Thanks in advance if you can provide a copy or link! I'm in the middle of a custody battle with my JW ex spouse.
Michelle365
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Anyone have the booklet "Preparing for Child Custody Cases"?
by Michelle365 inthanks in advance if you can provide a copy or link!
i'm in the middle of a custody battle with my jw ex spouse..
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Has anyone tried to prevent ex-spouse from training the kids as JWs?
by Michelle365 ini am at the point in my custody battle where i need to decide if i'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight.
my lawyer thinks i have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion.
i'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me.
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Michelle365
JWoods- I just worry if that is *enough*. I'm SO worried that they will get baptized and cut me off. Just being a normal balanced mom doesn't seem like enough to combat the cult brainwashing.
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Has anyone tried to prevent ex-spouse from training the kids as JWs?
by Michelle365 ini am at the point in my custody battle where i need to decide if i'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight.
my lawyer thinks i have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion.
i'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me.
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Michelle365
Think About It-- my ex does whatever the f*ck he wants regardless of what I say or however it affects the children. He takes them out of school anything there is a party for a holiday. (they are in 1st & 2nd grade so they still do that) Here's a recent example, Mother's Day is coming up and the school is doing a fundraiser where I can buy little cakes for them to decorate and bring home for me. I asked the girls if they wanted to. They said yes. I sent the money in. They went to their father's for a visit. They call me crying that they can't make the cakes and that Daddy will get mad and they don't want to get in trouble and will I please not *make* them do it.
Same scenerio for every holiday or non JW sanctioned school event. Sometimes, I literally feel as if I'm losing my mind. I don't want to push them to do it or else I feel as if I'm the same as him- pushing them NOT to do it. I really don't know the best way how to handle these kinds of situations. This is the kind of stuff I'm looking for advice on and the reason for my initial question. I can't decide if it actually would be better for the kids to fight this fight for them.
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Has anyone tried to prevent ex-spouse from training the kids as JWs?
by Michelle365 ini am at the point in my custody battle where i need to decide if i'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight.
my lawyer thinks i have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion.
i'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me.
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Michelle365
oooh thanks Teel! I do need a copy of that.
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Has anyone tried to prevent ex-spouse from training the kids as JWs?
by Michelle365 ini am at the point in my custody battle where i need to decide if i'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight.
my lawyer thinks i have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion.
i'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me.
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Michelle365
Thanks Blondie. That's what I'm doing now and have been doing for 3 years. However, the more I read this board the more paranoid I become. There's so many stories of people losing their children/parents/sibs. I'm scared that what I'm doing is not enough and they may chose the JW way. I wish I could feel more confident in what I'm doing. I'd like to hear examples of things that the non-JW parent can do. I'm an athethist, so I feel like my ex has GOD and I have "yeah you know there's nothing out there' lol. I feel like it's ME against my ex, his family, the whole congo, and JEHOVAH. How does my example and my beliefs compete?
Is there anything that stands out to you that your non-JW parent did?
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Has anyone tried to prevent ex-spouse from training the kids as JWs?
by Michelle365 ini am at the point in my custody battle where i need to decide if i'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight.
my lawyer thinks i have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion.
i'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me.
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Michelle365
I am at the point in my custody battle where I need to decide if I'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight. My lawyer thinks I have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion. I'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me. They are being raised that I am "bad". He thinks I have a very viable case. However, I'm concerned about taking on that beast of the WBTS and their many manipulative ways.
My other option is to just not ever bring it up and allow the kids to go with their father to meetings and service when they are with him.
I really am quite paralyzed with indecision at this point. Any thoughts, experiences, ideas, and insights are welcome!
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Does anyone have a PDF of the booklet "How Can Blood Save Your Life?"
by middleman ini thought i had one but i don't.
thank you in advance!.
blessings....
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Michelle365
Awesome! Thanks Atlantis!
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I have a touchy situation...could use some advice
by tenyearsafter ini just got an e-mail from my 80 year old mother asking my wife and i to join her for the memorial this year.
i really don't want to go, but i am also trying to maintain some degree of a relationship with her.
she is breaking the "rules" by not shunning me, but i don't know how she will react if i reject her invitation.
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Michelle365
As much as the thought of going makes me want to PUKE, I think I'd go in your situation. You can go out to a nice dinner after. Spend some time together. It's only an hour. An hour of pure torture, but only an hour. Let us know what you decide!
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Michelle365
Mine is the control as well. I want to be free to be myself. To speak to whom I please, to celebrate whatever I wish, and to pursue any avenue of education.
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Help Please- Gods prophets in Bible made mistakes like GB?
by AwSnap ini have a family member coming over tomorrow to discuss this.
it was actually brought up a long time ago, but i forgot about it.
he told me 2 days ago that he found some information that he'd researched.
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Michelle365
Snort! No but my kids are of course. Are you and the hubby going? Or is not going part of your "being true to yourself" plan?
Kinda weird that he forgot the info! Maybe that's because he couldn't find any?