Yes, my life had been very different, both positive and negative. The positive is that I met my wife there, I love her very much, so in this sence I`m glad that I grew up in this evil cult. Other than this it has been mostly bad for me.
Andersen
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An absurd theatre.
by Andersen inmarch 25th 2008
yesterday i went home to see my best friend from my childhood.
we were always together, and when we got older he was the best man at my wedding, and i was his.
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Well, if you find integrity stupid, then I`m glad to call myself stupid!
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An absurd theatre.
by Andersen inmarch 25th 2008
yesterday i went home to see my best friend from my childhood.
we were always together, and when we got older he was the best man at my wedding, and i was his.
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Thank you all for your support. I`m active on the Norwegian and Swedish sites, and find great strength in that. We have just started a supportgroup in Norway. Will keep on writing here aswell.
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An absurd theatre.
by Andersen inmarch 25th 2008
yesterday i went home to see my best friend from my childhood.
we were always together, and when we got older he was the best man at my wedding, and i was his.
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It is from March. It is my diary-notes from four weeks ago. I Translated them from Norwegian today
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An absurd theatre.
by Andersen inmarch 25th 2008
yesterday i went home to see my best friend from my childhood.
we were always together, and when we got older he was the best man at my wedding, and i was his.
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Thank you!
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An absurd theatre.
by Andersen inmarch 25th 2008
yesterday i went home to see my best friend from my childhood.
we were always together, and when we got older he was the best man at my wedding, and i was his.
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March 25th 2008 Yesterday I went home to see my best friend from my childhood. We were always together, and when we got older he was the best man at my wedding, and I was his. He lives close to me, but we haven`t had a lot of contact the last 3-4 years. Mostly because I haven`t been active in the congregation. He is a good, calm guy, but I new this visit would be the last. I was welcomed in to his house, and we sat down by the kitchen table. I told him that I was going to leave the organisation, and since I new the "rules of the game", I was coming to say goodbye. We took eachothers hand when I left and I said; " Well, this is it then...", he said; "I guess it is." When I left I knew that we would never speak again, I knew that he would never even as much as nod in my direction if we met at the local food store. It struck me as I sat down in my car on the way home, that it almost felt like I had got cancer and the doctors had given me just a few days to live... The only difference is that in that case they could have visited me in the hospital, and held my hand as I died. This morning I called my brother-in-law for the same reason. Begging him to think twice before cutting me out. For the sake of my three children, and my wife. I mailed a letter to my inlaws, which by the way had said in advance that they would cut all contact if I left. Asking them for the same. March 30th. 2008 It has been a week since I mailed my resignation from the congregation. To sum up; My wifes family has said that they are cutting all contact, even with the knowledge that it destroyes their relationship with their doughter and grandchildren. Of my childhoodfriends only one has said that he still wants to have some contact with me. We will see.... His and his wifes whole families are wittnesses, both the fathers are elders, I fear it will cost him too much. In my family it is my mother, brother ond stepfather that are JW. My mother has said that she can have limited contact with me. I`m not sure I can live with conditional love, so we will see. My brother has been the bigger man here, and have said that this will not affect our relationship at all. He is only 19... My stepdad, who my children sees as their grandfather, has said that he doesn`t want any contact. All this has shown it self worth it. This torture had it`s absolute reward yesterday; My 12 year old doughter, who has been most true to the "truth" of my children, threw away all of her JW-books. She said that if they could do this to her daddy, it couldn`t be true religion. My wife who was beliving just a few weeks ago threw her JW-bible in the resycle-bin. I suggested to burn it, but she said that this way it might get useful for the first time! I grew up in this, but stopped believing 17 years ago, and the last 6 years has been a struggle to get my family out of this evil cult. It has been a marathon, and I have won Olympic gold!
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God dammit!!! I hate this cult!
by bluesbreaker59 inso my girlfriend and i are getting very serious, and i've bought her engagement ring, should be done being built sometime in may.
then at some point later, i'm going to ask her to marry me.
she was with me and picked out her ring, so she knows its coming.
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I feel really sorry for you my friend. I`m experiencing similar things, I recently mailed my resignation and have no contact with the part of my family that are JW. Be strong, and be proud of the fact that you managed to get out of this evil cult!