To be fair, if he won’t have counselling, she should!!I've just be reading about the one where the husband is a ex JW & won't allow the kids to have xmas because of his childhood trauma. I've lost count of all the LTB replies
It's one of those posts where she will not likely take any advice from anyone at all!To be fair, if he won’t have counselling, she should!!
I’ve got an ex JW in the family and it might sound daft, but not celebrating Christmas or your birthday does affect little kids (other religions like Islam or Judaism have their own celebrations, so I’m not talking about those who don’t celebrate Christmas specifically, obvs. JW don’t really celebrate anything, except Easter and even then it’s not a big family get together type thing).I've just be reading about the one where the husband is a ex JW & won't allow the kids to have xmas because of his childhood trauma. I've lost count of all the LTB replies
He definitely needs counselling in my opinion. I know a few ex JW & they too go all out at Xmas & Birthdays. In this particular case, the OP said she will go spend Xmas with her family & take the kids. He's still not happy with that arrangement. If it was me I would take the kids to my parents. But that's just me!I’ve got an ex JW in the family and it might sound daft, but not celebrating Christmas or your birthday does affect little kids (other religions like Islam or Judaism have their own celebrations, so I’m not talking about those who don’t celebrate Christmas specifically, obvs. JW don’t really celebrate anything, except Easter and even then it’s not a big family get together type thing).
The fact that the guy has left the Witnesses but still won’t celebrate Christmas tells me he really has some deep down issues that are affecting him. It sounds a bit like he’s still hedging his bets and could maybe do with that de-programming type counselling that is specific to ex cult members. My family member, who is ex JW, has gone the other way and makes a huge deal out of birthdays and Christmas, and really spoils his kids. He’s still close to his JW family as he wasn’t baptised (or their version of it) so he wasn’t dis fellowshipped, although his sister was and the rest of the family won’t talk to her. and he still resents his mother a bit for what she put him through as a kid.
So would I. As much as I’m not bothered about Christmas (I’m not a JW, just a grinchHe definitely needs counselling in my opinion. I know a few ex JW & they too go all out at Xmas & Birthdays. In this particular case, the OP said she will go spend Xmas with her family & take the kids. He's still not happy with that arrangement. If it was me I would take the kids to my parents. But that's just me!
My mum was a big evangelical Christian when I was growing up. I was bought up that Santa was evil. When I had my son, I really went too town about how magical Santa was. Probably too much as at the age of 13 he still believed!So would I. As much as I’m not bothered about Christmas (I’m not a JW, just a grinch), I know how much my kids love it and there’s no way I’d let anyone ruin it for them.
Made me laugh the fact she genuinely seems to think that Christmas being in December doesnt have a reason and theres no good reason why it has to be December.There was a crazy one yesterday saying that Christmas should be moved to the summer because of Covid. A lot of posters disagreeing weirdly enough but the OP seemed deadly serious about it.
Thinking about it, though, imagine any other scenario where some old man gained access to your house without being invited and let in, on the pretext of bringing gifts for your children...My mum was a big evangelical Christian when I was growing up. I was bought up that Santa was evil. When I had my son, I really went too town about how magical Santa was. Probably too much as at the age of 13 he still believed!
They are such nasty fuckers the lot of them.I've been banned again after asking for genuine advice after my step son brought covid into the house where i have a poorly newborn.. because I'm a 'previously banned poster'
Fucking arseholes. I was in a right panic aswell.
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