I'm new here but have been lurking here for a couple of months. I am 3rd gen born in but have been inactive for a few years but always had the intention to make another go of the truth, but not now that I know TTATT. I became inactive due to the inhumane treatment from family members who are elders. I literally felt like I was looking at a Pharisee when hearing them on the platform. Let's just their actions were so upsetting to my situation/circumstances that i had considered ending it all... I then came across a post on YouTube showing the origins of the WTS, and then this site.. I was so shocked I was literally walked around in a daze for days, but it all made sense!!! It was like the blinkers have finally come off & I see the org for what it is. I now understood why such things were happening, and I no longer wanted to end my life. I guess u can say, it saved my life. But now I am dealing with the realisation that I have been lied to all those years!!
I still associate with many jw's socially & manage a mtg once every couple months. Coz I usually stay at other friends houses on weekends & have been known for visiting other kh's & ca's, I guess I get away with many thinking I attend more than I do. The elders no longer bother with me as I have set them straight on a couple of occasions over the years when their actions towards me were no only hurtful, but showed just how unspiritual they really were. They now leave me alone, I guess I am in their 'too hard' basket. I have started making the occasional comment hoping it will make others wake up but have been careful to keeps my thoughts to myself from certain jw's. But I have noticed around my area, even though you have some who are hard-core fanatical jw's, there are also many that have suffered at the hands of those fanatical and in higher positions and some have become inactive coz of it. They know something is not right, but just not quite sure why. If only they knew TTATT!! Not sure how I plan to go about completely leaving yet, coz as most of you know, there is a very heavy price to pay. So just going to suss things out for a while...
just want to thank you all for opening my eyes...