My wife and I disassociated ourselves about two years ago thru a letter handed to many of the JW's after our last meeting (including elders) explaining the abuse of power by elders and the WT. So we are like super apostates to the cong.....surprisingly some that have gotten a chance to talk with my JW parents (that are following us out of the WT also) have expressed their disappointments of the WT but think its only localy and dont bother asking more questions or do their research.
Anyways, my wife attended the memorial with her JW parents (I stayed). So its been like 2 years since the last time she stepped in a KH. She had many "brothers/sisters" coming up to her 'love boming' her (and our newly born baby). Even the president of the cong came up to her and gave her a warm welcome (he is the one who tells everyone to stay away from us). But if she were to meet them at the store, you think they would have said anything? Nope. My take is that they are only doing it for show, im sure previous meetings encourage (I remember this from other years) the members to meet, greet, and love bomb the disfellowishipped, new people and inactive members and try to encourage them to comeback. Another take is that they felt sorry for my wife and child thinking that since I did not go with her, there must be division in our marriage and they want to salvage whoever they can, or figure that because she went she is acknowledging that the WT does have the truth and is repentant in a way so they greet you kindly.
Well next year they will not see any of us there. My whole family now (wife, parents, brother) have agreed that this is probably going to be the last time they go. Bunch of hypocrites!
