How Were YOU Treated In Your Hall?

by minimus 36 Replies latest jw friends

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  aniron

  It depends - in the early days when I had become a JW, treated very well.
  As a young man in 20's, becoming a JW, they probably thought how good it was.
  (Though if only they knew what I got up to with a some of the sisters.)

  Eventually married one of them, had children.

  Became a Min Servant.

  Then gradually started to question doctrine etc.

  Thats when their attitude started to change.

  Even more so when we DA'd.

  But with JWs its always a case of as long as you are toeing the party line, you are OK.
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  MMXIV

  Treated me really well when I was young, pioneering, reaching out etc.

  When I fell from grace some elders totally ignored me but others in my peer group made a real point of standing by me and some elders were great.

  When I didn't go to many meetings and kept a low profile (long fade) people just kind of ignored me which was perfect albeit made those minutes before and after meetings tough.

  In one congregation I wasn't treated badly I just didn't seem to exist for 10 months until I gave an arresting talk. At least 20 people spoke to me afterwards; love bombing like it was the second coming. I got input from a Jewish lecturer when preparing the talk and delivered it like I was a CO - it was the best talk I'd ever given and my last by choice for a long time. It has always been so much easier for brothers to get noticed and take the limelight - it's all about platform time.

  MMXIV
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  finallysomepride

  fish out of water
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  Robert7

  I was always an outcast. Partially because my service time was sub-par, but also because I wasn't ever -fully- into the cult. Mentally I was still open minded, and people sensed that and I think avoided association with me. Weird that after 10 years I never had any good friends in the hall, all my good friends were and still are non-JW's.
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  whatistruth

  Like a pile of dung...So sad, they beleive they are the most loving group on the planet, yet they are average at very best.
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  JeffT

  First congregation: treated very well the first couple of years. They had love bombing down perfectly, it was a major attraction of the group. As time progessed I became more interested in raising my family. Things cooled off but we were not treated badly.

  Second congregation: I had moved and gone back to school, hence I was an outcast.

  Third congregation: Initially well treated, later not some much. Treated us like spawn of satan after we DA'd ourselves.
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  minimus

  If people aren't treated well, they leave, you Watchtower dumbasses!
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  truthseeker

  I was treated like I was invisible
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  minimus

  You'd be shocked at how many elders had no idea where their "flock" resided. How can they be there for them when they have no idea where they live??
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  fokyc

  Like dog faeces; last time I went to the local KH an elder was heard to say "What's he doing here?"

  They just love me