I'm not TECHNICALLY da'd or df'd, but my JW relatives (including mom/sister) pretty much shun me. I've built my own life over the last 15 years which really doesn't include much contact at all with them, so it's not a major loss. However, since the birth of my first child (and second, due in 3 weeks), both mom/sis have tried some awkward, and I mean, AWKWARD, communications. I suspect with the article quoted in the first post, they'll probably try to cut off communication altogether.
The problem is, they want to contact me (at least for the children) I believe in their heart, but the cult is telling them how they should think and feel. They therefore try to throw out "hints" or awkward manipulative tactics to get me to change, or to show some interest in coming back into the fold, but I show none. Further, I'll not tolerate their silly efforts to visit the children ON THEIR TERMS ONLY. They've made it all but clear that they think my children, growing up without "Jehovah" are pretty much doomed, while my sister's brainwashed Dub children who are floating along til Armageddon, will live in a beautiful paradise....
No thanks. Yes, it hurts. I love my mother and my sister. But those people aren't my mother and my sister. They are acting like robots. You cannot have a meaningful relationship with a robot. Period.