Hello again, just thought I'd update you how I got on with tackling my mum and it was quite surprising.
While wandering round the supermarket having a general chit chat I brought it round to my daughter being at uni nursing and then I said talking about medical stuff, I dropped into conversation I had read how the use of blood fractions was acceptable to witnesses to have,I then went on to say that is all well and good but witnesses have died for their beliefs on blood and they keep changing their minds on what is right or not and if we had upheld them, our eldest would be dead now. She asked if it was a recent thing as she didn't know anything about fractions and then said that she hadn't been to the hall since before Xmas.
Knowing my Dad had been quite poorly, I asked if it was because of that and she said she had been having a lot of doubts, the congregation lacked love and she wasn't sure if it was for her anymore and really goes just because my Dad does .No one had called from there cong to see where they were despite it being over 8 weeks of them not being there and when my Dad went back, they didn't even ask if all was well, just treated him as if he hadn't been away, not missing them in the first place.
After packing my shopping I asked her why she was a witness and she answered by saying she didn't know, we then went on to discuss the blood and why I left, they knew nothing about how badly we were treated, we weren't even talked about anymore as if we had never been there, neither did they know I had been councilled for having the fraction anti D in my 3 rd pregnancy which if I hadn't would have led to complications with me and my baby.
She was a bit gob smacked and also a bit upset thinking she and my Dad had done badly by us but I reassured her that wasn't the case and we had a lovely chat about talking more and not to feel we should keep everything inside. I felt closer to my mum than I have felt in a long while.
I mentioned other things I had learnt about the governing body being the faithful and discreet slave( she was dumbfounded) and I could see a light go on in her head. All this I said was on their website which she admitted she had never looked at.
She then went on to tell me that my Dad and my Uncle( who is an elder) had been having a few chats lately and he wasn't happy with some of the new lights he had been hearing at the meeting, one of them being the faithful and discreet slave stuff.
I mentioned JW Facts to her and again asked her why she was a witness and told her to really think about it, even if she goes back just because my dad does , I know she'll start questioning things.
To top it all this week, my nephew tonight has just rang me to say he told my mum he was having doubts about his faith and that he had spent years sitting on the fence not knowing if he believed or not but was still going because he had pull of g/friend/mates/grandparents etc and she told him to talk to me and I would point him in the right direction to look for answers. No "grandad and I will help with any questions you may have", just speak to me.
So I have had a very interesting conversation with him tonight too, watch this space.......
