by minimus 37 Replies latest jw friends
I wil not comment on this thread: the last thing we need is one more rant....and, I am not up to it....
On the Awake cover:
(and, I am not homophobic.....)
Why is it the covers that are posted only show "hot" sisters and guys that are sorta "effeminate?"
Something going on.....
V
I have to admit, my MIL's congregation is really good at taking care of the older and infirm ones. If one is sick, there is a list of sister who cook meals. A couple of them who don't/can't cook deliver the meals. Trips to the KH and the doctors are taken care of. They have several footstools at the back of the hall for the sister to use at their seats to ease their legs.
Don't get wrong, they are not the norm.
Bobbi
Minimus,
It is hard for the elderly and infirm to get assistance if they do not have family there. The only other solution is to get people in the hall to take turns to help out. Unfortunately, what usually happens is that the elders try to pawn them off on single people and others on the fringes of the congregation and this always got me angry.
What ends up happening is that some kind person who does a favor once or twice has to disentangle themselves because the other idiots in the hall will think it's this person's 'job'.
LHG
NO-
We were spread thin trying to help my emotionally deranged mother in law. We were 20 years old and left to deal with her no matter how much we pleaded that we needed help with her. We did so much for her and it was never enough. I don't even want to get into it, but I remember one time she was out with two "sisters" and started feeling ill. It was about an hour away from our house and we were both home with the flu. Oh, I should preface this by saying my mother has been clinically diagnosed with Hypochonrism. So anyways, she had an "ill episode" where the sisters ended up bringing her to the nearby hospital. They then called us and said, "we're leaving, your mom is in the ER and needs someone to bring her home and we can't stay"- Since she's a hypochondriac, we at this point obviously stopped freaking out over EVERY single event that happened and we were like "well, we're sick with the flu, you guys are an hour and a half away from us, is there anyway you can stick around? We're ill, and don't have any more sick time so we have to work tomorrow".. NOPE, it was OUR RESPONSIBLITY- They didn't want to stick around either even to help US out even if they thought my mother in law was a mess.
God I have SO many of THOSE stories-
Vernon, I think the guy looks like he's dying, not gay.
????????????????????????? Please tell me that Awake cover was tampered with by Photoshop? If not, then that cover says alot (negative) about the JW's. Are they revealing how they only visit while out in service so they can post that time? SICKO!
LINDA
There were individuals that routinely visited the elderly. However, none of this was organized by the congregation or elders.
Some people just have the initiative and desire to help, so they do it on their own. However, I was never one of those caring people. Even as an elder I did not enjoy, nor did I have time for these types of visits.
Whatever Minimus, that old dying gay guy looks like he's gonna say:
"Giiiiiiiiirl, thanks for these flowers- put these in my good vase! *stares at her belt* What on earth on you wearing? I hope you didn't wear that out going door-to door..."
Joking of course. But yeah I do agree with Vernon that there was a sorta interesting take on sisters since you hardly seen one with some meat on her in the magazines... funny lookin' brothers all over, but sistes had to obviously be slender and fit. I mean who wants to read a religious magazine with normal looking women in it? And its probably the way Jehovah want them to look...
But on a serious note, in my halls it relly depended- you had to be on the "in" crowd in some way to be taken care of. Like if you weren't a family member of the "in crowd" you might be watching reruns of Matlock (no making fun, that show kicked ass) and eating your jello alone if you get sick.
but I'm not gonna act like I wasn't part o the congregation or believed I was one of them, and I didn't try to make an effort. Maybe its one of those "shifts of Responsiility" whereas everybody thinks someone else is suppose/going to do it and it doesn't happen or get taken care of at all.
Wow, talk about christan love...That sounds so effing sick, like I now deserve to have the same thing happen to me.
Minimus,
I asked an elder if the congregation allows for hardship funds to be made to the elderly and those who need emergency cash.
He said in very rare circumstances - the family should help first, then the elders will help the needy apply for government benefits.
I said what about the scripture where it says the brothers dropped of their donations at the feet of the apostles - he had no answer.
The elderly will get spiritual support, if that, but material support comes from family and friends.
Hate to admit this, but in my area the elderly are taken care of pretty well. The pioneers do a lot of it and don't seem to bat an eyelid if you "interrupt" Field Circus to do it.
Hmmmmmmmm.
I wonder why it doesn't bother the Pioneers?
I'm sure they're following the Borg rules on time-counting to the letter.
Hey, of all the crap I can't stand, this is actually a good thing. Widows and orphans and all that. I think that might actually be in the BIBLE!
Open Mind
