Hello everyone =)
My name is Rosie. I'm 36, have 3 kids and was raised in the 'truth'.
Since I was about 18 I realized that things weren't quite 'right' but stuck around mostly because my family is so much a part of it that if I left I'd have nobody.
I've been DF'd 2 times...got reinstated the last time with the intention to just drift away after so that I could stay around my family and do my own thing. So far it's worked ok.....but then there is the continual 'wish you would come back to the meetings' stuff...but whatever it's the price I pay to keep in touch with my large family (most of which are witnesses).
My parents are very loving as is my whole family. They took me in to their house both times when I had been DF'd even though it was really 'against' the rules. My dad was even an elder one of the times and considered 'stepping down' so that he wouldn't stumble any in the congregation (talk about guilt trip). Anyway bottom line, I didn't experience any of the 'horrible' things many people here did. I've had a relatively good life. Lots of little problems in it but those are mostly cuz I made some stupid decisions in my life haha don't we all sometimes.
Now I'm finally at the point where I feel the NEED to have God in my life. I actually confronted my 13 yr old yesterday and tried to reason with him regarding the 'truth' and asked him some questions about things that didn't seem 'right' to me. He suprisingly told me that he always felt weird about some of those things too. So we are BOTH going to look for something to bring us closer to God with out a man trying to tell us how to serve him. The Bible is really all we need and that's what we intend on keeping in mind.
I look forward to getting to know you guys....nice to be able to speak freely of things that have been on my mind for years. See you guys around =)
xoxo
Rosie