i lol whenever i run across this term because it aptly describes the elders' wives i've known.. bossy and domineering for the most part, they delighted in being the alpha females and watched jealously to see if any other female received undue attention from the body of elders.. i remember one who told me that my dress was too short, another said i was spoiling my daughter, and yet another wanted to know from where i was buying her clothes!.
too much!.
lol.. sylvia.
the stars of the show!
I think the word elderettes applies to unmarried pioneers
as well .......omg, the superiority of these people!
They get to attend "special" mtgs & get attention from the
the ELDERS ...sigh :-) ...oh boy where do I sign up!! lol
If you want to know where you stand in the congregation
just ask an elderette!
clarity
i'm not sure how else to describe this meeting at my kitchen table.
my elderette ("miss k") arrived with her friend in tow.
i vaguely remember the 2nd lady ("miss w") from the times we went to the kh, but like miss k, we never really talked in depth.
Wow FW ......well done & wonderfully written!
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There is no greater test than 2 elderettes for 3 hours! :-)
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Keep their noses right in that subject ...after all they do want to
convert you .......don't they.
clarity
saw this on youtube.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_97rqlsjpkc.
This is Marc & Cora...they are a lovely couple in the UK.
this should get you to their site.
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Dreamseternalosas/videos
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They are working hard to expose the harm of watchtower society!
not sure of the point of telling my story, but just got off the phone with my grandma and i am so angry, stressed and i don't know what else...i guess i just wanted to hear from someone other than my husband that i'm not crazy for my reaction to family interaction.. my condensed story gramatical errors and all :).
father was a born in jw, mother was a convert.
i was born the last of 3 siblings and shortly after my birth in 1981 my parents divorced.
Buck Rogers... welcome to you too, sounds like you are
going to enjoy this site.
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"Well bugger, trumped my traumatic child hood intro and I haven even written"
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Looking forward to seeing that intro!
clarity
not sure of the point of telling my story, but just got off the phone with my grandma and i am so angry, stressed and i don't know what else...i guess i just wanted to hear from someone other than my husband that i'm not crazy for my reaction to family interaction.. my condensed story gramatical errors and all :).
father was a born in jw, mother was a convert.
i was born the last of 3 siblings and shortly after my birth in 1981 my parents divorced.
Ok, first of all Patty we welcome you here & I hope you
can find freedom for yourself. You have been through hell,
you deserved better. Keep posting. You will find strength
to stand up for yourself and never let anyone push you into
things that you do not want! As for the uncle-dad ..........
demand that he stay away from you! Carry a baseball bat!
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clarity
something happened this week to make me think about this again.. it feels like all bets are off and i really don't know what a good person is anymore.. when i left the jws i was so sure i knew what it meant to be a good person.. this has been revised many times since.. i tend to favour the utilitarian approach, the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.. sometimes you have to stick your neck out and say this is not good for me no matter what others may feel they need from me.. no idea where i'm going with this maybe this is a breakthrough in my life or maybe that glass of wine was stronger than i thought!.
any thoughts?.
Xan ...you are probably sleeping at this moment, sorry if I
sounded a bit silly! I get what y ou are saying here ......>
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"I see people who protect their own interests as selfish.
That's my cult upbringing. It's that I need to deal with."
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Maybe it is a balance, sort of like the old illustration of putting
on your oxygen mask first ......so you can then help others!
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I have to admit that when members of cliques only stick to
themselves I do feel a sense of betrayed somehow. :-(
clarity
i would love to know where most of our fellow forum members are from.... is there a way to compile a quick list?.
for example, i would love to know how many live near me......
West Coast of Canada!
something happened this week to make me think about this again.. it feels like all bets are off and i really don't know what a good person is anymore.. when i left the jws i was so sure i knew what it meant to be a good person.. this has been revised many times since.. i tend to favour the utilitarian approach, the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.. sometimes you have to stick your neck out and say this is not good for me no matter what others may feel they need from me.. no idea where i'm going with this maybe this is a breakthrough in my life or maybe that glass of wine was stronger than i thought!.
any thoughts?.
Xan...........yes I am a good person. You are over thinking.
Have another glass of wine or go for a walk. "-)
clarity
okay so i'm dating a born-in jw woman, she's younger than me and has no kids.
i'm a christian man whos divorced with 2 kids.
we're in love and seriously want to be together.
Hi ...welcome to jwn!
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I was captive to this society for 50yrs, it has taken me 4yrs to
get my sanity back again. Puleeze do not get involved with this
person.
You are 8 yrs older...lol ....all jw women are insecure, and would
give their right arm to have a MAN to take care of them! They will
promise anything & everything to (ohpleasegodletithappenplseplse!!!)
have you be da man!
Do not do this to your children ...they deserve more!
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"I have a hope that she will wake up from this mind control and I believe I do have reason to think that. I got her to admit that they at least used to be false prophets, " lol................
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This thread has so much great advice in it .... it should be
a classic!
clarity
it has been over a year since i offically stopped caring about and going to jw meetings.
prioor to this time i had tons of responsibility that drained every once of time i had.
like any father i had family matters to attend to.
Omg ...I am so happy for you and your family!!!!
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Funny this made me cry a little ... "On my way home I stopped
along the road at my favorite pasture with the same cows
that are sometimes there."
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All the best to you!
clarity
