Did you piss on their parade? Christmas?

jambon1

When you were a JW and someone mentioned 'have a nice Christmas' or 'have a nice holiday' did you just say 'thanks, enjoy it yourself' or did you piss all over their good mood and bore them to death about why you don't celebrate it?

OneEyedJoe

For most of my JW life, I usually said something intended not to stand out as unusual, while technically not saying "merry christmas" or whatever. "You too" or "back atcha" type stuff. A couple years ago, though, I just decided that it didn't matter if I wished someone a merry christmas, because I genuinely wanted them to enjoy their christmas. Same for new years or whatever. I wasn't afirming their belief system, just wishing them well in the traditional way. Of course I was careful not to do that around JWs...

blondie

Nope; nothing stops that than having a non-jw father who doesn't want you to spoil the mood.

I was either self-employed or worked for government where I was not make such a greeting...that was my experience, yours may be different.

It was bad enough we went to the door uninvited and without an appointment.

so many jws are self-righteous; don't celebrate holidays but gossip about other jws, like a knife in their back

JWdaughter

My mom mortified me with the speech too many times for me to throw cold water on such a warm spirited and kind greeting. She has gotten over that mostly-except with her grandkids who she feels compelled to lecture about it in some twisted-don't get your gramma privileges revoked kind of way. She has pushed that boundary with all her kids-none of whom are JW or who had anything to do with it past age 15.

She is subtler than she used to be. she is doing what she thinks she must though, more's the pity!

LisaRose

No, I considered it rude, I just said thank you.

cultBgone

I always smiled and said Thank You! in a cheerful way. I would have been too embarrassed to tell them all the crap about why we don't celebrate it....but I was fading before I realized I was fading.