As an elder, I always seemed to be at a meeting. Toward the end of my "eldership" I was always looking for ways to get out of things. Because I owned a business, I created a lot of scheduling conflicts so that I HAD to go to my work for something special. I got the elders to back off from even questioning me in the month of December because of work. Too often, I'd get my "work" over with and do something enjoyable.....And what about you? Any good suggestions to miss those meetings and other "theocratic" activities?
What Excuses Did You Make To Get Out Of "Theocratic Activities"?
by minimus 28 Replies latest jw friends
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jambon1
You know, I was thinking about this just today. But along the lines of; what is the most ludicrous things you have done to get out of going to the meeting or assembly or to get out of that awkward memorial invite. Like, deliberately breaking a limb. Come on, someone has to have done that.
In my own case I observed a lot of 'illness' in the congs. But the illness would wear off when the meeting had started & then people started to have a good time.
Moving house (then taking a month off) and the stress of children are common too.
The thing that gets to me is that if the spiritual (rehash) feast is soooooo good then why do many, many JW`s always feel that terrible dread on a meeting day. Like, they are unhappy that their night or morning is taken up with the same old, same old. I have seen this a lot in family and friends.
Oh to be free!
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minimus
A lot of Witnesses get mysterious illnesses before a meeting. Stomach aches, headaches, migraines, chest pain, anything untraceable.
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skyking
I was the one that the ELDERS would say he'll do it he'll do anything. I got sick of giving talks and being the one that was there to conduct meetings for field service. At the end I just started saying no! some else can do it. My wife hated the phone ringing and then me leaving the room to go into the dungeon, I would be in there sometimes hours and she hated me being used like that.
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Lady Lee
The kids and I developed a wide range of ailments.
As much as I loved the sign language interpreting my body found many reasons not to go.
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Lapuce
Often illness, as I had many leg operations I could easily miss alot on winters and on damp days... Using arthritis saying the painkillers caused me to fall asleep, (I often did not take any, it was an excuse!!!)
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minimus
One sister was standing in the back of the Hall one Sunday looking terrible and I asked her how she was. She said she was very ill with a terrible case of the flu. As she started to continuously cough, I told her she should go home.She resisted, telling me she didn't want to miss the meeting. I told her if she had "love" for the others, she would immediately go home and not infect anyone else. She gratefully thanked me for my concern and off she went.
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BizzyBee
Illness - perceived or self-induced. For me, there had to be a grain of truth to it. Sometimes I'd wish for illness or accident to get out of giving a talk. Probably a very unhealthy outlook.
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minimus
Even if you told people you had cancer, they'd still "encourage" you to make the meetings. "Better to be sick AT the meetings then sick at home by yourself",
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luna2
Too tired, headache, other illness, worked late or had to work weekends. There was always something. I finally got tired of giving excuses, though, and started telling people the truth...not that the illness/work thing was always untrue, but when I didn't go because I didn't feel like it and someone pestered me about it, I'd tell them. Of course, then I got the reputation for being "weak". Stupid dub crapola!