The family reunion ended when my none JW family found out that I was being
shunned . They kept asking why James(me) never show up for family gathering.
Like you I said I'm not staying away from family gathering. So what happen,
the none JW family members said, if James is not invited we will not attend.
This have been going on for over 20 years. They have their family reunion and we
have ours, which is much larger. Thank God all my family didn't become JW's..