Hello to you all,
I joined this forum a couple of days ago and didn't want to just keep lurking, so here goes!
My family have been JW's since before I was born, I was baptized at 12.I have six sisters, only one who still attends meetings. My Mom and Stepdad no longer attend either.
I met and married my SO in the congregation that I attended.
We left the organization together, thankfully, about 17 years ago. I have 2 sons who were not raised in that religion.
It has taken me all this time to feel free from the fear that was pounded into me on a daily basis for the first 2 decades of my life.
It's nice to see that all of the things I saw in my congregation, things that caused me to have doubts, were not just in my mind. I'm sure those things will all come out in further discussions, but they are quite numerous and I could spend days talking about it. I probably will, come to think of it...but that is for another day and another thread. I feel part of the group here already just from what I have read and I look forward to getting to know you all.