Lawrence.
He raised his daughter/s, well. I am not 100% certain if he was also a "Believer" at one time. I suspect he was. Past tense here.
Lawrence, if you indeed were a believer, especially during the formative years of your daughter Bethany's life; would one be NOT surprised at the outcome with regards to your coaching 'as a believer' and your daughter's 'refusal' to accept blood or blood products??
The other thing I would like to touch upon is Lawrence's character.
I don't know him; I don't want to know him either. But he has, in my humble opinion, a rather dubious means of contacting 'others'. I had an e-mail some time ago. I had no contact with him prior to this. You know, just send a post/message here and there on a former Jehovahs witness website and I think I posted my e-mail somewhere, and he found it and worked it good.
Only porn sites work it as good as Lawrence.
Anyways, no lessening of his loss.
How many people past, present and future have lost family members as a result of a 'well coached' belief system? I know of families in Canada and abroad that have encountered the blood issue. If I recall: Lawrence, please speak for yourself....but if you were a believing father, are you totally surprised at your daughter Bethany's belief system too?
If you raised her a believing, faithful deciple of the Watchtower Society/Jehovah's Witness. It really should NOT be a surprise (despite her death: how horrible) that SHE refused blood, blood products.
Lawrence. Do you not figure into this?
There are MANY others on this website or forum or what you may call it that have lost family members due to the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society's belief system; which you subscribed to ... at one time. Is that correct Lawrence?
Your method of contact and demeanor displayed via e-mail contact; not just with me, but others as well, lead me to wonder about your 'CHARACTER'.
Lawrence, if you don't think for one second that the Watchtower Society's lawyers and legal council are not going to drill holes in your character: think again...and REAL HARD.
You have a rather odd way and an almost 'obsessive-compulsive' (in my opinion only) approach to your contacts. I don't recall contacting you and I know a couple of others who did not know of you, until your e-mail/username showed up in their inbox.
In the future, try this: ' Hello, how are you? ' - you've not done that with me, or the folks that have shared similarly.
Your daughter died. Which is sad and truly heartbreaking.
BUT...you are NOT the only person on this forum, or any other forum, whether Jehovahs Witness related or otherwise.
Your approach is, in my opinion, self-righteous and haughty. You don't take even a moment to introduce yourself to the person/people you contact. If you have, well....you've improved.
Other members of this forum and/or others, have lost family members. I have too. Not necessarily to Watchtower society rules and regulations and scriptural references.
There are far more people I would rather send money to, here. You? Absolutely not.
I don't like your approach and your megalomania.
It's like your results due to your previous parental coaching, are null and void. Do you not think a lawyer or legal council will NOT make immediate reference to your character.
CHARACTER
Lawrence. There are far too many kind and wonderful people here and elsewhere who'll give you a limb. Even if not asked for. This place, from my observation is decent. A place for former Jehovahs Witness people to gather.
It's should not be a place to stand up grandiosely, and act like your plight is: AN ENTITLEMENT.
I hope you get knocked off your high horse soon.
Your approach and manner here and elsewhere cause me much in the way of suspect.
Cruel? Absolutely!
But if you raised your daughter, a believer (JW) - then honestly: what did you expect?
Also, your character and method of intense contact without even so much as a "Hello, how are you".
Your character will be brought up real fast.
If your daughters did not want to be with you or around you; despite differences of religious beliefs, I have to question your mental state previous/during/post Bethany's passing.
That your living daughter appears to not wish to have much contact with you, immediately makes me wonder.
Lawrence.
We all know what the Watchtower Society is all about: you'd be preaching to the converted otherwise.
Had I not received an unsolicited e-mail from you some time ago, then reading this thread, I would have not gone through the agony of signing on to this forum. What a headache.
I had to write, otherwise I would have exploded on a cerebral level at home. Not a pretty sight I'm sure.
I would not and will not send money to Lawrence. Not a penny/pense.
Send your money and thoughts to the people still alive and living. I've noticed a little way back some posts regarding ill members of this board. They are far more deserving of $. But of course, I did not see one post of them asking for money. They are presently post-JW members and trying to overcome their illnesses.
Lawrence. I don't see 1 follow-up post from you, contributing to their wellness and on-going recovery.
Hmm?
Lawrence, I view you as our 2006 "Don Quixote" - chasing the windmills.
Good luck, but dude...you've got some issues.
You'll find some sad sack supporters here, but they would be better off backing off from your hopeless plight, and send money to people and places that co-exist with the LIVING.
Good luck Lawrence. But like some other person here noted, you are on my blocked list too.
Sorry that Bethany has passed, but if you were a believing parent/father at one time, the blood issue and her refusal, do figure in....do they not?
So, if this is true...that you were a believing parent at one time: why would you not be surprised at your daughter's refusal of blood/blood products?
Absolutely, the Watchtower Bible tract society is loathesome. But we all take some responsibility for our belief in it...even at one time; we can vent and we can try to persuade or rescue people in it, or those whom are thinking of leaving it.
THAT is where I'd rather send even but $1 to.
Some sort of resource centre or on-line recovery forum.
Bethany was a beautiful girl, daughter and sister.
Lawrence, you're acting egomaniacal in my humble opinion.
I will not be sending one cent to your on-line PayPal account. It just wreaks of suspicion, in my humble opinion.
How can anyone here or elsewhere attest to how this money will be spent or used?
Just an added question.
OK...I will get out of here before the flames of boohoo set in.
Some great posts on here.
Question everything! (yes, even me, if it makes you happy: that'd be a good start)
