tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born and raised in southern california, with a brief stint with parents as need-greaters in central america.
my parents accepted a study in the d2d work, i believe my father was interested in the revolutionary aspect of the religion, and my mom said she wanted to learn the bible.
they were baptized in 1937 i think, and attended the one and only los angeles kh at the time.
I think there was drama with some of the friends. This process of leaving can leave you exasperated and open to whatever comes your way.
Yes Uzzah and Bumblebee, Yellowfatcat (I think the name was), the Bianchis, someone that used to host a document site. I think there were about 50-60 people. It was wild!
It's NOTHING like Tahoe, lol. Tahoe is very relaxing with sharing or not sharing if you want. Just lovely, interesting people that share your journey.
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born in the mid-1970s in the midwest part of the u.s. my parents were about to enter gilead when i arrived.
my father converted to jw in his late 20s/early 30s.
he was raised a catholic, but became an atheist/agnostic.
Wow! What a great story! Thank you for sharing, and that you for your service. What a feather to capture a fugitive JW!!
Great read. Congratulations on your life post JW!
i consider myself an atheist.
and right now i'm reading a lot on atheism in general (books written to answer creationists).. i'd be interested in knowing how you became an atheist after leaving the jws and how long did it take?
was it instant or did your belief in a deity gradually decline?.
tell us a little about yourself and your family.
my mother introduced me to her jw world when i was 12. i had to attend the weekly book study....boring!!!!
plus the disney tv show was on tuesday eve 8 to 9 and once a month they did a space show......no matter how hard i tried couldn’t get out of that bk study.
Great story! Thank you for sharing.
my father died a couple of months ago.
he'd been ill for some time and had many health scares and heart troubles over the years but always managed to keep on going.
then one time he didn't.. i'm glad i got to know him again and spend some more time with him after so many years missed because of the wts but those years will always be lost forever.
Thank you sharing this story.
I was telling this new family we found about the JW shunning. I said I know it's all about punishing us, just like the god they worship...he's a BIG punisher. But how do you not "feel" anymore about a person? I guess they just can.
I really hate this religion.
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. racially a very mixed family.
we just looked like average white, working class brits.
dad was in the marine commandos in ww2.
Nice to read your story punky. Thank you for sharing.
I hate this corporation/religion too. I just hate it.
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born and raised in southern california, with a brief stint with parents as need-greaters in central america.
my parents accepted a study in the d2d work, i believe my father was interested in the revolutionary aspect of the religion, and my mom said she wanted to learn the bible.
they were baptized in 1937 i think, and attended the one and only los angeles kh at the time.
Yes we did Snakes! We went for Indian food for dinner didn't we? Yeah the fest was at a brewery. I think our group was there about 14-16 hours. I think I left at 2am. I think the taxi that took me there was worried about me and waited for me because he was there when I left and we arranged for the trip to the airport the next morning. I'll never forget that guy. He was a former mercenary...lol.
Maybe 2007?? I have pictures but they are probably on a dead camera. I really need to sort that, just no time.
Oh please please come to Tahoe! You will not regret it! I'm happy for your life, I see you on FB. Boy...we made it didn't we!
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. 33yp guy from liverpool, england.
2nd generation, born in.
baptized at 19, left age 31. divorced with a 4yo daughter.
Thank you for sharing. And congrats for getting the degree to help the ex-cults. Something tells me you will be very busy!
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born and raised in southern california, with a brief stint with parents as need-greaters in central america.
my parents accepted a study in the d2d work, i believe my father was interested in the revolutionary aspect of the religion, and my mom said she wanted to learn the bible.
they were baptized in 1937 i think, and attended the one and only los angeles kh at the time.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Thank you Simon for providing this outline, it makes it much easier to respond to a particular subject that could get lost in a narrative. I've been urged to tell my story somewhere, but I've never felt the need. But I do enjoy responding to specifics as it relates to this journey...there is a lot involved.
I reread my post and it occurs to me there is more time spent on JW issues than I responded. I have a friend newly out and the subject comes up almost every day. And TBH, a lifetime of indoctrination doesn't just evaporate from your brain. Maybe I hope someday it will be "almost none." LOL.
Waves to cha-ching! I remember our first meeting at the fest. I sat at a picnic table with your husband. I could tell there was a little "what am I doing here" feeling. But he relaxed as the time went on, especially when the naked dancing around the Baal statue started. JK. I have since spent a lovely weekend at cha-ching's house when I was up visiting new family. I hope to be up there again soon.
This interview was fun to do. It made me think and define my feelings. I love reading the interviews of others. Hope more give it a shot!
me too, i had to have a study with a jw.
then, a month or two later, another one of my ‘worldly’ mates (dan) asked me “are you going out with emma?” i told him no.
dan had also asked rob himself and rob had said that he wasn’t involved with emma.
Thank you for posting the back story, a good read.
