I remember going into Costco one Saturday morning thinking that maybe I would not run into any JW's because they are suppose to be out on service that early in the morning. That was not the case this Saturday morning. I was in the meat department when someone from behind called out my name I turned to see this sister that I had known when I was married to my JW husband. I gave her a hug thinking that she expected it but apparently not. I felt so weird thinking I shouldn't have hugged her. She didn't hug me back. She looked at me not saying a word. Stared at me until I finally said I was in a hurry I needed to get back to my children. I felt like I was in Twilight Zone. Meanwhile her husband was in the background telling his wife "lets go." Not even saying hello to me. I just smiled away. It was very disturbing to say the least but I didn't show it. Another time I went with both my teenage children and saw this elder with his wife. He stared at me giving me dirty looks throughout costco. I just ignored him. Maybe he noticed I looked different. I was not dressed like before, in very long dresses 5 sizes bigger to cover my body. I was different, I was dressed up like normal people dress up today. I was happy not depressed like the brothers expect to see you after you leave the org. I remember my father once saying to my younger brother "your sister is going to fall flat on her face since she left the org." That was 5 years ago and I have never been happier. When I left the org, I felt like going to the beach and throwing off my sandals and raising my hands in the air and yelling I'm free, I'm free. I now smile at those ugly stares I get from JWs. They don't scare me.
Tweety