coppersgirl67
JoinedI was raised a JW and my mom committed suicide when I was eight in 1975. The month after an article in the WT saying is was not showing faith in Jah to be depressed and seek help. I left at 16, non-baptized and actually had just been in a drama hee hee. I wanted a life and friends. My father kicked me out of the home because I wanted to date and have worldly friends. I lived with my grandparents, his parents, for about a year and a half and have been on my own ever since. My father remarried at this time and I gained an adopted bother, Ryan whom I adored. I became very involved with cocaine, was living in Dallas, TX for a short time, and was busted. This resulted in 5 years probation and some big fines. At 21, I studied with my Dad because I felt my life would never go anywhere if I was not a JW and that I would soon die anyway. My boyfriend did as well. We were married and baptized in 89. He was a MS or elder 13 out of the 14 yrs we were married. I was a regular pioneer for a short time and then had my first child at almost 25. Heather Michele to me was the not just the beginning of motherhood but the beginning of my life. At 29, I had Sierra Faye at a whopping 11.2 lbs and she simply made my life complete with her fat cheeks and giggles that still abound every time I am with her. Having my girls closed the opened circle of having a mother/daughter relationship that I myself missed. Being a mother and being there for them has always been my priority, which makes my loss of them much greater. I lost my little brother 4 yrs ago when he was only 22 because my parents would not let him have blood. I still have not gotten over the shock of what happened and I miss him desperately. I studied with a girl down the street who was baptized and my best friend for years. She married my ex 2 months after the divorce and has done nothing but treat me and talk about me as trash to everyone she comes in contact with and reminds me every chance she gets. I met and married my husband Mark and that is what caused my being df. Believe me I am much happier without the JW pressure and my husband and I are very happy. They modified custody and have had my two girls ages 10 and 14 (the oldest recently baptized) and they received them after the judge heard my father testify against me. The judge did not want to see my girls experience the same as I have from my father. Moreover, felt it would be in their best interest to remain in the religion they had known from childhood. My father attended their wedding and not mine and he still goes to their house for dinner and stuff. He has not called let alone visit for a yr and a half to see how my son, 2 yrs old and his only grandson is. Shannon I am trying to get back in court but do not know if I have the change of circumstances needed to do so.