by minimus 38 Replies latest jw friends
Yeah, There was one Elder in question that always made it a point to pry about your business. My wife being the open book would always speak about sh#t and I would have to discuss this with her once they left. I have been and always will be a private person. I never gave them anything.
Nosy bastards!
Minimus,
That is why I learned years ago to keep them at a distance.
They don't respect boundaries - especially with a woman. They figure there is no man around to tell them to go to hell. But, I would like to see what would happen if I were as nosey. Single women make the mistake of thinking and acting like their life is an open book. Well, guess what? If you act like your life is an open book for people to walk through and tear a page out and trample all over, you are going to have many problems. This applies in life in general, not just in a religion.
LHG
absolutely
And if they don't know, nothing stops them from making something up.
I like the idea of turning the tables on nosy people, Start asking THEM questions, go their homes and obviously snoop and while you're at it, give that condescending look.
When I injured my knee I got sick of them always asking about it. I started telling them all the gory details of the surgery, how it got infected, what colour the puss was, etc.
Even that didn't make them less nosy.
W
FF, you are funny. I love ya, man.
Yes they are and that causes lots of problems.
I hated that. You would say something so casually in a car group or to a friend about maybe getting a new car or couch. Next thing you know my husband would say "what do you have to tell the whole world we looked at a new couch"? You only told two people but it just spread like wildfire no matter how trivial. Then your mother is saying "why didn't you tell me you were getting a new couch"? Wacky, nutsy.
they are nosey because they are bored silly. To keep from slashing off, they have to live vicariously through everybody else.
