by juliew 6 Replies latest jw friends
So the watchtower says they don't teach children to shun their DF'd parents if they are not living in the home per their custody packet.
So what happens once they turn 18 and are no longer legally bound to court orders for visitation?
Does anyone have any experience with this. Did your child begin shunning you once they turned 18. Curious how to disucss this topic with your kid before it gets to that point.
are you kidding ?
all my 3 shunned me from way earlier than 18. their ( born-in dub ) mother had divorced me. i gave up the struggle trying to enforce my access rights. if the mother wont co-operate--the father has NO chance.
divorce + shunning--sure fire success formula for the end of a family as we know it.
Does anyone have any experience with this. Sadly, yes, I do.
Did your child begin shunning you once they turned 18. Yes, my child did.
Curious how to disucss this topic with your kid before it gets to that point. I discussed it a few months before and my child promised they would NEVER shun me. A few days after they turned 18 my phone number was blocked to their cell.
This religion has ruined my family relationships, and all because I woke up and realized it's all bullshit!
Is it any wonder why so many DF'd people are angry? Fucking cult!
My child is 20 months old living with his mum (seperated). I see him every 2 weeks for 2 days.
I will use all of my energy never to allow our contact to break. I am determined not to speak condemingly about WT but to train his thinking faculties that one day he will make his own decisions, critically thinking and hopefully realizing the truth about WT.
Dad's first date:
Ignat......... just beautiful.
clarity
My stepdaughter says she will never shun her dad and tell people "they don't know my dad" so how can they say to shun him. It sounded like someone delivered a talk to the congregation while we were in our custody battle that said if your parent is DF'd you can still associate with them, which is true until they are 18.
Not sure if we should just come right out and point to the material they publish to show that this is what will be expected of her but that we hope that she won't do that.
She knows her dad and I are no longer JWs althought I'm not DF'd and that we don't agree with their teachings but that is as far as we have discussed anything with her because she gets quiet upset if you say anything that goes against her JW beliefs even though her mom is raising her as s JW and is allowing her to watch inappropriate TV/movies and have wordly friends (not sure why she is doing that). She is only 11 right now but very mature for her age and is gifted.
