Thanks for all your responses everybody!
LB Nice to meet you! It's so sweet that you remembered me after reading my site. I don't recall 'talking' to you here on the board before (if I have and forgot, forgive me! MS brain). Glad to have you here. Oh, and I like your hat :)
Amazing Thanks for your kind words. I remember your posts on H2O being some of the first I read. Your justice series was quite an eye-opener! Thanks for all you've taught me and many others.
AMarie Isn't it incredible what you can discover once you're not stuck hearing those same old WT tapes in your head all the time? For me being away from my relatives judgements of me was even more helpful than not hearing the WTS jargon. I guess I took it more personally because they were related to me. I realize now that they never wanted me to be myself, just to live in the role they cast me into (thanks Dr Phil!). It's been amazing to finally get free of that. I'm glad you're getting free too! :)
Richie Nice to meet you! You said:
Little do we realize at first, that by being thrown out of this unloving arrangement, it is actually for our benefit - NOT to go back to the Borg of course - but in order for us to compare genuine love with plastic love, the latter naturally referring to the Society.
Isn't that the truth! I think especially for those of us born in, we have no idea what real love is. I know that my husband's family has taught me so much about it in the past 3 years. Especially my husband himself. He used to say to me, "It makes me so sad to realize that you really have no idea what it means to be loved." Now he says that he's so happy that he has had the chance to show me :)
I hope that by posting this here and on my site that maybe it'll help someone who is in that state of shock that follows df'ing to know that things really can, and will, get better. Thanks for your remarks!
Kristen Happy New Year to you too! *hug*
MyMichelle Girl, I owe you so much e mail! *lol* I'm sorry I'm sorry! Not enough of my brain cels to go around these days.
I can definatly relate (I won't be writing the Governing Body any thank yous either, believe me!) but I'm so glad to know that others too can see that they have learned something from the whole mess. I believe if nothing else, our children will be far better off for the things we've been through and that is a great reward in itself, eh? *hugs*
Mum Thanks for your kind words! *hug*
Francois Hey, glad to 'see' you! Hope all is well with you. *hug*
ozziepost Hi Oz! Thanks for your remarks...I have always enjoyed your posts. It's interesting that you've heard other exJW's say that their df'ing was a clean break for them because I haven't heard that in these parts. Glad you liked the post :) *hugs*
MULAN! The long way I've come, baby, especially lately, has a LOT to do with you my friend! Love ya! *hugs*
just2laws*HUG* Your words brought tears to my eyes. Thanks so much for saying that my site was of help to you. That makes all the work and emotion that went into it so worthwhile to me :) I hope that it won't take long for you and your wife to find that happiness that I finally found. You may have to learn to recognize it, as dubs we're used to being miserable (I once heard a talk that said if you aren't struggling than you're not doing enough in the truth and you should ask yourself why you're not being persecuted more! UGH!)
I know that you will find it. I'm so glad that you have each other on this journey. Oh, and Justin is the one I married ;) We're happier than ever. I know every single day how blessed I am!!! Keep us posted on your progress.
cellomould you're right about finding true friends, I'm glad that you realize it's possible as you look ahead to what may in fact really be terribly trying times for you. It's hard...I can't find the words right now but I guess I'm just trying to say that I feel for you so much in what you're going through. Hang in there and know I'm sending all good thoughts your way.
Adonai "Live your joy" what a great phrase! I'm going to remember that one! *hugs*
*whew* I think that's everyone *lol*
Love ya all, guys. Thanks again, and goodnight! It's past my bedtime LOL.
Es
"Though you may disappear, you're not forgotten here, and I will say to you, I will do what I can do." ~Peter Gabriel
