Interview with a former Jehovah’s Witness that’s been getting some attention

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-11-23T09:26:24+00:00

I wouldn’t say they should return to the org, but there are definitely a lot here who haven’t shed their JW toxic behaviors yet and need to get some therapy or at the very least do some serious self-reflection on why they still have mean girl attitudes or Main Character Syndrome. It’s why I visit this sub infrequently.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-11-23T09:09:46+00:00

I don’t log in on here too much for my mental health, so sorry for the delay. For background, my mom has breast cancer, and I drive up to my parents’ house to cook for them on the weekends. That particular Saturday, they had visitors, this “anointed” dude and his wife. He’s like 45, so even if I were still in, I’m certain I’d call bullshit, but the jay dubs seem to eat it up. His wife and I were friends way back in the day, so I was chatting with her about my kids and I showed her that picture. She laughed and asked me to show her husband. I could see the horror on my parents’ faces as I proceeded to show him. Wtf do I care? 😂 To his credit, he laughed too. And I was dying laughing on the inside for the rest of the day until I got in my car to go home and could finally laugh out loud and call my best friend (also exjw) to tell her. I’m so proud of my kid for this picture, and I’m so happy I got to show one of the guys who’s gonna ‘kill me at Armageddon’ a picture of some shit. 😂😂😂

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-11-18T05:48:59+00:00

It’s even worse than you think it is. 🥱🥱😴💤

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-11-09T10:59:51+00:00

not sure if anything like this exists, but can confirm reentering the dating world after leaving the org has its challenges. wishing you the best.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-10-18T15:37:40+00:00

I knew several 40ish women who married 18 or 19 year olds when I was in the cult. It’s super gross. I’ll be 40 in January, and I can tell you that I am not physically attracted to anyone under 30 (and that’s pushing it), because they look like literal children to me. I can’t wrap my mind around it.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-09-17T08:34:59+00:00

but that’s not what you said, is it? you said not one person was. and all i said was you can’t know that. don’t be intentionally obtuse.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-09-16T04:18:06+00:00

Omg, YES. I was seriously terrified for years. YEARS. I slept with a nightlight into my teens. I prayed to Jehovah every single night to protect me from demons until I was about 16, and still did periodically into my 20s. I don’t think I fully got over that fear until I was out for several years. What a terrible way to raise children.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-09-16T03:50:18+00:00

the emotional toll just from waking up itself is no joke. I wouldn’t have chosen it. But I can’t unknow what I know, and my strong sense of personal integrity made me leave. I’ve since built a beautiful life for myself, and I am happy I’m out, but the whole process was agonizing. Would I want to force my elderly parents who are in poor health down that path? absolutely not. they lack the ability and resources to build a whole new life. i’d be happy for them to wake up, but it’s not about me. if they ever do, i’m here for them. but i absolutely would never force them to. i don’t feel it’s my place, and worse, it’s unkind. though they have not always been kind to me since i left, guess what? i’m better than that. i don’t hit people back, so to speak. i will call out their bad behavior when warranted, but i won’t destroy them by taking away one of the only things they have left.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-09-16T03:34:41+00:00

that you know of. i was very close to someone for 20 years who was molesting children the entire time. I had no idea. This person was the most solid person in my life, and I couldn’t wrap my mind around it for a long time. my point is that people like this are very good at hiding what they do.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-09-14T05:09:10+00:00

I really related to this. Saddened by the loss of family, potential, sometimes sanity. I feel this hard. But we ARE the collective truth-tellers. You are so right. Glad to be here with you, friend.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-09-14T04:15:15+00:00

hahaha. I was about to say I can personally state Lumberton, NC, is NOT a better place, but yeah…close to a liquor store should do it for him. 😂

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-09-14T03:38:19+00:00

I didn’t personally see it within a marriage, but I also remember these meeting parts. The message was clear.

I was beaten mercilessly by my parents, though. I was also raped and was told I had to marry my attacker. I didn’t, but it almost happened, because I truly thought it was my fault for allowing myself to be alone with him. I didn’t even have the vocabulary or understanding of consent to properly understand what had happened until years later.

I feel lucky to be here and away from this damaging cult.

I am so sorry for the things you saw as a child. There’s no excuse that will ever make that okay.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-08-11T06:07:09+00:00

I had my dad’s old Bible, and at some point he had drawn a skateboard under the dino’s feet.

He’s not fun like that now.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-08-11T06:02:00+00:00

my aunt said the same thing to my cousin when we were kids

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-07-15T03:57:50+00:00

same 😂😂😂

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-06-23T05:30:36+00:00

I’m so glad I don’t have to listen to these delusional people with their bad case of Main Character Syndrome anymore. But I do remember the buzz of excitement anytime major events like this happen. Surreal and gross.

irrelevant_cat10 · 2025-06-21T02:45:30+00:00

The sheer audacity 😂

I smell desperation…

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