Author chose not to include a photo due to safety or personal reasons. Their voice still matters.
Female
42 years old
United States
Jehovah's Witnesses
"I'm 5th generation JW, yes that means my ancestors were Russelites. Which basically means I have very little choice because I have over 100 family members that would shun me."
And I can't mentally handle it. I have personally known four different friends that I grew up with that were disfellowshipped and almost immediately committed suicide. It's a horrible thing to do to anyone especially in this day and age. There is no love whatsoever in the practice.