The way I've seen abuse normalized as a Jehovah's Wittness is appaling. I know so many people, including some in my family, who are stuck with abusive partners under threat of excommunication or "sinning against god". Few victims ever leave and those who find out about the situation often praise the victim for putting god first by staying.
On the other hand children are told their value exists in being fully obedient to their parents to please god. You are explicitly told that even if the parent is wrong or listening to them upsets you, it doesn't matter. Yet, they're surprised when abusers flourish.
Members can't acknowledge this because their relationship with the organization is the same. You do everything you're told, often in your worst interest, and you can't leave.
Your heart aches for the bitter work that lead you down this destructive path.
I finally moved out and told my parents I was leaving the cult. Moving was fine i suppose but the phone conversation explaining my stance was much more emotional than I expected.
My parents aren't the type to question their beliefs so I wasn't going to put effort into explaining myself, but they kept pushing. They had preconceived notions that I was just bitter or foolish and kept poking only to have me explain how their bigotry made my life hell. My dad tried to play off the slurs and awful things he said as jokes only to have to come to terms with the fact that I grew up feeling unlovable and disgusting because of him.
Now I'm waiting for them to decide if they ever want to talk to me again. They're crushed but still miss the point. Rather than realizing "homophobia bad" they took "we did homophobia wrong". While I can't say I wanted to spill so much to them, I'm happy that they have to live with what they've done.
Judas really put Friends to Enemies to Lovers on the map huh 😳
If you struggle with mental health, you will see alot of people saying "it will get better!" and others saying it never will. Dont expect wide generalizations like either to be accurate to your life. There are so many things that affect your mental health that you might not even be aware of yet. Just know with help, it always gets easier and sometimes that's enough.
what’s one piece of wisdom you wish you could share with people going through issues similar to what you survived when you were younger?
god would never let me into heaven bc i am so much prettier than him and hes jealous
the rainbow is a well-known symbol of gay pride that originated in the late 1970s in san francisco, when the gay community promised to never again destroy the earth by flood
Made this with a picrew that was cute and great for pride month! I like how customizable it is. Makes me wish I had a button maker tho.
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