My life story: I was raised a Jehovah's Witness. I was baptized around age 14 I think, meaning I knew and understood what it meant to be a Jehovah's Witness and promised to live by all the rules and whatnot. By about age 18 or so, I started "screwing up". I had gotten a boyfriend who was not a Jehovah's Witness. And did what boyfriends and girlfriends do. This pretty much, since I was not sorry for what I had done, got me "kicked out" of the religion until I feel remorse and work really hard to get back in. Being kicked out meant that if I lived away from home, I was not allowed to speak to my family. So unless I lived with these family members I couldn't associate with them, among other priveledges I had taken away. But this was the biggest. So I moved away to live with a different boyfriend in South Carolina. We eventually got married in 99. I was divorced by 00. Still, during this whole time since I moved out (in 97) I had not spoken to my parents or pretty much my other siblings.

After seperating from my ex, I moved back to California and met the one. Casey, in 2000. We got married in 2002 and now are expecting our first baby in 2006. And again, all the while, still have not talked to my family, except of course when my father wants to call me for money, which was twice since I moved out in 97. I have not seen my little brothers since they were under the age of 10, now they are 15 and 18. I've missed them growing up.

I've been told by other family members that my parents miss me. But I tend to not believe that until they call me for something other than money. I understand they have their religion, but so far they've missed two weddings, and now the birth of my baby. They probably never will meet my son. It's hard for me to accept that part of it, but I get used to it more and more as time goes on. I'm angry, and hurt I guess, and think about all of them every day. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Likes

• UFC
• Angels Baseball!!! Will Ferrell
• Fridays
• being outside

Dislikes

• winter
• Sunday night
• being stuck inside
• Derek Jeter
• Barry Bonds
• Jason Giambi Juice