does anyone remember the rationale that was used in rebranding "back calls" as "return visits"?.
while on the subject does anyone else remember any theocratic name changes like,.
district assembly to district convention.
factfinder,
my mom ordered the black "back calls" book from a company called "stoops"- they were a mail order company, I also had a tiny tot bookbag (pink), it is possible the company became "manzay" later, they have all those stupid callendars with theocratic ministry school schedules in them-
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at least for many..... i remember looking around at meetings and so many in the audience seemed to be in another world.
people would get up and talk at the back shamelessly.
meetings were a good opportunity to make plans with friends.
Good Thread
I was not in the "in" crowd or a part of cliques in the cong. but in my teens I could see the ones who were going out and getting wasted, dating, having sex, and they were getting away with it and viewed as spritually "exemplary" because they went out in service and were good at commenting or giving talks-
it made me feel more depressed and frustrated that I couldn't find any friends in the Borg (I wasn't really intersted in getting drunk and partying- and the other kids in the cong. that didn't fit in like me were boring and I had nothing in common with them)& I wasn't allowed to have any friends outside.
So glad I am now away from that type of social system (trap), but I find outside social functions so difficult now....it will take much time and effort to be able to relate to others and enjoy a party or join a fun club. Getting involved with another religious organization for social reasons just makes me nauseated right now.
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hello friends,.
i promised to you that i shall return with my story, so while i cant write too much today, it will be a part 1, ok?.
first of all, i am definately not attracted to paganism and i know for a fact that jesus is lord.
accidently read in wrong order- but Welcome & Thanks for sharing
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okay guys, i have a little time on my hand ( a little).. as i was going through public school, the persecutions and ostracism remained.
it was a very difficult thing to be a jw kid in comunism.
parents could not "homeschool" like in us, which i am sure my mother would have done if she could.
Aw man, I was hooked on your story... please post asap! thanks for sharing
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a friend of mine made the statement that only old women wear animal print clothing.
she said this some weeks ago, and ever since i have been noticing that it is the more mature of the mature population still wearing leopard print, and zebra print fashions.
granted occasionally i see younger gals wearing that stuff too, but its usually as an accessory such as a shawl.
My mom wears everything leopard print- including things like shoes and matching umbrellas out in service (and shops at Chicos and home shopping network where you can find everything leopard)
lol- I like the idea of punching for leopard spottings scully!
I live in a big hunting town- so comming monday nov 15th I will see camo, deer shirts, and bright orange everywhere- it will not be age-discriminate
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ive had people nearly fall over themselves to get away from me?
anyone?.
My funniest experience so far is when I was at work- I work in a retail store downtown, there are large windows that show inside the store so you can see inside from a vehicle when you drive by
I was close to the front window showing a product to a customer & we were shooting the breeze & I just happen to look out and see my niece's husband drive by in his van. Then a moment later I looked out at just the right time and saw him drive by again, then I was looking on purpose & saw him drive by a third time!!!...then he quit
stalk much????
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we had our po visit this week, and he was telling us about how the rank and file had to stop paying for their magazine.
why and how did this come about (i was born in 1983) so by the time i could get to the literature counter, everything (at least i thought when i was kid) was free.. .
was more of an emphasis put on voluntary donating?.
very informative! I was a kid when the magazines were 50cents a set- then I was dissappointed when it went "volunteer donations"- I was too shy of a kid to ask for money & my mom used to let me keep the 50cents
I was still too shy to ask for donations when I was adult (so I never did)- and I was always broke when I picked up mags at the literature counter, and I would always forget to donate for those too
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does anyone remember the rationale that was used in rebranding "back calls" as "return visits"?.
while on the subject does anyone else remember any theocratic name changes like,.
district assembly to district convention.
I was a kid back in the 1980's when I remember the change, I was a new publisher at age 10 and I remember having a small black book that was embossed "back calls" on the cover & I would record my placements in it
my mom told me when they changed the wording that "back call" was too old of a term, and the words "return visits" means publishers must return to offer the householder a bible study, not just call on them with the magazines-
was she full of bullsh*t?? you guys let me know
I don't know about the rest of them- I would like to know why change from "new order" to "new world"?
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i really do appreciate all the help you guys have given me in this process.
but it's time for me to leave.
it was time for me to leave the wt (at least in my mind) when it became damaging to me.
Best wishes to you, and I have felt sad reading over your situation- my only hope for you is that you find peace mentally and spiritually
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some days it's a sense of almost temporal displacement--perhaps the belief that someone went back in time and changed something, so that this moment is not what it was meant to be.
other days it's a literal displacement, waking up alone, since i move too much in my sleep and it became clear that i should sleep separately from my wife.
anyway, i feel this odd, hollow sense of sadness.
Wow SD, I didn't pick up on until now that you are facing your 1st anniversay with your wife- the first year is sooo hard anyway (especially for JW couples because they couldn't live with each other before, and it takes a lot of adjustment) besides throwing in your wife feeling compelled to turn you in and the consequences of your change is emotionally wrecking-
When my exhusband told me he couldn't be a witness anymore, that was after 7 years of marriage- I was shocked, angry (livid actually)- my subsequent actions after his disassociation wrecked things for us as a couple for good- he ran away never to be heard from....
I give you kudos for sticking with it- i hope one day she will come around with your love and patience
if my ex had handled things as you have, maybe things could have been salvaged (another what-if scenario)
On the holidays and parties--aarrg i wish i wasn't so socially inept too, parties terrify me & i do not feel able to relate to others in the real world in most public settings.
For holloween my bf and I went to a church so he could do a Africa slideshow presentation for the youth in the church...they handed out trick or treat bags (I got my first legit holloween candy), but it was awkward for me (i am 32 and a bit too old for these things).
I wish you the best for your anniversary! Go away for a nice weekend or out to a fancy dinner :)
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