Here in Illinois, I never get shunned. The JWs even come to my door to talk to me, and I graciously respond ... with wit, humor, provacative questions, and unbeatable arguments ... and they keep coming back for more. If they only knew. However, Oregon is another matter. Were I there, I would be shunned about once or twice a month in my former home town.
Shunned twice today! How's it for you?
by ozziepost 25 Replies latest jw friends
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Mulan
We aren't df'd or da'd ................yet. They used to shun us, but lately they aren't. I know the CO blasted the elders for the way we are treated, so it seems to be getting better. I do know of two families who would shun us, no matter what, but we haven't run into them in years.
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cruzanheart
I haven't run into any Witnesses since I left, so I don't know if they see me first and run the other way or if we just don't go to the same places. Either way, it's fine with me!
Nina
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Balsam
I moved about 55 miles from the congregation I was assocated with before my disfellowshipping. For over a year as I would travel there to spend time with my son every other weekend there, I would run into JW occasionally. I never paid any attention to them, and acted like I had never seen them before. If they spoke to my son, I would stand away from them about 5 ft, and look at something else if we were in a store. No one ever spoke to him other than to say hi to him if we were out eating. I could tell from some of their faces they were terribly curious as to why I left my wonderful JW ministerial servant husband. But since they can never speak to them unless they break the rules, they will never know. So I just smile and ignore them, or treat them like a perfect stranger. They are far more uncomfortable than I am. I have nothing to be ashamed off, they do. I am free, they are imprisoned by choice. I did have a few of the JW's glare at me when they saw me with my son, but would always speak or say hi nicely to my son. I would simply smile at them. Shunning does not bother me in the least, I feel sorry for them, after all I have been in their shoes too.
In the town I live in now the JW don't know me and I don't know them. So I never give them any thought at all now. Just when I have to travel through the old town I lived in. So far in two years I haven't even had any come to my door. Have had Mormons come though.
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iiz2cool
I was shunned yesterday by a JW woman I knew for years. I saw her on the subway train, so I went over and started talking to her, asking how preparations for her upcoming wedding were going. She quickly darted out of the train at the next stop. LMAO!
Walter
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JH
And they say LOVE is the distinctive sign of their true religion.
Walter, maybe she had to go real bad to the toilet.
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iiz2cool
Walter, maybe she had to go real bad to the toilet.
Nope. There's no washroom in that station!
Walter
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rocky220
I'm with E-man, I always get my shun in first, and confuse the hell out of them!!!!!!-rocky220
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mustang
Never happens!!!
After about 5 moves, totaling ~3000 miles and 30 years, nobody local is aware of who or where I am. That is augmented by 4 different roommates answering the door over the last decade or so.
In fact, I have a Dub @ work "cozying up" to me. Ain't I blessed
Mustang
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morty
Shunning has not happened to me in years...mostly because I am 2 hours away from our old congregation....Once in a while I will head up to my old stopping grounds for a good gathering or party and will run into one in a beer or liqour store..I think they are sooo shocked to see me, they have that look of a deer in the headlight look.....I just smile and say, "its been a while eh!"....so how about those Leafs???They always get the hell out of dodge before I make a JACKASS out of them....This time of year though, I would certainly wish them a MERRYCHRISTMAS....
