by gay pride 26 Replies latest jw friends
Aww, honey, do you want me to take them out back and smack 'em around some for ya? Have a big bear hug, or what my grandson calls a "mighty squeeze."
Check out my thread about the False Religion tract. You can scroll down and read a bit about the gay lady priest and our church.
Hi Crystal. Welcome to the board.
I encourage you to investigate the WT for truthfulness.
I didn't do that. My parents didn't do that.
When I finally did it I realised that "if jehova gonna kill me let him deal with that when it comes" was never going to happen. I realised that I, and my parents were victims. Me an unwilling victim, them, willing victims, of a fraud that has affected my life in many ways. I was 52 when I cane to that realisation. You are only 20.
Your parents are victims of a fraud. I hope that, in time, you will feel sorry for them and forgive them for their stupidity.
For now, I would encourage you to make a new life and new friends.
I am sure you will be much happier in your new life than stuck under the control of your parents and the WT. I would also suggest that you should consider getting professional help. We all have varying degrees of mental instablity from our upbringing in the WT. I have had much benefit from this forum, so stick around and feel free to vent when your family pisses you off.
Cheers
Chris
Hi Gay Pride, and welcome to the forum
Hi crystal...
I deal with the [edit] of my parents being JW's by viewing them as four people; two lovely parent I love, and two mad cultists whose beliefs I despise.
They are the cultists, I am the adult. I can avoid their hot buttons with increasing success. I can put their occasional $hitfests into a seperate drawer and put it down to the cult, not them being evil.
Don't know if that helps you but it works well for me.
Crystal-
Welcome!! Glad you found us!! You are family now!! I decided when I was 15, I didn't want to be a jw. Finally I left when I was 17. I had raised my siblings, and missed them greatly!! I even got reinstated to be near them. That didn't last long. I had a baby, and refused to raise her like that. It took awhile, but they are all out now. I was suicidal alot during my life. Being here as helped the healing process. It takes awhile, but we are all here for you!!
Look forward to getting to know you better!!
shelley
Welcome to JWD. You have a bunch of stuff to deal with. Power to you.
The 21 yr old woman has some kind of problem. Is she a faithful JW? She probably thinks it is easier to groom your brother into husband material than to compete for good brothers at a respectable age.
Try to remember that you used to be a victim of a cult, and your family still are victims. That might help you to forgive them eventually.
Hi Crystal, and welcome to the board, I'm so glad you found us
Linda
Welcome, Crystal....vent away. It helps.
Shunning is evil. And your family is under mind control and would not do this to you if not for feeling forced. I am sorry for your pain. I have two disfellowshipped children, but refuse to shun them. There was a time that I limited my association with one because of being a good JW.
Give it some time and draw support from the positive people in your life. Your family must love you if they are going through all this pain. Maybe there is a chance for change in the future.
And welcome.
Hello GP and welcome to the forum.
I was df'd 4 years ago and the shunning does hurt but it hurts those still in more, they must hate doing it.
I am so happy that I'm out of the org now though, and I'm v v happy.
You can be happy too.
Regards
SAB
