Question-Did you know your family?

Sparkplug

Soledad made a comment on cruzanhearts thread that got me thinking...

What are your experiences on getting to know family members that were not witnesses. I never knew all of my relatives and really as it was put, lost a sense of heritage. I feel this part of the family starts with me, and I still wonder what it is like to have cousins, aunts, uncles ets?

Have any of you made contact and drawn closer to the non JW side of the family? Have you celebrated holidays with them, or do you feel that would be a slap in your parents face?

Good or bad experiences welcome!

greendawn

Even as a jw I never lost contact with the worldly relatives because I never really believed in the the WTS trash that the worldly people are satanic, most but not all of them were reasonably nice people better than the cold hearted average dub.

talesin

I've tried to get closer with my rellies. We were raised in the Lie, so never really got to spend any time w/ the 'worldly' side. One of my uncles said he never felt he was 'good enough' because he is a smoker. They seem to think that I will look down on them, even tho I left the bloody witnesses when I was a teen.

It's so sad. I really miss my grammy, and would love to be closer to my rellies, but it is not to be.

My nephew is a fader, and doesn't keep in touch. He called me once, that was it. :( I've only met him once in person when he was a kid, gosh I wish we could be close!

tal

blondie

I never lost contact with my non-JW relatiaves while I was a JW. No birthdays or holidays but we got together for dinner and picnics. We made a point of making Sunday afternoon a time to get together at grandmas. I did drift away from my cousins as we became adults but then my hubbie said the same thing happened when he wasn't a JW.

kazar

I kept in contact with my parents and siblings even though none of them were JW's.

jeanniebeanz

I have made an effort to contact my extended, non witness family, and found them to be receptive and welcoming. It's certainly worth a try, Sparky.

J

teela(2)

At the age of 40 I started to get in touch with my extended family. So far its been 50/50 Some are distrustful because none of my family have been in touch for over 40 year, and didn't know I existed. Some have greeted me with open arms and are wonderful people and I guess thats it Some people are great and some are awful but just being a realtive does not change who they are.

Es

I am now only learning stuff bout my family that are not in the truth and the said thing is we have grown so apart as in my uncles, aunts and cousins that we dont really have a lot in common. But i love being really close to my nan and i love that now i can give her bday and christmas presents and i love that i can chat to her bout anything. I get upset that i never really got the chance to be like that with other family members es

Question-Did you know your family?

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