Most embarrasing Wathctower you had to place (page 2)

Utopian_Raindrops

Ok....I'm a dork and I know it

I realy enjoyed service and I enjoyed placing mags.......BUT...........

I HATED....HATED.....HATED.......Placing The Anti Householders RELIGION.......and the anti-householders holidays!!

In December I never would place the ones about x-mas' I saved them for July....give them time to think and not cause a sting...or a feeling of worthlessness in the householders while they were having thier good time

I was realy happy one year when I hooked up with a older pioneer sis who felt the same way! She even did the same as me and saved the x-mas mags for june or july.

I thought I was the only one it bothered....to go to someones house.....who I don't know....and insult them on thier special days!

Also, the mags would realy dig deep of the wrongs of other religions....even naming them off!

I found that bad form and very rude! I thought why doesn't it just teach what the bible says and stick to what true christians should be doing....instead of slandering another persons belief system

I figured people were smart enough to compare beliefs and say to themselves......something is wrong in my church....maybe I shouldn't be worshiping here.

Wierd thing......alot of people here had those feelings at the KH....hmmmmm....makes one think

Ciao 4 now

Agape,

Utopian_Raindrops

Edited by - Utopian_Raindrops on 21 December 2002 0:9:59

bikerchic

ALL OF THEM!

minimus

I believe it was an AWAKE in 1963 about those amazing beavers.

BluesBrother

I once wondered why the owner of a shop turned me away with such vehemence and anger, then i looked again at the Watchtower I had offered him and a second headline on the cover said "Homosexual Priests ........" I am sure he thought I was promoting it .

Admittedly not a front cover headline but my favourite article title has got to be

"Sex Before Marriage - Why it Hurts" sometime in the 80's

joannadandy

I was horrible out in service, all stumbles.

I also never actually read the magazines, I just read the first few paragraphs, skipped ahead, read the subheadings, and worked out my standarded presentation plugging in the appropriate points. "Hi, My name is Joanna, I am bring you a magazine about _________. This is a serious problem today. This paragraph explains___________________. What do you think about that? (don't wait for response, dive right back in) But there is hope. I would like to leave these with you so you can find out for yourself what that hope is. (Plaster on smile, blink a few times, and breathe for the first time in a minute and a half.

While I could use this presentation for ANY magazine, I only ever practiced with one. So I could never flip flop mid-stream if need be.

Once I was placing a magazine about breast cancer. This big hairy biker dude, possibly Animal, stood there while I gave him my speech. I felt like such an ass, but he took them. He was either very sweet, or slightly aroused by a 16 year old on his doorstep talking about breasts.

In any case I never made a return visit to find out.

SheilaM

It's weird I think I have blocked our A LOT of the service crap, I can't remember one title to one magazine YESSSSS I do remember the time I had two little kids about 9 months and 3 years worked to get us all ready for service I arrived all of 5 minutes late (boondocks Cabool,MO) There were about 12 people going in service they piled into two cars, threw a territory to me and left me with my kids in the parking lot. Stupid me, I go BY MYSELF with my kids and then went home and CRIED until I couldn't breathe beating myself up for BEING LATE. Geesh if they had one iota of compassion, you would think they would have HELPED me but NO

<Of the Gee I'm still pissed off 18 years later class)

qwerty

wednesday

a WT with a pic of the wild beast and BTG -i never thought of it as scary, but horrifed householder.Shut the door in my face.

Scully

SheilaM writes:

It's weird I think I have blocked our A LOT of the service crap, I can't remember one title to one magazine YESSSSS I do remember the time I had two little kids about 9 months and 3 years worked to get us all ready for service I arrived all of 5 minutes late (boondocks Cabool,MO) There were about 12 people going in service they piled into two cars, threw a territory to me and left me with my kids in the parking lot. Stupid me, I go BY MYSELF with my kids and then went home and CRIED until I couldn't breathe beating myself up for BEING LATE. Geesh if they had one iota of compassion, you would think they would have HELPED me but NO

Even if you'd been on time in my congregations (it happened in all three congregations we attended here) the same thing would have happened. I remember being pestered and pestered by one brother - our book study conductor - to come along in mid-week service and he said how many people go out, and how encouraging it was, and how many people would love to work with me and my son. Finally, I committed myself to go and at least try it. It meant getting up at 5:30 am, getting me and my child ready, driving my husband to his work so I could have a vehicle with a car seat, driving back, packing a service bag and a diaper bag. Then driving to the service arrangement 20 miles away, not knowing exactly how to get there (because nobody gave me directions - they just said "It's easy, just follow the map"), and then sitting through a 20 minute service arrangement, only to find out that everyone had plans already that morning. I spoke up and said I didn't have arrangements and needed someone to work with me, or territory I could work on my own (they didn't give territory cards to "sisters" because there wasn't enough of it to go around apparently).

Nobody was willing to change their plans so that my son and I could be included. Nobody was willing to part with some Not Homes from their territory card. I glared at the book study conductor and said "Now you know why people like me don't go in mid-week service", then gathered up my son and diaper bag and book bag and went home, crying all the way. Nobody ever apologized. Nobody gave a $h!t, and they still don't. Oh, and I ended up having my hours on my report questioned for that day too.... the book study conductor (the @$$hole that he was) called and said, "As I recall, you didn't end up going door-to-door with the group that day." I told him that "Jehovah and the angels saw what happened, and as far as they're concerned, you didn't do any real sacred service that day either."

((((((((((((((Sheila)))))))))))))

Love, Scully

VeniceIT

Ohh man some of those articles where horrible!!!!

I remember one time that I was giving the presentation and a younger person came to the door soo in all my dexterity I decided to include the 'Young People Ask' article, although I couldn't really remember what this one was about since it wasn't part of my reg presentation. I think I was like in JR High and I to this day remembor the horror of saying 'This magazine also carries a great serious of articles relating to young people and the problems they face and concerns they have, in this issue it deals with the subject of .....................(OMG you've got to be kidding) in huge bold letters on the open page I see 'Masterbation' I was in shock, and quickly shut the magazine and offered them. I don't even know if they took the mags and I was about to die laughing or crying not sure at that point. ohhh man!!!! After that I made it a point to know EVERY article in each mag so I didn't flip to a wrong page.

Ven

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