Hi everyone. I just joined this group. I hope it helps me heal and maybe I can be of help to someone else at some point. I "grew up in the Truth " rolls my eyes at "the truth "part. I was made to get married to a "brother" at the age of 18 even though I didn't love him so as not to emabarrass my parents and others in the congregation for what I don't know...I wasn't doing anything "wrong". This man turned out to be very abusive to myself and the 5 children I had with him. I told several people including my parents and elders, ministerial servants, various sisters and even elders' wives about it through the years. No one was concerned but scriptures were always pionted out to me about how I should endure it and will be blessed eventually. Well, I am now 55 yrs old, and divorced and remarried. My 5 kids are all grown and have serious issues as do I that need to be resolved still. I dissasociated myself in 1998 and will never go back. I could never be a part of anything that gives a man the right to abuse his wife and innocent children, physically and emotionally. I am going to see a councellor tomorrow in hopes of trying to getting this all behind me once and for all so,I can be a happy instead of angry person.....thank you for listening!
dazednconfuzed555
dazednconfuzed555
