Kate, I wish that I can say for sure that my son won't be getting baptized but there is still a lot of pressure on him to do so. That's why I appreciate you starting this thread, as this is something I'm constantly working on.
How did you teach your kids TTATT? How old were they?
by KateWild 27 Replies latest watchtower bible
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KateWild
This months Awake is good about friends and widening out. But JWs are restrictive with friends limiting them only to JWs. It's totally hypocritical. Get him to read it and tell him he is good at picking friends at school, then arrange to go for a meal as a family or something and invite the school friend along.
4. Widen Your Circle of Friends
True, we need to be selective about the people we befriend. But that does not mean narrowing our choice of friends to those of a certain age or upbringing. Taking an interest in people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and nationalities can truly enrich our lives. June Awake 2014
You husband won't be able to say anything, because it's in the Awake. It will help your son leave if he has a circle of friends outside the KH.
Kate xx
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KateWild
Ask him when you're alone...
"What other ways can we be possibly narrowing our choice of friends?"
He will jump to tell you by not being friends with non-JWs. All his friends at school will be talking about girls and dating. Do you really want him to miss out on all that? But if his dad is there he won't say it. But believe me this is what will be on his mind. If you are approachable he will tell you how he really feels like he did before.
Keep lines of comunication open.
Kate xx
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KiddingMe
Great points Kate, well taken!
He has a pretty good amount of friends in school. We let him have sleepovers and hang out with them. Recently, he asked to go to one of his teammates house to see him, his dates and several others off for prom. It breaks my heart, what we are doing to him. I want to give him that opportunity next year if he wants to go.
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KateWild
KM,
It's good that his dad is not harline about your son's associations. You might be surprised but hubby might actually be open to TTATT, just small things at first though. Maybe beards or somehting that he will benefit from if it wasn't a rule.
As far as your son is concerned, l hope he gets to go to prom. Some JWs here in the UK went to theirs, one was even prom queen!!!!
Kate xx
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Viviane
I didn't right away, I just let them be kids and have fun and non-JW friends. Once they started complaining about meetings, I helped them learn critical thinking, showed them some WT past claims that weren't true, where the WT says things directly in contradiction with the bible, etc. Now they love Christmas and birthdays and life.
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Viviane
Oh, I also used a lot from this website: http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/403.htm
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LisaRose
I didn't need to, they were on to it before I was. My son never bought into it, he's an Athiest. My daughter studied on and off for years, but read Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom after I left, but before I found out TTATT. I was really lucky.