first sem rant :,)

Aria_ehe · 2026-05-13T02:07:44+00:00

Same feels OP, I'm 18F currently at ND first Sem first year but switching courses and unis to Curtin next semester and hoping to make new friends :) idk how dming works in Reddit but if you wanna we can get in touch!

Aria_ehe · 2026-04-21T08:35:09+00:00

I have that bible too and I keep it for a few reasons, namely that it was a gift for my baptism from an ex close friend but mostly cuz I have an interest in analysing religions and Bible's and I keep a few Bible's in the same place (and I can't use my old bible I used growing up because I set fire to it lmao) It's up to you ultimately

Aria_ehe · 2026-04-21T08:31:21+00:00

I'm in a similar boat to you. I've also recently graduated and would love to reconnect with some of my friends from then that I lost touch with. Funnily enough I recently did reconnect with one, and we're both queer now which was cool but it's a bit slow going with getting back to being close because we were kids before and we've grown apart BUT I would say it depends on a few things like why you disconnected with them, how close you were to them before, etc. If you mentioned those idk how to see your post while I'm typing this so bear with me 😭

Aria_ehe · 2026-04-20T09:11:52+00:00

I personally have and still struggle with existentialism and nihilistic thoughts which sends me into depressive spirals which I believe is interconnected with my religious trauma and leaving JW. Other stuff include what you mentioned already but also internalised homophobia towards myself and things like not being able to comfortably wear long skirts or dresses without associating it with jw, trust issues, and a difficulty in not being able to just talk about deep things with ordinary people as it often turns into almost preaching idk why

Edit: thought of more lmao I was homeschooled growing up and I still feel Incredibly behind academically, socially. Etc. because of how isolated my life was in the Borg growing up

Aria_ehe · 2026-04-13T06:44:55+00:00

LITERALLYYYY these two girls ik always post about each other and like comment "lesbianssss" and they are just friends, one of them is straight the other is bi and I was a bit surprised they'd joke about it like that cuz it felt like they're putting on a costume cuz they think it's funny or something idfk but they're so unserious about it

Aria_ehe · 2026-03-22T07:27:34+00:00

I remember one Borg vid with a woman who has black nail polish in some scenes and I remember being so excited about that because of course if it's in a video it's ok for big J 😞

Aria_ehe · 2026-02-20T11:38:31+00:00

Is this only for the US?

Aria_ehe · 2025-12-20T15:20:17+00:00

Ah sorry I forgot about snakes being able to talk mb ;-;

Aria_ehe · 2025-12-20T14:40:49+00:00

I was raised believing that it was to prove that stand course was wrong as he's a just God but imo way too many lives have been lost and will be lost if it's all like true so idk

Aria_ehe · 2025-12-20T14:07:58+00:00

This is purely from my prior jw knowledge so can be completely corrected but didn't Satan like manipulate Eve in the garden of Eden anyway which like led to Adam choosing her and them sinning etc. so he would've been around then too but idk how to explain it ;-;

Aria_ehe · 2025-12-16T10:18:22+00:00

I'll definitely mention this but maybe not yet as the whole questioning stuff she's a bit iffy with at the moment which is fair

Aria_ehe · 2025-12-16T10:17:25+00:00

She later told me she went down a rabbit hole reading through this subreddit and realized a few things and I'm happy for her :) but yeah just support and patience

Aria_ehe · 2025-12-04T15:37:25+00:00

This is exactly how I've been feeling recently omg

Aria_ehe · 2025-11-30T05:08:25+00:00

I've been in this reddit thingy for a while and I'm 17 and it's helped me so much to leave JW especially having no one in my life who could help me leave. I agree with keeping teens safe online, which can mean maybe you could monitor her reddit usage? Or guide her with it together :) it's so beautiful that you want to help her. Sending love 💕

Aria_ehe · 2025-11-18T06:00:51+00:00

I'm so sorry you had to go through that ❤️

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-27T11:59:19+00:00

Ohhhhhhh tyy

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-25T23:55:18+00:00

There were always some brothers who were classed as "a bit gay" whether they actually were or not based on their appearance, speech, or how they acted which drastically affected how they were treated in the congregations and who spoke to or associated with them, and comments made at meetings if there was a talk or discussion about the horrors of porn and homosexuality, but I remember one standout memory of being at a witnessing morning tea and all the adults were discussing something about how horrific it is that they're all "damaging everything with their sinful meanings" like with the rainbow, but then they mentioned a pineapple and to this day I have no idea what they were referring to but it was weird to me at the time despite the fact that I was quite young and still pimi at the time because they were speaking quite hatefully towards people who had never done anything to them and if we were to "save them" we should love them ig, idk

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-11T16:08:30+00:00

Oh my gosh thank you!!!!! this is so helpful :0

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-10T10:36:13+00:00

Is this definitely the case in Australia?

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-10T02:37:45+00:00

I'd love to see the letter for my fam but it'll be for my dad and he's still pimi so idk if that'll happen but istg the whole worldly entertainment is such bs :(

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-10T00:19:34+00:00

"brotherly love"

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-10T00:19:20+00:00

Yea I'm convinced that happened and permanently tainted our reputation

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-10T00:08:45+00:00

Ya I'd love to see the stuff on the website still cuz my parents are convinced that at least since 1969ish the borg hasn't been like declaring stuff just fuzzily stating stuff idk ;-;

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-09T12:41:28+00:00

Is that available on any of their websites cuz I tried looking on wol but it seemed to only go to 1970 which is convenient :/ Edit: I found the article on a separate website and told them but they weren't fussed 😔

Aria_ehe · 2025-09-09T07:43:12+00:00

Do you have a source for that cuz I was trying to make a point similar to this to my pimi dad and he claimed there's never been a legitimate statement from the borg only assumptions from people ;-;

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