I (23F), have realised I was raised in a cult. My mom (60F) and Dad (73M), are going to stage an intervention to try and get me to drop the questions - I don’t know whether it’s time for me to leave or not.

For context, I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness. Never had a problem until recently when I started to research the history of the organisation and ask questions.

You would have thought I’d shot someone. I would much rather my family come with me, they have more stake in the organisation than I do though. My mom has lots of friends and my Dad has a prominent position. I have no roots in it so it won’t be as hard for me to go.

I have a steady job, make about £1450 a month. I want them to come with me but so far any attempts to breach this topic have resulted in confrontation not initiated by me. I still can’t believe I was raised in a cult, to them it’s the equivalent of leaving God, that’s not what I’m doing but that’s what they think it is. This would mean leaving the house, not because I choose to, but because they will kick me out if I leave. What should I do?

TL;DR - My parents are going to talk me back into staying with Jehovah’s Witnesses, it’s a cult. I don’t want to. But they will kick me out if I leave the cult. I can’t decide whether to stay (to bring them with me) or go. What should I do?

Submitted October 04, 2021 at 10:33PM by Raze1998 https://ift.tt/3DaVGot