You did a great job of reasoning with her, and she obviously doesn't blank you out. For sure it would be great if you wrote them (GB) a letter. I hope they don't DF you for that, can they when you are DA?? What I am hearing is that it seems that if you ask a question never mind disagree that they retaliate. I am new on these discussion groups, have been out for over 20 years and didn't open my mouth once to say something negative about them. I didn't want to be totally shunned so I could keep my parents in my life. I am an only child. I too am not DF or DA just OUT. My Mom passed away in late 2006 faithful and brainwashed to the end. She preached at me constantly and depressed me with her doomsday talk. Her way of trying to frighten me back into the Borg. It was impossible to talk to her about my views, she just didn't listen to any negative at all, she would just repeat over and over that they (the GB) knew best. It was so exasperating to talk to her. BUT as I said she had no problem telling me her opinions. I avoided being alone with her for years but in the end I had to be with her a LOT because I was the only one that would care for her when she became helpless. She named two sisters from her congregation (Sutton Ontario) for personal care in her will instead of me. That was fine with me. The sisters refused to do it, they said it was my duty. My Mom just kept saying no they didn't say that and they loved her and they were taking care of her. They were not but she stubbornly still had the idea that the sisters loved her more than family. I took care of her and the witnesses only came over once in a while to read the scriptures, no physical practical help. The reason she chose the sisters was because she said the elders advised her not to use me because I was not a JW anymore and I would force her to take blood. She had terminal brain cancer, they (the doctors) didn't want to even give her chemo never mind blood
Its so difficult to talk to the older ones who have been in for years, my Mom was a JW for over 50 years, she was 77 when she died. What a waste of her life. She wasted mine with her beliefs. I was 3 when they got the truth, I was taken out of school at 16 and forced to be a regular pioneer. I wanted to become a nurse or teacher but they said NO. Now I have no career or pension and the end is still NOT here.
If you send the letter it sure would be interesting to hear what they do. I wonder how many people send them letters like that. YOU are so right they are NOT humble, they are arrogant, they act holier than God literally.
Good for you to talk to your MOM and hopefully help her see the Truth ;-)
Paula from Ontario Canada
