So what was your worst Watchtower Moment (page 2)

ferret

I hated it with a passion. Many times I would only pretent to ring the door bell and just mark it down as a not at home. But somehow I always got my 10 hours in to remain an elder.

penny2

Hi misspeaches. Read your link - the amazing thing about this board (and why we need it so much) is we know where you're coming from and why you felt the way you did. Good to be in kinder pastures.

Field service - I never thought that was too bad. I took great pride in not upsetting people so had lots of success with placing magazines. One of the hardest aspects of fading was letting my return visits go - I'd hear at the meeting how they were missing me and when was I going to call again. None of them ever came to any meetings - thankfully - that would have been an embarrassment! Eventually I got sick of FS though - there was never anyone home and it seemed such a waste of effort. I also saw how nervous some of the kids got when they thought they might meet someone from school. It seemed so awful to put them through that.

My worst Watchtower moment? Being the subject of a JC meeting and having to admit in detail what I did to a group of straightlaced, old men. The guilt afterwards. The pain of being such a disappointment to my parents. The embarrassment of the whole congregation hearing in a talk what I did (no names mentioned but you imagine everyone knows it was you). Losing my best friend because I was "bad association."

It was a long time ago and I did recover. But I feel for those young kids who might have to go through that now.

penny

XBEHERE

a kingdom hall where several sisters were deliberately not talking to you; would not tell you how you offended them; and were telling other people not to associate with you.

These were the elders wives right blondie?

XBEHERE

"If Jehovah, knows I'm sorry, how come you don't know I'm sorry?"

Cognizant I am sorry that this happened to you and I am glad you moved forward and past that petty, unchristian crap. Your above statement is one of things that really made me think about how unscriptural the whole "judicial" arrangement is. If Jehovah really was in control of the outcome of cases then why did I disagree so much with the other 2 often? In fact I was even told once that I was erring on the side of mercy when I should be erring on the side of justice. I was like WTF?!??!?!

blondie

Don't have to be elder's wives and they weren't right. These biddies entertained themselves doing this and even turned on each other when they lacked new victims. One sister said I was too perfect and she hated me. A sick group, still devouring those around them.

BTW, men/brothers/elders do the same just disguise it as "helping" the person.

Blondie (yah, I supposed some people might think i'm an a**hole on JWD and was then too)

daystar

After I was told I could no longer attend the meetings (I was never baptised, so they couldn't df me), I started to have waking visions of balls of fire raining down from the sky and people all around me dying horrible, painful deaths. Then there were the dreams of massive tornados of fire destroying everything around me.

So I guess my worst "Watchtower moments" were actually the initial recovery stage after leaving.

Finally-Free

While field service™ was not necessarily my favourite activity, it was much better than going to meetings. In service™ I had anywhere from 1 to 3 assholes to tolerate, depending on the size of the car group™. At the meetings there were over 100 assholes to tolerate.

W

diamondblue1974

Field service was nothing compared to going to a kingdom hall where several sisters were deliberately not talking to you; would not tell you how you offended them; and were telling other people not to associate with you.

And let me guess...if you went upto them to confront them about it they would deny it and try to make you feel paranoid...like it was you that had the problem and that they wouldnt dream of shunning you.

It sounds way too familiar!

DB74

diamondblue1974

The best man at my first wedding was the only father figure I ever knew...he later got disfellowshipped for marrying a sister who wasnt scriptually divorced (albeit she was legally), apparently her ex husband was abusive. The choice I had to make was whether to shun him or whether not to...and I chose to toe the company line and do what I thought at the time was right. I did try but it was too difficult and I remember grabbing hold of his arm at one of the conventions and saying that if he didnt mind I didnt mind speaking to him, he replied that I must do what I must. I didnt get the opportunity to either shun him or speak to him again as he moved away and I had began my fade.

He was reinstated after a while and I had left by then and faded away properly but I managed to make contact with him with the sole intent of apologising for not speaking to him...he couldnt accept the apology...he said he resented the very fact that I didnt speak to him and that things can never be the same. He babbled on about coming back to Jehovah to which I just laughed and asked how he could say such a thing in light of the witnesses (and including my) treatment of him.

Truth be told, I think that cost me a friendship and its these kind of friendships you dont give up often.

Truly one of my worst moments in Watchtower land.

DB74

RichieRich

Worst thing for me is alone time with Dubs.

I can knock on anyone's door, regurgitate all the BS I need too, give talks, everything.

But the worst is sitting in the car out in service, going to eat, getting cornered by someone in the hall. Its hard to BS face to face. I find a way.

Worst Moment would be every moment that the org has my dear mother in their clutches.

So what was your worst Watchtower Moment

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