Family wants nothing to do with me, dh or ds anymore

[colinsmommy]

Spent a sleepless night last night. Yesterday my mom called to say that my parents, grandparents and aunt and uncle want nothing more to do with my baby unless we go back to the religion. I guess I knew this was going to happen eventually, but can't figure out why they did this now. I got so mad because they are trying to blame my husband for my going "astray" after pretending to be nice to him for six years. I just can't believe so many people are voluntarily removing themselves from ds's life. He is their only grandchild/great-grandchild. I don't really know why I wrote this, but thanks for reading if you did.

Sending hugs to you CM - cannot understand how a grandparent could do that - my DSs have 4 that would go to the ends of the earth for them. I'm so so sorry

Were you baptised as a JW, Colinsmummy? HAve they freaked out that you have started celebrating birthdays and Xmas? Just wondered if that was what had caused the problem.

colinsmommy sorry havent read all the threads but does your family realise that they are actualy going against there religion by turning against you because there is a famous painting where jesus is sat with a little white boy and girl and a little black boy and writen underneath it say cometh little children there will alway be a plce in heaven with me meaning that gods does not look at religion as such but at the people and by your family trying to disown you down to religion is going totaly against what god wants i am christian my mother is prodistant (sp?) my father is roman catholic dp is athiest (sp?) amd my ds is to young to decide or to young to tell me and one thing i have learen about religion is you always respect others beliefs even if you dont agree with them sorry to prattle

Yes I was baptized, and I think the celebration thing put them over the edge.

MTJ-That is going with their religion. They look at me as disassociating myself from the religion, which is valid, since I don't consider myself one at all. In their religion, they won't have anything to do with even family once you are no longer a witness.

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have emailed you as my post got deleted somehow. all my love xx

Hello

Please search on the offical website for "family" and see how much we do value our families.

Don't know what is going on with colinsmommy's family but please don't let it colour how you view the rest of us.

Someone who is disfellowshipped is very different to someone who has decided it's simply not for them.

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Have no info but just wanted to bump it for u..

Sorry wrong thread...

Am not sure that that is strictly true, CM. To be disfellowshiped is different to falling away and especially since you have been away from it for 7 years.

Why dont you write them a letter and tell them how you feel. You arent disfellowshiped and they can still have contact with you. They are probably disappointed that you arent a witness anymore and are probably shocked that you decided to celebrate birthdays after years of not doing.