Would you go back for ?

by oldflame 21 Replies latest jw friends

  • hambeak
    hambeak

    NO

  • megsmomma
    megsmomma

    ONLY.....and I do mean ONLY for my daughter. I have a mom that has disowned me...and although it would be nice if it wasn't like that, I would never go back so she will speak to me....but if my daughter ever feels the need to shun me I may have to do what is needed to go from DA'd to inactive. I would think long and hard though. I want her to see I have integrity for what I believe, so it would depend on the whole situation at the time. If it was easy though to get my "status" changed...like a "dirty elder" would just change it for me, I would do that. (ANY TAKERS?) LOL

  • oldflame
    oldflame

    Wow, 12 post to this thread and everyone said NO ! NO WAY ! That is a 100% saying no. I too would not go back for family or for any reason. I have a friend who is though and it worries me because I feel that I will eventually and maybe am now on their shit list. I love my friend dearly heck of a person but I worry about the effect of the outcome and if it will actually be better going back than the way it was before.

    I worry because I may loose a great friend from their going back. And to tell you the truth that would SUCK ! Thanks for the replies.

  • FlyingHighNow
    FlyingHighNow

    No. I enjoy going to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where there is real spirituality and love, real spirit and beautiful music and a lovely gothic buidling from 1848. Where my grandsons feel loved and feel they are a big part of the church. Where there are wealthy, well educated people who actually respect the poorer ones like myself and listen to what you have to say with sincere interest.

    My children and grand children are not JW's. I am not in the same dilemma as our mutual friend that is going back. At least in his case his family is okay with his doing it only for the reinstatement and that they know he doesn't believe any of it. My family shuns me anyway, and I am not da'd or dfed.

  • JWdaughter
    JWdaughter

    I would fake it for my mom. I would not give them a minutes respect in the process. But I would fake it for my mom. And after she is gone, I would have names, numbers and dirt. Lots of it. Yes, I know I seem like a nice person, but I have an diabolical streak, and I will use it.

  • OnTheWayOut
    OnTheWayOut

    I am willing to go to the Kingdom Hall and the occasional assembly to keep good relationship with
    my wife and mother. If one of them gets out, I will probably never go back. If I am ever DF'ed, I
    will never go back. I just couldn't.

  • oldflame
    oldflame
    I know I seem like a nice person, but I have an diabolical streak, and I will use it.

    That sounds a lot like me ! LOL actually I am a pretty nice guy but when it comes to the borg I have no sympathy at all.

  • Honesty
    Honesty

    No. I refuse to be deceived by the Watchtower Society again.

  • MeneMene
    MeneMene

    NO I would never go back. My children are not JWs. They went to meetings when they were small but I found out in time and told them to not get baptised until they were as old as Jesus was. Probably the best thing I ever taught them. For some reason the rest of my family does not shun me now. Not sure why. I was only 12 when baptised so I dont believe I am responsible for that since I was only a child. There was a time about 20 years ago that a man moved in with me. I was already really out so I didn't see the big deal. My elder father did try to get me in trouble with the rest. He said the elders wanted to talk to me. I told him it was none of their business what I did. Nothing ever happened with the JWs but several in the family decided I needed punishing so they shunned me for a year or so til the guy moved out. Then they started talking to me again. That just made me mad cause I was the same person; felt the same way about everything. To this day I still feel uncomfortable around them when they try to love bomb me after they way the treated me.

  • theinfamousone
    theinfamousone

    i considered it for about 30 seconds then realized, if my so called family was willing to shun me over something as simplistic as religion, well, im gone!!! they dont deserve me and i dont need them... plus the only important member of my family does not shun me... she talks to me all the time... :)

    --the infamous one

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