by Sanysfriend 95 Replies latest members private
Celebrate, Celebrate, dance to the music . . .
You sound as if you are at peace and your plan seems like a good one. I'm glad that you had a wonderful day and learned a lot about how your daughter feels.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
I'm tearing here......thank you for sharing. Only wonderful wishes into 2014! Happy New Year!
The mother/daughter bond survives the WTBTS. I did not speak to my mom for several months. Talk about regrets. What a difference from your projections. It sounds like a very natural relationship. I am grateful that it turned out well.
Thank you oh thank you for getting back to us. Great job, and I like your plan.
Well I certainly do not know for certain that it will go the way that I am hoping but thanks to all of you I really spent our time just enjoying one another without feeling the need to pressure her. Having seen the way I pressured her sis out of desperation 4 years ago I believe it is making her think and she is thankful I am allowing that. I just know that she wants different things in life than her sis who just wanted to marry a jw boy as soon as she turned 18 and going to simply remind her that it is her turn to be an adult and live the life that she wants.....she has every right to believe spiritually as she wants and I or no other men are there to take that freedom from her. I just need to know that my daughter is safe and doing ok and don't want her to feel the guilt in either direction at this time.....so just a bit of interaction with her mother is all that is needed and can only hope that this makes sense to her and she feels as tho she is taken off the hook so to speak.....it is time to help her learn to grow her own conscience but slowly and on her terms for the time being.
But, I felt a sense of peace after coming to this realization the other day and feel more confident that this is the beginning of a new time for my daughter to really discover who she is. She already wants to get the heck out of dodge and move to Arkansas to be with friends because of issues concerning unloving JWs in her midst and I need to allow her to experience it for what it is and also let her have the safelty net of knowing her mother is always there.
Happy new year to all of you and praying that all your wishes come true!!!
Wow! Just reading this thread was an experience...
I wonder how things are going now for mother and daughter...??
I sure hope they are still in contact with each other.
-Aude.
