So, my husband would not even meet the elders who just happened to drop by this morning.

by Julia Orwell 59 Replies latest jw friends

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  return of parakeet

  JO: The biscuits are tim tams- irresistible! I'm eating them now lol. They left them with me and said I owe them a cup of coffee next time they come round.

  If the cookies are that good, you should at least have let them put a foot inside your house before shutting the door on them.

  Next time they come around (and it sounds like they will), set up the coffeemaker on the front step, close the door, and let them drink it outside. Make sure the coffee is of the same quality as the cookies. Fair's fair.
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  Aunt Fancy

  I haven't been able to stay up with all the posts and the last I heard he wasn't out but not real regular. It sounds like he is getting further away from the religion. I hope it is all working out for you. My husband followed me right on out which I am thankful for. You never know Julia, he may be one step away from leaving too!
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  Julia Orwell

  I actually filled the kettle and was going to have coffee with them at the outdoor table. My house was a complete pigsty and so I told them it was too messy and a bad time, all true. They said they came to see us, not the house. But when I set up the outdoor chairs and they knew they weren't getting in, they didn't want to stay.

  My husband was dusting inside and did not even say hello to them. Just kept going with the dusting like they weren't there, even though he saw them through the window. Like one of those householders you know are home when you come to their door; you can see them but they totally ignore you.
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  Julia Orwell

  He's out, Aunt Fancy. Hasn't been to a meeting in months, gives the elders the slip and has grown a beard. I'm not sure where he's a religiously but he's definitely what they'd call 'inactive'.
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  kurtbethel

  I thought you were your husband's beard.
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  Tater-T

  best thing I've heard .. all ... damn.. day!!!

  I love it!
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  ÁrbolesdeArabia

  One of the biggest blows to the elder is when they realize they no longer have any authority over the people that once thought of them as a prince. I blow off all the elders I come across and will turn the other way, walk down a different isle or make up some excuse, "oops my phone is ringing, I have a low frequency tone, sorry I must run!'

  Imagine all the elders who are bad, who used their position for power and prestige to realize "they are naked before all of us on JWN!" They are not clothed with the truth of the Christian teachings, your husband has realized they are nothing more than managers of pushing low-grade Bible literature!
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  steve2

  The next time they call, give them takeout instant coffees in recognition that we are so very, very close to the end that to entertain them inside with slowly brewed coffee and chit-chzt about hair styles and lengths would needlessly distract these busy men from the vital work of warning the wicked about the nearness of the end. Being a selfless and charitable woman, you need to insist that they tarry no more- there is a community of people out there who need to be warned. That is how much you care...oh, and it's also a f*kg astute way to get them off you and your husband's backs.
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  Julia Orwell

  Ha ha yes, maybe he has. We don't talk about it really as I sorta want him to come out on his own and say it. Talking religion is quite taboo in Australian culture so outside of JWs it's not discussed much at all.
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  Tater-T

  Talking religion is quite taboo in Australian culture so outside of JWs it's not discussed much at all.

  even better than the best thing I've heard .. all... dang... day

  moving down under......