Dearest Brookiepooh:
You need to stop beating yourself over the head about what happened after the "wedding incident". I don't even think you were particularly mean or anything to me. I just knew that you were in turmoil over everything and the shock of seeing your mother-in-law and father-in-law, who you thought were Die-Hard-Never-Gonna-Leave-The-JW's People, deciding to say good riddance to their religion. It must have been tough for you, having just gotten married with all the stress from the crap you had to endure from two selfish and cruel congregations, and then listening to our little jabs here and there (and big jabs too) against the JW's for the many months afterwards.
You have NO REASON to feel guilty over anything. That is all in the past and hopefully stays put. We have such a wonderful future before us free from the binds of an unloving, uncaring, cultish religion. You have a (if I do say so myself) terrific husband who loves you more than anything in the world and two of the cutest and greatest kids that I know (grandma prejudice here)! You are beautiful and loving and giving and I love you with every single fiber of my being.
I don't want people here to get the idea that you were cruel to us because you just weren't. I did worry for a while that perhaps you would shun us and withdraw the grandchildren from us...but that NEVER happened. You had so much on your shoulders and you were strong and though it took a while...you came to the decision, ON YOUR OWN, that this religion was cruel and "talking the talk but not walking the walk".
Thank you for such a wonderful tribute to me...I really don't deserve it (but it sure made my day). You made me cry with happiness that you care so much about me and Gary. Who knows...maybe you won't lose your mom or brothers. You never know when they might "see the light" too. But if that should ever happen you can always depend on us to love you unconditionally and with open arms.
You and your hubbie and children are the beating of my heart.
Mumsy