Thanks for everyone and their advice. We just told them that our kids are starting to ask religious questions and that we will handle it in our own way. We told them we think it is best they don't go to the meetings. They seemed to take okay and asked us if we would like to pick them at 9:30 before the meeting. We said what we had to say and everything seems fine.
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by Dano3456 inmy wife and i are not religious nor do we want to be.
we are very set in our spiritual beliefs.
we have worked with a jw who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years.
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by Dano3456 inmy wife and i are not religious nor do we want to be.
we are very set in our spiritual beliefs.
we have worked with a jw who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years.
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So the family is a coworker in her thirties, her sister in her thirties and their mom and dad. One sister moved out after she got married and the other sister and her husband lives with the parents. They have treated us and our kids very well for a long time. My 5 year old is really smart and she would tell me if something was strange. If she ever says anything that alarms me I will have them stop taking her. She only goes with them a few times a year. But I am prepared to stop it if I hear anything alarming.
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by Dano3456 inmy wife and i are not religious nor do we want to be.
we are very set in our spiritual beliefs.
we have worked with a jw who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years.
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I am certainly not dismissing anything being said here. It's a lot to process. They buy our kids toys and one of the daughters in the family loves Disney movies. The other daughter listens to K-pop (Korean pop music) they are a pretty normal family, they watch football, they went to circus with us etc. The father has even had an organ transplant. I am sure that all the things you guys are saying have happened and is still happening. I just need to figure this out and I appreciate all the advice.
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by Dano3456 inmy wife and i are not religious nor do we want to be.
we are very set in our spiritual beliefs.
we have worked with a jw who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years.
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We have attended 2 of their daughters weddings and they even had seats reserved at their table to sit with their immediate family. They have photo albums for each of our kids. Honestly guys these people are family to us. If I suspect anything dangerous then I will stop it. They have been in our lives for over 6 years.
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by Dano3456 inmy wife and i are not religious nor do we want to be.
we are very set in our spiritual beliefs.
we have worked with a jw who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years.
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My wife and I are not religious nor do we want to be. We are very set in our spiritual beliefs. We have worked with a JW who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years. We let our kids stay over at their house and our kids call them "aunt" "grandma" "grandpa" etc. They have visited us in the hospital when each of our 3 kids were born. They have watched our kids for a week at a time and they even drove 3 hours to be there when my 3 year old was in the hospital. These people have been better family members to our kids than their real grandparents, aunts, uncles etc. We are forever grateful to have them in our kids lives. But our kids now 5, 3, 2 are getting older and they occasionally will take the kids to the meetings when our kids stay the night. This happens a few times a year, maybe 4-5 times. Now my five year old is talking about Jehovah and asking all the big questions about who made the world etc. No offense, but I don't like the idea of one of my kids becoming a JW. Nevermind the reasoning, I don't want to offend anyone
My question is, do you think they want to convert my children? Without ever having a discussion with the JW family, what do you think their goal is? Could it be harmless? Or do you think they hope they can get them into the church? I just don't know what to expect going forward. Help!