Born ins...how far did you go? (page 3)

Smiles_Smiles

I was raised in it about 60 miles away in a small town north of Dallas, TX (currently reside).

But I have lived as far as Hamburg Germany to get on my own 2 ... if you want to call it - spiritual feet.

misspeaches

Mum started dragging us to meetings age 3. Its all I remember so I guess I still qualify to respond to this topic...

Age 21 I moved out. Having planned it for 3 years and finally been allowed to move. I moved to the other side of town about 1/2 hour drive. I lived there for about 4 years then had enough. I decided to up and leave and drove 13 hours north with all my belongings in my car. After a series of events I was running away from my JW family but not from the JW's. I set up home for a couple of years there and came back to where I grew up again 2 years later because I was needed by my sister and a good friend. I still stayed on the other side of town from my parents though.

I no longer attend meetings or anything. I don't have any plans to move. I'm pretty much left to my own devices which I am happy about.

MerryMagdalene

I live about 35 miles from where I grew up, and I don't think I've ever lived more than 60 miles from there...but there's still hope, right??? I so don't want to live around here the rest of my life.

~Merry

teela(2)

Born in hated it. Left home at 17 stayed in the same town. But at the ripe old age of 27 I won first prize in a raffle, not a huge one but more than enough for a house deposit. So with in two weeks of winning I hit London. Traveled on and off through Europe and Africa for the next two years. Total lenght of stay in another hemisphere 7 Years. I married over there (no crap at my wedding) but to a New Zealander who loves my home town so thats where we are now.

BrendaCloutier

I grew up in NE Portland, OR. I got married (in 1975 at 18-1/2) and moved to Vancouver, WA. I left regular attendance by the following summer. I couldn't stand them and they shunned me!

I moved to Portland 10 years later, then a year after to Seattle for 11 years, then back to Portland 8 1/2 years ago. Haven't looked back at JWism since moving back in w/ my parents briefly after leaving my 1st "good JW" husband.

Frog

I'm about 2000miles from where I was raised as a dub, headed about as far South as I could:) Have lived in a stack of places though, including directly on the other side of the planet. Best thing I could have done was to get away and completley refresh:) x

misanthropic

I was born and raised where I live now. But I had lived in several different states including, North Dakota, Washington, Oregon and New Mexico. I moved back here to be near my family again and then they all picked up and moved away to Washington.

Soledad

I live just 20 miles away from where I grew up. I left the borg before I moved, and I made sure everyone knew where I stood. I got tired of being hassled.

Purza

I live about 50 miles from where I grew up. Close enough to go back and visit (if I wanted), but far enough away not to run into any JW I know. My parents are about 50 miles from me in another direction, but that could be the end of the earth for them -- they don't "lower" themselves to be in my presence.

Purza

freedom96

I live about 500 miles away from where I grew up. I moved because I love the area. To get away from the witness stuff is just an additional blessing.

Born ins...how far did you go?

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