Looking Back, Did You Neglect Your Family Because You Were In The "Truth"? (page 2)

kls

anew ,i am sorry to, but you are here now and we won't neglect you .

minimus

IF you were a "Good JW", you would were neglectful of your family. If not, you were not "exemplary".

willyloman

What passes for exemplary in this organization would be condemned in a just world, or any world for that matter, including the one in which we live.

absolutely no question at all I neglected my family when I first got baptized - did not go to my mothers 50th birthday party which I really regret. Later on I stopped negelecting family not in the truth - then got so involved with the congregation that I started negelecting them again. I really regret it

LittleToe

I have few regrets in life generally, but this is one of them.
When I think of all the wasted time, effort, and relationships, it makes me cringe.

On the one hand, I spent time with my family, doing "theocratic" stuff. On the other hand I have to question the quality of that time.

Once I left the JW's my wife and I had little in common anymore
I think that's telling in and of itself.

outoftheorg

Yes that is part of the jw wbts plan.

One must always put the wbts first and sacrifice all others, at ones own personal cost and loss and cost of the family.

This is my major cause of guilt and shame

Outoftheorg

codeblue

yes

Golf

This seems to be the first posted thread that everyone is in unison. Hmmm, now we're cooking with gas.

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anew

Minimus and KLS thank you!

duckie

Oh yeah, I almost treated them like they were "D'd" but I am happy to report that now that I am out of the JW scam they have welcomed me back and forgiven all the neglectfullness, (not that any of them has ever said that I need to ask for it - I am just family and that is how it is - I am really lucky) and that is over a decade of almost no contact except for "essential things". My aunty (who is a catholic nun) has told me it is nice to have me back to my old self (not back in the Catholic church or anything like that, there just no pressure) and that I am in her prayers for a happy and loving life. My sister (fleshly in the old JW language) is my best friend now and I am feeling more and more truely loved.

I am really grateful for a wonderful understanding family.

Duck

Looking Back, Did You Neglect Your Family Because You Were In The "Truth"?

kls