jgnat,
Your jw visits your church!!? I would love to see that! Him passing out wt lit!
As a JW,what affected U most from non-JWs? Hatred, anger, or pity?
by Gayle 12 Replies latest jw friends
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Madame Quixote
You know, for years, I thought it was hatred or the outright mean things people would say to me; but, really, all in all, I most remember always being the last to be chosen by others for everything (even spelling bees which I was almost good at). BTW, I'm talking about grade school, since I left the dubyahs at 15.
The last at all team sports, the last at anything and everything - or second or third to last - no matter what. I was always at the bottom of the heap - with the "fatty", the "hick," the "dummy" and the total nerd. Always last, and if not very last, then third-to-last.
And then, there was the incessant teasing and name-calling. Wah! Glad I'm not in that situation anymore.
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NotaNess
Before knowing witnesses, I feel I felt like the majority of non-jws.
If any dis-like was shown toward you when you were in it, it's more likely that it was people just don't like to be approached on the street or bothered at home by "religious" AND/OR sales people in general.
True, some in other faiths who know a small bit about JWs might show a truer dislike for dubs, thinking they are anti-christ, anti-family, etc.
I remember in high school the Dubs would come knocking at our door when I was alone sometimes, and I would jump behind our couch to hide. (we had windows you could see thru)
People just don't want to be bothered by it...I didn't want to get caught up in some conversation I wasn't asking for.
When I was doing outside sales in Pest Control in the mid 90's, going door to door in new developments was a "female dog"! Very rude, people can be, as you know, but I was "bugging" them, no doubt. Remember one lady opening the door, snatching my materials out of my hands, and saying "That's just what I need!!!!!!", and then slammed the door.
Atleast, that's my view on it.