JW's are able to give gifts anytime, not just holidays, BUT DO THEY?
by OnTheWayOut 34 Replies latest jw friends
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PEC
No gifts ever, none given, none received. If I asked for something at the store, I was always told how materialistic I was. I wasn't materialistic I was just a f*cking kid. Occasionally, I would get what I asked for; but, never as a wrapped gift and never without the materialistic guilt trip.
Philip
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Dragonlady76
Occasionally, I would get what I asked for; but, never as a wrapped gift
Me too!
I know have an obsession with gift wrapping, I wrap better than the gift department chicks at Macys.
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Enjoying freedom
I assume when you are talking about "graduation" you mean graduation from high school (ie secondary school) and not university - because no half way decent JW is ever going to find themselves graduating from any university!!!!
My parents always gave us presents at "surprise" times through the year - but then they were (and still are!!) very unique in having their own principles that had s*d all to do with the WT rules.
Even when my dad was an elder (and congregation secretary) he would threaten other elders verbally when they were basically bullying vulnerable brothers and sisters in the congregation. I have known him on one occasion to threaten to take another elder outside the kingdom hall and lay into him (verbally of course!!) because of the appalling way one particular elder was treating someone. Go dad!
But back to the topic in question....aside from anniversaries and weddings, the other time that JWs tend to give cards and presents is at baptism time.
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blondie
In 50 years as a jw, I received an unexpected wrapped gift twice. I have at least 12 so I'm no saint.
What a cheap, opportunistic group.