Monday, May 18, 2015

Amway Aftermath – Getting Life Back To Normal


Its always good to hear from a reader whose life is starting to get back to normal.
 
Anna Bannana and everyone else who was so kind in responding to me with such support, thank you so much. I apologize it's over a year later and I am just now responding with a thank you. To be honest, after I wrote a response, I wasn't sure I would get a reply. I feel so silly for not checking back. ...

 

I am still with the same man. However, the wedding date has been on hold for quite some time. I am letting him explore this "opportunity"...

 

He has yet to make any money ...

 

Rather, what I have realized is that these cult leaders operate on building relationships and fostering a sort of emotional attachment. They become mentors. No one wants to dissapoint their greatest "mentors". It makes me queasy.

 

My opinion on the business has not changed. Although, I have tried. Truly. I have gone to the meetings with him, the trips, met with his upline etc. I just can't bring myself to trust it. It isn't genuine. ... Genuine people get caught up in it. They bring other genuine people with them. And the scammers screw all of them. ...

 

I apologize for the lack of a refined description. Luckily, it is becoming less of a prominent fixture in his life. He is slowly coming back to seeing the beauty that exists in the life we lead together--- jobs and all! There is loveliness in the routine of life and so often, we forget to appreciate it.

 

Soooo, to surmise WWDB/amway is a sick cyclical cycle of being sucked in and conned. Every time, I have ever subjected myself to sitting in one of those meetings, The exit doors become the most prominent things in there. All that being said, thank you with all my heart to each and everyone of you who showered me with wisdom and advice. And Anna Banana, thank you for creating this blog. It's much needed :).

 


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  1. AnonymousMay 19, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    "what I have realized is that these cult leaders operate on building relationships and fostering a sort of emotional attachment. They become mentors. No one wants to dissapoint their greatest "mentors"."

    You hit the nail right on the head with this one. As Anna has called Amway in the past, it's more of an expensive social club rather than a "business". No one makes any money, but through cult tactics like lovebombing and "mentoring" they make people dependent on the leaders for "guidance" and it becomes an unhealthy addiction.

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    1. Anna BananaMay 19, 2015 at 11:51 AM

      Amway is an expensive social club that I wish we'd never belonged to. If you're going to spend that kind of money there are better social clubs out there that actually have some benefit to them than being brainwashed by cult leaders.

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