Overnight I remembered something else. Anyone from Alberta knows how cold it can get there. I was a regular Auxillary there for almost 2 years and after freezing thru the first winter, I started wearing pants under my skirts. I bought two long full black skirts a size too big and wore sweat pants under them. With tall boots and a long skirt no one noticed until we had to spend one morning is service digging the cars out of snowdrifts. I slipped and fell and that's when my secret was out. I got counseled that it was inappropriate for a sister to wear pants in service. I started doubling up on my tights after that which, if you have never worn tights before is really awkward, but I am sure i didnt' stumble anyone.
Anyone else have to bring a scarf to the meeting to cover your knees? I am not a tall woman and when I sit in the chairs my feet don't touch all the way, unless I am wearing heels. A below the knee skirt rides up to about an inch above and that is before trying to cross my legs. My mother and I got into trouble in one congregation for distracting the speaker with our uncovered legs. We were told that the brothers speaking could practically see up our skirts. So we started bringing scarves to the meetings. Wasn't what they wanted but we were not going to buy new clothes to suit some old fuddyduddy.
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42Did you have to dress up for meeting?
by ericr ini remember having to dress up for every meeting even the ones during the week.
i had to wear a botton down shirt dress pants, a tie, dress shoes, dress socks and a blazer.
this was also required by my parents to dress up when going door to door.
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Old, nuff said.
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Did you have to dress up for meeting?
by ericr ini remember having to dress up for every meeting even the ones during the week.
i had to wear a botton down shirt dress pants, a tie, dress shoes, dress socks and a blazer.
this was also required by my parents to dress up when going door to door.
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My mom was so strict that I couldn't even wear a long denim skirt to do the hall cleaning. Denim was satan's fabric. Pantyhose in July in Montreal at age 10. I only wear pantyhose now when the situation calls for it. ie: Company dinners(Formal) or 30 below. I never dressed my boys up in shirts and ties unless it was the memorial or the sunday of the convention. I love it when Paralipomenon gets all dressed up in suit and tie. He looks really good and I have flash backs to that lovely line of beautiful young brothers standing at the front of the hall looking oh so pious.
Now that I think about it, I think mom even insisted we wear skirts to the convention cleanup. I remember feeling really naughty when I went one year without her and I wore jeans. My friends and I all snickered at the little goody two shoes wearing dresses. Yikes, teenagers can be mean.
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I did it! and it's your fault
by Hortensia ini went to the grocery store today - no that's not your fault.. it's 103 degrees today, not bad.
there were three people sitting in the shade in front of the grocery store.
there was a middle aged woman, an older man in a wheelchair, and a thin man whose frozen smile screams "elder.
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Two Thumbs UP!!!!!
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I have a super secret prank for tomorrow's convention
by ColdRedRain ini got dragged to the convention with my folks again because i got a court order stating i have to be with my mother at all times.
so tomorrow, i'm playing a prank.
only a few people on this board know what that prank is.
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Sigh! I should never have posted, you just don't get how , oh never mind you won't understand anyway.
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I have a super secret prank for tomorrow's convention
by ColdRedRain ini got dragged to the convention with my folks again because i got a court order stating i have to be with my mother at all times.
so tomorrow, i'm playing a prank.
only a few people on this board know what that prank is.
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I think pranking the convention is a terrible idea. Grow up and show some respect. All you will accomplish is upsetting a bunch of little old ladies who will be sincerely offended and probably get yourself in worse trouble than whatever you did to have a judge say you must stay with your mother. BTW, where is your mother if only your aunt and uncle are there with you? Also how is it you are able to bring your laptop with you? Last convention I was at (2 months ago) I saw no one with a laptop or electronic device in the stands. I am pretty sure most convention sites don't have wireless connections.
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Do witnesses visit loved ones grave sites?
by NotaNess incurious about that one.
were visiting my wifes family in new orleans this week, and she brought up going see her relatives graves.
if they do how does the experience differ from a non-witness.
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We have visited some of my husbands family graves, with members of the family who are ardent JWs. I think it was a way of reconnecting for my FIL. And we are planning another day trip ( including some antiquing SP?) to check on some of the shrubs he planted there. Incidentally, my in laws took my oldest son with them to do the gardening so they must not feel they are doing anything wrong.
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Emotional Blackmail and Jehovah's Witneses
by Lady Lee ini posted this way back in 2002. with so m,any new people here it might be time to continue the bring it back up with a few changes.
"any reasonable/god-fearing/humble/etc person....".
but money is used to control people or better stated the lack of money keeps people tied to a promise of future rewards .
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I just had to come back and read this again. You have opened my eyes to some issues I still need to work on. glad to know it isn't just me. I am also going to print it out so I can keep it handy to remind myself to be strong.
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Emotional Blackmail and Jehovah's Witneses
by Lady Lee ini posted this way back in 2002. with so m,any new people here it might be time to continue the bring it back up with a few changes.
"any reasonable/god-fearing/humble/etc person....".
but money is used to control people or better stated the lack of money keeps people tied to a promise of future rewards .
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Look up Emotional Blackmail and there is a picture of my mother next to it. ARRRGHGHHGHGHGHGHHGHGH
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Inspired or Guilted by the One-legged Pioneer Sister?
by compound complex infriends: guilted or inspired?.
one of our dear regular posters mentioned that she knew the same one-legged pioneer sister i had heard tell of throughout my career as a jehovah's witness.
the tear-jerking accounts of her ten exemplary, theocratic children, all of whom could recite the books of the bible before they could say dada, inspired me to teach my own children well, however late in their own adolescence it took them to come up with their own gurgly version of dada.
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Those stories always made me gag a little. Then later the guilt would kick in. I think i hate that one legged pioneer sister.