Your Least Favorite "Special" JW Event (page 3)

Nosferatu

Family Reunions and JW funeral services come to mind straight away

Yeah, I forgot about Weddings and Funerals, although they're not really scheduled events.

Madame Quixote

Yeah, Nos. And I suppose JW funerals generally come under the heading of family reunions, anyway.

"We only celebrate, weddings, funerals and the Memorial of our Lord Jesus Christ."

And, Nos, do you remember always saying at xmas time,"We give and receive gifts all through the year, not just at Christmas." Yeah, I remember lots of "gifts" like our cousin's hand-me-down clothing; then there was breakfast, lunch and supper and a few toys if we were really ~~lucky~~ good kids; and there were all the free rides our loving parents gave us to the local kingdom hall and to the "family vacation" district and circuit assumblies. 90% of the "vacation" was spent sitting in some hot stadium, listening to lamo preaching.

Uh, how many of us can actually count on one hand the gifts we received "all through the year" that we actually got to unwrap and yell,"yay! I finally got the . . . that I've always wanted . . ."?! Some gifts!

Sheesh, one could go on all day about the "partyline" regarding the holidays alone.

blondie

I was going to post JW funerals before I saw I was not alone. They never have been special.

crazyblondeb

The "special" event I attented the most were the J.C. meetings. God, I hated those!!

MUAH!!!! Someone had to keep the busy, and make them work for their titles!!

shell

Nosferatu

And, Nos, do you remember always saying at xmas time,"We give and receive gifts all through the year, not just at Christmas."

Oh yeah, lots of gifts!!! Uhhhh...... Gee, I must have recieved so many that I'd forgotten what I got.

In all seriousness, we had a Christmas replacement called "present day". It was usually on June 30 when I handed my parents my report card. It was like a reward for being in school for another year. However, I didn't get any good gifts. I remember asking for a new alarm clock one year. I was hoping for a nice digital one, and I got this annoying wind-up POS. I HATED that clock. It was loud and scared the hell out of me. And I had to wind it up every day.

Then there was the digital watch I got from my parents. It was nearly too small on me, and it had a picture of a chicken on it. Looked like a $1.99 Bi-Way special (and it probably was).

"Present day" wasn't any fun. The gifts sucked, there was no holiday music, no tree, no decorating - it was all a disappointment. I'm so happy to have had Christmas for the past 10 years.

White Dove

Don't forget the DO visit. Then there is the CO/DO visit all in one. It's sick that my former interpreter only came by for those special times to convince me to go. We were supposed to be friends, good friends. That just showed me her desire to be seen by them. Interpreters are very conspicuous. Friendships based on religion, or anything other than real interest or love, will NOT stand the test of fire (in this case, missed meetings). Live and learn and then get WISE! :) Yeah, I know. I tend to change the subject at a whim. Sorry!

-Chenoa

White Dove

Dupe that I was, I loved, no, LOVED all of it. Although, the special talk didn't seem any different from any other talk except for maybe being more about all other religions are about to bite the dust and worldly people, too. Those talks were always dark with death on one side and oppressive WT rule on the other. One sister said that we would only have KDom songs in the new order. I loved to stay in motels and tents and camp and and and...oh, swimming pools and eating out in restaurants--Don't forget the lapel card and dress clothes! But why did an assembly have to be attached every single time I went anywhere? JW families can't usually afford to do a normal vacation, so they make the assembly into one, sort of. Remember the counsel to attend all the meetings even on vacation lest temptation ensnare us?

Jesus went to one meeting a week. Did Jesus go to an assembly in Jerusalem every year or every 7 years? Jesus sent out the 70 into the city to preach. What was Jesus doing while they preached? I don't mean any disrespect to Him, but maybe he was collecting time cards and calculating time in the field plus any literature placed in all of the cities they visited. Hmmm...talk about adding to and taking away from what's written. Just a thought on one of my little side tracts:) Did I mention that I love to write, hahaha.

Chenoa

OUTLAW

As a kid I disliked all meetings..I disliked special events even more..It was just more wasted hours of my life I could never get back...OUTLAW

White Dove

Found-my-way,

That was rude of the CO! They don't provide anything but a hard table to care for babies. No nursery, no nothing. The nursery thing would save so many babies and tots from horrible beatings--er--loving, Bible based correction during the meetings and also make it so they didn't bother others by their quite normal noisy playing or crying. Poor babies!

Chenoa

White Dove

Buffalosfree,

I like yours best: Just tell them you are incontenent...and forgot to bring a diaper! Hehehe!

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