by minimus 38 Replies latest jw friends
I always say a loud hello to JWs that I know, their reaction amuses me.
If I had the chance to talk to a JW that didn't know me I would definitely take it. I would not let on I was an ex for as long as I could get away with it but living in a rural area I am well known.
we can be evil
The funniest moments are when they don't see you coming and they instinctively reply and then get all annoyed about it ;)
I've had two hits just like that in the last couple of weeks.
We always wave and give some JWs a big hug! Switch the conversation to them, their KIDS and JOB. "OOPS time got away from us..got to go...glad to see you and LEAVE. Afterwards we have quite a few that call us on the phone. Seems to be working OK. Nerve racking at first.
I have been able to help a number of Jws by facebook friending them. I have an alter ego fake fb profile that has emailed juicy tidbits to JWs via FB. I try to get as many JWs to have "GOOGLE ALERTS" set up on Google email. So they get juicy and thought provoking stories directly.
I am carefull to only ask thought provoking questions, never make statements. I never answer the LOCAL Elders calls (caller ID), or answer the door if THEY come by on Saturday at 12:30 pm.
It is actually becomming a little fun to play with the paranoid governing body. They like to paint ex-JWs as bitter, hateful, dangerous, low lifes.
It is easy to be nicer than the Brooklyn Taliban.
Yes, min, I would. I find though that even if the question is innocuous, ones I was asked by non-jws, most jws take "a vacation from Jehovah" too. So many never go to the meetings or out "in service" when on vacation.
I haven't run across a random JW in a while. I do wonder what I would say though. Depends on what mood I'm in.
I won't go out of my way to talk to them, I'll ask polite questions when they come to the door. (Hasn't happened in a long time). I haven't seen a JW I know in years, most probably would not recognize me now.
For me, talkin' to JWs is easy peasy--Here is moshe's car group on Thanksgiving day on 2010- I just showed up at the KH and went through the motions as I remembered them- they let me join them just like I was a JW on vacation, as must happen regularly in FL- but they never asked me, if I was one. The JWs went through the motions of doing field service- but they only talked to a few people and just offered a lame presentation and some literature, that nobody accepted- but they got 2 hours in! They are not the hard hitters in field service that I remember from 25 years ago-- The guy on the left was a little suspicsious of me, wasn't he?
The funny moment was when the lady went to a door and rang, rang the doorbell- sister, there isn't anyone home- see, the front door is covered in hurricane shutters from this summer? How are they going to open the door?- uh-Oh, yeah seemed obvious to me--
Sometimes I jar them. Other times I ignore them. They annoy me when I go through train stations b/c they are so engaged to talking to each other, no one would approach their table.
I mostly try to slightly annoy Bethelites on the subway. My shtick is to pretend I am friendly and interested. I mentioned I was raised a JW, and my family members served at Bethel. They are so happy but need to conform that I am a Witness. I tell them I would never be a Witness and am very happy in the world.
You can never be neutral, an ordinary person. YOu are a JW or you are the enemy.
They should fit in much more in upstate NY.
