I'm pretty "new" to this religious thing. I've always had my beliefs and I've been to just about every church there is to go to (except JW) and they all basically preach the same thing in different ways. Fine, I can deal with that. I'm happy, I know what I know, I believe what I want to believe and no one has ever really challenged me on that.
Until now. My son is 5 and his father is a JW. For the past 3 years since his father remarried, I've had quite the emotional ride as to what he's teaching my son and how do I "counteract" his nonsense? It's been so very interesting, but when it comes down to it, I open my mouth & it's as if it's full of oatmeal or something...nothing comes out right. Even when I've tried to talk to his dad about his BS I sound like an idiot. I am such a novice!
I know what I want to say, but when I try to express it to my kid, he looks at me as tho I have 2 heads. I'm pretty sure he could give a rip at this point who Jehovah is or what he does or doesn't do and I've resorted to telling him that daddy does things one way, but when he's with me, we do it this way. That includes birthdays, halloween, Christmas you name it. He's all for that as I don't know of any kids out there who don't like to get gifts that "have a choice" as he does.
His father has lost his ever loving mind as you can all attest to growing up in this crazy religion, but his father never had the choice as a child to have another side of life to look at. My son does and I intend to challenge his little head so that he does know he has a choice and will be able to make up his mind as to what he wants to believe. Above all he will know that he is loved by his mom & sister and everyone on our side no matter what.
Just had to rant. It's so frustrating to deal with stupidity on a daily basis & try to protect my son from it. On the upside the other day he told me he didn't want to go "to that dumb ol boring Kingdom Hall" again. Maybe I'm doing something right!?
SK
