Hello again, been a while...remember jwbot? Had a convo with my brother...

msjessiemeghan

Hey all. I have not posted here for 2 years maybe? I was formerly jwbot.

A lot has happened. I have been very busy with career-business. I graduated college. I worked in the magazine business for a while and now I am a creative director for an architecture and interior design magazine. One of the youngest in that...actually. So I am doing quite well. :)

Anyway, thats if you remember who I was, a couple of you might.

So I moved to Portland, Maine and was having a conversation with my brother on the phone. He is still a JW, basically, he stayed one because he married one. I was always a JW but my belief is that he just goes through the motions, nothing more, and especially so because he is married.

I consider myself to be somewhat cultured and Portland Maine is a normal district-assembly location. The civic center is down the street, walking-distance to my office (I am at work right now getting some last minute details done!). So my brother mentions the District assembly in a month...and I offer to let him stay at my place (declined) and I also tell him we will all go out to eat since he is in my area! He seemed happy about that...he wanted to eat at PIZZA HUT and I said NO! There are soooo many NICE and unique places to eat in Portland maine, several on every block. Blasphemy to eat at Pizza Hut! (I dont even know where there IS one! haha) So we will eat at Fore St. which is voted the 11th best place to eat in the US. You see what I am dealing with here? My family has no culture and I have no problem forcing it on them! :P

But thats not the point of my story. My brother asks if I want to come to the assembly. I said sure...maybe saturday afternoon, not the whole day (wow what a way to ruin a whole day, eh??) I will go out drinking afterwards, lord knows I will need it! Ok I say. It wont be so bad...I can maybe see a few people I knew and rub it in their face how well I am doing and how fabulous I look, bla bla bla. So I said, sure I will come and hang out with them and that I was NOT going to be treated like an outcast. So I said, "sure I am sitting with them though..." and he said "Yeah that should be fine...I will ask [my wife] but I am sure it will ok"

Um...I just thought how can they try to re-convert me and still try and get away with treating me like an outcast? It is a hilarious (but sad) concept!! "Yeah we want you to come but it is still a punishment at the same time" Oh please. No Thanks.

Thought that was funny :)

DannyHaszard

Welcome from Bangor

jgnat

I just thought how can they try to re-convert me and still try and get away with treating me like an outcast? It is a hilarious (but sad) concept!!

Yah, I know. The local Pioneer Sister collared me at the mall and asked me to a Witness picnic. (BTW, I'm a non-JW, the best label they can give me is "interested one") I hesistated, so she added, "You are allowed."

Oh, yes, right. That's why I held back, because I am yearning for acceptance of this little fringe group. Yes, right. I feel so much more welcomed now that I know I'm allowed to come to a picnic.

I tried out that line on some non-witness friends, and they had the same reaction. I swear, some Witnesses live in their own little world and have no sense of class.

Odrade

HI! Nice to see you around here again for a minute. I'm glad things are going well with you. It seems like you are more amused than hurt about the stupid JW rules. Nice, isn't it?

msjessiemeghan

jgnat: I think "no class" hits the nail on the head. If they were to say something similar to people who have had no contact or idea of what they are about, they would be laughed at! No class at all... It is certainly nice to be amused by it and not hurt...There was a time where this did hurt though and part of me somewhere can still be hurt by this behavior. They are an insane bunch.

Tuesday

Rock On! That's awesome you're doing so well. Working at a magazine? That's a tough business to get into to begin with, so yeah definetly go rub it in. I used to hate going to Portland back in the day when I used to work the armory every month because there was never anywhere to eat. I used to get stuck at Denny's without fail every time LOL. I say since they've shunned you, you should let them see what it's like and bring them to Dick's Last Resort, that's not a very far ride away from Portland anyway if I remember

Emma

I'm glad to see you again; I've wondered how you've been doing. And you're doing great! Congratulations on finishing college and on the terrific job!

Emma

seawolf

I remember you! Been a long time since I seen you around these parts. :)

vitty

I remember you! So I assume you are not DFed then.......................Its amazing your brother has to get clearance from his wife

msjessiemeghan

I never got DF'd because luckily I escaped getting baptised...I just kept "putting it off" until I went "poof! gone!". :)

That did not stop my family for treating me like I was DF'd because I "would have been anyway". So silly! But my family eventually got over it and are somewhat accepting that I have different plans in life but I know that my mom especially truly believes I am going to die at armageddon. That upsets me. They still try to convert me back. I try to be open minded and not just cut them off because I value their relationship and I am sure that I am being a bit too sensitive and more giving than I should be. Who knows.

Hello again, been a while...remember jwbot? Had a convo with my brother...

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