Just releasing some steam, but I'm going to be missing my siblings wedding this summer due to the fact I'm dfd. My sibling invited me but I can't justify the travel expense (across the country) to observe a 20 minute ceremony and then go to a motel alone while everyone is stuffing their faces.
I just hits at the core of human relationships and is so divisive, but that is the point.
After months of no communication, my mother calls me this week to remind me of what I'm missing out on. I explained that I regret missing the wedding but that I have no other regrets and that the WT shunning tactics are not working so she's going to have to make a decision on the future of our relationship. For me personally, I am more inclined to consider reinstatement when my family is kind and inclusive as they had been for a few years until they realized I wasn't coming back (just to remove the DF label, but not to become an active JW - don't worry, I have no intention of making myself miserable for a few months, only to have to lie through my teeth and kiss a lot of Elder ass just to get reinstated) . Needless to say, the conversation ended on a negative note especially after I pointed out about 20 minutes into our conversation that she didn't ask me anything about my life or what I've been up to the last few months, and was she at all interested. It's amazing to me.
Anyway, I'm fantasizing about doing something to the World Headquarters of JWs across the bridge, but I am not going to articulate in writing...LOL I really don't need George W. to be wiretapping me or monitoring my email.
Have a great district convention free summer!
NYCkid