Sam how long were you a JW?



Too long Laura lol!!  I was born into it - and was a diligent vacation pioneer in school hols, and then left school at 15 and became a regular pioneer.......

my JW mum died suddenly when I was 17.........I stumbled on for another year - but the total lack of love and understanding made me feel lost and isolated..........when my 'father' ejected me from the family home to re-marry, I moved to the other end of the country and became inactive..........for over 30 years!!

Having said that - I still believed it was the truth, and figured that when I was strong enough I would return to the fold............until I happened across the site over 2 years ago...............I would ocassionally sneak into assembly's to try and feel I 'belonged' - to recapture that feeling of 'security' that comes through familiarity...........

I even tried to get my husband involved by dragging him along to assemblies..........I reckoned that if he believed in the religion, he would be able to make me strong too (thank goodness he wasn't having any of it lol!!)  

So I suppose you could say that although I was only a practicing JW for 18 years, I never actually 'left the truth' until a couple of years ago.........

this board has changed my life........I just wish that I had found it a lot sooner......but, better late than never  xxx