Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Hi Everyone - it's been awhile. You were all so much help to me. It's been fantastic just getting on with my life.But some things need to be said (eventually) so I delivered the following letter (by...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Great letter Magenta - must have been quite cathartic to write! Glad to hear you are doing OK. :)
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Magenta wrote:Thank you everyone! This forum kept me sane in my darkest moments...I copied my DA son (whom I shunned for a time) with this email. This was his response (made it so worthwhile)...Wow....
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
That was perfect. Now you can live like a normal person and understand what it means to really love people on your own, not governed by a group of men who have self appointed themselves as lord and...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Hey Magenta your post got me to thinking. I wonder if everybody gets a call from them about a letter like yours? If not, is it possible to send disassociation letters in behalf of our loved ones. LOL...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Beautifully written, Magenta! And lol inspector about writing DA letters on behalf of our loved ones! Perhaps it would be just the thing to pique their interest enough that they break the rules and...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Magenta wrote:I have since heard from the PO of the congregation I was last associated with. He phoned -- called me Maggie -- ... and asked if I had written the letter and stand by what it says.So...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Well, of course, as we all know, it's not as simple as having your say and riding off into the sunset....I have no idea whether an announcement has been made or not. My daughter and SIL are treating...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Hi Magenta - I think your words to your daughter were spot on, but of course you never know how the JW mindset will respond. You have NOTHING to feel guilty about though! Your daughter's depression is...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Magenta, I wish I could have that conversation with my daughter who is back on meds for anxiety and depression. The leadership know very well what they have done to the flock with their demands to...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Woohoo. Nice one Magenta. I guess the only bit the elders will pay attention to is the 'I want out' bit. I hope they read the rest but kinda think they won't......that's just my experience as an ex...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Magenta I thought your letter was great! It would be nice if it were as simple as riding off into the sunset when leaving the cult. The good news is you did leave now you can enjoy a life without...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Magenta, I saved your letter in my private documents file. It was so very well written, so fully supported, and clear. I have hopes to need to access it someday ( for my husband of course) One thing...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Thank you everyone... This forum really is a lifeline. Even when I don't feel up to posting, I come in here to read and relate to people who are going through the various stages of J-dub...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
((Magenta)) - YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEEL BAD ABOUT! Yeah, I know, that doesn't mean you don't. Actually, the fact that your daughter's attitude toward you does not seem to have changed is amazing. It is...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
What a pathetic and diseased cult. I don't know that I would have taken the time to write such a thorough letter (kudos to you M for doing so). I probably would have just told them to f**k off.
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
sdelsolray wrote:What a pathetic and diseased cult. I don't know that I would have taken the time to write such a thorough letter (kudos to you M for doing so). I probably would have just told them to...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
maksutov wrote:((Magenta)) - YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEEL BAD ABOUT! Yeah, I know, that doesn't mean you don't. Actually, the fact that your daughter's attitude toward you does not seem to have changed is...
View ArticleRe: Sharing my Screw-you-I-quit letter
Lovely lady ... don't feel ashamed for what you have done in the past, even with your boy. You are now living in the present and you're living life YOUR way. No shame nor harm in that! I've never been...
View Article
