What did you hope for just to avoid Saturday witnessing?

BLISSISIGNORANCE

Last night we had a hell of a storm here. There was thunder, lightning, pouring rain and wind. Personally I love stormy nights, cuddled up to hubby in a warm bed. Perhaps a good book on the bedside table for those quiet moments.

The whole experience reminded me of how wonderful it is to be out of the WTS. No commitments or obligations. The fact that hubby and I could stay up late on a Friday night.........OMG. Watch a late night movie, read, romp......anything, and Saturday we can do whatever we feel like, sleep in, enjoy brunch, let the kids be lazy and sleep until THEY feel like getting up, wearing pyjamas all day, go to the mall, gardening, etc, etc, and just never think about the time. Mmmmmm, sheer bliss!

And then I remembered how as a dub I would feel the same joy on a Saturday morning when it rained because the storm would give me an excuse to stay home from witnessing. (God I was so caught up with the BS, oh well, that's history now.) At least now I don't need an excuse to make Saturdays my own possession!

So how many of you prayed for rain so as not to have to go out witnessing? What other excuses did you find to not go out? And what things did you secretly hope for to avoid FS?

Can't wait to hear some of them.

Cheers, Bliss

shera

Storms ...loved them!

Sadly to say,if I felt ill I would jump at that too.I would wake up and be..YEH!! I don't feel 100%! Thats sad really.(i think it was nerves most of the times anyway)

blondie

What did I hope for:

That the car would break down

That my non-JW dad would take our only car and go somewhere

That my mother would be too sick to go

That my brother would be too sick to go and mom would have to stay home. He used to doctor the thermometer so it looked like he had a fever. He could also vomit on demand.

That my non-JW father decide that we were going away for the weekend and we had to come (head of household wins out)

searchfothetruth

Stayed in bed.

drwtsn32

I used to fake being sick. Maybe I wasn't really faking it... the thought of going to meetings or out in service really did get me sick the last year I was in the org. After leaving the org I have amazingly rarely been sick.

Thirdson

Rain! Where I lived as JW there was always a good chance of rain. You could dress for most weather but having rain dripping all over you was always a good excuse not to go out or at least cut it short. ( We also didn't do the car group thing. In high density areas with a row of 200 houses you walked door to door and got wet.) I'd say something like, "in view of the weather I'm doing some return visits today". With that I'd go do a couple of RVs to find find no one home and then go home myself.

Thirdson

TR

'roids, flu, hangnail, yardwork, non-believing wife wants sex, these are just a small sampling of excuses to avoid blathering nonsense and selling WT rags to my neighbors.

TR

Simon

Rain was best but you had to be careful ... you could still end up going and being even more miserable!

Most dubs wanted Armageddon to come, just so they could get out of service and the theocratic ministry school

micheal

I had not only service on saturdays but my book study also!! You know how normal people always looked forward to the weekend, well not me. With Saturday book study and service, than on top of it being stuck with "Brother Zealous" who never stops for a break, or "Sister Grumpy" ( which by the way I now understand), or "Brother and Sister Dull and Boring". Talk about couldn't wait to get home!

Than there was Sunday morning ( woo- wee). I couldn't wait for the weekend to end, just so I could get back to work. Now isn't that the existence everyone dreams of having. So so so so great to be away from that drudgery.

rocketman

There's nothing nicer than a comfortable, sunny Saturday. Too bad that seeing the sun made us all feel obligated to get our butts out there and preach. I disliked service alot and while I did not wish for rain (I usually went out anyway because I had to lead out), I guess I hoped for something to keep me from going.

What did you hope for just to avoid Saturday witnessing?

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