When you were a witness .... ???
I'm curious to know how many of you, while you were a dub, were secretly resentful that you couldn't celebrate your birthday? How many of you felt this way, were angry that you couldn't celebrate your...
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Quote:I remember asking a JW girlfriend when her birthday was. She gave me a suspicious stare and said "why do you want to know? We don't celebrate birthdays". I replied that I was merely curious. Her...
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I hated my birthday. My mom would just talk about how old she was and make a big deal about it. "I cant believe you are (however old), how can I have a (however old) year old." Id hear this all day....
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God, Leo, that sucks! I can understand why birthdays are ruined for you now. It's amazing how you can mess up a kid's life in certain ways by how you treat them. Well, just know that each year you're...
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I didn't know when I was born until I was about 6 or 7 years old, and that's because I found my birth certificate. I always hated God because of not being able to accept presents, have a cake and all...
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Quote:Her response was "I have no idea when my birthday is, other than it is sometime in June. I can't believe they'd keep the date from her! That is the craziest thing I've ever heard. Not...
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Quote:I hated my birthday. My mom would just talk about how old she was and make a big deal about it. "I cant believe you are (however old), how can I have a (however old) year old." Id hear this all...
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Nah, I never minded. I didn't understand it, but I was willing to "follow" Jehovah on this one, and in the grand scheme of things just did not attach enough importance on it. HOWEVER - Now that I...
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Quote:I LOVE EM! For me, I think they really contribute to mental health and emotional well being. I couldn't agree more.It occurs to me while we're on this topic, that as JWs, because there is no...
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I was resentful about birthdays and holidays in general at the same time that I felt like I understood the 'reasoning' behind it, so I felt guilty for feeling guilty about feeling bad basically. lol I...
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hi,i don't recall being angry or upset at all about celebrating my birthday. I think i just accepted that it was wrong. but i remember being envious of others who had christmas trees. i really liked...
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I MISSEd my birthday when I was a JW.. The last birthday I had was when I was 9. I vaguely remember knowing it was my last one..because my mom was studying. Then they were ripped out of our lives.....
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DeenaL, I know what you mean...I'm 35 and still have never had a birthday party. I think when I'm 40, I'll have my first one and make it a huge bash, rent a hall and have it catered, the birthday cake...
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I have such mixed feelings about birthdays. When I was little I was pissed I couldn't celebrate and dreaded when it came around. It was almost like everyone tried so hard to ignore it "because it's...
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Quote:I was resentful about birthdays and holidays in general at the same time that I felt like I understood the 'reasoning' behind it, so I felt guilty for feeling guilty about feeling bad...
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Quote:I remember asking a JW girlfriend when her birthday was. She gave me a suspicious stare and said "why do you want to know? We don't celebrate birthdays".OMG another freak!!!
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