tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551246224468156549.post118492646544286053..comments2022-12-29T22:01:14.526-08:00Comments on Jehovah's Witness Child Custody: Become a Jehovah's Witness and you can't...JW Child Custodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694105644510872511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551246224468156549.post-4330978764369926412007-03-15T18:47:00.000-07:002007-03-15T18:47:00.000-07:00... on the other side of the coin, if you are not ...... on the other side of the coin, if you are not a Jehovah's Witness, and your family is Jehovah's Witness...you cannot be a part of planning family gatherings...you rarely get phone calls from your parents...your brothers and/or sisters only speak when you call...rarely do they call to see if you are at the very least alive...none of your family attend your children's weddings...If you are not a Jehovah's Witness you never receive love or care from your JW grandparents...If you are not a Jehovah's Witness you do not call your JW family to tell them that your husband had a heart attack...they don't care to hear about your life...(actually you just mention this information in passing to see what they would say or do...)If you are not a Jehovah's Witness, your family separates themselves from you...from your life...you don't dare share anything with them...they will not receive you with love...they have pat answers like "oh, really"; oh OK; well it was good for you to call"; If you are not a Jehovah's Witness, you start looking around for someone, anyone, to be a friend; to be like family to you... because if you are not a Jehovah's Witness, you do not have a family...your children do not have grandparents...If you are not a Jehovah's Witness, you are constantly looking for ways to honor your parents who are a JW...constantly being rejected...constantly turned away; I know you have it rough when you are a Jehovah's Witness; I truly sympatize; but being on the other side is an emotionally draining situation - if you let it drain you. After years of the JW treatment to me and my family, I finally just put them aside; I continued to check on them, to make sure no one died...but they did not control me anymore...they tried...I would not let them...being controlled is a dangerous place to be...I got away from that horrible place; I give my Lord the credit for directing me; but I had to make the decision to let them go...I am free...free indeedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com