Richie....and Filip

Gill

Do any of you remember Filip?

He was a young poster on here, about 17 last year. He was desperate to leave JW land but was terrified of his father, (a very militaristic JW Elder and control Freak). After a few weeks on here, and as much advice as we could give him, Filip was caught out on JWD by his father. After a lot of trouble by the sounds of Filip's descriptions of what happened, and fear of being thrown out of his home, Filip stopped posting.

IF you still 'lurk' Filip, you are not forgotten and we hope that you are able to leave JW land in time, physically as well as mentally.

Let's not forget, that for every Richie who WILL leave successfully, there are many, many more struggling to escape the chains of the WTBTS. Many will never have the financial security to just make that leap for a long time.

Good luck Richie, but even more so, Good luck all you lurkers who also want to be free. Remember....Your Time Will Come!!!

luna2

Good thought, Gill. I'm afraid I don't remember Filip because I was just joining about a year ago, but I sure hope he's okay and is able to get out of Jehovah-land someday soon.

Sunnygal41

Gill, it's wonderful that you are posting this as an encouragement to those who want so badly to leave while still young...........when I read it, it transported me back in time, when I, as a then young woman of 18, had reached my time of decision in the Borg. Back in 1975, I was living in an alcoholic, abusive home. I had just attained my first job at McDonald's, part time, and had no license of my own. I felt totally "trapped" by my circumstances, and without a base of outside contacts, the only choice I felt I had was to get baptized, go with the flow, and maybe, in the future, when I was out on my own, I could make a different decision then. It took me another 24 years before I was able to do that. I got DF'd for "spiritism", my own husband turned me in, but, I was on my way out of the Borg AND the marriage that was an escape route I had taken to get out of my father's and mother's house. My point, in this very personal account, is that it takes what it takes to find your own authentic path in life. There were times when I felt it would have been easier to die than go any further, but, I am soooo glad that I persevered, because, today, I am a happier, more joyful person than I have ever been in my life. Is my life perfect? No, but, then, I no longer expect a perfect life, or even to be happy every day. My life today is balanced and for the most part calm. I hope this may be of help to someone, either young or not so young, who is struggling for some sort of way to maintain sanity and empower themselves.

Terri

Sunnygal41

And, yes, I do remember Filip. Hope you are okay, Filip and able to read this!!!!

Dr Jekyll

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/83548/1.ashx

Sunnygal41

BTTT

ozziepost

Gill,

Wonderful words. Bravo!

Sunnygal41

bttt

Gill

Sunnygal41 - Back in the 1970's we had NO idea that we would become the very people that we thought were really bad, 'apostates' and we did not have the opportunity to find out that the WTBTS was total BS. Young JWs nowadays have the Internet.....if only we had had it then. What different stories we would all be telling now. What different lives we would have led. We had NO idea that there were so many of us thrown out, discarded, or desperate to leave JWs. Now we have a network of support and it's completely different. It's no wonder the WTBTS is desperate to quash Internet Interest by its captives.

I'm glad you made it and broke free. I had to wait till I was 37! That's one hell of a long time to wait to be free mentally from those chains. It impresses me every time I see a young person post here. They're already free and that's wonderful. It's wonderful to be able to support them and help them as well. It's like tearing open a cage and releasing new hatched butterflys and see their individual colours unfold, instead of letting them die in their cages.

Ozziepost - I know you've supported people on this site for a long time. Your posts certainly inspired me when I first started reading on this site

Long live Freedom.....and long live the Internet!

nicolaou

Well said Gill

Richie....and Filip

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