by Faithful Witness 22 Replies latest jw experiences
P.S. - Faithful Witness, A couple more thought-stopping platitudes that JWs use:
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
" I made mention of my sister and how she now refuses to speak to me because I stopped studying."
Hi Faithful Witness. This was in your first comment on this thread. Did your sister stop speaking to you simply because you stopped studying or because she thought you were speaking about 'apostate' type things? Just curious as it seems way over the top if she cut off contact simply because you didn't want to study anymore!
Her decision seemed to be prompted by the fact that I sent gifts to my niece and nephew, but she wrote:
"While I appreciate the thought, please do not send us gifts.
Our kids are not missing out on anything other than things we try to protect them from.
At this time, based on prior encounters and their affect on me emotionally, I think it would be best if we didn't communicate.
I hope you can understand my decision and the fact that it is not meant to offend anyone."
She has not responded, to tell me what specifically I have done to effect her emotions. I think I might make her doubt.
We were never baptized, but when we stopped studying, my brother in law confronted me (alone, without my husband). He accused me of "turning my back on Jehovah." After that day, my sister stopped attending any event at my house. She has never been upfront about her decisions or why she is making them. Her husband has always been in control of the family, and it has grown progressively worse since the JW's have "saved their marriage."
