Thank you Tishie

for all you have done and also for what you have put up with. You have always done your utmost to make this place a safe haven for anyone who chose to plunk themselves down in your cyber house! I will always cherish my memories of this board.

Because of finding this board way back when, my life has LITERALLY been changed for the better. I found others who were understanding and supportive and fun and friendly when I finally decided that maybe I should try to talk about some of my exjw issues instead of just trying to pretend like they didn't exist. It has only been in the last year or so(after a long while on the board) that I have actually admitted to people in real life that I am an exjw. I still don't tell very many people, but being on this board for a while was what helped me shed many of the borg issues that kept me from talking about it in real life. I met my husband here, and that is probably my most sentimental attachment to this place. I have shed some serious tears thinking that the place we met will soon be no more. But at the same time, I completely understand your reasons for deciding to give it up.

So, as my completely final post to the board I have grown to love almost irrationally, I want to say I love you, and I thank you. You have done more for people than I'm sure will ever be widely known.

Kim