I feel thoroughly embarrassed that I was a JW and extremely proud that I'm not one any more.
I would avoid, however, at all costs, telling any one, unnecessarily that I ever was a JW.
When you tell someone that you're an ex-Jehovah's Witness...
by MsMcDucket 44 Replies latest jw friends
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Golf
To me its' 'former.' Not embarrassed.
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Ellie
I guess I'm quite embaressed by it, I feel like after telling someone I need to stress that I am normal and not about to push the bible on them.
I put my Xmas decorations up 2 weeks ago (yes I know its early), one of my neighbours passed me in the street and mentioned it and asked why, for some reason I told her it was because I missed out on xmas as a kid and now make the most of it but I think thats the only time I have voluntarily come straight out with it to someone I hardly know.
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startingover
I'm not at all embarrassed by it. In fact I get a thrill out of telling people.
The reactions I get when telling people is not really expected. Those that knew me as a JW and were still my friend even so were all thrilled that I left. I could just see their face light up when I told them. They were so happy for me.
What's also interesting is the things they now tell me, like how they really felt about me as a JW. One told me that he and his wife would have liked to have gotten closer to us but knew there was a wall. He was right on about that.
I'm sure I have taken more out than I ever brought in. If I kept it all to myself that would never have happened.
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KimKat
I feel embarrassed. We left about 5 years ago. Sometimes I don't even tell people that I'm a
ex-witness. Been hard to adjust to 'life'. We were both raised as JWs - have no family now.
Would I go back? NO!!