none of my extended family are witnesses. my dads family is totally fine with whatever degree we participate in the activities. no complaints. for example: funerals-we go to the wake at the funeral parlor but leave the room during any religious stuff and meet them after mass in the church parking lot and then go to the burial; weddings-we go to the reception but not the ceremony if its in a church. my moms family doesnt invite us to weddings or receptions at all, not like there has been alot of them to go to, and they are farther away. i think this is bc when my uncle got married my mom was invited to be in the wedding but she declined so they didnt invite her at all. then the rest of the family followed that example. funerals with my moms family are pretty much the same as with my dads. i think the most imporant thing is to go with your conscience and be consistant.
I appreciate that. My brother has mentioned to me that he thinks I'll "grow out" of this religion sometime. He thinks I'll eventually change my mind about it, so he keeps asking me to do things like this.
maybe when you explain why you wouldn't go to a christening, you could explain the meaning of baptism to you, and how you've dedicated your LIFE to serving Jehovah God. This doesn't mean that you can waver in faith, because baptism is a serious decision. You made the decision to become baptised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses because you saw truth in what you were taught, and took it seriously.