It's TRUE. I used to be a JW. I was duped. Hook, line and sinker. I am deeply flawed. And because I was once a JW, there are a few things I will never be entitled to for the rest of my life:
I will never again be allowed to hold a strong opinion. (after all, I'm a moron who once held a wrong opinion)
I will never again be allowed to strongly debate my position. (I mean, that's sooooo JW)
I will never again be allowed to decide that something is truth. (TRUTH, need I say more?)
And no matter how hard I worked to break free, no matter how I addressed my critical thinking skills, no matter how I have changed my approach to formulating my ideas and opinions, I will always have a scarlet EX JW stitched to my breast.
From this day forward, I will be required to hold wishy washy opinions, and regardless of all evidence, I must entertain the most ludicrous of notions as possible, because I don't have the luxury of trusting myself ever again. If I find I am sure of something, I must remember that at one time, I used to be a JW. And if I don't remember it, I am pretty sure that some mature and reasonable ex JW will come along and remind me and invalidate all that I say, in case I don't see the need to invalidate myself.
Yes, I know, I see the problem. How can another EX JW have the maturity and reasonbleness to point out my JW flaws? Well that's a mystery and I'm not really qualified to ask, because I used to be a JW.