LanceLink » I left the religion back in 2008 right after my Mother died, (the
total lack of natural love/ affection was the final straw for me). But my Dad has become more and more focused on doing the wt bidding.
Yes, his entire life has been an investment in his religion. As he nears the end, he's thinking about the cashout.
This is sad. He's consolidated his assets, written off you and your kids and has told himself there's nothing else he can do.
So how do you deal with the witness stuff always being presented in conversations?
The "stuff" he's always being presented with is the very stuff he's been investing in. You go to the Kingdom Hall, you soak up the lessons, and you incorporate it into your sad, pathetic life. I say it's sad and pathetic, because of the expectations it lays out for your friends and family. You learn to live with the fact that your best friends in this life are going to be "Zapperrected"© (a cross between zapped and resurrected -- remember those insect zappers? Same concept. Once a loved one gets resurrected you hear a zapping not unlike those zappers and zap! They're gone! Zapperrected. Sorry, there's no cure. The religion is based on the concept that the elect make it, everyone else are like those bugs. Zapped out of existence!c