I get so tired of hearing the JWs WHINE about "commercialism" at the holidays. What is the PAT JW response to gift giving?? "We give gifts to our children ALL YEAR ROUND." Hellloooo NOW who's materialistic?? Like saying that blood will cause AIDS, they aim away from the "Bible principles" which they claim are the reason they dont do things and start to use WORLDLY excuses because the BIBLE excuses dont cut it. Most EXJWs I know were MISERABLE as JWs having to miss holidays when all their friends and nonJW family were celebrating and partying and getting together and having a WONDERFUL TIME. The JWs HATE IT when others have fun. They constantly put down others who do and the Society writes article after article about parties, get togethers and now even WEDDINGS being "too much fun" and even THOSE scarcely allowed activities have their big freaking THUMB on em. I LOVE Xmas decorations. I LOVE watching my kids open gifts (which on my budget include mostly dollar store stuff and sales items, etc) And I mostly love being able to DO WHATEVERTHEHELL I WANT TO without some Smelder sticking his nose up at me.
I know....all you JWs get on your winter duds and go KNOCK ON DOORS on Xmas morning and BOTHER all those merry makers. Yeah THAT will make you feel SOOOO much better about the dreary, dark, boring, lonely place you are stuck in. GET OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE sayeth the LORD