This is kinda influenced by a post by proudassmonkey. Ever since leaving the JWs, I've noticed that my girlfriends' parents have treated me better than my natural parents do. Anyone else have this happen?
Worldly inlaws are better?
by Nosferatu 7 Replies latest jw friends
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Euphemism
My JW in-laws-to-be are great. Dunno how they'll feel when they find out that their daughter and I have gone apostate, however. If they blame me, I'm sure they'll be pretty angry.
(Funny thing is that my friends think that she's dragging me down spiritually. We were both such spiritual people before that it's obviously got to be the other person's fault... )
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freedom96
My in-laws are as active in the hall as you can get. Elder dad and pioneer mom. They know that we don't go, and why, and know we will never go back again.
They are great people, and at least for us, they don't give us any grief about it.
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Odrade
The thing about "worldly" people, including in-laws, is if they like you, they like YOU. JW inlaws you can't always tell if they like YOU, or they like your field service report and spiritual activities. My family (currently pioneers and ex-bethelites, all super-zealous, with all the judgmental, self-righteous stuff that comes with it) tried to break up my husband and me right before the wedding, saying they didn't think he could be a "good spiritual head."
Thank dog they were right, he's not. If he were, I'd have to kick him in the shins.
Odrade
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drwtsn32
No one could be worse than my JW in-laws. They were bad when we were dubs, and their crappiness only increased 100-fold since we left the org.
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Sam Beli
My non-JW in-laws treat both my wife and me better than my own JW parents treat either of us!
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Robdar
My ex worldly in laws treated me like shit. Or rather, my ex worldly mother in law did. My father in law loved me to pieces. Probably why my mother in law didn't.
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Fe2O3Girl
My in-laws aren't "WORLDLY"; they're NORMAL.
I get on well with them. I am in the very lucky position of having parents who don't shun me. They think the world of my husband and get on well with his parents too.
So, I can't say my in-laws treat us better than my parents; we are treated equally well by both sides.