by happyout 23 Replies latest jw friends
Mine is the old "everything happens for a reason". When I lost my daughter, I heard this so many times, I seriously thought I was going to punch the next freakin' idiot who said it. It's just ridiculous.
I also hate the variation "God does everything for a reason".
Happyout (whose teeth are still set on edge when she hears that)
"Just wait on Jehovah".
"Thank Jehovah! I prayed and look how he blessed me!"
B_ll S_it. You got what you worked for. GGGEEERRR!!!
I heard this one this morning, AGAIN!
I'll second that, minimus!
"this is what happens when you leave Jehovah's organization."
OH, this was the WORST.
Anytime someone left the organization, and things went bad, (ex. drugs, job, pregnancy, etc. etc.) they would always jump at the chance.
I've got a non-God related one:
"Work at what you have to, then you might get to do what you want to."
This type of thinking can ruin your life and just about ensures generational poverty.
I just thought of another one my mother in law always says "things will work themselves out" This is the cop out she used when she wasn't working, or looking for work, but taking money from my husband (and me). It's also what she says when something needs to be done that is unpleasant, and she doesn't want to do it.
Happyout
The light is getting brighter - in lieu of "we were lying"
Admittedly, people's light does get brighter - but I'm not sure about the dubs
"The time is running short" I always want to grab my dad by the shoulders and yell "No Dad, time is a constant you moron!"
~Aztec
"time will tell"
