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clarity

Shadowolf - be careful, you do know that if df'd or shunned, your family & friends may not associate with you for a very long time .... how crappy is that, 16 yrs old! A handful of old men, mostly not married, no children and they make the decree that will break families, and ruin lives......oh sorry forgot it's a loving thing! Not! Make that your goal, to go to college. Keep your mind active, develop critical thinking ... so you can tell the difference between a truth & a lie. As Diamondiiz recommends, ask your parents a lot of questions, you're a kid, you are supposed to do that! Welcome

clarity

VampireDCLXV

Welcome junior.

Too bad you didn't figure it out 'till after you got baptized. I stopped attending when I was 17 simply because I just didn't want to be there. I stayed out for about ten years, then I got sucked back in! AAAAAAAAACCCCKKK!

My advice: Once you leave it behind, stay away for good, don't come back; going to college will go a long way toward that objective. Move out as soon as you can after high school grad; don't stay at home. Make lots of outside friends. NEVER say anything negative about the leadership of your congregation or the WTS to other borg; it will make you a target. Remember that all the borg are potential spies and rats; you never know when one of them will try to stick a knife in you. NEVER confess anything to the elders. And despite what the rumors say, you CAN trust a vamipire. (Tee Hee!)

Take care and watch your back. We'll be here for you.

V665

shadowolf

Thanks everyone. And once i am old enough, i plan on fading so i can still see my family

Ice cream

Welcome shadowolf! I wish i was 16 when i found out the real truth (I was 32). I agree with other comments of you needing to be careful what you say to your family about the WTS, but i feel you're also in a good position to sow some doubts in their minds.

boyzone

Hi Shadowolf, and welcome to the real world! If you want to read more, then try Captives of a Concept by Don Cameron or Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz. Chapter 1 can be read here.

http://www.commentarypress.net/cpn-essays/English/F9C115BD-1D29-47FE-AB95-FDCFEC726B0A.html

Don't put off going to college if you possibly can. Many JW parents can be persuaded to let you go and it'll help you secure a better financial beginning for when you move out. Plan carefully for your full exit now and you'll gain both your self-respect, your freedom and the relationship with your parents.

Good luck!

Hadit

Welcome Shadowolf! Wow - 16 and you figured out the truth about things already! I'm proud of you! My son is 16 and I'm trying to help him figure things out and to use critical thinking - it's hard to do quietly and under the radar! Maybe he will google things too. I agree with asking your parents questions and doing research together to find the answers. It might help them to see without you saying anything. Please don't say too much to anybody outside your family. I hope you can discuss things with your parents just tread carefully and calmly. College is definitely a good thing to plan for. Do lots of reading and try to get to know yourself. Enjoy being a teenager!

I wish you and your family all the best! Take good care of yourself.

Hadit

bigmac

@ boyzone : i have sent you a PM.( i live near you)

jamiebowers

Welcome to JWN. I know it probably seems like forever, but if you keep yourself busy with school, maybe a job, and friends, time will fly by. Then you'll be off to college and out of the cult!

thenoblelodge

Hello and welcome. You've been given some good advice, hope you take it.

My youngest daughter left when she was 18yrs old and I found it really difficult. I saw how she was treated and the doubts began for me. I read my diary from back then and you can see how I was starting to question the so called love they profess to show.

It took 10 years for me to finally come to my senses, but we're all out now so keep focused on your fade and hopefully your family will wake up too.

cantleave

Welcome - I wish I had wiki and the internet when I was 16, I didn't find out until I was 42.

Good for you.

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