Hi everyone. Thanks so much for the really warm welcome. Just a small confession .. my last post was actually written a couple months ago before I'd gotten the nerve to post. I copied and pasted it ... and forgot to update it.
My wedding came off in December 2006, and my mom did attend. Her PO didn't see a problem with her attending. Mind you, the nosey elder who threatened to take away her 'privileges of service' isn't even a member of her congo! He researched her phone number in a file at the Branch Office, then took it upon himself to call and 'counsel' her ... behind my back! She was so scared of losing her 'privileges' that she was prepared to miss her only child's wedding day. Eventually I convinced her to seek a second opinion on the matter, which thankfully she did.
I'm now happily married, and my mom loves her new son-in-law. Our 2 months together has seemed more like 2 weeks. I believe I'm lucky to have found one of the few good men left. I'm positive that my marriage will be happier than some of those 'capable wives' whose husbands treat them 'according to knowledge' (supposedly).
Just the other day my mom called me asking if I had returned to the meetings yet ... of course my answer was NO. She commented that if I were to "return to Jehovah" that my husband would follow. WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME WOULD I WISH SUCH A FATE ON MY HUSBAND? We celebrated our first Valentine's day together, and we have so many more celebrations to look forward to. REAL CELEBRATIONS!!!! Not pseudo-celebrations like 'spiritual food at the proper time', conventions, boring assemblies. field service, boring return visits, worshipping at the altar of the CO ..... (you all know what I mean)