my situation as some of you know, i'm married and my wife is a jw and still wants to go to meetings.
i on the other hand do not.. over the last few years, i have suffered with poor health and i also studied, so when i was studying i would say "i'm at college/doing homework/taking exams" which for the most part was true.. i also have ill health, suffer with chronic chest infections for part of the year.. trouble is, people at the hall are having a hard time buying my excuses, or if my wife tells them the reason i'm not there, they now start giving her the eyeroll, or they say to her "well, you're here and so am i.".
not one of the elders calls to see where i am, what they can do.
is it fair for congregation members to ask after your health? If they really cared, shouldn't they be calling you up themselves? Should she feel obligated to answer their questions?
I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment!. Your wife should never feel obligated to answer their questions about you. Maybe she should say something like: "Oh my husband would be so happy to know you asked about him! He'd feel even better if he could hear your concern directly. Here's his number."
flirting is mandatory!
love without rules.
yes oompa is a dark chocoholic.
Mmmmmmm ... Dark chocolate's one of my absolute favorites! Of course I'm an equal-opportunities kinda gal so I really don't discriminate. I'll take any kind ... white, milk, dark, truffles, fruit and nut, coconut, Belgian, Portuguese ... (jeez, now my mouth is watering)
your thoughts?.
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(thinking about it...).
Why not? I was the one who proposed to my husband (and it wasn't even a leap year) ... he said YES!
boy, i sure did.
forties suits with handpainted ties.
fifties/sixties sharkskin "rat pack" suits with the skinniest ties i could get away with, etc.,
I remember the worst winter ever in my life when the elders told my sister and I that we could not wear out floor length maxi-coats because they were too stylish.
OMG!!! TOO STYLISH??????? Gimme a break! What in heaven's name's wrong with being stylish? Why can't you be stylish while representing the "Most High God" anyway? Floor-length garments in winter are more a necessity than anything else! These people make the Pharisees look like saints!
here's my story......better have a barf bag nearby.
a while back i had stopped in to see an old elder friend of the family whom only lives a few miles away.
a stout, kind hearted gentleman with two sons.
A "Theocratic" marriage? Sounds pretty "sterile" to me ... no joy, no fun, no excitement, no happiness, no companionship ... no nothing! Zzzzzzzzz.....
Just mere days of existence filled with field circus, meetings, meetings and more meetings, book study, personal study, pioneering, commenting .... blech!
so what to do?????.
he was a family friend for years.....i saw him in the supermarket a few months back and he stopped and chatted to me for a while.....he rang me today to see if he can call in the morning for a cuppa......he says he isnt coming to preach...... he is one of those likeable people..........but has had a heart attack shortly after i saw him in the supermarket......he says he is okay now.. so i cant really see the point...........he is older; in his 70's.......and i think whatever we talk about i dont want to be responsible for putting his health at risk by opposing his beliefs.. am i missing an opportunity or should i leave well alone?.
he says he isnt coming to preach
He claims he's not preaching, he wants to come visit you out of the blue ... and you're DF? Sorry, but that sounds quite fishy to me.
after you quit, do any of you still have problems with excessive gesturing (the ministry school type).
when i was a kid, getting a "w" made me feel like a failure.
i was always getting a "w" for gesturing, so since i wanted to be "perfect", i decided to incorporate gestures into my everyday speaking.
I was working on gestures for my final talk in the Theocraptic Misery School. Got a stupid "W" since the dumb elder couldn't see me gesturing with my left hand. He pulled rank on me when I disagreed with his decision. After that incident, I vowed never to give another talk in life!
I wouldn't say I've got a problem with excessive gesturing in everyday life ... maybe mannerisms (according to JW standards). But who cares! They're MY mannerisms and I'll continue to use them.
hey all, i have to give a #4 talk on tuesday.
topic:.
"why true christians do not accept blood transfusions".
I'm very curious to know how this talk went down ... any available details?
a brother from my old hall was giving the talk so my brother (who lives with me and has no idea how i feel) signed us up for hospitality.
i decided i should at least make an appearance to stave off the storm a little.
man, i can barely stand being there.
Are you feeling unwell now? You must've had to drink a gallon of Maalox and Pepto-Bismol!!
some words/terms jw's use in their usual conversations with eachother, see if you can add anymore:.
wordly.
unbeliever.
Pioneering
Circuit Assembly
District Convention
Local Needs
Speech Counsel Slip
Give a Talk
Unbaptised Publisher
Field Service
