As some of you know from my sharing portions of my story on this board before, I disassociated myself from the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2001. My family, including my mother, sister, and brother, remain Jehovah's Witnesses.
I have an extremely limited relationship with my mother and sister.
I possess no relationship whatsoever with my brother, his wife, and their now 1 yr old son.
Well, anyway, adhering to JW doctrine, my brother did not pursue a college education, and got married at the ripe age of 23. His wife is two years younger than him (21 when they got married, dont you love JW marriages so young?)and she has no college education either. I was 7 years younger at the time and even then when I was a JW I told him he was too young, and incapable of financially providing for a family.
Did he listen to me? No.
He got married in 1997 and has struggled financially ever since then.
Fast forward to now.
He has lost two cars that were repossessed. He has moved over three times to different locations because he could not afford rent.
Even WITH such trying financial circumstances, he had the foresight to bring a child into the world when he can barely provide for himself and his wife. When he had his firstborn son, he and I were at least still speaking. I find it ironic that he had the nerve to chastise me for not strictly following the policies of the Jehovah's Witnesses, but he did not mind asking for money.
Out of the goodness of my heart, I gave. I hoped that one day my example of love towards him would help him see the error in his ways. I also could not live with myself knowing my nephew would do without.
Things have changed since then. I had had enough of his condescending spiritual bullshit and in telling me I was destined for destruction and evil because I no longer practiced the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses. Yet and still he did not mind asking for money.
He assumed the responsibility of getting married, and he chose to have children. He is now 29 years old and it is high time he take care of himself. He made his bed, now he has to lay in it.
So..with that said, we no longer speak, and I do not give him a damn dime.
Well, I talked to my mother today on the phone, and she told me recent events that have happened with him that just amazed me. I could not believe someone could be so stupid.
My father works for Ford Motor Company as an automation tender and makes upwards of $80,000/yr.
Anyway, they were hiring at his local plant and he put in a good word and got my brother an interview.
According to my mother and father, the supervisor at the Ford plant was ready to hire my brother on the spot. Today is Friday, they wanted him to start Monday.
My brother, with no college education, a wife, a child, (NEWFLASH: his wife is pregnant AGAIN, so another on the way) TURNS THE JOB DOWN!
Why do you ask? Because the position would have required that he work on meeting nights and on Saturday on occasion.
This was unacceptable with his spiritual standards. He feels the need to put Jehovah first (who by the way has not answered any of his prayers and provided money that grows on trees or a cushy job out of thin air) and walks out on a job that would pay $80,000/yr.
With no college education, a child and another on the way, and wife with no college education to care for.. he does this.
In short, my brother is a fucking idiot.
Even worse, when my mother was conveying this story to me, she PRAISED him for taking a spiritual stand. She said and I quote:
Jehovah will bless his efforts. Jehovah will provide.
I started to say what I thought, but I did not want to start an argument with her.
Just thought I would share information on how the WT doctrine brainwashes people into stupidity.
I needed to vent.
PLEASE, if you are a JW reading this.. GET OUT OF THE CULT!
Edited by - Reborn2002 on 11 October 2002 18:13:26