated out of a childhood by an organization that forced you to think that "everything around you was going to be gone soon so you better grow up, start publishing, and giving talks.
" did any of you experience a less than stellar childhood, especially because of the lack of holidays and socially-isolating religion gowing up?
Flame suit on....
Try having your guts pulled out on an operating table 3 times.......... before you are 6.
Try never ever eating.........all food direct to your bowel.
Try watching your mom die.
Try supporting yourself, from age 12.
Try raising your siblings....while your parent are unconcious.
Try being austistic..... and being alone.
Try being black.
Try being white.
Try being gay.
Try not being any of the above.
Some of us didn't play sport, some of us were picked on, some of us had to preach in public.
If you only focus on the negatives, you'll never ever see the beauty that is out there.
Remember the good things, like sugar on lettuce, a brand new bike, a hug, your first surf, a puppy.....
Steve
as she rises through the posting ranks.... to become...... our newest empress!!!.
all hail empress mouthy!!.
love, scully.
who?
congrats
Steve
i was reading on another website and found this post.
the poster said i could post it here.
it shows why it is hard to reason with anyone in the organization.. when individuals leave the organization for conscience reasons, it is evidence that god is shepherding and protecting the flock by doing a sifting work.
perfect. My brother is visiting (and also attending the convention) at the end of the year. He might just get both barrels
Of course, I will use tact in my warfare
Steve
in response to sheras post on the 3 things thread.
who here looks after a disabled child.
my son chris is 14 soon, he has trisomy 21, down syndrome.
Ain't that the truth
Steve
