NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT

by clarity 231 Replies latest jw friends

  • clarity
    clarity

    It is ThanksGiving here in Canada where I live.

    10:30 pm Sunday evening, October 13 2013.

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    I couldn't wait.

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    I am thankful for someone brave & special tonight

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    I have tears slipping out of my eyes rite now.

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    This is why ...........a dear 93 year old Grandmother is in pain.

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    Oddly, the very people she devoted 50 yrs of her life to,

    have declared that she should be hated & shunned!

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    Shunned .......... by even her only grandaughter.

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    She is losing her sight now and just wants one more time,

    to see her grandbaby's face!

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    Mary Lou is her name and she has bravely done a public video,

    exposing the heartache that the Watchtower Society visits on those

    who do not agree .........not an easy thing to do.

    Only a few of us could do it .......that is how much love & guts

    she has for her family!

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    So Mary Lou .......is first tonight on our Newbie List.

    I know you will welcome her and a few other lovelies

    who just joined in the last little while.

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    A very big welcome to JWN and warm HUGS go out to ............

    Mary Lou

    Patrick45

    The Truth Shall Set Us Free

    Trackregister99

    Stand For Pure Worship

    fredpotato

    crossquestions6995

    xstuckx

    Simon Templar

    bytheirworks

    All the very best to these new members on their journey!

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    clarity

  • clarity
  • ohnightdivine
    ohnightdivine

    Warm hugs to you all..!

  • Bruja-del-Sol
    Bruja-del-Sol

    This is a heartwarming thread, Clarity! I'm a newbie too, registered 7 days ago. Been reading a lot the last couple of months and come here everyday. I've known TTATT for years now, thanks to a Dutch ex-JWboard, and a couple of years ago I thought I was done with the whole 'JW-thing'...

    They kicked me out eleven years ago and I moved on with my life, struggling every now and then, had therapy with a lovely psychologist who helped me a lot to get my self esteem back on track, and I thought I was 'ready'... new life, forget about the JW's.

    But it doesn't work that way. You can get the girl out of the cult, but the cult will always be part of the girl... at least, that's my experience. Since my whole family is still in there is this constant reminder of what's missing... caring parents, loving brothers and sisters, nieces, nephews, grandparents, aunts and uncles... they're all JW's, and some have faded but still judge me for living my life the way I want to live it. And that's a pain that doesn't go away. I can live with it, it's not a daily issue in my head, but it's a gap, a black hole in my life that can never be filled with other people... God knows I've tried that!

    And so I've started reading on the Dutch board again and found links to JWstruggle and this forum... and it's really soothing to read other people's stories. I can relate to so many things I read, that I just keep on reading... it really helps. I've got a wonderful husband (never been a JW), and he listens to everything I want to tell about my past, but he could never grasp the tiniest bit of what I've been through growing up as a JW. And that's what's so wonderful of this forum, it's packed with people who DO understand, who had the same experiences as I did... and I'm very grateful for that!

    Oh and the translation of my name is easy, since I live in Spain in the area they call the 'Costa del Sol' ('Coast of the Sun' or 'Sunny coast') and I'm a witch (yep, that's what I wrote, I'm a white witch) and the Spanish word for 'witch' is 'bruja'... there you go, I'm the Witch of the Sun, or Sunny Witch

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  • clarity
    clarity

    Well "Witch of the Sun" you are so welcome on here!

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    Thank you for your lovely introduction & for your support

    of Mary Lou on Bonezz's thread!

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    Please know that you will have much support & information

    on this site .......... none of us are perfect .... but we do care.

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    I hope you can let out some of your loss & pain on here, .....

    in my journey now, there does seem to be some PTSD,

    a bit like .......... a stain that doesn't quite wash out

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    Here's to another beautiful person who just found us.....

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    Bruja-del-Sol

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    clarity

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  • Bruja-del-Sol
    Bruja-del-Sol

    Aaaah, thank you so much Clarity, this really made my day... together with that beautiful orange/salmon/purple sunset half an hour ago, which completed my gratitude mood ! And such on Thanksgiving day... haha.

  • Iown Mylife
    Iown Mylife

    Sunny Witch, so good to read your post and thank you for that - i especially relate to what you said about how good it feels to find people who really understand what you've been through growing up as JW. My children and granddaughter have been through the wringer. I was not born in but like a poor schlub dummy, swallowed that love-bombing and joined up in my 30s.

    Clarity, thank you for being alert to welcome new ones to the forum♥ Love to all you-alls!

  • Bruja-del-Sol
    Bruja-del-Sol

    Thank you Iown Mylife... it's nice to feel so welcome ♥

  • clarity
    clarity

    Hi Bruja & IownMylife .... thanks for your comments

    I love to do it!

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    We have two more Newbies tonight...a big welcome to .........

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    KaiTwApviw

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    Junebuggie

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    So glad you joined us here on JWN - feel free to rant,

    question, debate and just get it all out!

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    To all new persons who have come on JWN ....if your name is not

    on this thread, just type it here, right on this thread ....

    then we can get to know all the new kids

    on the block (so to speak). Love to have you.

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    To all 'Lurkers' we love you too, keep reading OK! we don't mind!

    clarity

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  • clarity
    clarity

    Well here we are October 16, 2013.....

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    We have more Newbies to put on our list

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    LucidChimp

    Mellow

    USofWhatever

    WrongweektostopsniffingGlue

    Arog

    Rip

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    We love all you great people and hope our support will

    help ease the difficulties of escaping a cult.

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    To leave, takes a lot of courage & energy......get some sleep!.....

    again, I say that as a mother. HUGS & BEST WISHES TO ALL.

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    clarity

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