I realized today what I am, and why they look at me with contempt

by Tameria2001 13 Replies latest jw experiences

  • Tameria2001
    Tameria2001

    Today my inlaws wanted to meet their new great-grandson. They hadn't been in our lives since we left the JWs back in 2001. But every time, even though very briefly, I was around them, they always had this same look on their face. It was of utter and complete disgust. Most of the time they would leave as soon as they saw me or would call whomever and make up some lame @$$ excuse about why they couldn't make it (family gatherings and such).

    Anyways back to today, when they saw me, they again got that same look of utter contempt, but this time they couldn't leave, because they were sitting in a corner and no way to "escape". To make a long story short, it finally dawned on me what they think of me, and that is that I am of the walking dead. Well, guess what? This "zombie" was seated right next to my JW father-in-law, and nowhere to run, and he had to sit there for two hours. lol

  • steve2
    steve2

    Are you an ex-JW?

  • john.prestor
    john.prestor

    It can't be easy seeing your family look at you like that. You doing okay?

  • zeb
    zeb

    You aint the zombie..

  • waton
    waton
    it finally dawned on me what they think of me, and that is that I am of the walking dead. T 2001

    But do you realize who YOU are? remind the em of yesterday's text: "The one showing favour to the lowly one is lending to the Lord". . If they look down on you, you must be lowly (in their eyes)so, they are missing out!

    Think of them as looking down on you from below.

  • Tameria2001
    Tameria2001

    Yes, steve2, I'm an-JW. My mom decided to become a JW when I was 4 to survive the big A in 75. She had convinced me that it was the right path, that was until I started to think for myself

    Today left me mentally exhausted, as it always does when dealing with my in-laws (both JWs and non-JWs).

  • zeb
    zeb

    This shunning, looking down on ex jw gives me the s****,..Tameria2001 its their loss not yours.

  • john.prestor
    john.prestor

    Definitely. My family still pretty much believe in the Baptist faith and I find it hard to talk to them sometimes, they don't get that bad but they do make little comments that hurt. Sounds like today's progress in the right direction even if it's a small step forward.

  • Xanthippe
    Xanthippe
    Well, guess what? This "zombie" was seated right next to my JW father-in-law, and nowhere to run, and he had to sit there for two hours. lol

    Tameria I'm sorry these awful people treat you like this and it is exhausting I know but I'm glad you managed to have a little fun with it. I have to deal with my family at funerals and at my uncle's we all had to go back to my aunt's for food afterward.

    Of course they all sat on their bums but I went in the kitchen to help her. She wanted me to go and ask each person what type of sandwiches and which drink they wanted so these people who've shunned me forever were forced to speak to me!

    My brother who's an elder was getting more red in the face every time I went up to him. He was so angry I thought he was going to explode! You have to laugh and I'm sure you will when you've recovered. Just enjoy remembering how uncomfortable you made your father-in-law by sitting next to him and all because of a fantasy belief. Silly man.

  • tiki
    tiki

    It always amazes me how completely rude that religion makes people. What good can they possibly imagine they do for their cause by not showing even a hint of humanity, common courtesy....rhetorical question.... Pathetic.

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