My wife’s family has not really kept in contact with her after we left the cult. I am the main reason but she never was a strong believer she just went with the flow as to not cause problems. She has not heard much from her mother since the death of her brother 3 years ago. Then suddenly old family friends who she/we have not seen for many years called her up and wanted to visit while they were on vacation. We spent the day with them and I was determined not to talk about anything controversial and limit to 0 my Fbombs. I was also braced for the approach on the cult and we are so sorry you left. Nothing all day except a few gay bashing remarks to which I had to reply that I don't have a dog in the hunt but I really don't care if two men or women want to live together, its not my place to tell them how to live. I am a live and let live guy. At the end of the day very quietly the wife handed my wife a couple of watchtowers and said if you need some reading material. LOL I have to laugh at how Dubbers think that somehow the words in the Tower are magical and if you would just sit down and read them you would magically see and the scales would drop from your eyes. bla bla bla. It also reminded me on how difficult it is for the cult to live and let live. They were very nice but you could tell the undying tension of the JW thing, and I wonder how much of it was actually orchestrated by her parents.
Consperiacy or am I seeing things?
by dogon 10 Replies latest jw experiences
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AlphaMan
Could be a counting time conspiracy.
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jgnat
OMG they can now count the entire vacation on their field service reports!
You beat me to it, AlphaMan!
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Bob_NC
On a positive note, passing of the magazines was an acknowledgement that they see you as non-practicing JWs and yet they were interested enough to want to spend some time with you.
Positive note 2. Maybe you "witnessed" to them. They surely said, or thought, to each other upon leaving that you seem to be doing well, you seem to be happy, and that leaving the truth has not turned you into horrible vile people.
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Faithful Witness
Is it possible that they are waking up, and realizing that their past behavior is not following the example set by Christ?
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jean-luc picard
my mother gave me a wt a while ago. I flicked through it but realised that it made me feel physically sick. Really!
What did your wife do with them?
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Satanus
' LOL I have to laugh at how Dubbers think that somehow the words in the Tower are magical and if you would just sit down and read them you would magically see and the scales would drop from your eyes. bla bla bla.'
Been there, done it, myself. The whole day of socializing was laying the groundwork, softening up, cultivating the field for that very moment of slipping the magical literature into the hands of the target. They wanna snatch her out of the fire. Being able to count time, too. Kill 2 birds w 1 stone, so to speak.
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OUTLAW
At the end of the day very quietly the wife handed my wife a couple of watchtowers and said if you need some reading material.
......................................JW`s Are 24/7 Obnoxious Pushy WBT$ Salesmen..
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WhoYourDaddy
what a crazy peice of work you people got stuck in. (jw's) i can't begin to fathom how people even think like that. batshit crazy people.
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Hortensia
to which I had to reply that I don't have a dog in the hunt but I really don't care if two men or women want to live together, its not my place to tell them how to live.
Good for you!
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