Mary...don't feel bad...I JOINED of my own free will.
Try living with that...
u/d
My son asked P.O. wife what she was wearing for halloween today at Walmart!
by PaNiCAtTaCk 15 Replies latest jw friends
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banished1
Yes, the movie of your disfellowshipping begins. You will relive the moments in Walmart for a long time to come.
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AK - Jeff
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Why not revise the da letters and send them to some of the 'friends' at your old hall? Some of them may just throw them out before reading them, but perhaps one or two will develop some healthy doubts and eventually come out.
Forget the elders for the most part - they are trained to label you before they ever speak to you about this - any letter or discussion gets lost in the shuffle of legalistic JC's.
Besides - no matter DF or DA. The announcement is the same now regardless. And your letters to the pubs might dispel wrong logic about why you are 'no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses'.
Just my opinion
Jeff
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daystar
If they say they want to meet with you, just tell them you don't feel like it.
Mary
Except that if they're anything like the JWs I knew, that answer just won't suffice. They will prod with subtle or no-so-subtle questions to try to find the truth of the matter.
My mother is an expert on this. I simply refuse to answer.
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PaNiCAtTaCk
Like some here have suggested, I have NO plans on letting them in my home or meeting with them at the Hall. My family and I are moving on with our lives and we feel comfident about it. I dont need to explain anything to the Elders. The Walmart episode was only done as a favor to a person I cared about. That is the last time I try to explain why I left to anyone. Although I do have alot of family that dont know our feelings yet and they may inquire and try to save me.
Someone said the Elders will announce it the same no matter if I dissasociate myself or not. Is this true? If this is true then I might just send a very short dis. letter and then somewhat of an explanation to everyone else in the Hall. -
Sunspot
Welcome to the pool of freedom. Come on in----the water's GREAT!
I'm sorry but I had to laugh when I read what your little one said! LOL! Believe me, it's MUCH better this way....the fear of being found out is now gone! I wrote my DA letter and after at least six months of being quite ill (in pain and on crutches) and only getting a phone call per month to ask me for my TIME----I THEN get bombarded with "visits" all times of the day and night.....whenever my nonJW hubby just left for work! (Sneaky snakes!)
In time they finally got the hint (along with a day-glo sign on my door) and they indeed---left me alone. They call it "love"....I call it shunning. But at least I can live my life in PEACE at last!
Give your wife and yourself a big congratulatory hug from me.....and a big smoocheroo to your son! Ya might wanna take him out for a double chocolate sundae for his good work! LOL!
hugs,
Annie