r/exjw • u/0h-n0-p0m0 • 23h ago
Venting What a night... 🙄
Had to endure a send off for in-law relatives that are going to a "theocratic school"
Apparently because the JW's hosting this in-law couple for the school share a very common food intolerance that's particularly trendy in JW world, clearly Jehovah's hand is evident in this 🙄 couldn't be a more obvious coincidence
Also to hear my uncomfortably PIMI mother in-law have a brainwash session with my wife was challenging... she's so constant in vilifying anything normal, that they are so superior to these foolish, dirty, filthy worldly people, constantly trying to claim the most inconsequential things are definitely Jehovah's hand or blessing it comes across as desperation, a desperate attempt to keep herself and my wife believing it, by repeating it
fucking. ad. nauseam.
Then as part of the clutching they acknowledged that the Borg doesn't reflect Jehovah properly because it's made up of humans, and so in the past it was too rule based, 'you must do this, must not do that' and yes it does say those things in the bible but the 'LigHt iS gEtTiNg bRigHtEr' and we're getting to know Jehovah sooo much more now. He's not like that.... (Despite admitting the do this and don't do that come from 'his' book 🤷) He's balancing his justice with mercy and love... but he doesn't change, he has never changed! It's all our fault, we've just misunderstood him before.
Their mental gymnastics were tiring me out!
In that moment I realised how truly sad it all is. What would appear to the other diners and hospitality staff a very normal, happy family outing is actually multiple generations of a family that have been hoodwinked into giving up their lives for a delusion, and celebrating that a couple will be receiving bonus indoctrination, at their own expense. A cult that hides in plain sight.
Sorry for the ramble. I had to keep my mouth shut all evening for fear of what would come out
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u/Professional_Ad2778 22h ago
Reminds me of my family reunions...that I stopped attending when I was about...ohh...15 years old. Endlessly rambling on and on about this and that and coming up with all new ways of thinking and ENDLESS PRAISE for Jehovah doing it all. I remember looking around thinking, nope, it's people that are doing these things and other people turning it into some godly shit. Gross.
Hope you were able to actually eat some of your dinner.
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u/0h-n0-p0m0 14h ago
I can tolerate being around JW's who aren't obsessive, but my wife's family talk 95% about da troof. I found it too much when I was PIMI! 🤣 Always banging on about some "spiritual gem" they enjoyed from meeting, study, broadcast.. usually amounts to nothing more than Jehovah loves us because the bible says he does, or we're so hopelessly sinful we should be grateful he hasn't let us die
Yeah the food was about the most interesting part of the evening, and even that was mediocre 🤣
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u/Any_College5526 22h ago
It’s fun walking on eggshells, ain’t it?
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u/0h-n0-p0m0 13h ago
Uh I had so many interjections I wanted to make. But I knew if I did I'd be attacked, despite the fact they were making passive aggressive comments about non believers right in front of me. Plus it'd just feed their persecution complex
I wondered if it's a similar feeling working in a home for people with dementia. I'm sure they have wacky conversations that you just have to pay no mind to. You wouldn't get upset because of their delusions, just pity them
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u/Aus3-14259 r/exjw since 2013 under other user name 14h ago
So, did you enjoy your night out or not?
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u/0h-n0-p0m0 13h ago
I was looking forward to going home the whole evening if that answers your question 🤣
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