Being married to JW is no picnic by any means. I have been married to my wife for 40 years and 90 to 95 % of our disagreements have been related to religion. She was not a JW when we were married. She was a Roman Catholic in search of ???. Our first daughter was baptized Catholic. She then started going to the Baptist Church and then the Presbyterian, She even studied with the Mormons for a period of time. Finally she started studying with the JW's and I just continued going to a Presbyterian Church. Our next two children were baptized Presbyterian.
A few years later she became a JW and since then my whole life has changed. I'm sure she would say for the better, but I sincerely don't believe so. This has turned the whole families life upside down. She has been a JW for thirty years now and I would say that she has gotten worse in her demands and refusal to participate in many family functions. This leaves me in a quandary as I find myself caught in the middle often. What was once a nice girl has turned into a JW monster. We were to go to Europe to visit my daughter and her family in July and she has now discovered that her meeting in July will be in conflict with the trip so I had to rearrange everything to fit her schedule. What bugs me most is that she never even offered an apology for what she did. This is the type of thing that often happens and I find it more then frustrating.
I find the JW group and I believe the Elders interfering more and more in all parts of our lives.
I'd say to anyone, "If you see a JW coming to your home for any type of study! Just say NO and stick to it." Don't try to be nice to them.
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