Hello and welcome to the board!!!  I am so glad you found us, cos at last you will be among those who truly understand the legacy of the religion!!

That custody battle would last the entirety of my childhood
That must have been torture for you........I can only begin to imagine all the guilt that was heaped on your young shoulders, add the religion into that mix (which of course comes with its own in-built guilt) and its a wonder that you have survived with all you faculties intact lol!!

I am just so pleased that you managed to escape all the mind control at such a young age........as you will have seen, many of us wasted far too many years feeling inadequate and wretched at the same time!!  You have your whole wonderful life ahead of you, with all the adventure and love that entails.........
And for the first time I have people in my life who love me because of who I am as a person and not how good of a witness I am.


I know!!  all those years we were taught that only within the org was there any love, that everyone who was 'worldly' was evil and a waste of space...........and yet all of us have found more love both in life, and on this site, than we ever saw in the religion!!  How could they love us truly, they were far too busy being judgemental  smiley: ohwell

I look forward to knowing you better, and watching as you blossom in your new found freedom smiley: smile

Hugs
Sam xx