Hi, everyone -
I guess this is more of a "What do I expect when" type question.
My mother left the JW's when I was a child and was subsequently disfellowshipped. I'm 28 and only remember seeing my maternal grandparents once in my life - at a cousin's graduation (who was still JW at the time.)
Anyways, since my mother's parents (and all my other relatives) are over 950 miles away, when we were there last, I stopped in at their address and visited. They were nice, cordial, and invited us over for dinner next time we go. I wanted to say my peace since they are in their late 70's/early 80's, tell them I loved them, and introduce my wife and daughters to them. (My wife and I are Lutheran-LCMS, BTW).
I found that they still had my mother's high school graduation picture up with all their other children's high school graduation pictures. They still talked about her. I did not dance on the subject of my mother with them at all, so I have no idea where to go with it.
Since I will be going to their place for dinner one night in 5-6 months when we go back to see my parents and sister's new baby, I have no clue what to expect, what topics not to discuss, etc. The JW "religion" seems very odd to me (growing up Catholic and then being Lutheran, I see no basis for "disfellowship" - only forgiveness like Christ commands us.)
Any advice would be helpful... :) Thanks!