Childhood friend

by JimmyPage 1 Replies latest jw friends

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  JimmyPage

  Reconnecting on Facebook with an old friend of mine got me thinking. We went to school together and he started coming over to my house and hanging out. He lived not too far away and he'd ride his 3 wheeler over. We'd play videogames and he'd show me what he was learning since joining the football team (of course that was verboten for moi). Then he started inviting me to parties and that was when my JW parents had to step in and cut off the "bad association".

  Just got me thinking about what a more normal upbringing could have been like.
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  cawshun

  I think a more normal life is being able to enjoy it rather then live under the jw belief system that makes one feel guilty for every living moment. I can even tell how different my JW daughter acts around her JW mother in law, she is more cautious of what she say's.

  I'm sorry your parents cut off your association with your friend, maybe getting a taste of what a comfortable friendship feels like, may have helped you in your leaving the WT. Glad your out of that cult now, good luck in your new life and new friendships.