Elder calling around (page 2)

Am ha·a'ret

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Means a lot when so few of the JWs I thought were friends actually turned out to be so :(
I try to be so careful about what I say but it takes a LOT of concentration to constantly choose my words and not say anything incriminating. This elder in particular has done some less than moral things in the past (known by other elders) to make life difficult for certain people so I'll have to be extra careful.

I've been reading things on here for the last couple of weeks, and I guess I do have answers to some of my questions already. Its certainly comforting to be have contact with others who've been there and know where I'm coming from.

The name is to do with how the normal, humble joes are viewed and treated by the Pharisees emm, I mean elders. There's a real "you're not good enough/do more" attitude and it can feel quite crushing. I wanted the picture of the big foot in the rev climax book but couldn't find it (and my scanner's broken) so I went for Monty Phyton instead! Am

changeling

Welcome!

We told the elders of the UN bit and they had no answers. We wrote the Society and got a dismissive response. We met with one elder who sincerly wanted to help us. It was hard to speak to him wanting to be honest but trying hard not to say "too much". He wanted to meet with us again and I told him : "It's too painful, I"d rather not."

Ultimately, it's your decision to make. That's the best thing of leaving "the truth", you get to call the shots.

All the best,

changeling :)

purplesofa

Welcome to the Board,

purps

changeling

By the way, I love your screen name! We are all amhaaret's around here!

changeling :)

Prov1320

Welcome to the board AM.

There are some very good points made thus far. You don't want to give the elder any ammo, even if he appears to be sincerely caring. If you wish to simply fade, it is best to be as low key as possible.

Prov.

Am ha·a'ret

We wrote the Society and got a dismissive response.

Yeah, letter writing seems to get ya no where. (Been there - done that - got the evasive reply!) So my hubby actually rang "The Bethel" and, after much shuffling, got thru to the writing dept. He asked about the UN stuff and recorded the answer. A few months later, on hubby's way out, an elder and the CO called round so he played the recording for them! But, even after that, CO kept saying that they never admitted they were a member of the UN. Of course they weren't - they're not a country!!!! But they were associate members and therefore part of it. Yesterday, when rummaging thru my meeting bag, we found the "False Religion" kingdom news tract and had a bit of a laugh about the hypocrisy of it all. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

Am

Quirky1

Welcome to the board I'm a rat!

You will find plenty of ammo here.

You might want to check out the "Best of" section.

LovesDubs

Welcome!! Hey...just FYI dont ever talk to an elder on the phone for more than 10 seconds...they often have 3-wayed calls with another elder on the line in case you say anything incriminating and will then have their TWO WITNESSES to bust your butt.

The less you say the better. If they want to know how you are...say "Fine! In fact, never felt closer to Jehovah in my life than I do now! And how are you Brother?"

LOL!

LD

BizzyBee

Welcome Am! You might find this current resurrected thread helpful:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/123829/1.ashx

Best wishes!

yknot

Tell them this system of things is overwhelming yall.....

DO NOT discuss the UN thing anymore, tell them it really isn't an issue anymore (because you know they rode like a drunken whore!!) unless you wanna get DFd. You are leaving it to Jehovah. Just play it off.

Ask for your pubs to mailed to you, ask for them to pray for yall. Ask about psych medication if they get too pushy as anxiety and depresssion are common.

Keep us posted!

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