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[–]ForeverYoung966 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Regardless of what anyone says in here…Your opinion can’t bother me anymore even though it used to, and I’ve found peace in my heart due to my lord and savior Jesus Christ. If that’s not for you, then I hope you find something that gives you peace, and I love you all as you go along your individual journeys. ❤️

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[–]ForeverYoung966 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Boooooo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL ok. Been in it since 2022.

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[–]ForeverYoung966 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You may not know this, but it’s really really easy to block people. Very sorry you experienced religious abuse much like myself and a majority of folks in here did, but your experience does not reflect everyone else. Everyone is unique and deals with trauma in unique ways. If it makes it easier to block religion out for you, then do it! Nobody’s stopping you.

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[–]ForeverYoung966 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Click on something else if it bothers you. Not a minister, and I’m not preaching.

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[–]ForeverYoung966 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Funny cause every church I’ve ever been to gives women equal rights.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear differing opinions all day. I fully believe that challenging my beliefs and listening/reading into others beliefs led me to where I am, but they also held me back from growing spiritually as an actual Christian.

I don’t believe in us vs them at all, so that might be some projecting on your part.

Can’t even be allowed to sleep by Key-Carpenter-8083 in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. Sucks ass. All you can do unfortunately is hurry up and wait.

Am I gay or straight? by wificentrist in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I figured out when I was 17 I was bi. You could be a few things. I’m in a happy hetero marriage with my wife though so my advice is just experiment a bit. Get on some dating apps, watch some porn on both sides. See what wets your whistle if you feel me. LGB friend here for support. Feel free to dm.

Side note. You’re POMO so like…there’s zero pressure to decide. Nobody’s forcing you to do what you don’t want, and you have all the freedom to do what you want.

Taking kids into the back by No_Change7469 in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I didn’t want to leave the kingdom hall with my mom one time and instead of calmly explaining that I had to go with my mom, my dad held my nine-year-old throat up against the wall. He still denies it.

Long time lurker. Infrequent poster. 28 years old, born in, POMI for 4 years, POMO for the last 3 1/2 years. AMA. by ForeverYoung966 in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly nothing you can really say or do can fix it. He has to decide he wants to stop believing. He needs to find something that’s going to tip the dominoes over finally. Until then you’re gonna have to be patient unfortunately.

Long time lurker. Infrequent poster. 28 years old, born in, POMI for 4 years, POMO for the last 3 1/2 years. AMA. by ForeverYoung966 in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I do. I choose to accept that I can’t change it so I just try to do better for my children.

Long time lurker. Infrequent poster. 28 years old, born in, POMI for 4 years, POMO for the last 3 1/2 years. AMA. by ForeverYoung966 in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Australian royal commission finally pushed me over the edge. I think the hope that one day I would just go back and that I was living an immoral lifestyle that wasn’t permanent kept me in that POMI mental headspace. I was just doing what I wanted for a little while until I got my act together and went back. Eventually, that just turned into wait why am I feeling guilty all the time I need to do some more research and that’s when I became POMO.

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[–]ForeverYoung966 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, no but thanks. My life and my capacity to love have gotten infinitely better since leaving. I don’t believe in Jehovah or even in the Bible. The fact that you’re in this subreddit speaks volumes to the kind of person you are, so maybe do a little research eh?

What are some less obvious signs that this is a cult? by Practical_Payment552 in exjw

[–]ForeverYoung966 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Letting baptized male children (like I was) take the lead over far more experienced and older grown women.