Had The Shepparding Call Last Night

cognac

It actually was no big deal. There was only 1 scriptures read and it was in Psalms. Btw, I was kidding about spiking there drink, lol. I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. I decided that they may in fact not know they are doing nothing to help me. They may really feel like they are doing something loving towards me. So, I made them dinner. We had a nice conversation and not to much was said about scriptural stuff. Half the night I was in the kitchen getting stuff, clearing stuff, etc, etc. This took some of the tension off me cause I had an easy excuse to leave if I wanted and that in general just made me feel more comfortable so I had no reason to feel forced to stay right there all the time. It went fine. I had a nice time. They told stories, we told stories and overall it was a really enjoyable time. Of course, I made the juice out of pure real fruit in the blender and a I served a salad and I think one of the elders may have wanted to get the hell out of there after awhile. I don't think he was comfortable the whole night. lol, oops... So, still can continue with my fade especially once we switch halls.

Jim_TX

That's good to hear. Yeah... sometimes the JW folks mean well... they're just a tad mis-guided.

Regards,

Jim TX

chickpea

wow.... a totally unexpected
and anti-climactic denouement
to the situation!! whew!

i can only imagine the relief
to have that meeting as history...
kudos to you for being a class act
and showing hospitality altho i doubt
you have "entertained angels unawares"

llbh

It sounds like you won with your kindness. What a great result affter all that worry.

Regards david

Quirky1

Whew! I bet you were sweatin' yer arse off!

momzcrazy

I'd be willing to wager you were the real adult there. Good for you!

momz

cognac

Thanks guys!

I guess its a bit difficult to come down on a person to hard as they are serving you dinner, lol...

White Dove

I'm glad it turned out so well. Yes, a way to a JW's heart is through the stomach. It's hard to counsel anyone feeding you. Hehe! I suspect you defused a possible counseling session quite well.

babygirl75

I don't know if I would have cooked them dinner. Now they may want another sheparding call just to get a free meal!!!

Glad it all worked out!!

garybuss

Henry Ford had a policy I adopted as my own and it worked well every time. He never had a meeting in his own office. He said if you have a meeting in your own office you are trapped, so he had most meetings in Harry Bennett's office.

In my business, I had most meetings in my foreman's office so I could leave at any time. I can't get up and leave someone sitting in my office. I don't have meetings in other people's offices because that puts me at a disadvantage.

I have talked to Witnesses in my home but only at my invitation, like a cat that invites the mouse over for lunch:-) I did talk to two elders who made a "missing employee" first call on me after I hadn't attended any Watch Tower Publishing Corporation sponsored events for 9 years. I was curious what they would say. I could see why they hadn't bothered to call on me for 9 years. They are idiots. They spent the whole 9 years perfecting that designation.

I don't really like Witnesses much, but the elders are kind of useful for entertainment, sort of like a pin-ball-machine. It's fun to watch em flip the ball back and forth, there's a "Do Not Tilt" sign on their foreheads, and eventually all the balls go down the hole and the game's over.

Had The Shepparding Call Last Night

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