What a GREAT topic, OMG. I'm showing my "worldly" relatives this stuff because they're very curious about what kind of hell I had to endure growing up in this strange cult. What an eye-opener!
My stuff:
-too strong a "line" in my haircut
-talking about how to legally get out of a parking ticket. elder's neurotic wife was "stumbled" and I was approached at the following bk study. mind you, she would count her time to the MINUTE.
-not showing any display of emotion when counseled about my FS time being below the national average (apparently, i should have been crying?)
-seeing the matrix
-knuckle popping
-gum chewing
-always sitting in the back
-studying a WT during a thursday night service meeting
-having a charity license plate (child abuse prevention--imagine that!)
-intentionally leaving my jacket at home one evening when my car broke and i had to ride a bike to the hall--conductor said i was avoiding having to read or lead in prayer
-not commenting enough
-being in college (while pioneering and MS)
-passing an elder on the hwy on the way home from convention
-saying "ass" on line
-going to applebee's after "every" thursday meeting ("is that necessary?")
-enjoying a martini at applebee's after a thursday meeting ("is this a habit?")
-not singing
-not singing loud enough
-not clapping sincerely
-not singing on a bethel bus tour
-never setting the speaker's microphone correctly (this one jealous asshole with low self-esteem would always run up and re-do ANY adjustment i made when i had stage mikes)
-having any friend who was female (it will lead to illicit sex!)
-having any friend who was male (GAY!)
-a full trash can in the men's restroom when hall cleaning was not assigned to my book study that week. mind you, again, this was a 12:30 pm meeting on a wednesday and the same asshole who applies in 90% of the items in my list called me out IN FRONT OF EVERYONE while car groups were being arranged
-being negative
-having a materialistic attitude (because i was complaining that i never had enough money from my $66/wk pioneer income to have ANY kind of fun...i wanted roller blades, that's all!)
-wearing a baseball cap backwards
-being sick too often
-"not saying 'hi' first" to people in the coat room
-dressing too nice
-cologne.... ah yes... not showing consideration for those who have chemical sensitivity
-the BEST part--when i shaved my head--nothing! nothing at all! no one said a word, no privileges were removed, nothing!