Don't want to stumble anyone!

by Beck_Melbourne 23 Replies latest jw friends

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  NameWithheld

  Good god, I had tried to forget how assinine the JWs and their damn offensive personalities were. "Oh you walked funny I'm offended" "Oh you talked funny I'm offended" "Oh you drove 36MPH in a 35 zone, I'm stumbled"

  I have NEVER NEVER seen such a fuddy-duddy, walk on eggshell, live everybody else's conscience group of people in my life!!! Makeing every decision in your life based on 'would this offend' someone. And the answer was YES! No matter what you do or don't do you offended someone.

  Of course, if you were an elder or elders child the world revolved around you and you could do no wrong. That is unless of course you somehow got on the elite group's 'bad side' then you were toast.
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  Xander

  I knew a young brother (approx 18 yrs old) who used to play the piano at the Kingdom Hall...and he stumbled some individuals because he jazzed up the kingdom melodies

  ROFLMAO!!

  How long ago did you leave? You know they did a district convention part where they mentioned this? Drama, I think...something about making changes to god's provided gifts or something. One of the boys in the 'spiritual family' represented wanted to 'jazz up' a kingdom song, and he got counseled on it, which led to the flashback to 'ancient times', blahblahblah. (Anyone remember clearer what the whole deal was?)

  They even mentioned it in several parts in service meetings. Gawd, there must have been a rash of j-dubs-in-da-HOOD. Hehe.

  A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts.
  --George Santayana
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  jesussaves

  That mention of the Macarena reminded me of an experience I had. My friend and I went to a party, and I was really down. I had just broken up with a boyfriend that had been a long time friend and he had showed up at the party with a new girl. I was too proud to leave the party so I just decided to never leave the dance floor. Now I had always raised a few eyebrows with my dancing, but I didn't care. I was doing that Macarena like it had never been done, and looking good too if I do say so myself. This old bat of a sister came up in the middle of the song and tapped me on my shoulder and shook her head. It took every ounce of restraint in me, and some of the restraint of a good friend to keep me from cursing that woman out! I suppose my dancing was inciting lust. Whatever!
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  think41self

  Argggghhhh!! Rotten memories surfacing. [>:(]

  My uncle the KING of all fanatic JW's came to visit his son and my brother at their new apartment. These two were 18 & 19 years old, it was after a meeting and a few of us went over to their apartment to watch TV. Remember, I was there with my brother and my cousin, and a couple of others. We were all sitting in the living room when Uncle knocks on the door and opens it. He takes one look around the room and thunders: "I can't believe you call yourselves witnesses. I'm disgusted with all of you!" Then he turns around and storms out the door.

  I guess he was insightful enough as an elder and father of 5 kids to know that we were all sinner wannabes...just waiting for a chance to get naked and do the dirty deed on the floor in front of each other.[8>]

  I never did get an apology out of him. I told him how much it hurt my feelings for him to have said that to me, and all he said was it was foolish of me to put myself in such a dangerous situation. End of discussion! Well, I found out later that religious fundy's who are obsessed with sex, sincerely believe that everyone else is too. And there's usually a deep dark secret why they feel that way. Stupid uncle. And to think I used to respect his opinion. By the way, Rod McMahan if you're out there...you lost all respect I ever had for you a loooooong time ago. You screwed up your own family and then contributed to screwing up ours. BITE ME!

  think41self

  If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!