blacksheep	Re: On The Art Of Fading
	Excellent post.   Just to reinforce your comments about maintaining a happy, healthy demeanor around JWs:  don't underestimate the importance of this.  My experience is that JWs generally revel at the problems of non-JWs, ESPECIALLY those who leave.  If you give every indication of doing well, they cannot use this card.  A few years back my JW sister even commented, almost in amazement "you're doing so well!"   No, since leaving the JWs I didn't become a druggie, a prostitute, a satan worshiper, whatever other horrific profile they'd like to paint leavers of the "truth".   She expressed a genuine surprise.  One that I hope she thinks about (but am not holding my breath...) My experience and observation is that they will use ANY opportunity to leverage any bad that happens to you.  Obviously, bad things happen to almost everyone, but it's the attitude toward them that's important.  Any bitterness and/or regret you show will just be exploited by them.
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