Oh Verrrrrry Seriously. Having come "OUT of the world" to side with the Kingdoom, I drew a major line in the sand (over a period of one year, studying, etc.) by eventually quitting the job I had and moving to a town where I knew NO ONE so I wouldn't have any close 'worldly associates' to deal with... and started fresh from there with the JWs, got baptized, would never listen to the radio or worldly music (while tanning on the far end of the isolated beach, I always had my ears plugged into to the KMelodies); had no social life outside of meetings and a few other JWs and the job (did 'give in' and go to the free lunch once a year for National Secretaries' Day, lol, and felt guilty for doing so)... you get the picture.
One time a dude moved into the neighborhood and came to my door to ask me out, and I said I couldn't do that and explained my "religious reasons," and the guy proceeded to cuss me out! He was sooo pissed off, saying all I had to do was say "no," rather than make excuses from the Bible, etc., yet I was completely sincere and serious regarding the reason. Duh. Felt like a ditzo.
Even when I hooked up with a 'much looser' JW family who basically 'adopted me' and I began hanging out with them, going on cruises, etc., I still towed the party line of staying separate from the world (none of my worldly family were JWs nor did they live in the same town, so that was never much of a problemo).
How much can a single sista be expected to take?? I mean, really... So after 11 years of that and having No Fun to speak of, I "slowly drifted away" in that little proverbial boat and ended up out here on the rocks of la la apostaland. LOL.
Sign me:
Gullible GRITS
