Did You Feel Like A Pest When You Went House To House? (page 4)

Disillusioned Lost-Lamb

Even from the time I was little I felt there's gotta be a better way than THIS!

As I matured I thought, ok we're trying to "share the good news" (yeah right) but that doesn't mean we should be intrusive and rude.

jemba

i hated RVs they made me feel like a stalker. And business witlessing was just rude!

I hated when I got someone home--and more because I was being imposed on to try and change another person's religion. It's one thing to show up at the door. It's quite another to get them to read littera-trash (which, for all they know, is a scam). Then, once you place the rags, you have to go back and place other littera-trash. Ultimately, you placed the Suffer Forever, False Knowledge, or Washtowel Teach books and a Not Well Translated LIE-ble. Then, it's making sure the householder actually makes the changes--THAT is when the real intrusion begins.

Of course, I did field circus my first Thanksgiving and got everyone in the middle of preparing their turkeys. I didn't do the sun-worship holiday, because no one showed up even though the hounders made a point that everyone should make SURE they were out on December 25. I do see the point, however, that when you show up unexpectedly and waste half an hour when the children are waiting to open presents or to go to Grandma's, you are creating a dreary Christmas full of temper tantrums.

BreathoftheIndianNose

It was always a gamble. Waking up on a service day, was always bitter sweet. Some days I would be in the mood to criticize and annoy the hell out of complete strangers. Other days, I was thinking clearly and dreaded going out. But nine times out of ten I would rather do d2d than my own rvs. There was something very humiliating and hypocritical about pretending to care about them just to get them to study. From house to house, from door to door, Please listen to my sermons, cause I'm the Watchtowers whore

Twitch

Speaking of pests going door to door,...

Deceived

I absolutely hated it, I was embarrassed and never tried to overcome objections, just said OK and breathed a sigh of relief if my parents weren't with me at the door. If they were they took over and I let them do the work LOL.

My parents were uber JW's and full time pioneers from the time I was 10. Summer holidays were spent 6 days a week from 9 in the morning until sometimes 10 at night going door to door or on RV's and bible studies.

Good news was that their territory was in the country so not so many doors to go to and a distance drive between each door. I hated town witnessing, to many doors slammed in my face. Oh and I hated going to the door of a church minister, but my Dad always insisted, but I said you talk to him. No you talk to him he would say, he will listen for a minute or two if you do it. What a horrible thing to do to a kid grrrrrrrrrrr

Deceived aka Velvet

Mr. Falcon

The only thing worse than actually bothering people in field service is the stupid demonstrations at the meeting depicting how a standard door visit should go down.

"Why yes! I WAS just sitting here thinking about the meaning of life! Please come in and tell me more! Would you like some money?"

LongHairGal

Minimus:

Yes, I certainly did feel like a pest, a jerk, a moron, awkward, etc. when I went house to house. Hated every damn minute of it. There were very few "good" doors for me anyway and mostly it was because we met friendly people who just wanted to talk, about anything really. There are a lot of lonely people out there, not just busy ones.

Anyway, I did not really believe we were supposed to be doing this and I remember once my mother telling me that she didn't approve of it and said "people should come to you, you shouldn't be bothering them at their homes".

Now, I believe the house to house work is simply a visible yardstick to measure how "faithful" JWs are. Don't tell me it is a "lifesaving" work because I don't buy it. Any real "lifesaving" work nowadays would use the media.

straightshooter

I felt like a pest especially doing telephone witnessing. I placed my name in the no-call registry, so why should I bother someone else with an unwanted call.

Did You Feel Like A Pest When You Went House To House?