Princess:
I hadn't thought of the 'tie factor' but I was giving less and less thought to what might stumble others.
One time still very clear in my head... we had the CO and DO visiting our hall. I took the school. After the meeting the DO, CO and PO asked to speak to me. I had worn a dark navy tie with teddy bears all over it. They thought it disrespectful to Jehovah. {shrug} (That PO was always looking for something to nitpick about.)
they were highly embarrassed when I told them that it was a gift from a 12 year old girl in my bookstudy group. She had gone in or chemo treatments, I bought her a teddy bear to hold onto during the treatments. She and I were good buds already..since she was 7 she always tried to weasel her way into my car group.... any way after the treatments (successful thank gawd) she and her folks bought me the teddy bear tie. They always were so happy when they saw me actually wear it.
As I told those nitpicking old farts, it reminds me of why I wanted to be an elder and of the more important things.
Hypocrite CO starts telling it as an experience to other congregations, of course omitting the fact that he was against me wearing the tie at all.
then started with a golf oriented tie, greenpeace Save the Animal series ties, a tigger tie.
It is one of the good things about being in a city congregation... you can get away with a lot more than a rural Hall.
The only time I remember speaking to a sister about changing her attire was a woman in her mid 20's that had some great business suits/skirt sets. Trouble was at teh bookstudy she always sat right in front of me on a fairly low couch. He skirt rode up her thighs and she ended up flashing me on a regular basis (unknowingly).
I asked her to think about iether wearing something longer if she is going to sit in that location or thinking about sitting in one of the other chairs wear her skirt won't ride up as much.
Not sure which one of us was more embarrassed. Thinking about it now, I should have just moved to another seat and kept my mouth shut.
Kismet - in a babbling mood today..sorry for rambling
