it's been a while since i was anywhere close to being active here, or on any other ex-jw forum or facebook group.
i rarely think about the religion and have little-to-no interest in it.. however, i do, very occasionally pop in here.
hence this update, 3 years on since my last one - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5720228449222656/update-on-my-journey-8-years-after-end-watchtower-control.
Thank you for sharing your update. I'm almost 2 years out and perhaps I will share an intro thing similar to yours.
It is neat to see the differences between your older and younger children. It seems though, that you're doing a great job at helping the older ones recover and grow from it while helping the younger one simply grow. The thing for the youngest will be helping them understand what it was like. LOL. Much better than the actual experience.
Cheers!
i don't know what i am talking about... read this post at your peril.
back in the 1960s there was, seemingly, a brief period of relaxation in authoritarianism among jehovah's witnesses.
those who have read raymond franz's 'crisis of conscience' will have heard the story about dan sydlik's remark about the need to 'open some windows to let some air in here'.
I just left in 2018 so I'm interested to see what you guys are thinking 15 years later.
I remember researching some of the material that was available on 1975 because it was such an interesting period for the Organization (not the Society anymore lol).
My grandparents were recently baptized at the time and let's just say he lost some money and accrued debt because they thought 1975 was going to be the end. My family never left however, it was always a reminder for why we don't focus on dates.
My family were definitely the "loyal" members that were focusing on not picking a date and just accepting that it will come when it comes.
I also remember that in the late 1970s early 1980s my aunt and uncle were serving at Bethel and there was a massive clean out that happened around then of apostates. According to my parents, my aunt and uncle never had the same zeal as they had when they left.
Anyway, I'll be reading the rest of the comments and I'm happy to join.
