Do you think it would be harder for her to leave him?

asilentone

The other day, I noticed a JW wife that has 5 children, she seems very not happy with her JW husband, does it make it harder for her to leave him?

mrsjones5

Does what make it harder? Cuz she's a jw? The five kids? The finanical hardship of single parenthood? What?

asilentone

Mrs. Jones, I would say all of them. I feel that she is so trapped.

purplesofa

Leaving a marriage with 5 kids is hard, I know, I did it.

When the fear of leaving is less than the fear of continuing to stay

it won't matter how many kids you have, anything becomes better than where you are.

I got alot of help and support from JW's when I left my ex-husband.

I could not have done it without them.

purps

purplesofa

Mrs. Jones, I would say all of them. I feel that she is so trapped.

She is as trapped as she will allow herself to be.

garyneal

I got alot of help and support from JW's when I left my ex-husband.

Interesting, how does that make you feel knowing that you are not a part of that group anymore?

The reason why I ask is because when I think about my deciding not to be a part of the witnesses, I think of the elder who was very nice to my wife and I over the years and nice he has been to us. People like him make it harder for me to leave them behind.

brainwashed-from-birth

I feel sorry for her too, but she chose to get married, and get pregnant five times with a man that she really doesn't like.

Just like I chose to get baptized when I was way to young, and now becz I do not agree with them, I am disfellowshipped.

We all have to live with our mistakes.

Sad but true

dig692

It would depend on if she is unhappy with her husband only, or if its really the religion she is unhappy with. IMO it would be harder if she wanted to leave him but stay in the religion. There would be consequences to her leaving him (DFing, shunning from family/friends), emotional and mental grief, and depending on the ages of the children there is always the matter of who will care for the kids and will they adopt the attitude of the other witnesses who shun her.

A lot must be weighing on her mind if she is contemplating leaving her husband, so it must be an extremely difficult thing for her to even think about.

transparentGreen

asilentone do you spend your time preying on vulnerable married women? Your topics are definitely, consistent so to speak. I don't know why I get the picture of Will Ferrell and wedding crashers...

You should try this switch up topic: Do you think she will be able to find her previous happiness with her husband if I volunteer to babysit for them and let them get away from the rigours of life for a bit?

Do you think it would be harder for her to leave him?

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