New England or Better Yet Western Mass. (page 2)

RedhorseWoman

Well, I'm not from Massachusetts any longer--I live in Rhode Island--but I used to belong to the Attleboro congregation, and occasionally visited congregations on the Cape--Falmouth included.

Hey redhorsewoman, You were in Attleboro,eh? When I was a teenager,some girls from Attleboro used to visit my aunt(she was in the Sandwich cong...she's been df for years)Kathleen.Also,I can remember some girls from Attleboro at parties and such.Actually,I thought they were rather snotty,but that was just me.They were more in the "in" crowd than I was.The last name that seems to stick out in my mind is Atwood,and also a girl named Deanna.Don't know if any of those names are familiar or not.Who did you meet from Falmouth?That was my hall.E-mail me if you'd like @ reneegrl69@yahoo.

Guest 77

RDW, do you remember anyone by the name of Ainsworthy in N.Attleboro?

Guest 77

Witch Child

Hi, I was in Amherst, Greenfield and Shelburne Falls.

Southland

FlowerPower,

I think I've heard of you and your partner.

My mom used to be in your hall, and I remember her telling me what a big scandal it all was -- you and your partner were very close friends, and then left your husbands and children behind in order to be together, etc. I guess they still talk about it.

FlowerPower

We DID NOT leave our children..they had all graduated from high school except for one, my youngest who was 14. He moved with us and is still "out",and doing very well, he graduates this year! But thanks for sharing, Care to e-mail me and let me know who you are, who your Mom is?

FlowerPower

Hey Witch Child, I never traveled to Greenfield or Shelburne Falls. Have been to Amherst once or twice but I really didn't know anyone from there. I knew alot of folks, from the Pittsfield, Lenox, Great Barrington area. Glad to hear from you though! FP

bittersweet

geez, leave it to jw's to blow everything out of proportion.I know it would tick me off if someone said I left my children behind when that is the farthest thing from the truth.Anyway flowerpower,good for you for leaving such an intolerent cult,and living your life the way you want too.By the way,what drama was your partner and her ex in?My husband was in a drama a few years back,but that was when our assemblies were in Providence.Funny thing is,I love to act,and I was pissed they didn't ask me to be in a drama....my husbands super shy and they asked him...lol

FlowerPower

Hey Bittersweet, Thanks for the backup, that comment did hit below the belt. I don't remember the name of the drama but it was held here in Springfield at the Civic Center. My partner had been married since she was 15 years old and although her husband was a good man, provider and father, she was not in love with him, they got married because she was pregnant, an honorable thing to do but should one be bound for life to a commitment that they made when they were a child? I started going out with my husband when I was 15 and he was 30. He never accepted the "truth" when I did and I alienated him from my life from then on. I realized that everytime I prayed for the New System I was praying for my husband's demise. We were not happy, I started studying after we were married for 5 years and it got bad from then on. I was the most judgemental person there was, I watched my husband's every move and judged him for his "worldly" lifestyle. We were both miserable. We are very good friends now, we are both happy in our separate lives. While my partner and I were in the BORG we were the best of friends, we were NOT leading double lives, we both knew that were in love with each other but we fought for 15 years what we thought were "wrong" feelings. We prayed, we pioneered, we took on extra meeting parts, we did everything we could to immerse ourselves in the "truth" so we did'nt have to look at the facts about ourselves. The self loathing became unbearable. There came a time when I became severly depressed, recognizing that I could never really be happy in that religion, that there was no tolerence for the fact that I am a lesbian. I prayed for years for Jehovah to help me, to "fix" me, I finally had to accept who I was or kill myself. I thought those were my only options. My story is long and tortuous, so I'll spare you all, but my, our, decision to leave was not made without a great deal of trepidation, we recognized that people would be hurt, we are distressed by their pain every day, we are punished still by 2 of our 6 kids. They don't want to have much contact with us. My son recently got married and I was not invited to the reception even though other dfed people were there. We have grandchildren that we are seldom allowed to see. We have paid a high price but to be true to yourself is paramount to ones mental health. I am happier now than I have ever been in my life, my partner and I have a pure, honest, loving relationship. I do not regret my decision. I only hope that the intolerant, narrow minded, life controlling religious entity know as Jehovah's Witnesses eventually falls and releases our kids and grandkids from it's hateful grip

RedhorseWoman

Bittersweet, I'm at work right now, so I can't do much with email, but I will contact you later....or you could email me at [email protected]

I don't remember anyone named Deanna offhand. I was probably in one of the earlier groups that visited in the 60s and early 70s. We were guy hunting primarily. I was pretty shy and never did too well in that area. LOL

J6, yes, I do remember the Ainsworths. They were in our congregation at that time....Margo, Donnie(?).....and I can't remember the rest of them.

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