When I hit 19, and showed no signs of interest in finding a nice,suitable brother for a marriage mate, suddenly there started appearing a few "eligible" brothers from out of town at our Sunday meetings. Even stranger, they seemed to be meeting up with my parernts and sitting with us. Stranger still, they had been invited back to our house for lunch! I was working then, and forming my secret plan to save up, get a tiny apartment and fade! This one guy had really impressed the parents. He was a MS, lived in a nearby big city and worked in the Chicago Board of Trade and was a friend of my Mom's cousin at Bethel, therefore without a doubt, a wonderful man! After lunch he says coyly, "I was wondering if "Virgogirl" would like to see a movie?" I said I had some errands to run before work tomorrow, and split in my car, leaving the unwelcome "suitor" to visit with the people who invited him! But they didn't learn. The next guy was from a small farming town and made himself at home in the Lazyboy. He took off his shoes and belched. As far as I was concerned, my parents invited him, I didn't, so I made my excuses. There were a few more till they gave up on me. Imagine the life I could've had... the loving husbandly headship of a MS, part time work, babies, housework and pioneering and getting the children ready for constant meetings while my hubby devoted his efforts to making elder. Did anyone else have well meaning relatives try to fix them up?
Virgogirl
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Did your parents find you dates?
by Virgogirl inwhen i hit 19, and showed no signs of interest in finding a nice,suitable brother for a marriage mate, suddenly there started appearing a few "eligible" brothers from out of town at our sunday meetings.
even stranger, they seemed to be meeting up with my parernts and sitting with us.
stranger still, they had been invited back to our house for lunch!
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Well that explains it! Wierd guy at work
by Virgogirl inwe have a very strange guy at work, d. he's in his 40's, lifelong bachelor and wears his pants pulled up real high.
he's a perfectionist for following all the company rules to a t and promply snitches and tattles on everyone he drives a huge 4door car that seems a bit out of place for a single guy.
he is usually sour and scolds people he passes.this morning, i walked up on a conversation he started with a female employee.
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Virgogirl
Lol, Mrs. Jones! Put thick avaitor style glasses on that guy, and we'd have wierd "D!"
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Dear Abby--Religious knocking on my door...
by orbison11 infirst i hope this has not been posted yet,,,
(not had time to scroll) how is this for kindness?
dear abby: yesterday a young man from a religious sect rang my doorbell and pounded on my door until i opened it.
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Virgogirl
We always explained away all the signs, that it didn't mean US, just all those other people! What would it take to get through to them, that this means THEM? On rare occasion, when we got the point, someone would click their tongue and say, "Well, they made their choice. They want to be goats, pity!"
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Did you ever go out in Field Service on Thanksgiving or Christmas morning
by pratt1 in.
i never had a problem with going door to door except for the holidays.. one, i felt like we were intruding on our neighbors who set aside time be with their loved ones.. two, it just made me feel more different and jealous that i was not celebrating the holidays with my family.. any thoughts?
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Virgogirl
We left them alone. We knew all we'd do was piss them off and ruin any chance of getting them to open the door some other time. It was a blessed day to stay home and R&R.
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Well that explains it! Wierd guy at work
by Virgogirl inwe have a very strange guy at work, d. he's in his 40's, lifelong bachelor and wears his pants pulled up real high.
he's a perfectionist for following all the company rules to a t and promply snitches and tattles on everyone he drives a huge 4door car that seems a bit out of place for a single guy.
he is usually sour and scolds people he passes.this morning, i walked up on a conversation he started with a female employee.
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Virgogirl
I know what you mean, Miss Peaches! I never liked this guy. Everyone thinks he's mean because he's such a tattle. Now, I find all the dislike's gone out of me. I just feel sorry for him, for the miserable life he has that comes out in his personality, and for the anguish he may have to go through when he discovers it's all for nothing. My feelings about him have changed and I will be more forgiving. Dan, I was often pissy and crabby, too, as a "Witless" girl! My dad called me Craberta the Crab because I was usually down in the mouth and gloomy. By the way, I grew up in Indiana, next door to Ohio!
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Well that explains it! Wierd guy at work
by Virgogirl inwe have a very strange guy at work, d. he's in his 40's, lifelong bachelor and wears his pants pulled up real high.
he's a perfectionist for following all the company rules to a t and promply snitches and tattles on everyone he drives a huge 4door car that seems a bit out of place for a single guy.
he is usually sour and scolds people he passes.this morning, i walked up on a conversation he started with a female employee.
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Virgogirl
I am pretty sure he is, coming out with remarks about Armaggedon coming soon, but I will really have my ears open now! Do you think non JW's gleefully chat about Armageddon, or am I premature?
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Well that explains it! Wierd guy at work
by Virgogirl inwe have a very strange guy at work, d. he's in his 40's, lifelong bachelor and wears his pants pulled up real high.
he's a perfectionist for following all the company rules to a t and promply snitches and tattles on everyone he drives a huge 4door car that seems a bit out of place for a single guy.
he is usually sour and scolds people he passes.this morning, i walked up on a conversation he started with a female employee.
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Virgogirl
We have a very strange guy at work, D. He's in his 40's, lifelong bachelor and wears his pants pulled up real high. He's a perfectionist for following all the company rules to a T and promply snitches and tattles on everyone He drives a huge 4door car that seems a bit out of place for a single guy. He is usually sour and scolds people he passes.This morning, I walked up on a conversation he started with a female employee. D: "Smile, K! Why aren't you smiling!" K: "Because smiling causes wrinkles and I don't want any wrinkles!" D: "Well, Armageddon's coming! Just wait! After Armageddon, you won't have any wrinkles!" Girl "K" couldn't wait to run away from wierd BROTHER "D" for, apparently that's what he is. Why hadn't it even crossed my mind before? Wierd, sexually repressed, obsessed with following rules and unable to have a normal conversation? This "K" girl is attractive and I guess it was his clumsy way of starting up a chat with her, mentioning the marvels Armaggedon will bring!
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Chewing Gum at KH
by stillajwexelder inthe elders frown upon chewing gum at the kingdom hall and we have had a locals needs part where it was mentioned.
is/was chewing gum at your hall a no-no?
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Virgogirl
Oh, so chewing gum is linked to "behaving indecently!" We had a couple of old coots who liked to clip their fingernails too, during the meetings. Woke me up sometimes, lol!
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My Prediction: More Elders, Ministerial Servants & Pioneers Will Be Removed
by minimus inbecause of this college rule.
i know many family "hads" that have decided that they wanted to have their children go to school.
i know of some older ones that have gone to community college to get a degree so as to have a better paying job.
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Virgogirl
OK, so I wonder about those who recently finished college? And their parents who condoned it and helped them go? Will they have to repent and be sorry about going?"
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Elders' School
by Cellist ini was reading sir82's thread on the recent elders' school and he mentioned them learning how to use the index in the new od book.
does anyone remember the elders' school in 1986 or 87 (i think) where the whole two days was spent learning how to use the new "watchtower publications index 1930 - 1985".
at that time i had the same reaction as sir82 just had .... duh!
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Virgogirl
Oh, hahaha, proandcon! Didn't have my glasses on and I thought you said, "Sure would've been better with live demons!"