I for one used a chronic back problem to escape most meetings, and those I couldn't escape, I avoided once I was there by walking around the grounds the whole meeting.
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You Have No Excuse For Needing An Excuse!
by metatron 18 Replies latest jw friends
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OrbitingTheSun
not so easy Met. You see if you say, "I'm sick" and everyone sees you at the mall or out partying, that advice won't fly.
If that happens, say you have bipolar disorder and they caught you during one of your "manic" periods. A foolproof excuse!It's true! There is a psychological way out for everyone.
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dmouse
I don't understand why people feel the need to do all this sneaky stuff.
I just said 'I don't believe it anymore, so I won't be coming to any more meetings'.
Nobody hassled me, and my JW family still talk to me (except about religion!).
Simple as that.
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ashitaka
Redneck,
It's an easy one to use. They can't see it, you can fake it forever, you can say that sitting in those chairs hurts, etc. Also, there is a public park adjacent to the hall, and so I would just take long walks in the park during meetings. Worked for me.
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Redneck
My old man used to get so mad at the elders..he really did have back problems..But ya could tell it was hammed up for the meetings..They would always give him static why dont ya come to the meetings blah blah brother so and so has back probs..Dad finally toldem that he is so stiff the next day he cant work so if they would work for him then he would be there if not shutup.....lol..they havent bothered him in a while...
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bluesapphire
You know what's so pathetic is that even the elders know how boring and time wasting the meetings are. Why do you think they're all in the back gossiping or walking the parking lots or even just standing right outside the front door during the talks. They know they suck that's why!
So -- no one has bothered me as of yet -- it's been almost four years! Recently an elder told my sister to ask me if he could come by and I said "hell no!" and they didn't come.
But if they did, I would say, "I don't go because the meetings are boring. You think they're boring too and that's why you're always in the parking lot during the talks."
But, of course, my sister already shuns me and I don't give a rat's ass about anyone else. So I've got nothing to lose using this approach.
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willyloman
Met's observations are correct, claiming an illness is fairly foolproof. No one will ask for a note from your doctor. The more mysterious your ailment, the better. Something for which there is no known cure is ideal. Mental problems are best. The bipolar suggestion rocks; that way you get to be manic every once in a while and do stuff. And, yes, it does all seem to be b.s., but when you've been in for decades and have no friends who aren't JW's and no relationship with your non-JW family, just walking out the door is pretty scary. That's why we're all looking for the best way to fade, and why we're forced into this little game of charades.
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Gozz
Another is to admit you're spiritually weak at this time, and are vigorously engaging in research using the Society's publications; you hope Jehovah assists you in a wonderful way, and plead the brothers to be patient with you.
Works. Like clockwork.