MiMi I think she made a judgement call, perhaps latter she might regret saying that to you but I doubt it. I have had JDUBS say some off the wall strange stuff to me exactly what you are referring to the lady in the store. It is like they teach unrealistic gloating and puffed up pride. If you think about it! she was not there for her mother when she had that stroke. One thing I noticed about people who brag they also tell another story! I bet she was the primary care giver and went to the meeting that night instead of staying home to watch her mother!
She also made a point to tell me that her mother died of a stroke while she herself was at a meeting at the Hall
In my area, I took care of my mother and could not make meetings and it got the elders upset. About Seven years later, a JDUB grandaughter went off preparing for a new Kingdom Hall and neglected her older grandfather! he had an accident under her care because of her neglect and at the new kindom hall. Here is how she prsented her story at the assembly, she had a special part as a faithful person to Jehovah, she bragged about it to everyone how she was still able to get in her hours for pioneer and help build a new kingdom hall as she took care of her aging grandfather! Never once did she mention anything about the accident that changed her grandfathers life to death!
It is called neglect! Perhaps, this women aging mother of 95 would have survived her stroke if her faithful daughter was at home with her! And this is not the only case I have heard regarding JDUBS neglecting the aging to attend meetings or pioneer!
