Are You Afraid To Be "Outed"?

minimus

If you were , how would it affect your life?

JH

You mean outed from here JWD, yes very afraid

Or do you mean outed of the JW's, yes also afraid...

I wouldn't like to be DFD, because I never experienced that. But if that happened, I would for some reason go deep into the world and become rebellious, do all kinds of things i never did. Then I would come back to normal after a while and be me once again.

BrendaCloutier

No. I've been out so long, and all my family knows it that it's no longer a big deal. It was a big deal 25 years ago... when my parents realized I had no intention on returning to the troof. I don't want to end up DF'd because that's no longer any of their business! I think I'd sue.

Heck why do you think I use my real name and location? I really don't care who knows and some old friend may see my name and contact me.

ButtLight

I

would for some reason go deep into the world and become rebellious, do all kinds of things i never did. Then I would come back to normal after a while and be me once again.

Thats what I did! And yes I was affraid. But now that it is all said and done, I just dont care anymore. Im a nobody to my family, and nothing I do(exept go back, which wont happen) will change that!

candidlynuts

i dont know... i'm already shunned just because i dont attend meetings anymore. i have financial problems and health problems and family just says " if you were going to the meetings regularly we could help you because then jehovah would help you as well!"

not sure it'd make any difference ..

BrendaCloutier

not sure it'd make any difference ..

I got the same line, Candi, and it didn't make any difference. Money only goes so far, and no JW can fix health problems.

((( Candididdly)))

tetrapod.sapien

no, bring it on.

oh, er, i outted myself. but yes, it did change my life.

Big Tex

I would die homeless and penniless and 20 pounds overweight.

luna2

I would have said no before last Saturday. Two sisters stopped by that morning while out in service. I didn't answer the door, so they called me, and I found myself not wanting to break it to them that I was never going to come back and was, in fact, what they would call apostate. I don't mind sending a DA letter, but I don't really want to disassociate myself face to face or over the phone....at least to people who I once called friends. I'm a coward,

Other than that, it would have no effect on my life at all.

Are You Afraid To Be "Outed"?

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