Posts by truthseekeriam

28

Standing up for myself, a lonely stand

by troubled mind in

i have learned in my life that i am the only one i can trust to stand up for myself .. many times i wished others would have 'had my back', like when i was seven and my favorite teacher committed wrongful contact with my class....we didn't know the term pedofile back then , and children were not taken serious when they made complaints about teachers .

i wished my mom had been more protective and saved me from some ugly situations .

i knew at 10 yrs of age that wasn't going to be the case .

truthseekeriam

I hear you troubled mind!! I feel you fustration...I have had many of those same conversations with my husband as well. It's hard to be the only one to stand up and say enough! In the way we need to be done!

Just a few years ago when our daughter was molested I wanted him to drive over to that creeps house and kill him with his bare hands! I wanted to see him turn into some man I knew he wasn't..I married a man that was a kind, calm and controlled... everything I so loved about him I suddenly couldn't stand! It was the hardest thing to face and it very well could have torn us apart at a very horrible time. I had to remember I can't expect him, to be me. The truth is there could only be one of me in a relationship :) I'm the emotional, vocal, do it now person! He's the let's think about it, don't be rash person.

I always enjoy your threads,

(((hugs)))

23

My experience

by MrFreeze in

my experience is in no way remarkeable but i felt like sharing it anyway.

i was raised a jw.

my mom became one the year i was born.

truthseekeriam

Welcome

16

my 15 year old neighbor

by asilentone in

jw
friends

i am laughing at my 15 year old neighbor doing the parallel parking practice.

she is a disaster.

.

truthseekeriam

I thought new cars did it for you

I hated that part of the driving test!

I can't believe my son is about to get his permit...I wonder if the neighbors are laughing at him as he walks out to his parked car and starts it up and sits in it listening to music and texting his friends everyday dreaming of the day he could actually drive it.

28

Okay I just got back from the Police department

by troubled mind in

the officer was very understanding and helpful .

he said you would be surprised how many citizens they have come in and ask how to stop the jehovahs from coming to their doors .. .

i told him my whole story about leaving the jw's after 44 yrs and just wanting peace and freedom .

truthseekeriam

That will be my next step if the elders don't back off after our recent request.

I think it odd that all of a sudden they are really pushy..2 calls in one week wanting to meet with us? Of course that made my anxiety to act up again

A friend recommended we not write a letter because everything we write and sometimes just their interpretation of what we write could work against us. Instead he said to leave a message at a time you know they wont be home (meeting day) and tell them emotionally you are not in the right place to deal with a meeting that would only upset us all over again.

Well, so far it's seemed to work...

I just don't get it! When you need them you get nothing and when you finally start to move on and feel good again...here they come, to stress you out!!

199

Are you an active Jw or an ex-jw?

by XPeterX in

active unbaptised publisher here.you?

(though i already know the answer for some people).

truthseekeriam

I agree Mrs.Jones

6

thankyou all who have shown support to me and goodbye for now x

by looloo in

i first came on this site around the time we were waiting the my daughters abuser to face justice in crown court , we got no justice (due to lack of evidence) but his other victims had a very small section of the abuse they suffered legally recognised , due to a deal being done with the defence , so we waited 20 months to give evidence just to be dropped at the last minute for a "deal" my by now ex best friend decided to stand by the child rapist !as did some of his family despite him being a disfellowshipped person (he was not disfellowshipped for child abuse ) and they are all jws !

isold my house and left the town i once loved as i couldnt bare to be in the same town as him when he left prison (he did 18 months of a 3 year sentence ) and see his supportive family knocking on doors taliking of truth made me feel like screaming at them "what about my poor girl , wheres your support for her , you hypocrites "my daughter is still very much affected by what happened to her age 13 , sexual, physical and mental abuse over months and months .

but i also have a 6 year old girl who was only 20 months old when i found out and reported the abuse to the police , and the long process started , for the next 20 moths i could think of nothing but giving evidence in court and trying to support my girl who was also terrified of that , my little one was 3 and a half when he was sentenced and i looked back and realised i had hardley taken any notice of her since i found out about my other girls abuse , i had missed out on so much of her best times , learning new words etc , i was too preoccupied .

truthseekeriam

Okay your post made me cry!! We have so much in common aside from our child's molester being sent to prison for most likely the rest of his life.

I can so understand your grief and the struggle to move on..I'm still fighting to do it myself.

I wish you all the best and hope your up to 75% by the end of summer.

58

TODAY is MrsJones' Birthday!

by StAnn in

jw
friends

.

lotsa love,.

stann.

truthseekeriam

Happy birthday!! (still feels weird to type that out)

Hope you get smothered with hugs and kisses from your lovely children& hubby

27

update on why the Elders have been so busy trying to contact me

by troubled mind in

jw
friends

they have stopped by our house multiple times (we have been gone or just ignored their knocks) multiple phone messages requesting it is urgent that i call them back .

(screened all calls lately ).

today the phone rings and i tell my husband screw it i am answering and putting an end to this .. the elder on the other line is not the one that has been stopping by ,but rather my husbands ex-nephew through marriage .

truthseekeriam

Wish I could tell you I was surprised I had a feeling they were up to no good when they wanted to meet with you.

Sorry you have to deal with this, hopefully they just drop it.

211

Ray Franz has had a stroke

by coffee_black in

jw
friends

just setting the record straight.

there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

he is still alive.

truthseekeriam

Sending thoughts and prayers.

58

Do People Just LIKE You?

by snowbird in

jw
friends

i find that wherever i go, people just gravitate toward me.. is that your case?.

syl.

truthseekeriam

People like me too much my husband says...

It seams every new friend I make likes to pretty much take me over. I goes from me going over to sit in the hot tub for a couple of hours to a everyday phone call to hit the movies or come over for coffee or I need someone to talk to...

I've had to really learn to say no with a smile on my face because after all, I'm a family woman and my favorite things to do is spending my time at home with the hubby and kids playing games BBQing are watching movies.

I guess I don't like people that much