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Trying to help a friend

by rainbowbridge in

ive been reading here for several hours and i dont even know where to start.. i have a friend almost 18 years old who is a jw.

she has been since age 3. i'm not sure what to think about what i'm reading here at these forums and other sites.. i don't know what to think of the relationship we have.

i am not a jw.

Thank you for the response.
Ive been reading almost the entire night, I think i need some sleep.
I see now that i'm going to need to take this real slow. I have dozens of questions I want to ask her. She told me to ask all the questions I want. She told me she will go to her mother if she can't answer them herself. Thats who i'm worried about is her mother. If she knows i'm asking any questions like the ones I want to ask I will loose my friend for sure.

I may need to ask more question here if you don't mind. I also found some other forums like this one, but I haven't really had time to check them out.

I think i'm up against a more powefull enemy than I first thought. Maybe I shouldn't call them (JW's) the enemy yet, I don't know enough about them. I do know I don't like the way they control people.

I know some of you here might be supicious of me. From some of the stuff ive been reading you should be leary of newcomers to this site. Whatever I can do to prove I am real, tell me please. I only want to help her.

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Trying to help a friend

by rainbowbridge in

ive been reading here for several hours and i dont even know where to start.. i have a friend almost 18 years old who is a jw.

she has been since age 3. i'm not sure what to think about what i'm reading here at these forums and other sites.. i don't know what to think of the relationship we have.

i am not a jw.

rainbowbridge

Yes my story and plea for help was sincere.
I am only trying to help her and I won't stop.

I get the feeling people here are intimidated by the JW's. You may have good reason to be, but I don't.

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Trying to help a friend

by rainbowbridge in

ive been reading here for several hours and i dont even know where to start.. i have a friend almost 18 years old who is a jw.

she has been since age 3. i'm not sure what to think about what i'm reading here at these forums and other sites.. i don't know what to think of the relationship we have.

i am not a jw.

rainbowbridge

Ive been reading here for several hours and I dont even know where to start.
I have a friend almost 18 years old who is a JW. She has been since age 3. I'm not sure what to think about what i'm reading here at these forums and other sites.
I don't know what to think of the relationship we have. I am not a JW. I believe there is a god and there is heaven and hell. Ive never really thought much of it but I believe i'm a good christian. Well i'm pretty sure I am.

In the time that ive known her she once told me should would send me some literature (she did). Nothing has been discussed about The JW's since that time till today. I had a friend die suddenly last thursday.
My young friend wanted to comfort me by talking with me again. I told her no. This doesn't seem to bother her at all that i don't believe the way she does. She said it will never affect our friendship. I told her I will never become a JW. I asked her if she wanted me to become one and she said yes, but that is my choice. It will still not affect our friendship she said.
From what I read she should not be a friend to me at all. I told her i wanted to go to other sites and read about the JW's. She told me they only have one site watchtower.org, all other sites will only confuse me. It seems to me that she is the one thats confused. She also seems to be.... ah how do i say it, Brainwashed I guess.
Everytime I ask her a question about the JW's it is like she is reading from a list of pre-written answers.

This girl is also a silent lamb, but she has told me about her sexual abuse. Why would she tell me this ?
She has also broken just about every rule the JW's hold true and said if anyone ever finds out she will be in big trouble.

I don't know what to think, but I certainly don't want to loose her as a friend. She is more than a friend she is like a little sister to me.
Is she trying to get help from me ? Does she want out ? I don't know what to think. She says i'm the only one she can talk to about this stuff.
Any suggestions on what I should do would be really helpfull.
You can post or email me. Thank you very much