Hi all! I have been laying low for a while, and wanted to say hi to everyone, and give a bit of an update. The past year I have learned to let go of my mom and step-dad. My mom wouldn't talk to me before, but my step-dad and I went through some conversations that showed me how ignorant he is.
(He has never been baptised, but blindly defends it even though he has no idea what he is talking about)
Anyways, I decieded that since it just upset me too much to deal with him, and since he accused me of just being bitter and apostate...I would not talk to him anymore. (this decicion came after he and my mom paid for my JW ex and his wife to visit them so the "cousins" could see eachother, not even thinking that I have another daughter too, and I could have taken them both to visit....if I wasn't shunned)
So...I felt better after making that choice, and tried to just accept life. However I deal with the cult because my 10 yr old is in it and I have to constantly find ways to plant little seeds with her so she has some hope of getting out. She just told me she has a job cleaning (after her dad drywalls a place, she helps go and clean it) and with all the college info being brought up and frowned upon again...I just want to counteract some things by talking to her.....so "Thanks" to everyone for giving out the info to keep me up to date!!
My 2 year old is keeping me busy, and I appreciate all the things I get to do with her and the decicions I get to make in her life. The first song she has learned to sing is "happy birthday"! It is surreal sometimes to have such freedom and not have guilt for such simple things!
One cool thing came about...I got my new tags in NC and they say "XWT" in the beginning! LOL! When I was a JW I had a plate that said "MYB 666"...now I have an XWT one...Love it!
Hope you are all doing good...you'll be seeing me more :)