I don’t know if I should deconvert my mom out of a cult.

My family are Jehovah’s Witnesses. I left ten years ago because I realized that it wasn’t true. And I came to the conclusion that I want my beliefs to correspond to reality, whatever that entails. I’ve had a decade of anxiousness about my family living under the rule of a doomsday cult, but I think I’ve finally made my mom seriously doubt it.

I was never baptized, so I’m not disfellowshipped, so my family are allowed to have a relationship with me. My dad died in cancer three years ago, which I can’t really mourn with my family since they believe he will be resurrected in a paradise earth in the near future. I had a hard conversation with my mom a few days ago, and I think I made too many good points. She broke down crying, asking me what I can offer in place of what they call “the truth”. She wants an alternative to be able to see my father again, but as an atheist and materialist, I have no soothing lie that can match the promises of the organization which tells her she can see him again.

Her reacting like that made me realize that she might wake up from the cult’s grasp, but I also thought about all the people in her life which she depends on that would be forced to shun her if she did end up leaving. I want her to be able to find a new husband, but the dating pool is very limited for her.

I’ve asked her if she cares wether her beliefs are true, to which she says yes. There’s a lot more to this, but I just wanted yo get it out and hear what you guys think. Please ask if you wonder anything about their doctrine.