New ... what you need to do is get in first!

It takes a little practice but it's an avenue I've taken for the past almost 30 years and after a while it's something my JW family members expect and even laugh about! If you can get in first it will literally take the wind and the sting out of your Mum's sails ... and that's a good thing.

When you start a conversation with a topic that you know will rankle her and get the comments to come flying out ... make sure you have your comment up front and ready ... then when you've delivered it with all the good humour you can muster ... "I know you all think I'm a total heathen ... which may well be true of course ... but guess what I saw today ..." THEN you smile soooooo sweetly, wink a little and say nice and loud with lots of 'sugar' in your voice ... "Awww Mum ... I know you still love me" ... and carry on!

Fighting fire with fire doesn't always work but getting in first and being the lovely sweet self that you've always been will carry far more impact

She's been brainwashed for so long that she thinks she's helping by embarrassing or trying to embarrass you. What she's not realising is that you're not a twat and you're quite capable of making light of life without her help. Hang in there

"Experience is not what happens to you
... it is what you do with what happens to you."
~ Aldous Huxley ~