How do you answer when the witnesses call at your door?

by jeanniebeanz 36 Replies latest jw friends

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Sometimes they see my car if they're in the territory and decide to stop. I guess to give me encouragement.

  If I can tell before hand, either by peeking through a window and recognizing their car, or by their silhouette through my front door glass (you know... well dressed, with bags... who else can it be?!), I just won't open.

  Later they'll mention, at the hall or some place else, that they stopped by to see me when they saw my car but I didn't open. This has actually happened a couple of times. I've point blank told them that I must've either been still sleeping, in the bathroom, or in the back yard. I've told them to not go by my car being there or not because sometimes I had things to do and didn't welcome unexpected visitors, to call next time.

  Needless to say, those sisters/brothers are in the long list of "hi" and "bye" type at the KH. I just dislike unannounced visitors, deeply. In the last 2 months or so I haven't gotten any uninvited visitor. I guess the news has spread about my hospitable ways...NOT!!!!!!!!!

  If I cannot at all avoid them, I'm polite but only at my door and briefly. I immediately tell them that I'm busy and can't talk at that moment.

  DY
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  The JellyBaby

  Last time two 'young uns' called, I wanted to know what they thought of the UN scandle.....The blank expressions said it all. I showed them the letter that I'd printed off for them....."'Where abouts did you obtain this?"...."Internet" I said. ..."What site?" they asked.......I told them, and they replied I should look at the Official WTBTS site for correct information, as there are many apostate sites out there giving false information.I said for them to keep the letter, but the lad practically threw it back at me and said...."eeuurgghh...apostate material".I laughed...Poor young souls.
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  frenchbabyface

  Well last time I?ve acted more than dumb in being very harsh on them (telling the truth anyway) it began when :

  I showed them the UN letter that I've printed one day (had access provider trouble to get into internet as usual at that time) and that the bro told to the sis with a smile looking like (that?s bullshit) and beginning to telling a story about fake stuff on the Internet, ? Ignoring what I've told him about why the letter was on it and that he could ckeck later by himself from his own computer !! He didn't even read the letter just hold it and didn't even pass it to the sis

  And If you remind we did send a letter to the UN to get this Letter their Website Damni?t ?

  So I told him in short (cause I was out of myself actually I don't remember every details) : what are you talking about ? ? So you are in my house, seat on my chair, and dare telling me I?M LYING !!! WHAT DO YOU ALL KNOW REALLY ? SO YOU JUST TELL ME I?M A LYER AND THAT?S IT ? huh ??? you are INSULTING ME IN MY HOUSE JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN?T REALISED !!! I?ve got MORE for you ? and I couldn?t stop ? (I?ve been bad bad bad on this one I can tell you ) By then I think they thought I was the DEVIL HIMSELF !!! ? and find quickly the EXIT ... Oh well ? at least those one won?t knock on my door anymore ?
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  Outlawed

  Hi, Funkyderek, this is the best answere I'll ever heard. Short and definitly right.

  Thanks
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  kls

  Well the last time was a few years ago and i gave them ( the Look ) you know what i mean and they just hurried away.
  
  
  
  
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  mtbatoon

  Usually I keep them chatting for an hour or so, best if its winter. I don?t tell them strait away that I?m an Xdub but will at some time usually when we?ve gone around things like evolution, the flood (my favourite), new light, was god morally right to decide this or that. One and a half hours is my record till they left. They have to leave of there own free will thats in the rules.

  They don?t come a knockin? at my door no more.
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  clementine

  they don't call at my door....

  well, they haven't yet, but I don't know how i will react!! this way maybe (then they'll be ), or this one ....
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  sf

  Have Crisis of Conscience in hand and invite them to read a few pages. Or a few printed up fliers re: key issues of corruption and deception inside the walls of their leaders.

  When i'm not in the mood for them, I just drill them on their true motives for their self righteousness. Such as, why are you REALLY here?

  Telling them that you are dfed and have no plans of reinstatement usually gets them off your porch in a matter of seconds.

  sKally
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  mama

  Funny thread, my hubby just informed yesterday that two witnesses came to the door, he had fallen alseep, worked all night, and our 5 year old let them in! (yes, i ragged him out for falling asleep with our 5 year old home), they were babbling on about the mags, and he just took them and shut the door on them. I told him, you know they'll come back now and he said "i know" "i know". He was so tired he just wanted them gone. I hope they come back when i am here, so i can tell them to put us on their do not call list, because if you don't when someone else gets the territory they'll be back! I can't wait for them to come back, he he, should be fun. ( FOR ME NOT THEM)
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  jeanniebeanz

  LOL at funkyderek and kls. too funny...

  Usually when the witnesses show up at my door they get the 'not interested' line. However, the elders visit with an agenda, and I'll usually talk to them for about 30 minutes until I get the old conversation stopper, 'well when you are ready to return to Jehovah...'

  Lately, I ask them what's he got to do with this? I never left him; I left you!

  They don't get it. I'll get the blank stare like, 'I know she was saying something cuz I saw her lips moving but I haven?t the foggiest what language she was speaking'. It is the weirdest look in the world, they just do not know what to do with the information.

  Help me out here. How many of you ex-elders experienced the same feelings when 'counseling' a 'lost sheep'. When did you get it, and what did it take?

  Jean