All My JW Ladies Who Had A Ring On It (page 2)

brotherdan

We've tried to teach the kids not to say anything particularly mean. For example, I've told my son that it is not nice to call someone "stupid".

But yesterday he said, "Go get me a juicebox, beeeooootch!"

serenitynow!

Which would doubly suck because (1) I have cool stuff that would be far more useful in good condition than in destroyed condition, (2) I pay all the rent and (3) I'm the only one on the lease anyway.

LOL.

I can't believe you've never seen Waiting to Exhale. Believe me, that guy had that coming to him.

Hilarious, brotherdan. I blame that on violent, immoral, spiritistic entertainment. I'd prefer for my kids to learn not to use bad or rude language, but to pick it up once they've gotten old enough to know how to turn it off. I figure movies will help do that as they get older anyway. But I don't have any kids of my own yet, so...another story.

Well, I'll remember my titanium briefs whenever I think it's a good idea to tell a woman to shut up...ha ha!

-sd-7

miseryloveselders

I don't know if you could say submissive women are typical in this organization. I've mentioned before we have a MS in our hall who's marriage is the epitome of letting his wife wear the pants. Its to the point that its come up in elder meetings. His wife even became so self conscious about it that she would go out of her way to make it appear that he was running the show. Since you brought this up, I'm thinking of all the couples at my congregation, and for the most part its filled with feisty, take no bull kind of women. The MS I mentioned is more of an exception, but I don't see any of those other brothers "laying the law down" in "their" house.

By the way, who would want a submissive, weak minded wife anyway? I've said it several times on this forum, at my job there's a plethora of intelligent, strong minded women. Ohhhhh I love it!!! I just want to put them in their place, and I want them to put me in my place! Get behind me Satan!!!

Lady Lee

It might not come out as bluntly as that but the thing with psychological abuse is that you often don't see it coming. JW women are taught they should be in submission to their husbands the brothers the organization. They accept this as the Godly way things are done. Now if you wind up with a loving man for a husband and you are the submissive wive there is a good chance that he will never say that to you. You have already learned your place. And if not the elders will come in to remind you of your place and that you have to be an example to the flock.

Nice that we wind up with the responsibility with none of the perks. They question if HE is qualified and wants the job as unpaid elder slave. They don't even bother to check us out. The most they do regarding us is to check to see if he has his family in Godly submission.

When you are taught that being in submission is a law that comes from God it is hard to say, "Excuse me but what are we treated like we don't count?" We just take it as our place on the organization. That God gave us. We were so blessed that we were women and didn't have to sit through all those elder';s meetings and do all that work. We had the special privilege of supporting him in his God-given work.

Now if you get a husband that uses the law of women's submission then you are in big trouble. What you think or feel doesn't count. He may listen but he makes the final decision. Period. Whether you or the children like it or not. You are trapped. If you speak out about how wrong he is you are being disobediant to God not him.

You can't even go to the elders because you know they will be on his side. You are screwed. . . . . debating to tell a story

sabastious

Telling your mate to shut up (whether it be the woman or the man) is not a big deal in itself. It depends on the context and the relationship. Some relationships are more "casual" where such language, applied in a teasing or less abusive way, is wholly acceptable.

Whereas some relationships are just more "rigid" and offense would be taken.

-Sab

sd-7

I can't believe you've never seen Waiting to Exhale. Believe me, that guy had that coming to him.

I can probably count the R-rated movies I've seen on two hands. I've got a LOT of catching up to do. I've only seen Terminator 1-3, the Matrix movies, Glory, and Watchmen, really--and Glory was one they forced on us in junior high. Anyway, I'm sure that guy did indeed have it coming to him.

-sd-7

hemp lover

This thread brought back an awesome memory for me - the one and only time my dad told my mom to shut up. It was sooo long overdue and a beautiful moment from my childhood, just to see her lips stop flapping for a nanosecond. (Sorry, Mom - RIP - love you [but you really did need to shut up now and then])

Soldier77

OMFG! BrotherDan! I'm laughing so hard I'm crying!

But yesterday he said, "Go get me a juicebox, beeeooootch!"

If I heard my son say that I would have a hard time keeping a straight face! That's just hilarious!

brotherdan

I didn't keep a straight face either. I laughed too hard, so he kept saying "beotch" all night. He's 5. I've tried to teach him the concept of words that we don't say in public. But he's rebellious like me.

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