My Mom was asked for years to give others rides to the hall . My Dad was not a witness and always gave her crap for driving to Assemblies and out in service ,the Elders knew this ye always asked her anyways . She also had four children of her own to transport ! We had a station wagon and I remember sitting in the far back with no seat belts for years as she picked up another woman with three kids ! Sometimes she would drop us at the hall and then make an extra trip to pick this woman up if all her kids were coming ! I mean my Mom always put out the extra effort .
When i was older she gave this scary old woman rides ,she freaked my Mom out . She complained to the Elders that she thought htis woman was demonized and finally refused giving her rides .
Over the years she transported many single Moms to conventions and meetings . As I got older I started noticing the Elders NEVER extended themselves to this 'privilege'.
When I left home ,and my Mom became Elderly ,she had a hard time finding people to give her lifts to the hall even though it was literaly only a few minutes from her home ! I am talking just up the hill from her house . I lived 25 minutes away and my Brother lived about the same distance in the opposite direction yet the loving shepards told us it was OUR responsibility to see she got to the meetings and assemblies . Assholes.
My Dad would even drive her there as long as someone would bring her home ,and that was at times a challenge . This is something he throws in their faces now whenever they stop by, because he knew how many she helped out over the years . Once she became house bound it made him sick how little they came by to check on her .