by minimus 49 Replies latest jw friends
There was a poster named JT that I'd read and relate to. He was very experienced and I very much respected his point of view. He left all the praise and authority he had because he simply knew it was all a crock. I talked to him on the phone when I was making my exodus and he reinforced with me that everything that I thought was wrong with the Organization, was.
Did anybody here or did any thread subject get you thinking in the right direction?
I was out for almost 20 years by the time I found JWD. But here is something a poster on JWS pm'd me recently:
Jamie I know I have said it before but I want to say it again, thank you so so so so much for finding me on youtube and bringing me here. I feel like I am finally free, I am finally living my life, I can't wait till the day I get to meet you in person so I can give you a great big hug. You are one of the kindest people I have ever met, and I know we didn't meet that long ago but you mean so much to me.
"Apostasy" doesn't get much better than this!
There were alot of different posters along the way that helped me through my transition to normal life. I think one of the most profound experiences was entertaining everyone else's point of view whether I agreed or not. When I was in the organization I felt as though even listening to a contary point of view was wrong. But "listening" to the posters here made me realize I didn't have to agree with anyone - just decide what I thought was best. I used to visit chat on a regular basis back then. I've been out for ten years now and still read this site often - although I don't post often.
Alan F. He's the man for sure!
Farkel's no nonsense approach and easy readability was very helpful in seeing the obvious facts, though painful they might be.
Anything from minimus.
Ah uh.
I always liked Terry's posts.
Yep. Reading posts from Reniaa and Scholar made me realize how lucky I was to escape that cult.
...and Leoleia! Love that research!
