Anniversaries, Birthdays, Reunions, Funerals and Holidays

[skyrider]

First off......I would imagine that twi will be celebrating its 70th Anniversary........er, 55th Anniversary next weekend. The October 1942 is framed around a few kids singing and wierwille speaking into a microphone for a radio broadcast.....even though, by twi's own account, wierwille submitted his registration letter to his Van Wert Church in August 1957. But hey, twi's string of lies has its origin in an ANNIVERSARY LIE. No surprise there.

Twi leadership pushes a world of deception......and re-written history.

And, followers are ensnared in feigned importance of spiritual significance.

Oh, how I sometimes wish that I could turn back time.

Yeah, turn back the clock and take part in all I missed.

1) Anniversaries -- celebrations of family milestones, the joys and smiles, hugs and laughter of a full life.

2) Birthdays -- parents, grandparents, siblings, nieces and nephews, friends and coworkers....

3) Reunions -- family get-togethers, pictures, trips, outings, vacations, connecting, re-connecting....

4) Funerals -- at times, my heart pains to know I didn't attend some funerals because of twi restrictions

5) Holidays -- those special times of celebration and relationships, building a life of memories and love

Add school functions, ballgames, little league, costume parties, etc. and it becomes apparent of what one might have missed.

Then add.....we were out walking the streets to witness for a cult and it comes crashing down with a mighty sigh (uuugh).

For many of us.....we never were a part of our neices and nephews growing years. Now, they have kids of their own.

And, I'm the uncle that they never knew.....nor heard from thru the years.

For some, who had divorced parents or dysfunctional families.....perhaps, some of this seems irrelavent.

But for me, it brings with it a flood of regrets......and sorrow of heart.

My grandmother, my maternal grandmother was so incredibly special.

Oh, how I wish that I'd spent MORE TIME WITH HER THRU THOSE YEARS.

Her love and wisdom surpassed mrs. wierwille any day of the week....no doubt.

But......whatever.

These past 15 years have been liberating to REBUILD, RENEW, REFRESH, and REBIRTH my life and relationships.

And, life ain't over yet. :)

[waysider]

This rings true for me, as well. One of the biggest regrets of my life is that I never went back home after FellowLaborers. A two year commitment has turned into an almost 40 year absence. Even if I could go back now, it's much too late. Several have passed on, some have moved away, some weren't even born when I left. Oh, it hasn't been all bad. I have a wonderful family and a roof over my head. Still, when I think of what a wasted effort the whole thing was.......

Edited September 30, 2012 by waysider

[Twinky]

When I was in rez, the grandmother of my Corps sister died. She was allowed to go to the funeral - in Florida or some such place - nowhere near. Last opportunity to say goodbye (pity they hadn't thought about that while the grandparent was still alive). The lass had to go with someone, and they had to stay together all the time, to "watch out for" each other.

Someone else's sister got married. Not allowed to go to the wedding. There'd be plenty of time when Corps training had finished to go and see the happy couple. (I wonder if they were subsequently ever allowed any time to catch up with the new spouses, or whether they were just kept moving on the TWI roundabout?)

Inhumane, to break those - and many other - important family occasions.

I seem to recall - Jesus wept at funerals, and partied up at weddings... So much for following in his footsteps.

[skyrider]

I seem to recall - Jesus wept at funerals, and partied up at weddings... So much for following in his footsteps.

Twi became so micromanaged that they tried to negate emotions.

[excathedra]

wier-ill and his mighty minion leaders would go on about how you're not allowed to go home when you're in the military -- YOUR commitment is so much GREATER than the military blah blah blah barf barf blah

the stupid sunuvabeach lived on a farm with his family all there and i don't know if he even liked them or vice versa

i got married in the pond group and just my parents came which was truly nice of them

a little later my mom gave us reception in hometown with all 9 siblings and family in attendance (while my "REAL FATHER IN THE WORD" [the one that sexually assaulted me when i was unconscious]) told us to HURRY BACK HOME!

jesus mary and joseph

[krys]

Someday, it may be possible to come to this time of year and not think about such an anniversary. When AND if they are wiped off the planet. I do look forward to that time. I pray for it, actually...and I do so without malice.

I wonder what it would feel like to be around at such a time.

[Twinky]

Maybe we can celebrate their anniversary when they finally shut up shop.

[excathedra]

i had no idea it was an anniversary of any snort :)

today a car pulled up next to me and i swear to god it was rivenfark's twin driving it - and then i thought oh my am i getting revelation that the devil is right there next to me - drive carefully !!! lol ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[skyrider]

Oh, it hasn't been all bad. I have a wonderful family and a roof over my head. Still, when I think of what a wasted effort the whole thing was.......

No, it certainly hasn't been all in vain........BUT no thanks to wierwille or twi.

With diligence and determined focus, my life and family and all those 'creature comforts' that go with it

have rebounded in remarkable splendor. And, with the kids thru college and a fine brick home.....no rain

is 'pouring thru my roof to sour my day.'

But still......wierwille and co. deliberately deceived me and re-directed me OFF my course. They sold me a bill

of goods that had no value. And, the loss of opportunity.....where youth and education collide to magnify a source

of life's blend of harmony, love, abundance and accomplishments.....was thwarted by twi's detour. One can easily

speculate WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN if I'd side-stepped twi's snare and kept sprinting forward.

That time-loss is like a hard-to-forget abusive situation. In my youth, twi gained manipulative control and abused

their power to sway me from my intended goals. Like that book....."The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse" it harmed

and damaged me. Yes, me! It was spiritual abuse.

The longer one stays in an abusive situation, the more damage incurred.

With every step forward, we are leaving the past abuses behind. The last fifteen years of STEPS have put twi way back

in the rearview mirror. My wife rarily discusses it. My kids never mention it. Their vague memories of twi is all the

people at rock of ages. Our years on the field sheltered them from the scalding pot of hq. And me, well I like coming

here to share the 'other side of twi' AND see if those red flags are still flying in twi.

And.....they STILL are. :B)

[JavaJane]

I still have difficulty enjoying birthdays and holidays after being half raised in twi. I'm getting better at it since my husband's family is really into those days and tries to make them special. Twi had to hijack every holiday and twist it until it became about twi and nothing else. Happy Hearts Day, Happy Household Holiday, Bless and Treat... Hoho carols with all the words changed. Every holiday season full of general nastiness towards those who were celebrating.

And I had five very sad Holidays with no family to spend them with since I was convinced I needed to mark and avoid them in order to serve God. Those were pretty bleak times.

Like I said, I'm getting better, but Christmas time will always be hard on me. I get homesick just thinking about all the times I missed and all the damage done to my family. Some of that damage will probably never heal completely.

But this week I am taking my daughter to a family reunion. and I am so happy to know that she will never experience anything like that.

Praise God we got out.

Edited October 1, 2012 by JavaJane

[skyrider]

I still have difficulty enjoying birthdays and holidays after being half raised in twi. I'm getting better at it since my husband's family is really into those days and tries to make them special. Twi had to hijack every holiday and twist it until it became about twi and nothing else. Happy Hearts Day, Happy Household Holiday, Bless and Treat... Hoho carols with all the words changed. Every holiday season full of general nastiness towards those who were celebrating.

Twi's TWEAKING OF HOLIDAYS is all about control.

On one hand, twi teaches how most holidays have pagan roots......yet, they tweak the name and intent, THEN embrace

the new tweaked version as a 'spiritual air-brushed holiday.' See, Happy Hearts Day is fine after you strip away

the catholic saint stuff, cupid and all....and go with the love stuff. And, Bless and Treat.....of course, they have

to ridicule the gullible public that embraces the spooks and witches and zombies, but candy treats and biblical costumes

are given the trustee approval.

See, all this cherry-picking helps twi maintain the elitist high road. According to them, they see these holidays from

a spiritual vantage point and, can then, spit out the bad and taste the good.

At one time, twi was known to promote "Burn the Ballast" day. You need to burn the books, records, and stuff that was

holding you down spirituallly. Later, they saw how ridiculous that sounded and changed it to "Burn the Chaff Day."

Then, when vic's brother Harry died in the Fall of 1977......by March 1978 twi renamed it "Uncle Harry Day."

And, the wheels on twi's bus go 'round and 'round........pppffffffttt.

And, as mentioned above....twi's anniversary date is given much fanfare to a non-event. See, it's about WIERWILLE and

how the guy was fabulously ahead of his time spiritually than his contemporaries. He was the MOGFOT for gawd's sake!

It doesn't matter if details were blown out of proportion and of folklore legend. Why, victor paul wierwille was the

Ohio version of Paul Bunyan......

The twi propaganda machine worked night and day to build a pseudo-ministry of sorts. The sad truth is that we were scammed

into an alternate world of lies and deceptions that took many of us to a desolate wilderness. And, finding the way back home

has been an arduous journey.

.

Edited October 1, 2012 by skyrider

[skyrider]

At one time, twi was known to promote "Burn the Ballast" day. You need to burn the books, records, and stuff that was

holding you down spirituallly. Later, they saw how ridiculous that sounded and changed it to "Burn the Chaff Day."

Yeah......books, magazines, record albums, pictures, crosses, statues, etc. can attract and house devil spirits.

Therefore, you need to rid yourselves of these hookiepook items and BURN THEM.

Yet.......for decades, wierwille clings to his dog-porno video and brings it out every so often to show inrez corps.

<_<

[waysider]

Yet.......for decades, wierwille clings to his dog-porno video and brings it out every so often to show inrez corps.

<_<

And don't forget the wacko "initiation into the inner sanctum", complete with blindfolds, black robes, incantations and burning incense.

In case my point is not clear:

We were supposed to burn our books, favorite albums, works of art, change the names of holidays so that we wouldn't be inviting "devil spirits" into our lives. Meanwhile, here's the supposed MOG, carrying out an elaborate joke by staging a pseudo satanic mass (or whatever the hell it was supposed to be) only hours after teaching us the very session of the advanced class that cautions about dabbling in witchcraft at any level.

Edited October 1, 2012 by waysider

[GeorgeStGeorge]

wier-ill and his mighty minion leaders would go on about how you're not allowed to go home when you're in the military -- YOUR commitment is so much GREATER than the military blah blah blah barf barf blah

the stupid sunuvabeach lived on a farm with his family all there and i don't know if he even liked them or vice versa

i got married in the pond group and just my parents came which was truly nice of them

a little later my mom gave us reception in hometown with all 9 siblings and family in attendance (while my "REAL FATHER IN THE WORD" [the one that sexually assaulted me when i was unconscious]) told us to HURRY BACK HOME!

jesus mary and joseph

Sometimes, you make me sad.

i had no idea it was an anniversary of any snort :)

today a car pulled up next to me and i swear to god it was rivenfark's twin driving it - and then i thought oh my am i getting revelation that the devil is right there next to me - drive carefully !!! lol ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha

And, sometimes, you just crack me up! :lol:

George

[skyrider]

And yet, on the flip side.......even hardcore trustees avoided family birthdays and anniversaries.

Back in 1998

1) Twi Prez Martindale......was ousted in 2000 (and later, divorced). Anniversary and birthday celebrations??

2) Vice Prez Rivenbark......was twice-divorced and had no relationship with her two sons.

3) Sec/Treas Reynolds.......was divorced and never talked about his son.

Nice track record there, huh? The former three trustees.....all divorced and families dispersed.

What's that little green card promise?....."Harmony in the home"

[excathedra]

dear java-j, sometimes i forget you were raised in the waycult (((((((( many hugs ))))))))

g-st-g, i don't want to make you sad, but i'm glad i crack you up at times

[JavaJane]

Thanks for the hug, ex. My family is doing really well. Can't wait to see them this weekend.

[Grace Valerie Claire]

On 9/30/2012 at 5:33 PM, excathedra said:

wier-ill and his mighty minion leaders would go on about how you're not allowed to go home when you're in the military -- YOUR commitment is so much GREATER than the military blah blah blah barf barf blah

the stupid sunuvabeach lived on a farm with his family all there and i don't know if he even liked them or vice versa

i got married in the pond group and just my parents came which was truly nice of them

a little later my mom gave us reception in hometown with all 9 siblings and family in attendance (while my "REAL FATHER IN THE WORD" [the one that sexually assaulted me when i was unconscious]) told us to HURRY BACK HOME!

jesus mary and joseph

Excie, VPW didn't know Jack about the military.  I had Emergency Leave twice, in the Navy. The first time was in December of 1988, when I saw my father for the last time.  The second time was in February of 1990, when I attended his funeral.  Both times I came from Naples, Italy to Geneva, New York. Even the Navy understood that Sailors need to attend funerals at times.

[Rocky]

7 minutes ago, Grace Valerie Claire said:

Excie, VPW didn't know Jack about the military.  I had Emergency Leave twice, in the Navy. The first time was in December of 1988, when I saw my father for the last time.  The second time was in February of 1990, when I attended his funeral.  Both times I came from Naples, Italy to Geneva, New York. Even the Navy understood that Sailors need to attend funerals at times.

I also was able to take emergency leave from Lajes Field, Azores when my sister was sick.... 1975.

 

[Grace Valerie Claire]

Just now, Rocky said:

I also was able to take emergency leave from Lajes Field, Azores when my sister was sick.... 1975.

 

Thank God for that!!

[Rocky]

1 hour ago, Grace Valerie Claire said:

Thank God for that!!

Indeed