I was brought up a JW untill I was seventeen, even got baptized. When I was seventeen I got disfellowshipped. Tried for about three years of sitting in a hall of non stop ignorant people claming to be Christian, is it christian to be ignorant or just rude? (thoughts, please) I was so proud, never missed a meeting or a convention, loads in the congregation being disgruntled and gossiping because the elders wouldnt reinstate me, love to make gossip by the way! Then I got a bit fed up, it limbo because you cant have worldly friends but cant in the congregation. Got married to a worldy bloke, which despite how I was brought up is the most trustworthy man on the planet. I thought that would not be possible for a worldly bloke. Nine years later am having my first baby. I just wanted to say that I know at the time you think you cant go on without something that was such a big part of your life and for a while its strange, but then you get over it all, move on the same way as you do anything else and you are happy. I found out that i truly dont need them and are actually better off without them, although I do miss the gossiping bits.
Now i look at them in the street going from door to door in their suits and think, god, (no pun intended) are you still working the same old territory, waiting for armageddon.
Good luck to everyone. For those who remember me get in touch. I was in Holmfirth congregation.