Myself, I'm proud of you for standing up for yourself and your daughter. I did the same thing with my family. I told my siblins about the silentlambs, emailed them the silentlambs website, other info, and they all have pretty much stayed clear of me since. I feel they think it's like some kind of disrespect to our deceased j.w. mother if they say anything negative about the org. Even the ones that don't live as a witness, or faded out or have never been baptisted don't want to have anything to do with silentlambs or say anything negative about the org. My brother Dennis *whom you know very well* told my sister that I was an apostate and that there was no truth to the accusations made by the silentlambs. He said that the elders always went to the police when abuse had taken place within the congergation I ask my sister why didn't he go to the police when my ex-husband was being abusive to me! Were the rules different back then???? Is there new light on that now!!! I have to say, I'm really surprised that my non j.w. family reacted the way they did! I felt they would want to investagate the silentlambs for themselves, instead they have pretty much cooled off all together with associating with me. So now, not only do I never hear from my *j.w.* siblins, I don't even hear from my *worldly siblins*. I never thought any of them would choose to stick their heads in the sand and look the other way, but that seems to be the case. They just don't want to deal with it. I wonder how they would react if it were their child that was being abused. Would they go along with the org. and let the WTS handle it? Would they greet the abuser at the kindom hall every Sunday with a smile on their face? Would they tell their child to keep their month shut, so the org. wouldn't get a bad name? It all makes me sick!
I don't know about you, but I had to make a stand for what I believe. I also wanted to know where all my siblins stood in this regard also. All I have to say is, I'm glad that I moved over a hundred miles away. I don't want to be around anyone that doesn't have the balls to stand up for what is RIGHT. I'm not going to keep my mouth shut or go along with whatever just so I'll have a siblin talk to me. I know I'm right. You know you're right. God knows we're right. There's nothing I'd like more than to have a big happy close nit family, but we know that's just not going to happen. We've all taken our own directions. To me, family is simple a word that has no meaning. My friends are my family. They are always there for me and treat me with love and respect, something that I don't get from siblins. I've cut the cord, so to speak, and moved on. I don't even concern myself with how or what they are doing. Why waste my time on something that doesn't even exist, ya know! It's not that I don't love my siblin's, it's just that I've moved on. We've all got our lives to live and I've moved on. I don't need nor want their approval. I know I'm a good person with a good heart and most importantly our heavenly father knows that. I have a closer relationship with him now than I ever did!
You stand your ground girl! I applaud you! I'll holler at you soon and we'll get together, k!
Love ya girl! Hang in there. It will get better, I promise!
Tink
p.s. I think that wonderful daughter of yours could use a makeover!!! Don't ya think! Tell her we must play beauty shop!!! I'll holler at ya later this week!
