I faded and soon most JWs in my small town treated me as Df'd . Elders wives would avoid me like the plague in the grocery store ect.. However nothing official had been announced , this is just typical JW behavior .If you are not miserable like them and towing the line then you are not worthy of their self righteous association .(However a very small few will still say a hello ).
After four yrs of fading I began putting out 'winter' decorations in my yard . THIS caught the Elders attention . One asked me when he saw me out shopping if 'they ' could come by for a sheparding call .....this is where I made my mistake .....if you have faded NEVER say yes to a sheparding call because this is really saying you still believe they have some form of authority . Long story short the sheparding call was really an inquest to see if we were indeed celebrating holidays . I refused to answer personal life questions and was promptly invited to a JC . In turn I sent them a cease and desist certified letter and have never heard a word from them again . I have no idea if they Df'd us or not ,but somehow I don't think they did .
The first picture is my husband last Halloween ,the bottom picture is my husband and me at our 1st Halloween Party