We were always taught that the thing that set us apart the most from the world was the love that we had. How strong was it really when even parents can disown their children for not believing as they do anymore. Do Catholics or people of other faiths whom dubs are so quick to judge for their lack of love treat their members this way? This "love" they allegedly have is a fraud and a sham.
JWs and Love towards their families
by R.F. 53 Replies latest jw experiences
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nvrgnbk
This "love" they allegedly have is a fraud and a sham.
It's a lie. It's all a lie.
Welcome to JWD keyser soze! Love your way of expressing yourself.
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Tatiana
I am in tears reading some of these posts. How terribly, terribly sad. I have not seen my mother in about 13 years. My son was two when he last saw her, and doesn't remember her. He's 15 now. At least he never had to hear her say something so evil and ignorant as that whole "hope you die before Armageddon" crap.
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Tatiana
worldy andre....my grandfather died in 1972. Only I have visited his grave and placed flowers there. As for my grandmother, she was cremated and buried behind the KH in Andrews, SC. No marker. Nothing. I went there to place flowers and asked the elder who lives behind the KH where her grave was. He had no idea. I was furious!
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keyser soze
The FDS probably did extensive research on the matter and discovered that leaving flowers on a loved one's grave has a pagan origin. Or maybe it is promoting the immortality of the soul, as if your dead loved one actually knows you're leaving flowers there.
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poppers
My god, Tatiana! How sad that must make you feel. I am continually amazed by what I find out about the JWs.
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Tatiana
poppers said.....
My god, Tatiana! How sad that must make you feel. I am continually amazed by what I find out about the JWs.
Well, I just put the flowers in the ground right in front of him, and left my grandmother a note that I hoped they read. It said, in big letters written with a magic marker (all I had in my purse)..."Grandma....I know you're here somewhere. I've remembered you, if no one else has. These flowers are for you. I love you."
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choosing life
A friend of mine told me that her daughter was going to marry a non-witness. She had already stopped attending the meetings and was going to get a masters degree. The mother told me that we shouldn't worry about our wayward children because Jehovah was going to make us forget they ever existed when we got into the new system.
This statement deeply disturbed me, at the time, because I had a grown child who was disfellowshipped. I must admit, I was so shocked that I did not say anything in return.
Now it kinda reminds me of the movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It deals with erasing unpleasant memories. A good movie, if you havn't seen it.
Now I would definately come back with a response to anyone who said such an absurd statement. I would ask them a series of questions to try and get to their real feelings. It is not natural to want to forget your children ever existed!
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B_Deserter
"Do Catholics or people of other faiths whom dubs are so quick to judge for their lack of love treat their members this way?"
My aunt was actually a catholic before she married my uncle, a JW at the time. Her Catholic family disowned her. With any large faith, you have varying levels of extremism in the ranks. I told my parents about my decision and they didn't disown me. -
spamos
U kno wot, it makes me laff, firstly the jw's think they'l all be saved at armageddon, WRONG, the bible says not all will get thru, and how can they judge so easily of others (non jw's) or (ex jw's) family, children, grandchildren, sayin they feel sorry for them when the day comes, wot a load of crap, they treat there family members as if theyre dead, with no love or feelings for there off springs,why do they forget about all the years and memories of what you have together from bein a child, God would'nt want that, to treat other people and friends like they do, so why have any children or life at all, as for the fear of them not exceptin "the truth" simple it would save alot of pain, i think God loves everyone no matter what as long as you've got a good heart (as the bible says he can read) so just get on with our time here, now, not if and when it happens, and if you get thru, and if the ones you love get thru, it was torture for me, and the family around me, i rather be a hypacrit, not be a jw any more, than a hypocrit being one at all......True friends are with you thru no matter what, and nothin shud get in the way!!