Hi!
Hope I am posting this in the right place. So glad to have found you all. Wow, I am speechless just reading these threads. So many things exactly as I remember them.
I am from a suburb of Chicago, also lived in Oregon for a few years. Now back to Chicagoland. Was born a JW and my dad was an elder. Mom was the usual puppet wife of the elder. I never got DA or DF'd...I really don't know why. But, I have had the pleasure of explaining how and why I made out with a boy when I was 16 years old to a group of 3 grown men. I haven't stepped foot in a KH since my 18th birthday. I never plan to either.
From an early age, going to meetings was pretty much torture to me. I hated every moment of it.Couldn't wait to get up during break and "go to the bathroom" I always led a double life. The way I was raised has affected me so much in my adult life. The funny thing is, I am just starting to realize it now. Maybe I have blocked it out all this time.
Well, I don't want to get into a whole novel about myself, I am sure we all have our stories......I look forward to chatting with you all.