InspectorD, I know I'm not crazy. I just wish my idiot brothers didn't think so.
"You may think I'm a dreamer......but Im Not! Now I must go lay eggs in his brain!" - favorite quote from Dinner for Schmucks. A must see movie.

Solitare, His melodramatic religious, demon filled ideology can't stand the idea of a non believer that hasn't been properly convinced which becomes his agenda in everything he says. His lust for control and adrenalin pumping, God given power is so perverse, he manages to change the story into a showdown with him at my door with a gun - Bro. It was just a story. No one else reacted this way.

Duwut, I'm 54. My son, the first grandchild, hates my parents and he's never met them; doesn't ever want to meet them. It's bad enough my family was destroyed but it effects many generations. What kind of witness is this as to how a christian treats a family member? He hates religion because of it which is a shame as I believe there is much to learn from many things.

I'm glad you picked up on this. Religion can become more of a personal disorder. If a child is raised in that environment, they develop mindsets as adults for dealing with "apostates" (someone who will challenge or debate them). The JW way stays with you like a parent that teaches cleanliness. As a contractor, sometimes I wonder how much it effects how I deal with people. I have to be strong and decisive and yet lead from behind and listen to others. Not easy to do when you're always right. jk.

"Is there major emotional abuse, physical abuse or mental illness in your family that goes back to everyone's childhood?" - and there it is...hiding in the back of the closet.

If I were to write this story, it wouldn't come off like a rant against my parents and the JWs - who would want to read it? I don't want to make anyone angry or embarrass them. Instead, I would want to tell a story that would make you think about balance and moderation, respect for traditions that are wholesome without taking everything literally to your demise, the pain that is caused by the silent mind fuck, the religious bigotry and the lies that were told and now denied, and a true accounting of what I experienced in 1975, the year of Armageddon which led to the destruction of our dysfunctional family.

....and hopefully, someone will read it and have the opportunity to tell those two fat JW ladies that knocked on our door and stole my mom's mind, way back in 1964:

"Please go away. And don't come back. We love all of our family."

Thanks again everyone.

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