The message I sent on Mother's Day | Why Jehovah's Witnesses Won't Celebrate | Cognitive Dissonance

#MothersDay #exjwstory #exjw #jehovahswitnesses Today is Mother's Day. It would seem so natural to wish your mom a 'Happy Mother's Day' and celebrate her and the connection and appreciation you have for her. Unless, of course, she's a Jehovah's Witness and you're no longer a believer. Which makes it complicated, awkward, and confusing, because the JW Organization doesn't allow the celebration of Mother's Day. In this video I share: the message I sent to my mom on Mother's Day; why Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate Mother's Day; why self-denial of gifts and expressions of love is harmful; and how I celebrate Mother's Day today. If you like this video, please give it a 👍. And if you're new to my channel, and you like this video, be sure to Subscribe and hit the 🔔 so you'll be notified of new uploads. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 💡 Why share stories and experiences? "It's important that we share our experiences with others. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. When you tell your story, you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story." - Iyanla Vanzant ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 💡PLEASE NOTE: If you are only here to troll, preach, share scriptures, be intolerant, disrespectful, or downright rude, your comments will be deleted. 💡This channel is meant to be a positive, open-minded, tolerant, respectful and welcoming space/community for people that are going through similar experiences from their association of the JW.Org . Especially those of you that have been disfellowshipped or shunned from your friends and family, know that you aren't alone. 🤗 💡Learn more about #jehovahswitnesses​: https://jwfacts.com​ and https://jwsurvey.org​