hi everyone, i have been on here for a little while and haven't introduced myself to you.
i can't tell you how much all of you have helped me sort many things out in my mind.. i was raised in a very good christian home and married my hs sweetheart.
i left home and moved half way across the country with a husband and a brand new baby.
Welcome Aunt Fancy. It's so sad you had to go through that, what a nice ending being able to celebrate Christmas with your family again!
i never thought about it that way before, but it always upset me how concerned they were with whether you we're at the meeting, not how you were, seems obvious, thanks!
So glad you introduced yourself.
the making of a jehovah's witness.. .
by victor escalante.
http://www.jwfiles.com/wt_professional_look_at_jws/making_jw.htm.
I'm thinking it starts out with the best of intentions. Someone hears the WT message, looking for meaning in life, and it sounds good. But then the society insulates them, filling their lives while warning them against outside influences. A recipe for cult.
Reminds me of The Matrix Blue pill vs Red pill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill
(I'm new at posting links so might not work)
From this, perhaps the antidote to cult is to keep taking the red pill, but might find it easier to take the blue pill once in a while.
And then again, what is reality? But that's a whole other thread.
the making of a jehovah's witness.. .
by victor escalante.
http://www.jwfiles.com/wt_professional_look_at_jws/making_jw.htm.
i've been lurking on the forum for over a year now.
i'm not an ex jw but have some weird connections to the group none the less.. i was raised in the worldwide church of god.
a lot in common with jws.
Welcome Cog survivor!
i have just joined this website and just wanted to say hello to anyone out there.
i am so nervous,after thirty odd years in the "truth" i feel as though my husband and i have just walked into a room full of smiling strangers and we are just standing here hoping to god someone will come up and speak to us.
scared and excited and hoping to wake up one morning and not wonder what we do now???
Welcome franticfran!! It's so great that you made it here. All the suggestions everyone has made will really help. So sad that you had to go through all of this. I usually take comfort in knowing that everyone has had difficulties to overcome, whether it be the WT or something else. And now that you're out, you can read and take advantage of whatever resources there are.
I'm pretty new here as well. Though I left the org. many years ago, I find it useful to know what's going on in the org. because most of my family are still in. And most everyone here is just wonderful!
Again, welcome. I'm so glad you made it!
so where do you start?.
i've been reading peoples experiences for several months now trying to figure out what i want to say but how do you put your whole life into a few words?.
i was a born in but have been happy and free for 5 years and luckily for me my husband felt the same way and we have freed our children from being brainwashed.
Welcome to you both. I wish I could give you both a hug. So sad you were treated so poorly.
I'm new here as well, but have been out of TT for quite a few years. Again, welcome!
Liz
it is not chains that bind me to the position i now hold .
and, that, for a lengthy time now.. i stand motionless, my eyes peering through dark curtains, they fixed steadily upon cheerful passersby on the street below my third-storey bedroom window.
by their simply being out and about in the daytime sun i perceive that, in contrast to my placid self, these happy souls are at peace with the world.
I love the creativity. So refreshing. Thanks compound complex and cptkirk.
if you could get all willing participants on this board together in one area for a party, and told them to bring favorite music, food, movies, and dressed in certain fashion, all of which has been discouraged or outright banned either by the wts or by their flunkies (do, co, elders, busybodies in the hall, etc.
), what would you bring?.
i would bring:.
Count me in on giving thanks. Maybe Blondie or Mouthy could say grace.
We should vote on everything.
I'll spike up my black/purple hair, and dust off my boots, bring my Barbie, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, REM's Losing My Religion and I might just curse once or twice.
well here it is, my first post!
it feels like a huge step like the point of no return.
i am a born in, still in wanting to get out ms. i have refused eldership, used to pioneer and have sooo many stories.
Welcome awakening. I'm new here as well, though I left tt many years ago. Glad you made it this far.
xo
i'm 19, and i'm still currently a jw.
i guess i'm a born-in, or whatever you guys call it.
i've had some serious issues with the faith at the moment, and sexuality is a huge part.
I hate this. I keep deluding myself into thinking I can stay.
Welcome magotan, you've come to a good place. You sound very intelligent. It's natural to want things to stay the same. We all resist change. Follow what gives you joy.
xo Bev
