I have a very close JW friend who I have known for a number of years. She was like the big sister I never had, always looking out for me and was very helpful during my challenging moments.
We both came into the religion around the same time and both of us were pretty much fringe Dubs, just making the bare minimum to be considered JW in good standing. We were both liberal-minded and always shared our views of the borg and the hypocrisy we see (before I discovered "apostate" material online around 2007 that gave me a more open-eyed view of the "truth"). I felt that our bond was stronger than the religion itself. That was until 2009, when I told her about my concerns and discoveries about the religion and how I needed to take a "break". She understood and gave me my space, believing that I will return. Well, here we are two years later and no return.
Other than my parents, I cut off association with 98% of the JW I knew. Better to cut them out of my life than to play into their little shun games. However, with her, it is different. She still makes contact with me via text, email or will call me to catch up on old times since she no longer lives in the area. When she doesn't talk about JW, I am willing to talk to her. When she does, I will not respond or ignore. I know that the indoctrination is taking hold of her and even more so now that her son has been reinstated (another story that I won't go into).
I guess I post this because I am at a loss on what to do. Don't want to give up the friendship, but know it will come with a price of her trying to persuade me to go back to the vomit that I have no intention of returning to. What I would really like to do is sow a seed in her mind that will get her to think and hopefully see the lie for herself. Just not skilled enough to do so at the moment as I am still in research mode. I tried with her before, but it got a bit heated and I had to catch myself before it got worse. At any rate, your thoughts are greatly appreciated.