THIS is what we’ve been up to…
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- As promised, we tell you guys where we are now in this video and where we're going in 2022...which is exciting but also frightening. But we're looking forward to it all the same.
We want folks waking up to know that it does get better and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel...and you can reach a place where you can be free to do pretty much anything (within reason of course).
Did you guys jump into something new shortly before or after you left? Let us know in the comments :)
When I left, I went right away into University (I had left when I entered from the world). I thought, “These Popes of New York won’t dictate anything to me anymore”.
Hell yeah!
I believe we are all entitled to be angry after finding out that we have been drastically lied to. Not only lied to but then you find out all the other terrible things they have been hiding from us ( child sex abused, suicide do to shunning, blood transfusion lies and many other) that is why once and individual wakes up is hard on them. Once you get passed it it is a better life for sure. Congratulations on your wonderful opportunity and keep doing whatever you both love.
Thanks Omar. So true. So many things to be angry about. But it's good to move on when one is ready :) As always, appreciate you kind words!
I have released that the watch tower has to much pressure on the individual
It’s a high control group
Are they bad people
@@philipalmond6908 The people in general are like everything else some good some not so good and some just trying to see how they could benefit from the followers or kids. The leaders are the once that control and put the pressure… in Jehovah’s name of course.
Kayleigh is so blessed to have such a decent, dedicated, fun and supportive husband. God bless ur family
Thank you. And God bless yours!
Patrick, love the way you express yourself when you talk of Kayleigh’s creative accomplishments! Stand proud in all you both accomplish, thanks for sharing! 🤩. Happy 2022 to both of you! 🥳🥂
And a happy 2022 to you too! We are fortunate to have each other :)
@@TheExjwFamily Yes, you are. You probably don't even know how much those words mean. I would say Patrick INFJ and Kaylee INFP, having some wild creative guesses (since leaving WT).
I am so glad your mom has you guys.
And I'm so glads we have her :)
Please enable your videos with closed captions for hearing impaired viewers. Thank you in advance. ❤ Apostates are bad news for mind controlling cults.
Beverley! My apologies. I thought I'd already done this. I shall rectify it immediately. I love you final sentence on apostates being bad news. Gave me a chuckle. So true!
Now that I don't have that culty ball and chain on my ankle I'm going to uni and getting perfect grades. How bad I've turned out 🤗
Wow so happy for another family member being out!
Yea I’m an apostate and proud of it , I got sick of the nonsense the fear, guilt, shame and being lied to about the world and not having life with these people.
That wasn't the worst of it! Now that I also left their cult,
I finally found out that I've been LIED TO the whole time. They've been deceiving me
and used me for their own advantages. And I HATE
them for that!
Wonderful xxxx my son did the same and live in Chile now !! The first thing I did was bilding up meself, Not Good Enough, that was wat I felt the most in the cult and I had to get rid of that first after I left them. And I did and so did my 2 boys. So happy for you and your 3 girls 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
So happy you and your boys are out and your son is enjoying travel! :)
Well, that's very exciting news and I certainly wish your family all the best in your travels. I was thinking about your comments on homeschooling and the matter of socialisation. We all I'm sure can look back as former JW's in our school years (assuming we attended public school as JW children) and know that we had very little socialisation in reality as we were suppressed from activities and socializing and having "worldly" friends. This cult separates and stagnates young ones from having any opportunities to learn social skills and experiences outside of the cult controlled domination. And now your children will have the opportunities and education that travel will bring! Happy New Year!
It's so true. I was the most socially awkward kid at school and it did nothing to socialize me before or after joining the cult. Thanks for your great comments as always, willy. Happy new year!
Congratulations on your new channel to
keep down the the evil watchtower .
Thank you, Alex!
all the best to you on your business and travel pans , , it is so nice to hear about Grandma as well , , i'll be watching for more ☮
Thanks, John. We might rope Grandma into a video someday ha!
@@TheExjwFamily That would be Great !
Hi Guys, love hearing about your journey. I must say i am so happy that you were able to do this journey together with your family intact.
Many blessings for a wonderful life ahead , free of the fear, obligation and guilt we lived with in the organisation.
Congrats! You won’t regret it.
Thanks, Jessie. So far so good :)
You’re very welcome to come and visit Sunny Florida! Enjoy your travels! What an amazing memory for you and the kids and also an amazing chance to see the great big world we live in!
Thanks, Heather. FL is high on our list and we look forward to visiting one day soon. Appreciate your kind words.
I'd LOVE to join you in your travels! If you come to the USA, let us know!
We will do. We want to settle in the US eventually :)
My granddaughter has been home educated, and, at 11, feels that she wants to see what school is like.
My daughter (born free, but still affected) is facilitating her entry into school.
Home ed has been great, and my daughter has done an amazing job! Like you say, there are massive benefits to learning and exploring with your children.
My daughter is a little sad about her daughter heading off to school (especially because her child has extra physical needs) but will always put her child's needs in front of her own.
Happy adventuring!
Ps, we are in Scotland, and would love for you to come and visit. There is an ex jw community here that is very welcoming.
I did in fact become a drug addict. But this is because I was raised as a jw and woke up at 21. I have a huge close family and I'm the only one who has woken up so far.
So when I lost that and went head first into the real world I had no idea how to live. I had extreme depression and I was ignorant of everything. And I was 21 and had just thrown off my shackles for the first time. I had so much built up on me that I just went crazy.
This isn't due to me being a "worldly person" now. It's what happens when a person loses everything and the world turns upside down and you have to learn how to live all over again with no support.
I'm now 35 and I'm just now pulling myself together and I'm lucky I survived all the mistakes I made.
As horrible as the consequences have been I would do it all over again if I had to. Because living a lie is no life at all. Freedom is worth every ounce of that struggle.
I am so happy that you are finding your way through. Your journey must have been beyond difficult, but you have not given up. Your life, and your story, matter to the many who will be helped and inspired to freedom.
Although we are ex jw, it is the religion we turned out backs on, NOT our brothers and sisters. I was born in, and I consider all of you family. That's what I was taught, and that's how I feel.
We owe it to each other to help keep each other strong because we are family. We don't refuse to help anyone who is struggling, or try to control free expression.
Ok, maybe some still do, but most of us have open arms just waiting for a brother or sister. The sad thing is that those who leave, or are forced out, don't know how to find us, or are too scared of us to reach out.
I wish you all the best, my brother/sister, and I know you will continue onwards to the beautiful life that you deserve.
Come to Southern California. I'm happy to show you around. Have a great trip.
That would be cool! Who knows, we might end up down your way sometime :)
Oooohh what a wonderful plan I got inspired I really got the urge to live my dreams too with my family 🤩🤩 🌺 I don't know why i teared up by this thought
Live those dreams!
Is always nice to see you! A loving couple with honesty!
😊 thank you
Wishing you all the best, look forward to hearing about your family following your dreams.
Thank you! You too!
And now, I've become that apostate they made me to be
U r such a beautiful couple God bless you!! I came from jw family but never got involved myself I just saw through it all the way from the start my other siblings are sadly in as is all my family but thankfully we have a wonderful relationship and it's all ok 😊
Glad you didn't get sucked in and still have contact with your family! Best of both worlds :)
thanks again for posting
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching, bud!
As a 11 year old boy I was asked was I enjoying the assembly
To me enjoying a full weekend of boring talks ect
Was alien and could never wait for the meeting to be over
Same Philip!
Omgosh! I feel that about wanting to do something to prepare for the future and better our situation but felt I shouldn’t be preparing for a future in “this system of things.” Then there’s other brother’s and sister’s living their best lives with retirements and businesses & pioneering. What was I doing wrong? Is what I often thought. Like we shouldn’t try to have nice things in this system because we were hoping in the devi l’s system of things. My husband and I went from having retirements, home on 2 acres, I had my license for LPN, etc to living in an RV starting completely over, even with my license. The pandemic actually helped me get my license back without more schooling. But otherwise, we completely started over! My husband is still in it but our daughter and I left 7/15/2022.
Penney loves you, Patrick because you love her daughter, first & foremost & you treat her as an equal, but also because you seem to be a wonderful individual. In any man like that, as the saying goes…” What’s not to love?”😝
You're too kind, Marie-Claire :D We've all got our faults, Lord knows I've got more than most, but the important thing is that we try :)
Mother in laws,I'm trying to imagine how poor old Solomon felt, just imagine he had a thousand to contend with. One thing jws never stole from me was my sense of humour. Hi from Australia 😎😇🤪🤣 just in time.
That dude was seriously ambitious! Love your sense of humor haha May you never lose it! Good luck down under. Always wanted to visit! One day. One day :)
best of travels from nz
Thank you, Tania!
a jdub elder was trying to shame me in front of c.o. (regional manager) about my youtube channel!
I love your videos 👏👏
Thank you, Kathy.
It would be really interesting to hear what were the reasons for homeschooling and gow u manage it in detail
Appreciate the questions :)
Our reasons for homeschooling are many. Two major factors are that we know we can give our kids a better education...and if you know you can give your kids something better and you don't...what kind of parents would that make us?
Second, we value freedom. Something I don't see many Ex JWs talk about...once you leave, you might have the appearance of freedom, but there are a lot of cult-like traits and controls in society.
Not all controls are bad of course. Some are constructive, but most are destructive. We decide that we will free ourselves and our children of as many of the destructive influences as we could. We could argue all day about whether the education systems of the planet (public and private) are destructive. But we made our decision.
How we mange it? With lots and lots of preparation. But that's a video in and of itself. Maybe we'll make that one some day.
@@TheExjwFamily thank you so much! And yes please make a video about homeschooling 😊😊🌺
Lots of temp jobs here is Oz during the fruit season...
..the locals don't want to work hard so back packers do the work...short term work visas are available...
..bring lots of sun screen and big hats.
Honestly, I can’t wait till JW‘s are coming to my door again. At least now I know what I‘m looking at.
Thank you lovely couple
Our pleasure! Nicos :)
Business: a) don't get stuck behind a desk b) be your own boss and c) only accept cash!! 🤣. ( from the movie-Cone Heads). You are doing fantastic. Keep moving forward. You have 3 darling children whom you are responsible for and ensuring they are happy, healthy and never let any human pull them away from you. You 2 are still young. Live life and have fun with those kids. Come to North Carolina, USA!!! Beautiful beaches and mountains.
Thanks again for your kindness and support, Beverly :) We'll do out best. Maybe we'll one day travel to North Carolina. We passed through Charlotte once upon a time. We have friends who are still in there but we never got the chance to go see them while we were in. You live in a stunning part of the world!
@@TheExjwFamily Y'all live in a stunning area of the world! Hubby and I are of Scottish, Irish and Anglo-Saxon decent. We are hoping to visit all 3 countries in 2023. We definitely want to visit Isle of Eigg!!!! As a matter of fact, we've going to ' purchase ', only in a conservative way, a few plots in NW Scotland. Then we'll be Lord ( Laird ) and Lady Harward.😁😁. There is a place for you and your family to rest your heads in NC should you visit our state and the need arise! I hope you and your wife help wake vast numbers of jws to wake up.
May I ask, what is the name of your company and its URL please?
If you find yourself in the North Carolina, United States, I can help you find a place to stay (we have friends with a beautiful retreat center nearby) for your visit. I’d love to meet up with you! I, for one, would love to follow your travels.
You save a huge amount of time, stress and money not having to drop off your kids at school and pick them up every day...
I've been thru kids and grand-kids and during the Aussie summers of 40'C+ it is a huge stress on the poor kids getting buses all over the country side.
The last couple of years my g/kids have schooled from home (pandemic) and they don't seem to learn any less...or any more for that matter.
The public school system here is quite retarded, so i think they might learn more from home.. :)
Have you considered been a auxiliary apostate it's only 30 hours a month and then you can work up to be a regular apostate 50 hours a month then the ultimate goal special apostate 90 hours a month are you seeking spiritual goals ? Or chasing worldly pursuits ? Put apostasy first and all these other things will be added to you. Warm apostate love
Dear brother and sister. Justin porter ex jw
look That gave us a good chuckle Justin. Thank you. And happy new apostate year :)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣 that is so funny!
And, when I was in (1987-1994), apostates were simplified to be losers- fired Watchtowerites, bitter and eager to sin. All they had was picket signs at assemblies.
I’m quite sure the Watchtower Popes are utterly exasperated on what to do with these thoughtful, kind, nuanced, humble apostates.
I can only imagine haha. The apostates have leveled up and the WT have leveled down. Not a good move :D
Look he has a beard and not the sanctioned "beard fraction" aka a moustache. :)
Jeffrey. This made me howl with laughter! Beard fraction!!!! I love it! :D
@@TheExjwFamily The guy from DUB Town said that and yes I laughed when I first heard it also. It is hysterical.
Watchtower doesn’t say your mentally diseased.
The Bible does.
1 Tim 6:4
you're*
@@TheExjwFamily
My apologies.
You’re correct.
You know what they say about those who correct others grammar on social media?
Never-mind.
Back to the point.
Again, it’s not the Watchtower saying you’re mentally diseased….it’s the Bible.
1 Tim 6:4
The Greek word used in this verse is “noseo” and the definition is “ailment of the mind”
@@craiglittle7367 The irony...SELF PROJECTION. A verse taken out of context and weaponized for someone that disagrees with this FALSE HERETIC MAN MADE RELIGION. I understand that TWISTING SCRIPTURE is a favorite past time of yours and other witchtower idolaters.
1 Timothy 6:4 Has witchtower's (Not a typo) name all over it. It is actually talking about and warning about cults like witchtower and is meant for cults like witchtower.
@@TheExjwFamily It's your channel, so do as you please...but I would block toxic trolls such as this individual here.