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  Shunning & separation from family

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  i was raised in jw as a child.

  my dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now.

  i was never baptized or anything but i stopped going once i had the choice at age 12. now i am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids.

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  SamTheGinge, its stunning to me how masterful the JWs are with mind control. I am now a father and I cannot imagine letting anything come between my son and I. With each passing year it boggles my mind how my dad could let that happen to him since I know the strong bond of having a son. That's why I struggled with feeling like I must be a pretty bad person if my dad doesn't care to have a relationship with me. Now I know it's not me, he's brain washed. I just never understood that part about JWs because I was so young(12) when I stopped attending and it has taken until now (age 41) to realize what's been going on!
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  Shunning & separation from family

  by CJxfarmx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in jw as a child.

  my dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now.

  i was never baptized or anything but i stopped going once i had the choice at age 12. now i am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids.

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  JWdaughter, yup he sends me a watchtower magazine every once in a while. I can't even stand the feel of the paper it's printed on much less the content and the bizarre imagery.
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  Shunning & separation from family

  by CJxfarmx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in jw as a child.

  my dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now.

  i was never baptized or anything but i stopped going once i had the choice at age 12. now i am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids.

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  Thank you everyone who replied. It's been a landmark day for me. To finally be able to talk about this has been amazing and eye opening.
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  Shunning & separation from family

  by CJxfarmx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in jw as a child.

  my dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now.

  i was never baptized or anything but i stopped going once i had the choice at age 12. now i am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids.

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  Giordano, wow thank you!
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  Shunning & separation from family

  by CJxfarmx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in jw as a child.

  my dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now.

  i was never baptized or anything but i stopped going once i had the choice at age 12. now i am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids.

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  Lown Mylife, thank you. Best wishes to you and your family.
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  Shunning & separation from family

  by CJxfarmx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in jw as a child.

  my dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now.

  i was never baptized or anything but i stopped going once i had the choice at age 12. now i am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids.

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  My father and mother raised me until I left home after high school. My father raised me in JW and I went to Kingdom Hall meetings twice a week since I was a baby and some of my earliest childhood memories are actually in the hall for example laying down underneath the chairs with my blanket during meetings as a toddler. When I was a little older my dad took me out in field service but I would have been maybe 9 or 10 then at age 12 made it apparent I did not want to be a part of JWs and he did not force me. All the while he was an alcoholic, physically abusive to me (becuse the holy scriptures say "spare the rod...") and cheated on my mom. That's why they are divorced. I guess not forcing me to be a JW was the only good this he really did for me. But now I have no relationship with him because of that.
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  Shunning & separation from family

  by CJxfarmx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in jw as a child.

  my dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now.

  i was never baptized or anything but i stopped going once i had the choice at age 12. now i am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids.

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  I was raised in JW as a child. My dad was a jw my mom was not, they are divorced now. I was never baptized or anything but I stopped going once I had the choice at age 12. Now I am 41 and my dad will not associate with me, my wife or my 3 kids. He didn't come to our wedding and doesn't know my kids. For years I thought it was because he didn't love me or care about me and obviously that caused me a lot of emotional pain and I have battled with depression. It still hurts, but by doing some research I am starting to understand that the JW organization teaches them to shun their family that isn't loyal to Jehovah God and it's not because I am a horrible person, but because he is brainwashed by the watchtower society. For decades I just put my JW past out of my mind and tried to move on with my life and never stayed up to date on the teachings and harsh expectations the organization places upon its members. I guess I am just hoping to hear from other people who are going through this because I don't have anyone in my life who can really relate to my experiences and talk about it with. It would be nice to know other people who have the same background and fully understand what i am going through.