JW 'friend'

[Atlasta]

Last year I became friendly with a woman I met on the school run. Dd's the same age.
She would call round a couple of times a week for a coffee and our dd's would have playdates. We would also go out on shopping trips/lunch.
She often talked of Jehovah and I said I was open minded.
She had different views about life in general however and seemed quite judgemental when talking about others despite her religion and it's teachings about not judging others ( quite hypocritical ).
Anyway, since starting back at work this 'friend' has completely cut me off. I know she doesn't believe a mum should work as her role should be bringing up her children and being there for DC at all times ( I am. I work during school hours) but I feel so upset she could do this to me, especially as we were close and I also feel like she isn't really a nice person if she can do this and feel I want to confront her.
Wwyd?

I’m not sure what you hope to achieve by confronting her, OP?
An apology? Closure? An attempt to resume contact/friendship?
I would assume that, as she ended the relationship abruptly, rudely and without explanation, any approach by you would probably just lead to a further rebuff that would hurt you again.
I’d be inclined to write her off and not waste any more time or headspace on her. I’m a little surprised that a JW would have a friendship with an outsider in the first place - I thought they considered all other types of Christians, atheists etc as sinful, worldly and doomed to hell!

I'm really surprised that she befriended you in the first place. JWs shouldn't have friends who are part of the "world" They believe that everyone but them is actually worshipping Satan and they have to keep themselves "clean" before Jehovah by avoiding "worldly, "evil" influences.

It's very likely that she was softening you up to try to convert you but now that you are working, that might be so easy. Did she never mention Bible study or anything like that.
I know it's hurtful, but just try to put it behind you. And give thanks for a lucky escape.
Oh, and by the way, the witness faith is horrendously judgemental both of other witness and non witnesses.

I'm surprised she befriended you as they arent supposed to have worldly friends. I know this as my mums one and I was brought up as one until I left. Your friendship would never have gone anywhere. JW mums are allowed to work so that's not it. It could be that you're no longer around in the day to preach to (yes they actually fill in and hand in a slip of paper stating how many hours they've spent preaching about God per week. I would be told off if it were ever 0), she will need a minimum of a couple of hours per week she'll have to start knocking on doors now to increase her hours. She's now pissed off so she ignores you possibly.

Like the others have said, JWs are not meant to have 'worldly friends'. So once she established you were probably not a candidate for conversion, that would have been the end of it.

I had a great childhood friend who became a JW as a young adult. As she got into it more and more, our friendship sort of dried up. I did go to visit her one time and inexplicably, three friends from her church just happened to also 'pop in', as though they were protecting her from me, the friend who is 'the other type of christian'. Quite sad, in lots of ways!

She wasn't your friend, worldly friendships are actively discouraged. She was essentially grooming you to become a bible study. When it became clear you wouldn't progress she stopped witnessing to you. Plenty of JW mums work, infact I don't know any who don't apart from those who are special pioneers and even those help their husbands in their businesses, usually window cleaners. Don't be disheartened it was nothing you did and I say that as an ex JW.

You are advised to choose your friends wisely. This does not mean you only have JW friends. Perhaps the friendship ran its course? I can not say.

We don't believe in hall and there is no minimum you have to do. Did she see you as someone to convert? Perhaps but to hurt you by her actions wasn't acceptable.